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Courts & crime, 1898

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Alleged Theft of Lead

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 12

Two Frenchmen named Edward Peter Blanchard (37), de[?]ter, and [?]ppolyte Octave Fournie were charged at the Newtown Court yesterday with stealing a quantity of lead value £3, from a public school at Petersham,…

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Penrith Police Court. SATURDAY. Before the P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 3

William Clegg, charged with rictous behaviour, was fined 2s 6d or 24 hours lock-up. Thomas Purcell, charged with being…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 7

Thefts, &c.—At the Water Police Court yesterday Mr. Love, D.S.M., sentenced John Loughlm to six months' imprisonment for the theft of a bicycle, which was left in front of the Electric Telegraph…

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The Frozen Meat Trade Alleged Assault on the Police. Meeting of the Committee. a Burwood Case

Evening News · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 6

LONDON, March 4, 3.25 p.m.-At the meeting of the Frozen Meat Trade Committee to-day it was resolved that a surveyor (to be mutually approved by the shipownrs At the Newtown Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., Henry Johnson, 27, was charged with having used indecent language in Burwood-road, Burwood and also with having…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 516
Also in The Australian Star

The following sequestrations were made during the past week:— William Henry Cook, of Walgett. Official atstgnee, Mr. N. F. Giblin…

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Appeal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 7

At the North Sydney Police Court yesforday before Mr, Macfarlane, D.S.M., a Court of Appeal was held against the valuations of the assessors to the borough of Lane Cove. Mr. C.R.A. Smith…

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A Young Couple Charged. With Breaking and Entering

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 11

Two young people, Joseph Thompson and Mary Lucy Forder, were indicted before Judge Docker at the Darlinghurst Sessions today for having broken and entered the…

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Factories and Shops Act. Peculiar Police Court Proceedings. Inspector Taylor and the Lyceum Theatre

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 13

An interesting case came on for hearing before Mr. Johnson, S.M., in the Summons Division of the Central Court, yesterday, when Inspector W. J. Taylor under the Shops and Factories Act proceeded against George…

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Land Appeal Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 43

The Land Appeal Court, consisting of Messrs. Oliver (President), Freeman and Brandis (Commissioners), sat at Darlinghurst on Feb. 25, and delivered reserved decisions in the following cases:…

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The Full Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 9

The last sitting of the first term of the Full Court for 1898 will take place this morning. The Court, which has been composed of the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Darley), Mr. Justice Stephen,…

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Women in Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 8

For the third time during the present sittings of the Control Criminal Court, Acting-Justice Rogers yesterday referred to the presence in court of women during the hearing of cases of a…

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Bankruptcy Court. Voluntary Sequestrations

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 14

Henry Howard, of Mount Kembla, and formerly of Lithgow and Newcastle, miner. Mr. W. H. Palmer, official assignee. Elias Simon, of Grafton, hawker. Mr. L. T…

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John Norton on Trial. the Aleged Indecent Assault. a Further Adjournment

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 13

There was a crowd of spectators at the Central Court yesterday afternoon, when the charge of indecently assaulting Violet Annie Leith at Watson's Bay on February 4, preferred against John Norton, came on for…

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Police Courts. Cruelty to a House

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 12

At the Newtown Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., James Dunn (29) was churned with cruelty to a horse by working it whilst in an unlit condition. The facts were proved by police-constable…

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Court Procedure. Some Traders' Disabilities

The Australian Star · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 6

'A deputation of mercantile gentlemen, representing the Merchants and Traders Association, Limited, waited upon the Minister for Justice this morning. It was…

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Charges of Assaulting the Police.— Heavy Fines

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 12

Mr. G. H. Sndthers, S.M., was occupied for a long time at the Newtown Court yesterday in investigating a series of charges of assaulting the police, demaging a police uniform, etc…

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Parramatta Police Court. Saturday, February 26. (Before Messrs. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and G. T. Hunt, J.p.) Ceuelty

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 8

Alexander Coutts, 15, pleaded guilty to a charge of cruelly illtreating a horse by working it with a bad shoulder. Constable Eggington said the horse was…

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Law Court Procedure. Some Necessary Reforms

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 11

Some little time ago the Chief Justice was waited on with reference to the acceleration and simplification of court procedure. The interview was fruitful to the extent of certain…

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Central Criminal COURT.—Monday, March 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 March 1898 · page 12

Willia Graham, assault; William Pier M'Doon, horse-stealing…

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