The Courts. Bigamist Sentenced. Judge Would Double Sentence. Adelaide
William Freak pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy at Adelaide Criminal Court, and was sentenced to two years', hard labor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1923
1,083 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 55
Charges of Theft. Couple Brought Back From Auckland. Sydney
At the Glebe Police Court, to-day Claude Smith was charged with having stolen a rubber-tyred sulky and a set of harness, valued at £25, the property of Frederick…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Legal Point. Solicitor and Magistrate. Extraordinary Procedure Ferry Steamer Prosecution
The case in which the police proceeded against Alexander McPhee for carrying an excess of passengers on the steamer Pearl was before Mr. F. F. Potts, Police…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Theft of Jam. Hunger Marcher Fined. London
Hannington, the leader of the hunger marchers, was fined £5 or the alternative of a month's imprisonment at Rugby [?] a charge of stealing twenty -three pots of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police and Crowds. a Christmas Eve Disturbance. Sydney
Twelve cross-actions arising out of a disturbance on Christmas Eve at Grenfell were heard at the local police court to-day. The charges included assault,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dispute Settled. Conscripting British Subjects. Hague Court Decides Against France. London
Reuter's Hague correspondent states that the Court of International Justice has delivered judgment in the dispute between the Anglo-French Governments…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Buildings
Mr. J. J. Fitzgerald, M.L.A, has received the following from Mr. James Mitchell, Inspector General of Police, under date of February…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ulmarra Police Court. Thursday, February 8. (Before Mr. F. F. Pot[?]s, P.M.)
Gordon McGregor pleaded guilty to being on licensed premises at Ulmarra, at December 27, 1922. He was fined £1, with 8 costs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Poisoned Chocolates. Police Chief's Evidence. (United Service). LONDON
Sir William Horwood, the London Police Commissioner, related at the Bow Street Court to-day how he ate the poisoned chocolates sent him through the post…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man Seriously Injured. Police Make Arrests. Sydney
At Balmain George Illingworth was found lying in the street last night. He was taken to the hospital in a serious state. It is alleged he was set upon by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yarra Murder. Girl's Teeffi Knocked Out Murderer's Precautions. Detective Piggott's Statement. Melbourne
Every tooth had been extracted from the jaws of the girl whose body was recently found in the Yarra. A brother of Bertha Coughlan has assured press representatives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Valueless Cheque. Australian Sentenced. London
Leonard Francis McCartic, 2D, described, as an Australian, a canvasser, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for forging and uttering cheques…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police and French Officers Clash. London
According to Renter's Berlin correspondent a motor car with two French officers and driven by a German chauffeur, was held up at Gelsenkirchen by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wharf Pilfering. Special Police Wanted. Sydney
A proposal to establish a special police force to combat thieving from the wharves is being considered…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cruelty to a Horse. What Police Sergeant Witnessed
Sergeant Wren, of Casino witnessed a galling case of cruelty to a horse that a man was beating over the head with the but end of a stick. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Ruhr Blockade German Public Alarmed Duel with Revolvers. German Police and French Officers. London
Reuter's correspondent at Berlin states that the ex-Pressian Minister, Herr Haenisch, whose appointment as president of the Regier[?]ngs at Weisbaden was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coff's Harbor Police Court
In the Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., the Coff's Harbor Timber Co., Ltd., sued Michael Casey, of Bellingen, for £1513 as…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Courts. Woman Charged. Zetland Stabbing Affray. Sydney
At the Redfern Police Court to-day Kathleen Murphy, a married woman, was charged with having maliciously wounded James Tye, at, Zetland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Robbers Caught. Smart Police Work. Sydney
A number of cases of housebreaking occurred at Mount Victoria, and after a robbery on Monday the police traced some footprints with rubber heels. They…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Like a Novel." Yarra Murder Story. Detective Piggot Threatened. Melbourne
Senior Detective Piggott, who is investigating the Yarra murder, is receiving letters containing threats of dire consequences if the detectives continued…
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