Military Police Charged with Theft. Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day, three military police--Corporal Wakeley, and Privates Patrick Dewar and Arthur Pasch--were charged with stealing articles of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1918
921 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 47
Military Police Arrested. Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day three military police, namely Corporal Wakeley and Privates Patrick Dewar and Arthur Pasch were charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Alleged Perjury. the Sanders Case. Jury Disagrees. Friday, May 3. (Before His Honor, Mr. Justice, Sly, and a jury of twelve.)
William Clarence Sanders was charged with having committed perjury in connection with the hearing of a recent licensing prosecution. Accused pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Late Wires Murder and Suicide. Farmer's Tragic Acts. Sydney
William Jeffrey, a farmer, of Booboorowie, South Australia, fatally shot his son, aged 26, with a military rifle and then blew portion of his own…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Re-registration. Application to the Court. Affidavit by Mr. Beeby. Sydney
At the instance of Mr. G. to. Bceby, Minister for Labor and Industry, an application was made to Mr. Justice Heydon in the Industrial Court to-day in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Supreme Court. Grafton Sessions. Before Mr. Justice Sly and a Jury of Twelve. a Serious Charge
Sidney Albert Phillips was charged withy on 12th June and 9th July, 1917, carnally knowing a girl, Elizabeth Maud Lewis, over the age of 10 years…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Supreme Court. Saturday, May 4. (Before his Honor, Mr. Justice Sly and a jury of four.)
Robert James Heckford, of Snarebrook (Bellingen), proceeded against Daniel Edward Atkins, a farmer of the same locality, on a charge of slander wherein he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldier Robbed. a Woman Charged. Melbourne
A lice McShane, alias Mary Halliday,29, a domestic, was arrested to-night on a charge of stealing £140, the property of John Gleeson, a returned soldier, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court Monday, May 6. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.m.). Drunkenness
Francis Ross, charged with being drunk, failed to appear, and his deposit of 5 was forfcited. ILLEGALLY ON HOTEL PREMISES…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Woman's Death. Alleged Murder. Melbourne
The detective police are inquiring into the circumstances of the death of Ada Whitley, 28 years, the wife of a livery stable-keeper at Ringwood…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. Murder and Suicide. Tragedy in South Australia. Perth
At Booborowie, South Australia, William Jefferey, a farmer, fatally shot [?] son, Arthur, aged 26, with a military rifle, and then blew his own head off…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Murder. Solomon Island Case. Glasson Remanded to the Islands. Sydney
The case in which Eric Glasson is charged with the murder of one Bluie Fiami, in the British Solomon Islands protectorate, was concluded at the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Supreme Court. Monday, May 6, 1918. (Before his Honor Mr. Justice Sly.) Alleged Perjury
Robert Hunt pleaded guilty to a charge of having committed perjury in connection with a recent licensing prosecution. Mr. Pollack who appeared for accused,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Soldier in Trouble. Charged with Theft. Sydney
A soldier was arrested last night and charged with stealing 100 cases of kerosene, the property of the Commonwealth Government…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ulmarra Police Court. Monday, May 6, 1918. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)
Police v J. W. Morrisey, on a charge of driving a motor vehicle without having duly registered such vehicle. The case was heard ex parte, evidence in support…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Murder. Man Stabbed with Spear. Perth
Robert Waterson was charged at Perth with the alleged murder of David Young. It was stated that accused returned home early in the morning and found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Re-registration of Unions. Matter Before the Court. Sydney
Before the Industrial Court, Mr. H. L. Lamond, Chief Clerk of the department, on behalf of the Minister for Labor, made a preliminary application in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Murder. Two Boys Charged. Old-age Pensioner's Death. Sydney
It is reported from Lapstone Hill, just beyond Emu Plains that an old-age pensioner named Hill discovered another pensioner. Thomas Briggs whose camp is in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Deserter Sentenced. Melbourne
Hugh Green, a soldier, was charged at the Police Court with wearing without lawful authority a ribbon, of the Victoria Cross, and the King's and, Queen's South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Court of Honor Suggestion Dropped
Press reports state that Mr. Lloyd George has dropped the proposed court of honor, which will be rejected for a Select Committee which the Government will…
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