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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

7,229 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 250

Central Criminal Court

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 6

HIS Honor Acting Supreme Court Judge Backhouse presided at the Central Criminal Court opened at Darlinghurst this morning. Mr. P. J. Healy prosecuted for the Crown…

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The M'crow Murder. The Accused's Condition

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 6

M'CROW, charged with the murder of his wife on the Blackfriars Estate exactly a week ago, and who attempted to commit suicide, continues to be confined in the…

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District Court.—monday, February 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 7

At 9.45: Shervey v. Richards. At 10 O'clock: Jude v. Wood, Willis v. Municipal Council Sydney, Lawrence and another v. Crick, L[?]vy and another v. Phillips, Allpre[?] v. Hogg, Biddell v. Callaghan, Cowan…

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Civard Again Before the Court

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 5

JOHN LOUIS CIVARD, the Frenchman who is alleged to have worked a big swindle by forging the name of a prominent official in Franco to a document, was again brought…

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Supreme Court. Commencement of Term

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 5

THE sittings of the Supreme Court were commenced this morning, the bench in the Full Court being occupied by his Honor the Chief Justice, his Honor Sir George Innes…

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Law Report. Supreme Court. Int[?]state Estates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 7

Orders of Court to collect have been granted the C[?]rator for the week ended 6th instant in the following estates:—Mary Clark, Sa[?]uel Brown, James Hubbard, Frank Ashburn Forbes, John Thomas Hunt, Matthew…

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Chicago Exhibition Commission. United Australian Court. The Other Colonies Object

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 3

A MEETING of the Chicago Exhibition Commission was held on Friday afternoon at the Colonial Secretary's office, when a considerable amount of business was dealt with…

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The Dora Dora Blacks in the Dandingalong Ranges. The Police in Hot Pursuit. Capture of a Deserted Camp. KEMPSEY

The Australian Star · Monday 15 February 1892 · page 5

The police are still out after the Dora Dora blacks. At present they are in the Dandingalong Ranges, but owing to the thick scrub they can make but little progress…

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Central Police Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 6

THE RULING PASSION.--Alfred Gleesha was charged with having played cricket in Wemyss-street to the common danger. A fine of 5s. was imposed…

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Stealing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 6

AT the Newtown Court this morning Ernest Humphrey, 14, was charged with stealing one shovel, one spade and one hoe, valued at 9s., the property of William Stevenson,…

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Picking and Stealing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 6

A POOR-LOOKING little woman named Ellen Kirby, with, a baby and a very bad character, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having stolen 51b. of sugar, the…

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Theft at Hordern's

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 3

Alice Harding, 30, was charged before Mr. C. Delohery, at the Central Police Court on Monday, with having stolen seven silk handkerchiefs, valued at 10s 6d, the property of Anthony…

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Alleged Theft of £310

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 5

On a charge of having stolen a sum of £310 from Austin William Brooks, on November 8 last, a painter named Fredrick M'Cabe, 63, was, at the Water Police Court this…

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Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 7
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Mr. Cornclius Delohery, S.M., presided at the Central Police Court yesterday. Alice Harding pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen seven silk handkerchiefs, valued at 10s 6d, the property of…

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The Blackfriars Murder

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 6

The condition of the man William M'Crow, who murdered his wife on the night of the 15th instant, has much improved under the careful attention of the doctors at the Sydney Hospital…

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Police. CENTRAL

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 2

For having no lawful visible means of subsistence, Kate May, or Mabel May, 28,, and Annie Parker, or Ah Mow, 28, were sentenced to six months' hard labor; Kate M'Donnell, 32 to four…

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The Blackfriars Murder. Inquest Adjourned

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 5

The jury empanelled to inquire as to the cause of the death of Jane M'Crow, who was murdered on the night of February 5, assembled in the Coroner's Court, Chancery Square, this morning,…

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Land Court

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 3

The land court, Messrs. Rogers, Q.C. (president), Freeman, and Brandon, resumed its sittings at Darlinghurst on Monday. Reserved judgment was given in the appeal of…

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The Attempted Murder in Market-street

Evening News · Tuesday 16 February 1892 · page 5

Samuel Kirby, bookseller, was charged on remand before Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., at the Central Police Court to-day with having attempted to murder his mother, Sarah Stock Kirby, by…

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