City Police Court
Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., presided at the City Court yesterday, and sentenced John Madden, a carpenter, to terms of imprisonment of one and two months' duration on charges of stealing 6s 9d,…
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Charge of Horse Stealing
A dark-skinned individual, of diminutive stature, rejoicing in the name of William Pier M'Dhoon, 25, was charged at the Water this morning with stealing a bay mare,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Railway Robberies. Clifford Sentenced
Joseph Clifford, a coloured man, who was last week convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions in conenction with the extensive theft of goods at the Penrith railway yard, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Courts
Committed for Trial.—At the Water Poli[?] Court yesterday Mr. Delohery, S.M., committed for trial William Pier M'Dhoon (25) on a charge of stealing a bay mare, worth £5, belonging to [?]…
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At the Water Police Court to-day Mr. Delohery, S.M., granted a transfer of the license of the President Lincoln Hotel, Forbes-street, Woolloomooloo, from Sllja…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Probate Court
Probate was granted by Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson yesterday in the wills of the following:--Barnard Stimpson, John Lennox, Daniel M'Phee, John O'Brien, John Eastcott,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An Anarchist Sentenced. Incitement to Assassinate. London, Feb. 14
Wadimir Bourtzeff, editor of the Russian anarchist paper "Narodovolotz" (the will of the people), published in London, has been found guilty of having…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Land Appeal Court
The Land Appeal Court, with Alexander Oliver president, and Commissioners C. Brands and S. Freeman, has just concluded a week's…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Central Licensing Court
The weekly meeting of the Central Licen[?] Court was held yesterday. Messrs. Addison [?] Smithers, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M., presided. T[?] following publicans' [?] were transfered:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Metropolitan Licensing Court
The ordinary quarterly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held this morning at the Central. The bench consisted of Messrs. G.W. F. Addison, S.M., in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Full Court
The first sitting of the Full Court after the long vacation took place yesterday morning. The Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Darley), Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Cohen, who appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Anarchists in Russia. Inciting Assassination of the Czar. an Editor Sentenced
LONDON, Monday.--Bourtzeff, the editor of a Russian anarchist journal, has been sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for the publication of an article inciting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Attempted Murder. Redfern Shooting Case. Trial of Holmes
A young man named Frank Adam Benjamin Holmes was placed upon his trial at the Central Criminal Court to-day on a charge of having at Redfern on December 11, 1897, feloniously wounded Alice…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Divorce Court. Decrees Made Absolute
In the following cases the decrees were made absolute, and the marriages declared dissolved:--Eager v. Eager, petitioner to have custody of children; M'Ewing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →To-day's Divorce Court. Preliminary Motions
His Honor the Judge in Divorce disposed of a number of preliminary motions this morning. In Bray v. Bray leave was given to the petitioner, Sophie Bray, who lives at Inverell to verify her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Central Criminal COURT.—Tuesday, February 15
Frank Adam Benjamin Holmes, wounding with intent to murder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law Notices. Supreme COURT.—Tuesday, February 15
Term List.—Motions nisi for new trial: Howard v. Union Bank of Australia, Limited; De[?]ham and another v. Foley and another; Kinna v. Thomas; same v. same; F[?]lck v. Williams; Joseph and others v. Brigg[?] and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Redfern Shooting Case. a Tightrope Walker's Alleged Attempt. To Murder His Wife
The tragic shooting case, which occurred at Redfern in December last, and in which a young woman named Alice Holmes was seriously wounded by her husband, came…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Criminal Court. Opening of the February Sittings
The February sittings of the Central Criminal Court were opened at Darlinghurst today, before his Honor Mr. Acting-Justice Rogers. The calendar, though not a heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →DISTRICT COURT.—Tuesday, February 15. (Before his Honor Judge Docker, at 10 a.m. in No. 1 Court)
Causes: Shorter and another v. Hill, Israel v. Bennett, Druce and another v. Haskew, Byron v. Ma[?], Wilson v. O'Loughlin, Gilbert v. Adcock, Australian Drug Company, Limited v. Finn and another, Ternen v…
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