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Courts & crime, 1887

4,317 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 216

Metropolitan Quarter Sessions. Wednesday. (Before Mr. District Court Judge Backhouse.) Appeals. in the Matter of David Ward

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 4

David Ward appealed, through his solicitor Mr. Wallace, against a conviction by Mr. Clarke, S.M., whereby he had been ordered to be imprisoned for six months, upon a charge of having insufficient visible lawful means of support…

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Law. Supreme Court. Wednesday, April 21. IN EQUITY.--(Before his Honor the Chief Justice, in absence of the Primary Judge.) Wakeham and Another V. Imperial Land, Building and Deposit Company

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 April 1887 · page 3

Mr. Parkinson for plaintiff's appeared in support of an application for discovery of certain documents and for leave to amend statement of claim. Mr. Lingen, for defendant company…

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Alleged Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 3

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. M. Fisher, D.S.M. John Donnally was sentenced to six months' gaol for vagrancy, Gilbert Bradley, described as a solicitor, was…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. Leopo[?]d Yates, D.S.M., presided in the Charge Branch of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday morning. Henry Gold[?]ch was fined £3, or two months, for using indecent language. Rose Flannagan[?] a vagra[?]t, was…

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Insolvency Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 4

Friday.—Walter S. Williams, Louis M. Bouquet, David Kiss, John Sturt[?] Samuel Thompson, third meeting; Edmund W. Pro[?]ter, special for proof and attendance of insolvent; John Boyd, Peter Reinhard, Frederick Ro[?]buck, Mat[?] Malen, second mee[?]ings;…

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District Court.—friday, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 4

Causes.—U[?]her v. Stan[?]li[?] M'Neill v. G[?]lmore, Friend and others v. Rickard, [?]ame v. Gordon, Vindin and another v. Quinn, Grummant v. Rider, Broughton v. Kirkland, Green v. Haddon, Stephen v. Evans, [?]yr[?] v. Campbell, Hor[?]y v…

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District Court. Thursday, April 21

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 3

Causes under £10 were decided before his Honor Judge Wilkinson in this court and in the second court, before his Honor Judge Dowling, the cases Westgarth v. Intercolonial…

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Metropolitan District Court. Thursday. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) [?]Elgrav[?] V. [?]EAR

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 4

This was an action—under £10—arising out of the winding up of the late [?]ondoners' Club, and was brought about by the plaintiff [?]uing the defendant for a share of the joint liabilities which the plaintiff had discharged under previous…

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Insolvency Court. Thursday, April 21. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Accounts and Plans

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 3

Accounts and plans of distribution were allowed and confirmed in the following estates, viz., Joseph H. Stanfield. Arthur George Plowman and John Hill, Wm. Loxley, Edward…

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Insolvency Court.—thursday, April 21. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Accounts and Plans

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 4

Accounts and plans of distribution were allowed and confirmed in the following estates, viz.:—Joseph H. Stanfield, Arthur George Plowman, and John Hill, William Loxley, Edward M'Hugh, Henry Mortlock, George Sandow,…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—thursday, April 21. Vice-Admiralty Court.—(Before the Judge Commi[?]ary the HON. F. M. Darley.) Stokes and Others V. the "Conference"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 4

His HONOR gave judgment in the case of Stokes and others v. the "Conference," Peacock, mortgagee, intervening. He said that this was a motion on behalf of the mortgagee of the ship, to set aside a writ issued…

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Law. Supreme Court. Thursday, April 21. VICE-ADMIRALTY COURT.--Before Lis Honor Sir F. M. Darley, Judge-Commissary.) Stokes and Others V. the Conference, Peacock, Mortgagee, Intervening

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 3

His Honor, in giving reserved judgment on this matter, said the was a motion on behalf of the mortgagee of the ship to set aside the writ issued hernia, with costs and the the…

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Quarter Sessions. Wednesday, April 20. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Backhouse.)APPEALS. in the Matter of David Ward

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 April 1887 · page 3

David Ward appealed against a conviction by Mr. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., which was that he be imprisoned for six month for having insufficient visible lawful means of support. Evidence…

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Sheep Stealing Near Young

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 5

YOUNG, Friday.--Three farmers, named John French, Arthur Widdows and Michael M'Namara, were to-day charged at the police court with having had the carcase of a sheep each in…

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Assault on an Alderman

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A scrums assault was committed on Alderman Mowbray yesterday afternoon in Collins- street by a man whose intellect appears to be weak. He was formerly…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 10
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. Leopold Yates, D.S.M., presided in the Charge Division of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday morning. Jeanet Ali, a Mahomedan, received a sentence of a month's imprisonment, with hard labour, for stealing £3…

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A Dreadful Murder

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 10

News has been received by telegraph from Roma (Q.) of a shocking murder there. Mr. Edwin Hawkins, a young man in the prime of life, was found dead in his bed, at Tieriboo Station,…

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Shocking Murder in Queensland

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 April 1887 · page 856

A telegram from Roma states that Mr. Edwin Hawkins, chairman of the Murilla divisional board, was found dead in his bed, at Teiriboo station, on Saturday morning, shot through the head, evidently when…

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