A Fiendish Murder
SYDNEY, Monday.—The wife of John Lilley, a well-knwon farmer of the Mayfield district Canterbury, has been fiendishly murdered. The head was terribly…
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Courts & crime, 1913
815 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 35 of 41
High Court Decision
SYDNEY, Monday.—The High Court has delivered judgment in the tramway case. The Acting-Chief Justice (Sir Edmund…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, October 20th. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.
Michael Carney pleaded guilty to drunkenness (for the third time within a week) and was ordered to pay 15s or take seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Monday, October 20. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.
Thomas Flintoff v. Albert M. Crispin, claim for £8 9s 4d, money lent and interest. Verdict for amount, with 5s costs of Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate Found Dead. Sydney, Thursday Night
Doctor McArthur, senior Magistrate of Wellington (N.Z.,) was found dead in his Office there this morning…
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The body of the wife of Mr. J. Lilley, a farmer, was found in the scrub at Mayfield, Canterbury, N.Z., on Saturday with a ghastly wound…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Told by the Police. Good Stories Narrated by Britain's Men in Blue. a Home for Kittens
In one of the Yorkshire cities was an official who held the post of sergeant; to him came a man engaged in the office, and begged that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Court of Petty Sessions. Bellingen, October 23, 1913. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., and Mr. S. White, J.P.)
Police v. J. M. Behan.—Drunk and disorderly at Gleniffer races. Fined £2 and 6s costs, or 1 month in Kempsey gaol. Mr. Kemp appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Aisgill Railway Collision. Engine-driver Sentenced
LONDON, Thursday.—In sentencing Caudle, the driver of the Aberdeen Express, Mr. Justice Avory said that Caudle rushed his train along recklessly…
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Yesterday, before the P. M., James Bartlett, for drunkenness, was fined 80s or 14 days, seven days allowed on finding surety of 30s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shackleton Sentenced
LONDON, Sunday.—francis Shackleton has been sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for conspiring to defraud. The charge against Francis Richard…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bellingen District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Hamilton)
Henry Perrett v. Isaac George Clothier. Claim for damages for breach of contract, by failure to erect cow bails, etc., on a leased farm, and failing to supply a herd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Burglary Boom a Busy Week-end. Sydney, Monday Night
During the week-end thieves entered the Grainger Silver and Bevelling Company's premises in Pitt-street, and made a determined attempt on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mayfield Murder. Biddle Confesses. Wellington, Tuesday Night
The man, Biddle, who was arrested in connection with the ghastly outraging and murder of Mrs. Lilley, near Ashburton, has made a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dublin Strike. Prospects of Settlement. Larkin Sent to Gaol. London
There are indications that the Dublin strike will end at an early date. The employers are considering the acceptance of terms involving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →[?]Ton Police C0urt Monday, October, 27. (Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.)
James Bartlett, 65, was lined 30s for drunkenness, in default 14 days, seven days allowed to pay, on finding security of 30s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strikers Take Charge. Police Looking On. Bluejackets to the Rescue. Wellington, Tuesday Night
A sensational incident occurred this morning in connection with the Waterside workers' strike. A strong body of strikers took charge of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dublin Strike. Larkin Sentenced
LONDON, Tuesday.—Larkin's influence is waning, and the situation is becoming more hopeful. A leading employer and a leading trades unionist have agreed upon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Courts. Grafton
On Tuesday, before Mr. May, J.P. James Connolly, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or three hours in the cells. Four hours allowed to pay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Contempt of Court Case Dismissed
SYDNEY Wednesday.—In the Wellington (N.Z.) case, in which the "Observer" newspaper was cited for contempt of Court for having lampooned Judge…
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