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Courts & crime, 1888

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Alleged Sheen Stealing

The Australian Star · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 5

CAMDEN, This Day.--On Saturday Richard Stapleton was committed to Quarter Sessions on the charge of having stolen three sheep, the property of John…

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Charge of Horse Stealing

The Australian Star · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, This Day.--A young man named White has been arrested at Waratah on a charge of horse stealing…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1888 · page 5

A number of unimportant cases were dealt with at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT on Saturday by Mr. Johnson, S.M. Annie O'shannassy, 28, received a sentence of two months' hard labour for vagrancy. At the instance of…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Parramatta Court on Saturday, before Messrs. H. Taylor, R. Harper and J. Smith, J.s.P., a precocious youngster named Frederick Bathie was ordered to be sent on board the…

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An Aboriginal Charged with Manslaughter

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 6

GOO[?]OOGA,This Day.--At the Police Court on Wednesday last, Tatala Bobby, an aboriginal, was charged with the manslaughter of one Billy Butler, also an…

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Law Notices. Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 January 1888 · page 6

SUPREME COURT. —[?] In Equity.—At 11 a.m., before his Honor the Chief Judge: [?] v. Goodin and another, injunction motion…

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Redfern Police Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 8

STEALING,--Alfred Pride, a small boy, appropriated two boxes of writing pens from the public school. The Bench discharged him with a caution on account of…

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Brisbane Burglary

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 5

BU[?]BANE, Tuesday.--Burglars entered the premises of a butcher, at Milton, last night, and removed 71 pound notes. Another burglary is also reported at Petrie…

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Police

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 4
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Addison, S.M., Mary Phillips and Sarah manning were each fined 40s., or seven days, for being drunk and disorderly. In the Summons…

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Liverpool. Police Court. Wednesday, January 18. (Before Mr. N. G. Bull, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 3

J. O'BRIEN was fined 2s 6d for drunkenness, and 10s or 3 days for using indecent language. Richard Poltticary, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct, was fined 6s or 24…

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The St. Louis Murder. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 9

Maxwell, the man who mudered Mr. Preller in St. Louis, and put the body in a trunk, has failed in his final appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court, and will therefore be…

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The Police and the Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 5

In anticipation of the great crush, the heads of the Police Department took time by the forelock, and perfected their arrangements admirably. During the past few days members of the detective forces of the sister colonies had…

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Parramatta Police Court. Saturday, January 21.(Before Messrs. H. Taylor, B. Harper, and 3. Smith J's.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 2

FREDERICK BATHIE, 8½ years, son of George Bathie, was charged under the Industrial Schools Act with wandering about the streets and sleeping out.—The evidence of the…

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Ryde. Police Court. Friday, January 13. '{Before Messrs. John B. Linsley and G. M. Pope, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 3

Joseph Foster and Hugh Bennett, for riotous conduct at Hornsby, were fined 20s each, in default 4 day’s imprisonment. John Tibbett, licensee of Hornsby Junction…

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A. S. of N. S. Wales and Police Protection. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 10

Sir,—Seeing the crowd we are likely to have, and remembering how our Governor and those with him were almost "mobbed" at previous openings for want of a few policemen, I do hope sufficient police "will be told off on…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Wednesday, January 18. (Before Messrs. J. E. Manning (Chairman), and J. Rodd, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 3

A packet license was granted to John Finlay son, master of the steamer “General Gordon,” plying between Peat's Ferry and Mullet Creek. (Before Messrs. J. E. Manning, J. T. Bodd,…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 24. (In Equity.—Before his Honor Mr. Justice Owen.) Goodin and Another V. Goodin and Crane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1888 · page 11

Mr. Hanbury Davis appeared for the applicants, and moved that the injunction granted last Wednesday to restrain the defendants from further dealing with the property of the late John Andrew Goodin, under whose will…

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Amateur Burglary

The Australian Star · Thursday 26 January 1888 · page 4

EARLY on Wednesday morning an entrance was effected by a burglar into the house of Dr. Collins, of Queet-street Wcollabra. The doctor was awakened by…

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