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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

7,686 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

To-day's Divorce Court. RIDDLE v. Riddle. Miss Badham Gives Evidence

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 4

The hearing of the cross-suit Riddle v. Riddle was continued in the Divorce Court to-day, before his Honor Mr. Justice Simpson. The respondent, Walter Riddle, a farmer and…

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Equity Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) Payment of Galls

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

Re the [?] Racing Company, Limited, and Companies Act.—Mr. Rolm, instructed by the liquidator of the Illawarra Racing Company, Limited, Mr. A. Mead (acting for Mr. H. Cox),…

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New Zealand. the Wreck of the Waitemata. Finding of the Court of Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—The Marine Court of inquiry found that the wreck of the barquention Waitemata at Auckland was due to negligent navigation on tho part of Captain Konnedy,…

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Special Cables. Feom the "Herald's" London Correspondents. a Money-lending Transaction. Lord William Nevill Pleads Guilty to Fraud. Sentenced to Five Years' Penal Servitude. London, Feb. 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 5

Lord William Nevill was presented at the Central Criminal Court to-day on two indictments, one charging him with forgery and the other with having…

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Probate Court. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson.) a Disputed Will. Bell v. Bell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

Mr. Shand and Mr. R. K. Manning, instructed by Messrs. John Williamson and Sons, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Noble and Mr. Gerber, instructed by Mr. G. O. Murdoch, for the defendants. In this…

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Ditorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) RIDDLE v. BIDDLE (part heard). The Respondent's Evidence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

The case in which Walter Riddle, a selector of Cowra, sought for a divorce from his wife, Catherine Maria Riddle, on the ground of her alleged idultery with Stephen Stapleton, co-respondent, and also on…

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To-day's Divorce Court. RIDDLE v. Riddle. the Mystery of a Letter. (continued from page 4.)

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 5

Ada Badham, continuing her evidence, denied ever having struck Mrs. Riddle. She detailed the circumstances under which Mrs. Riddle withdrew her charges and apologised, and asked her to go…

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Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson.) a Cowra Case. Counter Charge of Adultery. Some Remarkable Evidence

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

Further evidence was heard yesterday in the suit in which Walter Riddle, selector at Mount York, near Cowra, petitioned for a divorce from Catherine Maria Riddle (formerly Smeaton), Stephen Stapleton being…

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DISTRICT COHRT—Thursday, February 17. (Before his Honor Judge Docker, at 10 a.m. in No. 1 Court.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

Causes.—Oehlrich v. Keats, Loftus v. [?] Josephson, Troup v. Parkhill, Cameron v. Lumson Store Service Company, Limited, Lee v. Schmidt, Israel v. Wilkins, Fallon v. Fallon and another, Kelly v…

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Central Criminal Court. (Before Acting Justice Rogers.) Mr. J. C. Gannon acted as Crown Prosecutor. the Redfern Shooting Case

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

The trial of Frank Adam Benjamin Holmes for wounding, with intent to murder, his wife, Alice Maria Holmes, was continued yesterday morning. The accused was defended by Mr. G. H. Simpson (instructed by Messrs…

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Law Report. Wednesday, February 16. Banco Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Stephen, and Mr. Justice Cohen.) Claim for Refund. Landale and another v. Carruthers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 3

Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. Canaway, instructed by the Crown Solicitor, appeared for the defendant, in support of a rule nisi calling upon the [?] to show cause why the verdict should not…

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An Islander in Court. Assault on a Mate

Evening News · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

A native of the Philippine Islands named Pilimino, 52, employed as a seaman on the schooner Envy, was charged at the Glebe Police Court yes­terday with having assaulted the mate…

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A Housebreaker Sentenced

The Australian Star · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 5

David Harkness, who had been convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions of breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Edward Chapman, and stealing therefrom a quantity of…

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A Brutal Assault

Evening News · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 8

At the Balmain Police Court yesterday two men (August Nelson and Julian Wilkie), on remand, charged with in company inflicting grievous bod­ily harm on Thomas Leach, the licensee of the…

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The Biloela Gaol Escapee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 4

The departmental inquiry into the circumstances connected with the escape from Biloela Gaol of a prisoner named John Scott has concluded, and as a consequence two of the gaol…

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Quarter Sessions. Assault and Robbery

Evening News · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 7

While an elderly man named Patrick Curry was walking along Elizabeth-street on the night of January 26 he was set upon by a couple of men named George Williams and John Carney, who…

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The Newtown Railway Frauds Simpson Sentenced

The Australian Star · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 5

Thomas Simpson, formerly goods clerk at the Newtown Railway Station, who was convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions of the larceny of £60, the moneys of the Railway…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 8

Assault.—At the Water Police Court yesterday a Chinaman numed Chew Ton, for assaulting a boy, was fined £1, and 10s interpreter's fee, in default 21 days' imprisonment…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 5

At yesterday's meeting of the Newcastle Licensing Bench transfers of publicans' licenses were granted as follow:--From Thomas Sharp to James Wilson, the Post-office Hotel,…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Australian Star · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 3

Before tho Registrar in Bankruptcy yesterday the following matters were dealt with:-- CERTIFICATE APPLICATIONS. George William Allen. Mr. Molony,…

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