Good Morning List, While gathering information to index into www.ryersonindex.org from some 1880's Sydney Morning Heralds I found other information and for some time now Max has been transcribing these to the Rootsweb Sydney List. This list has a Windsor entry for renewal of a liquor license and may interest a lister here. Sincerely, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Max Bancroft" <maxwell1@bigpond.net.au> To: <aus-nsw-sydney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:25 PM Subject: [ANS] Court News 31st of January 1883 CENTRAL POLICE COURT Sydney Morning Herald 31st of January1883 Mr CLARKE, S.M., presided on the Bench in the Charge Court yesterday. Fourteen cases of drunkenness were dealt with. SARAH SELBRIDGE on a charge of having no visible means of support, was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month. JOHN McANDREW on a charge of having used obscene language in George Street West was fined 40 shillings, or in default imprisonment for 14 days; and on a charge of having assaulted a constable in the execution of his duty was sentenced to be imprisoned for one month, in addition to the previous sentence. MARY BURNS a child aged 11 years, was charged with being in the habit of wandering in company with persons of bad repute. The arresting constable stated that he had seen the child for some time past "knocking about" with thieves and prostitutes. The mother was a drunkard, and not fit to have charge of the child. The child said that if she went home she would be knocked about and killed. The mother was present in court and her presence confirmed the statement of the police. The child was sent to the Biloela Industrial School. LEO LEWIS was charged with having stolen a saddle and bridle valued at 1 pound 15 shillings, the property of WILLIAM ROCHE. On Monday evening the accused was seen in possession of the saddle and bridle, which were recognised in court by William Roche as his property, stolen from the Dog and Duck Hotel. The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned four months. Mr. DILLON, S.M., presided on the Bench in the Summons Court. A number of minor cases were dealt with. SIMON FULL was charged with having, on the 22nd of January, in George Street sold to different persons enclosed packets, some of which contained goods and others of which contained money, the said packets being sold by chance; such sale being for the benefit of the said defendant, and not for raising funds in aid of any elementary or charitable institution of a public character, contrary to the Act for the prevention of Lotteries. The defendant pleaded guilty. Mr. Dillon stated that it was unnecessary to have inserted in the information the sentence with regard to charitable institutions, as it was quite surplus matter, and occurred in a different section to that under which the information had been brought. Inspector ANDERSON stated that the information was an exact copy of one which had been held good in a similar case by the Supreme Court. Mr. Dillon told the defendant that he had rendered himself liable to a fine of 100 pounds, but as the defendant had stated that he had broken the law in ignorance, he would only inflict a penalty of 1 pound. QUARTERLY LICENSING MEETING Mr. Dillon (chairman), Messes, Clarke, Marsh, Crane, and MacIntosh, L.M.s presided on the bench yesterday, at the quarterly meeting of the Central Licensing Court. JOHN MARSHALL on the information of Sub Inspector LARKINS, was charged with Sunday selling. He pleaded guilty, and was fined 3 pounds with costs. Renewals of licenses were granted to the following:-- GEORGE KING, 18 King Street GEORGE LITTLE, George Street Windsor SAMUEL MILLIKIN, Marrickville EARNEST H. FAREY, Woollahra A colonial wine license was refused to GEORGE GUMPERTS Victoria Road, Marrickville. Publicans licenses were refused to the following:-- BRIDGET TAYLER, for a hotel in Pitt Street, opposite to St. Andrews school; A.K. ECKMAN, for a hotel, George Street West and Abercrombie Street; BARTHOLOMEW MALONEY , for the same; THOMAS HARRIS, for a hotel in Goulburn Street; WILLIAM BULLFIN, for a hotel at Five Dock; THOMAS JONES, for a hotel in Brighton Stree, Petersham; MICHAEL HAYES, for a hotel at Five Dock; THOMAS HANLEY, for a hotel at Double Bay; Regards Max Bancroft ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-SYDNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message E-mail message checked by Internet Security (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.13740 http://www.pctools.com/en/internet-security/ E-mail message checked by Internet Security (6.0.0.386) Database version: 5.13740 http://www.pctools.com/en/internet-security/