Humor in Court
The following rather humorous incidents occurred during the hearing of an alleged stealing cave at Kempsey Quarter Sessions, which involved money that…
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Courts & crime, 1923
1,083 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 55
Tenterfield Police the Recent Inquiry. Both Officers Penalised
Some weeks ago, it will be remembered Inspector Mankey, of the Police Department, visited Tenterfield for the purpose of holding an inquiry into the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Fiendish Cruelty." Stepmother Sent to Gaol. Hobart
Mrs. Christina Benwick, convicted Hobart of influ[?]ting cruelty on her step son, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bookmaker's Assailants. Kidnappers Sentenced. Melbourne
Nigel Cowan and Allan Guignan were sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment at Melbourne Court of General Sessions for having abducted Tobias…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →I.W.W. Member Sentenced. Perth
"Bull" "Callinan, a prominent member of the I.W.W. has been sentenced to seven years for robbery under arms at Kalgoorlie…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twelve Months' Gaol. for "One of the Worst Cases." Melbourne
Gordon Smith, who was found guilty of having indecenily assaulted Dorothy Bayne, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Talk Strike. Victorian Officers' Grievances. Melbourne
Discontent is rife in the Victorian police force concerning the pay and conditions and the administrative methods. Resentment is growing, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hannah Mitchell. Murder Trial Opens. Death of Bertha Coughlan. a Second Charge. Melbourne
At the Criminal Court this morning there was a scramble among the public to gain entrance to hear the trial of Hannah Mitchell. The first charge was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Railway Frauds. Clarke and Grant Sentenced. Sydney
Charles Frederick Clarke and Ernest Grant, who were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud he Railway Commissioners in connection with the issue…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Ruhr. Unemployed Riots. Police Scatter Crowds. Suggestion in House of Commons. London
In the House of Commons Lieut.-Col. C. K. Howard Bury suggested that the Government should invite the nations concerned to a conference in order…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Contempt of Court. Nurse Sent To Gaol. Refuses to Give Evidence. Habeas Corpus Application. Brisbane
When the Magisterial inquiry into the death of a young woman, Maud Barbara Morrison, at Nurse Laidlaw's nursing home, was continued before Mr. Bourn,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Danced in Court
The unusual spectacle of a stage beauty dancing before a judge was witnessed in be Palais de Justiee, when Mademoiselle Rahna was charged with having given en…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Brutal Assault. Disabled Soldier Robbed. Sydney
Alfred Start, of Coldale, a disabled returned soldier, was brutally assaulted by three men in Hyde Park last night, and after being robbed of a wallet,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Casualties. a Fatal Punch. Charge of Murder. Sydney
A man was standing on the footpath outside George street North fire station yesterday afternoon, when he was approached by another man. An argument…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →QUEENSLAND. Alleged Attempted Murder. Half-caste Committed. Man's Legs Cut Off by Tram. Brisbane
At the Yeppoon Police Court George Vicars, 21, a half-caste aboriginal, was charged with attempting to kill Andrew Bertram on March 19 last by discharging…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Strain Telling. Curzon on Ruhr Conflict Serious Riots at Mulheim. Unemployed Fight Police. Barricades in the Streets. London
In the House of Lords, Lord Curzon, in as a speech on Britain's foreign policy, said he had consistently advised Germany to make overtures expressing her…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stolen Coats. Two Men Sentenced
Two men named Patrick Mugg, 41 and Daniel O'Sullivan, 45, were charged before Mr. Geddes, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday with having stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Charge "A Sudden Street Brawl.'' Sydney
Francis Joseph Murphy was charged at the Central Court with the murder of John Tarrant on Saturday night. Mr. Meagher, for the deference, said the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tried It on the Dog. Poison in School Lunch. Lad's Narrow Escape Youth in Court. Albury
An extraordinary case was heard before Mr. Justice Campbell in the Circuit Court to-day when Henry Spicer, aged 18, was charged with having on March 7,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Puzzled. Extraordinary Prisoner. How to Break Gaol. Demonstration for Magistrate Auckland (N.z.)
The notorious yacht pirate Westlake, who achieved notoriety by his adventurous cruise across the Tasman Sea in the stolen yacht Raata, has created yet…
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