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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

4,317 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 216

Central Criminal Court. Friday, April 1

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 9

(Before his Honor Mr. Acting-Judge M. H. Stephen.) Mr. Teece prosecuted on behalf of the Crown. ALLEGED FRAUDULENT INSOLVENCY…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—saturday. April 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 10

Prothonotary's Office.—Re M'Comble, at 10…

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Insolvency Court.—friday. (Before the Chiry Commissioner.) Third Meetings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 10

In the estate of Patrick O'Neill. Eleven debts were proved, and one claim was ordered to stand over for better particulars. No directions were given, and the meeting terminated…

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Police News. Parramatta. Wednesday, March 30. (B[?]ore Mr. H. Byrnes, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 4

JAMBS B[?]YAL, Frank Gough, William Harrison and Edwin Ryan, on remand, were char[?]ged with assaulting and robbing Chung Li. Mr. Richardson appeared for the prosecution,…

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Insolvency Court. Friday. April 1. (Before the Registrar, at 10 a.m.) First Meetings

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 9

First meetings were held in the following matters:--J. G. Townsend, Charles Robert Heine. John Boyd, Peter Reinhard, Frederick Roc[?]…

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Central Criminal Court.—friday, April 1. (Before his Honor Mr. Acting Judge Stephen.) Alleged Fraudulently Contracting a Debt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 10

The case against George Wilmott was continued this morning. The accused was charged with having unlawfully, knowingly, designedly, and fraudulently contracted debts with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney—…

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District Court. Friday April 1. (Before his Honor Judge Bowling.) FOX v. Ask. in and Another (Part Heard)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 9

The hearing of this claim was concluded and a verdict given by the jury for plaintiff for £10 10s. On the application of the defendant's counsel his Honor granted a new trial on the…

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Metropolitan District Court. Friday. (Before his Honor Judge DOWLING and a jury of four.) FOX. V. Ashwin and Another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 10

The hearing of this cause was continued from the previous day. The plaintiff, David Fox, sued Fred. Ashwin and John Falconer, trading as Ashwin and Falconer, for recovery of £200 damages, for that the defendants entered the…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—friday, April 1. In Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction.—(Before his Honor Sir William Manning.) Alior Watson V. William and Margaret [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 April 1887 · page 9

His HONOR delivered judgment in this case as follows:— In this case the plaintiff set up a [?] in her favour, made by John M'Donald, late of Greek-street, Glebe, on September 4, 1886; and it was disputed by the defendants, in…

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Stealing and Receiving

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 3

Jame Middlebrook was charged at the Central Court on Friday, before Mr. Buchanan. S.M., with receiving a quantity or property, knowing it to have been stolen, belonging to Messrs…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. Buchanan, S.M., presided in the Charge division of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT on Saturday. The only cases disposed of were of drunkenness, besides one of vagrancy, in which James Donovan, a lad of 17, to whom the police…

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District Court.—monday, April 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 8

Undefended cases will be taken at 10 a.m., after which the following cau[?]se:—Curtis v. Turner, Challinor and another v. Aubus[?]on, Trapp v. Boyd, O Brien v. Laws, Ostermeyer and another v. Collins, Saunders v. Harley, Jordan v., Nilson,…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—saturday. Surrenders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 8

Thomas Knowles, of Gladesville, stonemason. Liabilities, £48 2s. 3d. Assets, £3. Mr. S. Lyons, official assignee. Patrick Sweeney, of Walcha-road, contractor…

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Insolvency Court. Saturday, April 2. Surrenders

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 April 1887 · page 7

Michael Croke, Glen Innes mail contractor. Liabilities, £236 19s assets £5. Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official assignee. The Knowles Gladesville, stonemason…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. Yates, D.S.M., William Burrows was fined £1, or seven days, for drunkenness, and for assaulting Constable Coltsman he was mulcted in £2,…

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Mudgee Circuit Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 5

MUDGEE, Monday.--The Circuit Court was commenced here to-day, before Mr. Justice Innes. There were only two criminal cases. Jane Cupitt and Amelia Cupitt, mother and…

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Wagga Assize Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 5

WAGGA WAGGA, Monday.--To-day Sir Wm. Manning, one of the Supreme Court Judges, attended at Wagga to open the Circuit Court. The police magistrate, Mr. Henry Baylis. who…

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Mudgee Circuit Court. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 10

The Circuit Court opened to-day before his Honor Sir George Innes. Mr. Campbell prosecuted for the Crown. Mr. Edmunds was the only other barrister present. The calendar is a very light one, there being only two criminal…

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