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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

2,268 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 4 of 114

Alleged Stealing

Leader · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Thomas McAllister and Richard Bortie Reynolds, on remand, appeared to answer a cliargo of having attempted to steal a sum of £8/5 from the…

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Orange Police Court. Prohibition Order

Leader · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

At the local court yesterday, before Mr. Marriott, P.M., John Henry Trofry, applied for a prohibition order against Thomas Walsh. The…

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Ice Cream Manufacture Prosecutions at Police Court

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Edward H. Gartrell pleaded guilty at the Police Court yesterday morning to a charge of manufacturing ice cream in an uneaclosed space…

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A Prohibitionist Bottle Case at the Police Court. Giving the Wrong Man a Drink

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

Sergeant Slicchy was pedalling along Havannah-street shortly before midnight on Saturday, and as he approached the Victoria Hotel he espied…

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Interrupted Picnic Party Bathurst Publican Victimised. Canvasser Sent to Gaol

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

An interesting case came before Mr. Jennings, P.M., at the Bathurst Police Court yesterday, of a man named Bernard Henry Oscar George, who was…

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Business People Raided a Critical Inspector. Pure Food Prosecutions. Cases at Bathurst Police Court. Some Heavy Fines

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 3

An extraordinary number of prosecutions under the Pure Foods Act was heard before Mr. C. Jennings, P.M., at the Bathurst Police Court…

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Didn't Pay. Married Man's Lapse. "Rogue and Vagabond." Month's Gaol

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

A traveller named Bernard Henry Oscar George (33) was charged at the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. C. Jennings, P.M., that being a…

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The Interstate Commission. Court Opened in Melbourne Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

The Interstate Commission commenced its sittings to-day; The Court was crowded with representative business men. All the Commissioners were…

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Missing Miss West Girl at Port Macquarie. Identity Suspected by Police. Port Macquarie

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

It is reported that the missing Mona West came from the Macleay River by the steamer Yulgilbar on Thursday morning. The girl, whose identity is…

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Wellington Assault Case Well-known Auctioneer Magistrate's Peculiar Ruling

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

M. G. Cater, the well-known auctioneer, says the Wellington "Times," was proceeded against on summons, at the Wellington Police Court by…

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Magistrate Fines Himself. Canadian Court Episode. Ottawa

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

Mr. J. H. Campbell, a police magistrate of St. Catherines, Ontario, found his own name on the charge-sheet when he opened his court yesterday. The…

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Big Sheep Stealing. Melbourne

Leader · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 3

Sheep stealers have been busy nenr Beaufort. Mr. Donald Stewart has lost 266 of his host merino ewes. The Stoneleigh estate also suffered from…

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Sheep Stealing. Pastoralists' Losses. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

Sheep stealers are again at work [?] Beaufort. Mr. Donald Stewart has lost 266 of his best merino ewes from Wogan, and…

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Portland Police Court. Monday, January 12. (Before Peter Denis, J.P.)

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 3

Morgan Power was charged with, indecent behaviour on the verandah of the Coronation Hotel on Saturday night. He pleaded guilty and was fined 20s, or seven days…

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Orange Police Court. Yesterday. (Before Mr. Marration, P.m.) Drunken Man's Fall

Leader · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 3

James Jeffries pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Summer-street. There were 15 previous convictions against the defendant, the last being in…

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Anarchist Spies Arrested. Charged with Coining. London

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

Pierre Jacob and Charlotte Hulot were charged at the Seine Assizes yesterday with coining counterfeit money. The accused said that they had been…

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Lithgow Police Court. Monday, January 12. (Before T. M. Cohen, J.p.) Drink And, Language

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

Roland Demetrius Kelly was charged with having been-found drunk in a public place--Lithgow railway station--on January 10. He pleaded guilty and was fined…

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Impertinent Witness. Magistrate's Ignored Advice. a Fine and a Remission. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

For being impertinent in the witness-box, Percival Butler Woodberry was fined £1 at the North Sydney Police Court this morning…

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"Somewhat Absent-Minded" Theft at White City. Four Persons Convicted. Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

Four persons—Robert Thompson (30), his wife, Emily Thompson, (27), Marie O'Brien (20), and May Williams (18)—appeared before Mr. King…

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Dropped Dead. Police Sub-inspector. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

Sub-Inspector Morrine, who has been in charge of the stores department at the police depot barrack-street, Redfern, dropped dead this afternoon…

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