Death of Unknown Man. Taxi-driver Charged with Manslaughter. Sydney
Roy Brown, a taxi-driver, who was arrested in connection with the death of a man whose name is unknown, was before the police court to-day charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1920
1,245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 63
Tasmanian Tragedy. a Woman's Charred Remains. Husband's Suicide in Police Cell. Launceston
William Worthy, who was arrested at Beaconsfield (Tas.), after reporting that his residence had been destroyed by fire and that his wife was missing, committed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, 27th JANUARY, 1920. Before Mr. E. A. May, J.P. Indecent Assault
John Corbett, a man of between 25 and 30 years of age, was charged with indecently assaulting a girl 6 years of age. The police asked for a remand…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Murder in England London
Another mysterious murder is reported. Mrs. Saga and Joseph Hoare living on a small Cornish, farm near Truro, were found in the front garden in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court Tuesday, January 27, 1920. (Before Mr. E. A. May, J.P.)
John Corbett was charged with indecently assaulting a girl of the age of six years at Grafton on 24th inst., and was remanded to February 2. Bail was not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Cowardly Murder. Mr. Henderson's Croaking. London
Fifty men made a desperate attempt to capture the police barracks at Baltinglass. A constable, who opened the door in response to a knock, was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fell Into the Trap. Representative Cricketer Sent to Gaol. Brisbane
Charles Edward Maddocks, a member of Queensland's representative cricket team, was charged at the Police Court today with stealing money and articles…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Redmond Murder Widow Claims Damages London, Monday Night
Mrs. Redmond claims £12,000 damages from Dublin City on account of her husband's assassination…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Customs Fraud. Two Men Charged. About £4000 Involved. Sydney
In the ease in which John Brown and Leslie Wood are charged with having conspired to defraud the Commonwealth of £517 in connection with an entry through…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mutiny of Somali Platoon. Murder of the Commander. London
Reuter's Nairobi correspondent reports that a Somali platoon in Northern Jubaland mutinied and murdered the commander. Lieutenant Dawson Smith; then…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coff's Harbor Police Court. Tuesday, January 27, 1920. (Before Major Crane, P.M.)
Police v. H. Colvin, cruelty to animals. Fined £2, or one month. Police v. H. Colvin, stealing. Remanded to February 10…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Grafton Police Court Thursday, January 29, 1920. (Before Mr. E. A. Ala v. J.P.)
Thomas Austen Wilson and Herbert Bailey charged with neglecting to pay for accommodation at the Lion Hotel, Grafton on 28th inst. On the application…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Thursday, 29th JANUARY, 1920. Before Mr. E. A. May, J.P. Alleged Refusal to Pay
Herbert Bailey, aged 41, and Thomas Austen Wilson, aged 53, were each charged with that, on 28th January, at Grafton, having been supplied with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder and Suicide. Tragedy of an Engaged Couple. Melbourne
Angelo Lembo (40) shot Stella Norns and then committed suicide at Melbourne. Lembo and Norris were engaged to be married. The former came home at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cargo Pillagers Surprised Fight with the Police Sydney
In Melbourne the police surprised some cargo pillagers at work. The police were investigating further when they were fired at by the pillagers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Assault Cases. Sydney
Andrew McNair was remanded at the Police Court on a charge of having maliciously shot at Samuel McNair with intent to do grievous bodily harm…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Police Station Stakes
Something closely akin to a handicap Marathon race started from the local police station on Monday morning, when a man who had been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local & General. Court Additions
Mr. G. S. Briner, M.L.A., has been informed by the Under Secretary of Justice:—"Referring to your letter of 17th November last, I…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shooting in the Park. Attempted Murder and Suicide. Sydney
Late last night a man whose name has been given as Dave Baden, went for a walk with Dorothy Keene, aged nineteen, in the Exhibition Park, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Quien Sentenced. London
Quien was sentenced to twenty years' imprisonment for communicating with the enemy…
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