Mania for Theft
A man named Charles Edwards, who has just completed a sentence of a year's imprisonment, appeared at the Water P. Court on Monday on a charge of having stolen two coats, valued £1,…
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Police
Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., presided at the Central Police Court yesterday. Michel Lannon, 23, a dealer, was fined £3, and John Joseph Offord, 23, a labourer, £2, for having assaulted Ah Cum…
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James M'Farlane, 33, sailor, was fined 10s for having been drunk and disorderly and 10s for having used indecent language. Fined for having rioted: Michael Quinlan, 18,…
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WAGGA, Monday. -- Thomas Shelley, the young man who was committed for trial for attempting to escape from the gaol on Friday last, was in the gaol yard to-day when he got…
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Samuel Kirby, bookseller, again appeared, on remand, at the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., charged with having attempted to murder his mother, Sarah…
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An old man 75 years of age, named Thomas Hilliard, was charged before Mr. C. Delohery S.M., at the Central Court, yesterday, with having violently and maliciously threatened…
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On Sunday morning a conflict took place at Miller's Point between the constables of the Lower George-street police station and a number of seamen from the ship Liverpool, now lying off…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chinese Riot. at the Water Police Court. a Charge of Blackmail. John on the Warpath
To-day, on the occasion of one Chinaman prosecuting a fellow countryman for attempting to extort money from him, at the Water the attendance of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Parramatta Gaol. The Warder and the Snake. PARRAMATTA
Warder Tierney. while on duty in the lodge in Parramatta Gaol on Sunday night, was profitably engaged in filling in his spare moments by soothing his mind with…
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Constable Stewart and Senior-constable Beadman, No. 4 station, were severely handled by some sailors in Miller's Point about noon on Sunday. Stewart, seeing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charges of Theft. Against a Railway Official. Committed for Trial. ALBURY
Edward Pocock, late chief goods clerk at Albury Railway Station, was brought up on remand at the police court to-day on four charges of stealing money the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Divorce Court. a Faithless Spouse. an Ex-m.l.a. in Court
Mr. Justice Windeyer sat in divorce jurisdiction yesterday and dealt with the following suits: OLLEY v. OLLEY.—In this matter a doerse nisi for a judicial separation was entered by consent…
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The prisoner Thomas Shelley, who escaped from Wagga Gaol on Friday morning, and was recaptured after swimming the Murrumbidgee, and was committed for trial at the Circuit Court on Saturday,…
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Thomas Woodcock, of. 7 Park-street, Camper-down, brought an action against Joseph Lee, of 135 York-street, to recover £200 as damages for making use of slanderous words reflecting on…
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Term List.—For judgment: In re Wallace and Co., mandamus in re W. Gardiner and Co., mandamus; in re Robert Reid nnd Co., mandamus; in re Hooper and Harrison, mandamus in re same, mandamus. Motions…
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Pollock v. Johnson. -- In this action G. A. Pollock, of Randwick, cab proprietor, sued C. B. Johnson, of 149 Dowling-street, Woolloomooloo, for the recovery of £50 as…
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City Appeals.—At 10 a.m. Causes.—At 9.45: Lahiff v. Coffee (part heard), Dawes v. Walters, Bow v. Preddy, Green v. Christie, Bulletin Newspaper Company v. eyre, Buckingham v. Turnell,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Metropolitan District Court. Monday. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.) City Assessment Appeals
The city solicitor and city assessors, together with Mr. Daniels (town clerk) were engaged during the day in the witnesses' room at the District Court settling cases of appeals against city assessments…
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The Full Court delivered its written judgments to-day in the mandamus applications of Wallace and Co., W. Gardiner and Co., Robert Reid and Co. and Hooper and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law. Supreme Court. Monday, February 29. in Banco. -- (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Innes and Mr. Justice Stephen.) SWIFT V. Bank of New Wales
Mr. Pilcher, Q.C., and Mr. C. B. Stephen (instructed by Messrs. Allen and Allen) for defendent bank, in support of a motion to make absolute a rule nisi to have the verdict…
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