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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1902

8,422 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

The City Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 8

At the City Police Court to-day a lad named Augustus Marshall, aged 15 years, an engineer's apprentice, was committed to take his trial at the March sittings of the Newcastle Quarter Sessions on three charges of a serious…

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Stealing Copper

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 7

John Jones, 24, labourer, was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with the theft of an ingot of copper, valued at 16s, the property of Thomas Grey. The ingot was one…

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Hunter's Hill Police Court Returns

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 2

The returns for the Hunter's Hill Police Court for the year ended 31st December last, show that the number of cases dealt with under Vagrancy Act was 36, Petty Session Court…

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A Blackmailer Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Timothy Horgan, a commission agent, has been sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude for blackmailing Mr. Thomas Goodman, the clerk to the magistrates at…

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Theft of Copper

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 10

At the Central Court, before Mr. Pavten, S.M., John Jo[?] (24), a laborer, was charged with stealing an ingot of copper, valued at 15s, the property of Thomas Gray. The evidence was to the effect that a carter…

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Theft of Jewellery

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 4

Edwin Elliott, who was found guilty at the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions yesterday, before his Honor Judge Rogers, of having stolen two watch chains, the property of…

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Nine Months' Gaol

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 7

Nellie Kermode, who pieaded guilty at the [?] Court, yesterday before Acting-Justice Pring, to a charge of having on 18th January, 190[?]. sto[?]en a quantity of jewellery and…

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Charged with Forgery

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 7

David Byron was charged before Mr. Macfarlane, D .S. M. at the Central Police Court yesterday with forging a cheque for £23; 17s 2d, in the name of A. Shackell, and…

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Theft on a Steamer

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 6

William Harris (31), fireman, who is undergoing a sentence of four months on a charge of being on the steamer. Waikare with intent to steal, was sentenced to a further six…

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Alleged Assault with Intent

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 10

James Shipp (24), newsvender, was charged before Edwards, S.M., with, in company, assaulting William James Finnister with intent to rob him of a gold chain and silver watch, valued at £21 on February…

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Police Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 11

Committed for Trial.—At the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. F. W. Edwards, S.M., James Shipp, 24, newsvendor, was charged with having in company assaulted one William James Finnister…

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The Police Band

Evening News · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 6

The police hand will, weather permitting, perform the following programme of music in Centennial Park to-day, beginning at 3 p.m.:—March, "A La Militaire" (Ord Hume); overture,…

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Parramatta Police News

Evening News · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 6

At the Parramatta Court on Monday, Richard (Walter Shaw, aged 10, whose father stated he had no control over him, was ordered to be sent on the Sobcaon. John Sheppard, alias Lloyd, for obtaining various hand saws from quite a number…

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Police Courts. Alleged Embezzlement

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 10

At the Water Police Court, before Mr. F. W. Edwards S.M., Henry Unwin Thomas (25). commercial traveller was charged that being the servant to Harold Ritchie Carter, lie did embezzle the sum of £7 on the…

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DISTRICT COURT.—Wednesday, February 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 11

Before his Honor Acting Judge Harris. At 10 a.m.; Codrington v. Browning and another (part heard), Coleman v. Molony. Note.—The list will be called over punetually at 10 a.m. Before the Registrar…

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Quarter Sessions, (Before Judge Rogers and Juries.) Mr. W. L. Merewether, Crown Prosecutor. STEALING

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 11

Edward Cooper and Harry Cooper pleaded guilty to a charge of having on December 10, 1901, at Hurstville, stolen £1 10s, the property of Alexander M'Farland. There was a second count of receiving…

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Central Criminal COURT.—Wednesday, February 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 11

Thomas Donnelly, mansl[?]ghter; Peter Davis, assault, occasioning actual bodily harm; Louisa Stewart, stealing from the person; Annie Henry, forgery and uttering (two charges)…

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Parramatta Police Court Friday, February 14th. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., and Mr. J. R. Armitage, J.p.) Obscene Language

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 4

Henry Swift, an inmate of the Rookwood Asylum, was fined 20s and 4s 10d costs, in default 7 days, for using obscene language at Rookwood…

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Law Notices. Supreme COURT.—Wednesday, February 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 11

Term List.—To be taken in Banco Court, St. James-road, at 10 a.m.:—Motion on notice; Wadey v. Mort's Dock and Engineering Company, Limited, for a special jury of 12. Probate appeal; West v. Gibson (part heard)…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1902 · page 10

The Orange District Court was continued to-day, Judge Docker presiding. David Kent sued George Gowman for £30 damages for the loss of a horse, which died while being used in a team of defendant's…

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