Charged with Murder. Melbourne
Charles and Henry Pearce, who are charged with the murder of David Davidson, were remanded at Melbourne for one week, pending the result of the inquest…
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Courts & crime, 1920
1,245 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 55 of 63
Alleged Theft of Silks. Sydney
Four men and a woman were charged before the Central Court with breaking and entering the warehouse of Proctor and Co., of York street, and stealing silk goods…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Police Court Monday, November 15. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M.)
Fred. D. Miller, who did not appear, was charged on the information of Constable Willis, with failing to deliver up a certificate of registration in respect to a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Theft of £100,000 Pearl Necklace. Confiding Hostess Robbed by Her Guest
The Paris police are endeavoring to trace a young man of charming manners who disappeared from the residence of Mlle[?] Elsie Soubeyran, taking with him, his…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ireland. Police Ambushed. Further Cases Reported. London
Seven police were ambushed at knockbounce, Kildare. Two of their assailants were killed, and five captured. In Dublin the troops fired one shot on an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pushes in Collision. Police Make Three Arrests. Sydney
Two pushes met at Darlington last night and, with loaded sticks, set upon one another. While the fracas was at its height Constables Lenhan and Ryder…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →News of the World. Movies Reduce Crime. Opinion of the Police. London
The Recorder at Newcastle-on-Tyne, in accepting a pair white gloves, said the police attributed the great reduction of crime to the influence of the movies. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Committed on Murder Charge. Sydney
An inquiry was opened concerning the death of a Punjab fireman, who was injured during a fracas amongst the crew of the steamer Palma in Woolloomooloo Bay. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Charge Against the Police
A serious charge was "made against the police by two young fishermen, Joseph Taylor and Sylvester Rich, who were charged before the District Court with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Courts. Offences Against Children Youth Sentenced to Three Years. Sydney
George Martin, aged 19, who was convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions on a charge of having indecently assaulted a, girl aged nine was sentenced to three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Girl's Story. Serious Assault Alleged. by a Railway Servant. Sydney
Hannah Fisher, 16, was found unconscious in the 'lavatory of a train at Banks town When she recovered consciousness she informed the police the had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Cables. Sentenced to Death. London
An Angora court-martial sentenced to death all the Turkish signatories of the Peace Treaty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fortune Telling. a Woman Sentenced. Sydney
Mrs. Eliza Redden, describing herself as a spiritualist medium, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment on a charge of having pretended to tell the fortune of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton District Court
The sittings of the District Court opened before His Honor, Judge White, at conclusion of the Quarter Sessions late yesterday, afternoon, and continued till 7…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Courts. Theft at Railway Station. Clerk Falls Into a Trap. Sydney
William Downes, a well-dressed clerk, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labor, on a charge of having stolen a kit bag containing clothes…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Riot in a Court. Berlin
After a band of thieves had been sentenced at Dresden Court recently, a fight broke out between the public and accused oh one side and the Judges, Public…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Appalling Record. Of Sinn Fein Crimes. Protection of the Police. Mr. Lloyd George's Assurances. London
An appalling record of Sinn Fein crime for July, August and September is set forth in the Parliamentary returns. It shows that more crimes were then…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Anti-japanese Laws. Canadian Court's Decision. Enactment Declared Ultra Vires. Overruled by British Treaty. Vancouver
The British Columbia Appeal Court has decided that an enactment against the employment of Japanese under timber-cutting licenses which was issued by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court
The District Court was continued at Grafton yesterday morning, before his Honor Judge White. SOUTH GRAFTON HOTEL CASE…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →White Slave Traffic. Missing Girl Arrested. Police Visit Opium Den. Sydney
Gladys Maxwell, aged 16, who had been missing from her home at Newtown since November 7, was observed in front of a theatre in Oxford street last night, in…
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