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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

7,595 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

Theft by a Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 8

A charge of stealing £2 10s and a brass medal, valued at £1, the properly of Alexander Irvine, was preferred against Nellie Clifton at the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Wilshire, S.M. It was alleged that…

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Assault on a Publican

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

John Thain, 26, cooper, was charged at the Glebe Police Court yesterday with having maliciously damaged two windows at the Australian Youth Hotel, corner of Bay and glebe street, on…

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Victoria. a Peculiar Assault. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

At the Carlton Court to-day a one-Tegged boy named William Hogan, aged 14, was charged with a peculiar assault on two old womon, each about 70 years of age. The two women shared a…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 4

Charges of Stealing.—At the Water Police Court yesterday Henry Hughes, aged 19, described as a hawker, was charged beforo Mr.Love, D.S.M., with stealing 5s 6d from the till in the shop of Charles F,…

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City Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 8

At the City Court to-day, George Sydney Wood, 19, a blacksmith, was committed to take his trial at the March sittings of the Newcastle Court of Quarter Sessions on a charge of having illegally pawned…

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Sensational Bank Theft. Notes Worth £70,000 Taken

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A sensational bank robbery was perpetrated in London yesterday. Bank notes to the value of £70,000 were…

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Disturbance Aboard Ship.--two Men Sent to Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 8

In connection with the disturbance which took place on hoard the steamer Falls of Keltie on Saturday afternoon, the two men arrested by the police--John'O'Brien (2S) and John Gallagher (22)--were brought before Mr…

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China. the Murder of Mr. Fleming

Evening News · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 4

LONDON, January 24—Sir Claude M. Macdonald, the British Minister at Pekin, has protested against the murder of Mr. W. J. Fleming, the Australian missionary, and has…

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Assaulting a Police Witness

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 8

At the Redfern Court yesterday, before Mr. Isaaes, S.M., John Vallentine (20), described as a laborer, was charged with having committed an assault on Walter Quinton, at Botany-road, Alexandria, on the 22nd inst,…

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The Bicycle Craze. Charge of Stealing Three Machines. NEWCASTLE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

At the City Police Court to-day Geo. Sydney Wood was charged by warrant with having at Newcastle, on the 11th Instant, ille gally pawned a bicycle, valued at £10, the…

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Police Courts. Assaulting a Publican

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 8

At the Glebe Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., John Thain (26), cooper, was charged with having maliciously broken two windows ut the Australian Youth Hotel, Bay and Glebe streets, Glebe,…

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China. the Murder of Mr. Fleming. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

The Szechuan rebels have released Father Floury, the Roman Catholic missionary who was captured some time ago. Sir Claude Maxwoll MacDonald, the…

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Glebe Court of Petty Sessions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 5

The annual return called for by ordor of the Legislativa Assembly, dated March 17, 1392, of convictions under the Drunkards und Licensing Acts at the Globe Police Court for the year 1898, has been…

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Bankruptcy Court. Hearing of Creditors' Petitions

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

H. Prescott and Co. v. John T. Patrick, order of sequestration was made and Mr. Giblin was appointed official assignee. Rabbi Hyam Soltan v. Solomon H. Levy,…

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Court of Review. (Before Judge Murray, in No. 2 District Court, at 10 a.m.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 8

Anneals against land tax assessment--George Binnie and another (part heard), James Watson and another…

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Seven Hills Criminal Assault Case. How the Crime Came to Light The Inquest and Verdict

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 7

It appears that when Gomerskanska, or Robert Ahrend, went to the cottage where the girl Mary Luke was on Friday he asked for a drink of water, and so found that no…

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The Central Music Hall. Songs in Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 5

A tall and somewhat wild-looking Irish gentleman named John Clifford, stepped forward in the Central Police Court dock to-day, when his name was called, and striking an…

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Parramatta Police Court. Monday, January 23. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and Mr. S. J. Pearson, J.p.) Riotous, and an " ESCAPE."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 2

Charles Henrick and Daniel Heggarty were charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Macquarie-street on Sunday night. Each was fined 20s, levy and distress,…

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The Boot Trunk Tragedy. Accused Before the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Considerable surprise was occasioned at the City Court to-day by the unexpected appearance of Madame Radalyski, Traversi Tod, and the girl Dubberke, charged with…

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Missionaries in China. the Murder of Mr. Fleming. Demand for Compensation. French Priest Released

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--Sir Claude Macdonald, the British Minister at Pekin, has formally protested to the Chinese Government against the murder of Mr. W. S. Fleming,…

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