Two Years' Gaol. for a Convicted Policeman. Sydney, Tuesday Night
At the Quarter Sessions this morning, Constable George Edward Louis, who, had been remanded after conviction, was sentenced to two years'…
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Courts & crime, 1914
628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 32
Constable Sentenced To Two Years
Constable George Louis, who was convicted of obtaining money by menaces and force from a Chinaman at Waterloo, was sentenced to two years. Louis asked to be treated as…
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On Tuesday, before Mr. T. T. Bawden, J.P., Percival Mann McDonald for indecent behaviour was fined 5s or 24 hours. Lawrence…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The High Court. Sitting in Sydney. Sydney, Thursday Night
A sitting of the High Court will commence in Sydney on Monday next. The list is a heavy one. It includes: The King v. the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Cables. the Paris Murder. Madame Caillaux on Trial. a Brilliant Defence. Paris, Tuesday Night
At the Palace of Justice, Madame Caillaux was placed on trial for the murder of M. Calmette, editor of "Figaro." The revolver carried in Madame…
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Yesterday, before the P.M. Percival Mann McDonald, a young man, for having no visible lawful means of support, was sentenced to four months hard labour…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Casualty List. Drastic Police Methods, St. Petersburg, Sat. Night
It is estimated that 110,000 persons are idle in. St. Petersburg. There have been numerous riots, six civilians being killed and forty-four…
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On Saturday, before the P.M., James Stephen Richardson, for drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d or three hours in the lockup. Yesterday, before the P.M.,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—About 30,000 people visited Darlinghurst Gaol on Saturday, the last day on which the prison might be viewed. People began to assemble at 10…
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LONDON, Sunday.—An extraordinary police scandal is reported from Rockville, the centre of a small town on Long Island, New York State, where the majority of the local force…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder at Newcastle. a Ghastly Crime. Inquest Adjourned
SYDNEY, Monday.—The body of Edith May Houghton (22) was found in the gutter of the road between the Broadmeadow railway gates and the Newcastle Showground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Allaged Attempted. Murder. Sydney. Tuesday Night
At the Central Police Court today, William Gale, 38, was further remanded on a charge of shooting his wife. Clara Rachel Kerne and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic (Our Sfecial Wires.) "We Are Irishmen!" Nationalist Riots. Civilians Killed a Injured Soldiers Savacley Assault Ted. London
Irish Nationalist volunteers had a severe euccuriter with the military near Dublin. Several people were killed and many injured…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton District Court
This Court was opened on Tuesday afternoon, before his Honor Judge Hamilton. Of eight cases listed, four were settled, and the remainder were disposed of in about half an…
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At the opening of the Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Mr. McGuren drew attention to a matter that has frequently been referred to by the press, and that is the necessity of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court. Friday, July 24. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.
Jacky Neville, aborigine, was fined 1s or "the rising" for being drunk on Thursday. Percival Mann McDonald was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Thursday, July 31. Before Mr. H Malone, P.M.
James Lahiff was fined 1s or "the rising" for being drunk, and 10s or three days for using indecent language the previous night in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court
Before the P.M., FredField sued the Executors of the late George Tyson.—Claim £17. Mr. Kemp for plaintiff and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Grafton District Court. Tuesday, July 28
Before His Honor, Judge Hamilton. Frederick Charles Schumacher and Henry James Schumacher v. Henry George Small. Claim for £39,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Court of Petty Sessions. Bellingen, July 24, 1914. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)
Police v. W. Corby—drunkenness. Mr Kemp for defendant. Fined £2, 6s costs, or 14 days hard labor in Bellingen lockup…
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