The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 19 Feb 1897 1

POLICE COURTS.
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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

    Daniel Smith, 40, on a charge of assault, was at the Central Police Court yesterday committed for trial. Bail was fixed at £80.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 1 Mar 1897 2

LAW REPORTS.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

    The following cases are set down for trial at the Metropolitan Court of Quarter Sessions, which opens at Darlinghurst to-day:—John Norton, libel; Edward Joseph Henry Cubatt, forgery and uttering (four charges) and larceny; William John Halloran, embezzlement; Cecil Thurston, embezzlement; Patrick McMahon, assault with intent to rob; Francis Tondeur, burglary and larceny; Hector Athome, assault; Daniel Smith, assault; Frederick Jansen, assault; James Corr, alias Courtenay, assault (two charges); John Maxwell Owens, false pretences (three charges); Charles Edward White, assault occasioning actual bodily harm; Elizabeth Hudson, stealing from the person; Percy Dyke, larceny; Johannes Haslelich, stealing from a dwelling; Timothy Field, assault; James Flood, assault and robbery; Antonio Celes, assault; ES Rowe, false pretences; George A Cox, larceny; William Fletcher and William Dunk, horse-stealing.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 2 Mar 1897 3

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge MURRAY.)

    The March sittings of the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions opened yesterday. Mr Dawson appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Crown.
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CASES FOR TO-DAY.

    Daniel Smith, assault; Francis Tondeur, burglary, &c; Elizabeth Hudson, larceny.

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The Daily Telegraph, Wed 3 Mar 1897 4

METROPOLITAN QUARTER SESSIONS.
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    At yesterday’s sitting of the Metropolitan Quarter Sessions, presided over by Judge Murray,
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    Daniel Smith pleaded not guilty to a charge of having committed an [indecent] assault upon a boy, [Charles Joseph Millar ], 14 years of age. The accused, who was defended by Mr JS Patterson (instructed by Mr Castle), was acquitted.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 3 Mar 1897 5

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge MURRAY.)

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ALLEGED ASSAULT.

    Daniel Smith, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having on the 17th February assaulted a boy. The accused was defended by Mr JS Patterson, instructed by Mr Castle.

    The jury found a verdict of not guilty, and the accused was discharged

 


1     The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 19 Feb 1897, p. 3.

2     The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 1 Mar 1897, p. 3. Emphasis added.

3     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 2 Mar 1897, p. 3. Emphasis added.

4     The Daily Telegraph, Wed 3 Mar 1897, p. 11.

5     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 3 Mar 1897, p. 3.