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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1887

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Insolvency Court. Monday, April 25. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Two Certificates Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 3

Samuel Millikin. His Honor delivered judgment in this matter, and commented on the proportion of assets to liabilities, which stood as £5 to £2051 14s. Seventeen debts had been…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—monday, April 25. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Judgments on Certificate Applications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 4

Re Samuel Millikin. His Honor, in delivering judgment herein, stated that this was a voluntary sequestration on the 12th August, 1886, and insolvent's schedule showed his debts to be £2051 14s. 4d., and his assets £5, for wearing…

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Law. District Court. Monday, April 25. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) Briscoe and Others v. DICK

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 April 1887 · page 3

The plaintiffs, Messrs. Briscoe, Drysdale and Co., importers, sued J. Dick for recovery of £19 11s. 7d., goods sold and delivered. Verdict for plaintiffs for amount claimed…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the St. Leonard Court yesterday, before Mr. A. M. Fisher. D.S.M., Matthew Mattson, tor being drunk in Alfred-street, was fined 10s,, or three days, and for offending against decency…

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News by Telegraph. Charge of Cattle Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 5

BRAIDWOOD. Tuesday.--At the police court to-day, before Mr. James Aldcorn, P.M., Francis Flanagan and Samuel Hopkins, on remand from Goulburn for stealing II head of cattle from a…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The adjourned quarterly licensing meeting was held at the Central Police Court yesterday, Messrs. O'Malley, Clarke, S.M., L.Yates, D.S.M., and Macintosh, L.M., presiding. Booth licenses…

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Insolvency Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3

WEDNESDAY.--At 10 a.m., before the registrar: Duncan M'Rae. Patrick Rogers, James Cato Grosvenor, Patrick Carroll, first meetings. At 11 a.m., before the Chief Commissioner : James S. Perrin,…

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Bathurst Circuit Court. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.--At the Circuit Court to-day, Hugh Elliott and Michael Ryan were charged with stealing two sheep, the property of Alfred Pearse. In the first case the judge…

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Ma It Land Circuit Court. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--The Maitland Circuit Court opened yesterday before his Honor Judge Faucett. Farquhar M'Intosh was charged with unlawfully wounding Wm…

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Insolvency Court. Tuesday, April 26.(Before the Chief Commissioner.) Certificate Application

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3

Certificates of conformity were ordered to be issued to Geo. Alex. Sadler, Wm. Fisher Sunderland, Eredk. Anderson and Jno. Fisher Cripps on payment of Court) charges and…

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Law Report. Insolvency Court.—tuesday, April 26. (Before the Chief Commissioner.) Certificate Applications

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 6

His Honor directed that, on payment of Court charges and expenses, certificates of conformity should be issued to George Alexander Sadler, William Fisher Sunderland, Frederick Anderson, and John Fisher Cripps…

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Law. District Court. Tuesday. April 26. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) ROWDEN v, CONDELL

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 3

An action in which John Rowden. plaintiff, of Harrington-street, Sydney, sued Robert Condell, defendant, also of Sydney, to recover £14 12s. sd., amount due on a dishonored…

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Metropolitan District Court.—tuesday. (Before his Honor Judge Wilkinson.) St. Clair V. Holmes and Others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 April 1887 · page 6

This was an action by Archibald St. Clair, of Sydney, against James Holmes, James Hunt, John Wilson, and James Clarke, the trustees in the assigned estate of Ponder and Co. The claim was for money payable by the…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided in the Charge Division of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday morning. Thomas Middleton, for using indecent language, was fined 40s., with the option of 14 days' imprisonment…

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Insolvency Court. Wednesday, April 27

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 3

(Before his Honor the truer Commissioner.) In the matter of James Sherrin Perrin, single meeting. Insolvent did not amend either his schedule or statement. No debt proved…

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District Court.—thursday, April 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 6

Supreme Court.—Issues: Plummer and another v. Pannell, Hermann v. R[?]ly, Wilson and another v. Thornton. Causes.—Oppenheimer v. Reynolds and another; same v. same…

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Maitland Circuit Court. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 April 1887 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Wednesday.--The Maitland Circuit Court was continued yesterday, Chas, Harris was arranged on the charge of [?]dering his wife, Elizabeth Harris, in…

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