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Courts & crime, 1897

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Law Report Supreme Court.—tuesday, January 5. In Bankruptcy. Creditors' Petitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1897 · page 5

The New South Wales Mont de Piete Deposit and Investment Company limited, v. Neville Wharncliffe Montagu, of Wynyard-street, Sydney, solicitor. Petition to be heard 22nd January…

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Balmain Police Court

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

Mr. Delohery, S.M., presided. George Llewellyn, 15, was charged with malicionsly wounding John Hastie. The injury consisted of a cut in the foot. The charge, was…

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Newtown Police Court

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

Mr. G. H. Smithers. S.M., presided. James Riddle, 22, charged on remand with having made use of indecent language in Marrickville-road, Marrickville, was fined 20s, or fourteen days'…

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North Sydney Police Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

Mr. Delohery, S.M., disposed of the following cases at this court yesterday:--Charles Sayers was committed for trial on a charge of having broken and…

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Gaol Discipline

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 4

Comptroller-General Neitenstein, as was expected, proposes some important innovations in our prison system. Commander Neitenstein, of the Vernon and…

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Water Police Court. To-day's Cases

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 6

Mr. Isaacs, S.M., presided in the charge division. James M'Inerney, 56, charged with vagrancy, was convicted and sentenced to one month's hard laber. John Casey. 44, laborer, was charged, on remand,…

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Central Police Court. To-day's Cases

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 6

Mr. F. W. Edwards, S.M., presided. Sarah Melton, 28, was fined 10s for drunkenness, and 40s or one month for using indecent language in George-street…

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Peculiar Assault Case

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--At the Police Court to-day, Thomas William Whitaker and Thomas Schofield were charged with assaulting an elderly man named William Matthews, in Mary-street…

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Assault at Burwood

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

Mrs. Annie Barlow and Joseph Boys, of Burwood, were the parties in an assault case which was heard by Mr. Smithers at the Newtown Court yesterday. The complainant stated that she was talking to defendant's wife…

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Gymnastics in Gaol

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 3

The seventh-class treatment in the prisons, which means that in cases of prisoners under 25 serving short sentences, the plank bed and bread and…

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Assault on a Factory Boy

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

At the Newtown Court yesterday a boy named Francis Berg proceeded against the foreman of Peacock's jam factory, Newtown, on a charge of having assaulted him on the 30th December. Berg told the Bench that on that…

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Alleged Assault by a Constable

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 2

In the Summons Division of the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. Johnson, S.M., Constable Macpherson appeared to answer an information charging him with assaulting James O Donnell. Mr. G. Wallace was present…

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Death in a Gaol. Orange

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

An old man named Peter M'Donald died on Tuesday afternoon in the Orange Gaol. The deceased was in custody charged with being of unsound mind,…

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Gaol Regime. Drilling Seventh Class Prisoners

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 7

Following upon reforms introduced by Mr. R. E. O'Connor, Q.C., the present Minister for Justice (Mr. Gould) has decided, after consultation with Captain Neitenstein, to have seventh class prisoners—i.e.,…

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A Constable Charged. Collapse of the Case

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 7

A great deal of trouble has been gone to in connection with an allegation made by a man named James O'Donnell to the effect that he was the victim of an…

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Police Returns. Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

The annual returns of the Balmain police district, which includes also the Drummoyne division of the Ryde electorate, have been prepared by Mr. J. W. Brassington, Chamber Magistrate, for the year…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 6

Mr. Isaacs, S.M., presided at the usual weekly meeting of the Licensing Court held at the Water Police Court to-day, and Mr. W. Macfarlane, D.S.M., and Mr…

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The Courts. Alleged Horse Stealing. a Series of Charges

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

A youth named George Davey, who was committed for trial at the Central Police Court this morning on a charge of horse stealing, was further prosecuted on two other charges. He was…

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Investigations at Ballarat. Another Crime Charged to Butler

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The police have been investigating the statement that a man answering the description o£ Butler was at the Canadian Gully, near Ballarat, at the time of…

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Water Police Licensing Bench

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1897 · page 5

The weekly meeting of the Water Police Division Licensing Bench was held yesterday, Mr. Isaacs, S.M., presiding. There were also present Mr. Mac-Farlane, D.S.M., and Mr. Penny, L.M. Transfers of…

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