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Courts & crime, 1889

7,156 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 250

Law. Supreme Court. Thursday, March 14. No. 1 Jury Court -- (Before the Chief Justice and juries of four.) RUSSELL V. Boxhall (Part Heard)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1889 · page 3

Mr. Scholes (instructed by Mr. J. M. Curtis) again appeared for the plaintiff, Henry Russell, innkeeper, Carcoar; Mr. Wise and Mr. Rolin (instructed by Mr. J. A. Dodd, of Carcoar)…

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Breach of Promise Case. Byrne V. Malcolm. -- a Settlement in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 March 1889 · page 3

Miss Laura Lilian Byrne, an attractive-looking young lady of about 18 or 19 summers was the plaintiff in an action for breach of promise to marry which came on for hearing…

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Law Report. Supreme Court—thursday, March 14. Banco Court.—(Before his Honor the Chief Justice and a jury of four.) RUSSELL V. [?]Oxhall (Part Heard)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 March 1889 · page 7

Mr. Scholes, instructed by Mr. J. M. Curtis, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Wise and Mr. Rolin. instructed by Mr. W. T. A. Shorter (for Mr. J. O. Dodd, of Carcoar), for the defendant. This was an action…

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NO. 3 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Stephen and a jury of four.)

Evening News · Friday 15 March 1889 · page 3

STEPHEN v. ISRAEL.—In this action, a claim for £1000 by the official assignee in the estate of a bankrupt, against Joseph Israel, who it was alleged had sold the stock-in-trade, &c., of the…

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No. 2 JURY COURT.--(Before His Honor the Chief Justice. Imperial Land, Building, and Investment Society V Wakeman and Another

The Australian Star · Friday 15 March 1889 · page 5

This was an undefended action to recover £525, the amount of a deposit paid by plaintiffs to defendants on the purchase of a lease of the…

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Water Police Court

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 6

ON THE CHEAP--Charles Stanley, steward, came from Newcastle by the Newcastle on the never, and was called upon for £2, otherwise a month…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 8
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Mr Johnson presided in the Charge Division of the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday. Thomas Gordon, alias Griffiths, 47, draper, for having a lantern in his possession reasonably suspected to have been stolen,…

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The Macquarie-street Murder

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 6

THE police have been diligently at work in gathering all evidence having any bearing on the circumstances attending the death of Kate Riley, and have progressed…

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Balmain Police Court. Monday, March 11. (Before Mr. Marsh, S.M.)

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 4

Drunks,—James Henderson and John McGuinness were both fined 10s or 48 hours for imbibing too freely. Drunk and disorderly.—Alex. Turnbull and…

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A Murderous Assault. the Perpetrator Commits Suicide

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 5

CORAKI, Friday.—A murderous assault was made on Mr. Farquhar M'Lennon, an old resident of Codrington, on Tuesday night, by a tenant of his named James Grady, who was armed with…

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District Court

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 5

Before Judge Fitzhardinge.--Borough of Balmain v Parker, Groth v Wickes, Fernandez v Fernandez, Dr. Kantzon v Inglis, Briscoe v Downie, Gailing v Gibbs, Willis v…

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Penrith Police Court. Friday, March 8. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 4

The following case was unavoidably held over last week. Ah Chow, a Chinese boy 13 years old, was charged with stealing 10s from the till of Chas. Smith, at…

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More Corporation Frauds. an Employe Charged with Forgery

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 5

An employe in the city treasurer's department, in connection with the Sydney Corporation, was handed over to the custody of the police yesterday afternoon by the Mayor on a charge of forgery…

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Yesterday's Police Courts. CENTRAL

Evening News · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 6

Thomas Gordon, 47. draper, was removed for period of three months, for having a lantere his possession reasonably suspected to have be stolen…

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The Court-martial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 8

The General Court-Martial appointed to inquire into certain charges of embezzlement made against Warrantofficer William Webster, of the New South Wales Artillery, was continued yesterday at Dawes Point…

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Small Debts Court

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 4

C. Harold v. C. Austin, goods sold, £1 3s; verdict for amount, 83 costs, H. Metzler v. S. Henlan, goods sold, £4 2s; verdict for amount, 5s costs…

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Presented at Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 6

Courts are of many kinds. To some it is as difficult to obtain admission as to a Papal audience, while others are as open as a Cyprian's house. Men and women manœuvre for years—fawn,…

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Land Appeal Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 547

The Land Appeal Court, which was fixed for the 18th instant, has been postponed until the 25th instant, owing to the 18th being the day of nomination for the Ministerial elections. Persons…

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Supreme Court Proceedings

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 March 1889 · page 12

AN INSURANCE CASE.—In Young and another v. the United Insurance Company, the plaintiffs sought to recover on two policios of insnrance on the schooner George Thornton, which was lost off Burnett…

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