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Courts & crime, 1890

6,428 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 250

Central Police Court

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 6

THE GAME OF BLUFF.--A traveller named Holley Kempthorne was fined 20s., with the option of seven days, for having attempted to defraud the Railway…

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A Magistrate's Comments

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 4

The case of a man named Matthew Mark Davis elicited some strong comments from Mr. T. K. Abbott, S.M., in the Water Police Court yesterday. Davis was charged with larceny as…

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Six Charges of Stealing and Forgery. Accused Before the Court

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 6

VICTOR ARCHIBALD, a clerk, recently employed by the Anglo Australian Investment, Finance and Land Co., Limited, was charged on remand at…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 8
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Captain Fisher, S.M., presided at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT yesterday. John Hardge, 15, was ordered to pay 20s., with the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment, for having cruelly ill-treated a horse in…

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Parramatta Police Court. (Before Mr. 3. Giles, P.M.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 6

James Jones was ordered to pay A fine of 6s, or be imprisoned till the rising- of the Court, for drunkenness. For using obscene language be was fined 10s—or imprisonment…

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The Assault on a Constable

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 10

In connection with the serious injury caused to Constable Martin Killen by being struck on the head with a stone at the Glebe on Thursday night last William Arthur Hall, a dealer, was…

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Police Surgery

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 6

Recently a little boy, 9 years of age, fell over a cliff, a distance of 25ft; he was picked up insensible by Constables Stowe and Symington, and conveyed to his home. Constable Stowe applied remedies to the patient…

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Penrith Police Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 4

John Whelan, a lad about fourteen years of age, was charged with absconding from his apprenticeship with Patrick O'Reilly, Burragorang, and on a second charge of atealing four pounds of tobacco, the…

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Parramatta Police Court. Saturday January 11. (Before Mr. G. Wickham J.P.

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 2

W. B. Lancashire, supposed to be of unsound mind, was brought up for protection. Ho had, during the day, been admitted to the Benevolent Asylum, but…

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The Attempted Murder at Newcastle

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 6

NEWSCASTLE FRIDAY.-William Robinson, the man who attempted to shoot himself and wife in Hunter-street on Christmas evening , was brought up at the police court this morning and. charged with shooting with intent to murder…

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Newtown Police News

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 6

Sir. W. Johnson, S.M., administered the law in the Newtown Police Court on Friday. The charge sheet was a light one, consisting of only half a dozen cases; one being against a man named John Bree, 60 years of age,…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 140

The following sequestration orders have been made during the past week:— James M'Glinn, of Mullin-street, Balmain, butcher. Mr. A. Morris, official assignee…

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The London Club Scandal. an Editor Sentenced to Imprisonment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday, 1.30 p.m.--In summing up to-day in the criminal libel action, the Earl of Euston v. Mr. Ernest Parke, editor of the North London Press,…

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The Cronin Murder. a Confession Anticipated

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 4

London, January 16.-A telegram is pub­lished from Chicago stating that Burke, one of the three men sentenced to impri­sonment for life for the murder of Dr. Cronin, is greatly depressed owing to…

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Glen Innes District Court

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 5

GLEN INNES, Saturday.--At the District Court yesterday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Backhouse, Michael Carroll, an old resident, was found guilty of receiving one case of…

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District Court. (Before Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Evening News · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 6

YATES V. REARDON.-In this case Bridget yates of Cook's River, sued Mary Reardon, of 98, Oxford-street, Sydney, for 105 money lent and advanced. There was no appearance of, or on behalf of, the defendant,…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, January 15. (Before Messrs. J. Giles P.M., N. Stewart and J. Taylor, J's.P

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 3

John Aunette, for drunkenness was fined 5s, in default imprisonment till the rising of the Court; and for indecent exposure, was fined 10s with the…

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A Christmas Night Tragedy. Attempted Murder and Suicide. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--At the Police Court to-day William Robinson, 83, miner, was charged with shooting with intent to murder his wife, Christina Robinson, in Hunter-street,…

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The Dunedin Exhibition. the New South Wales Banquet. Mr. Deakin Charged with Insincerity

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 January 1890 · page 5

Sir Henry Parkes yesterday received from Mr. M'Millan at Dunedin a cable message as follows :--" Banquet a great success. All the representative men at present in Dunedin were…

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