Grabbed the Notes. Young Man Sent to Gaol. Brisbane
Three months imprisonment was imposed upon a young man, Gerald Barry, who was charged to-day with attempting to steal £260 from W. McDonald, a…
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Courts & crime, 1924
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Prisoner Escaped. While Court Watched Zeppelin Berlin
While Zeppelin R3 was flying over the city the Judge, jury, and police at the Potsdam Assizes all rushed to the windows to watch the airship. A prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MRS. S.M Bruce. Was Police Case Dropped? Melbourne
In the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Mr. Webber, Honorary Minister, questioned Mr. Eggleston, Minister in the Peacock Government, as to who stopped…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →George Street Arrests. Three Men Before Court. Sydney
There was a sequel at the Police Court to-day to the sensational occurrence in George street on Saturday night, when William Bishop, Arthur Shirley and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Stop Gap. Incident in Melbourne Court. Melbourne
Eleven men, who pleaded guilty at the City Court to-day on charges of having been found in a common gaming house, were lined up in court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Light Fine. £10 For Running Illegal Sweep "Gloaming" Sh[?]lling Lottery. Young Man Before Court. Brisbane
Following a complaint to the police that tickets in a sweep known as "'Gloaming" 1 sweep were being sold by small shopkeepers to children…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hoaxing the Police
Last week a man was released from Junee lockup, after doing seven days, and later in the afternoon he worked off a tale of terrible tragedy. "Two…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder Charge. Quarrel Over a Woman. Innisfail
Lionel Moore, 21, a native of Tasmania, was stabbed to death by a Maltese named Joe Bong, at Tulley. It appears that the men quarrelled over…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Steamers Collide. Judgment in Admiralty Court. Sydney
The acting Chief Justice delivered his reserved judgment in the Admiralty Court to-day in the matter of the collision of the steamship Kooyong, owned…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Night Visitor. Strange Case at Adelaide. Sequel in Court. Adelaide
Inmates of the house of Mr. J. L. Bonython, of the well-known newspaper family, have been terrorised by a mysterious man who made sudden appearances in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sergeant Kilner Retires From Police Force. When the Shearers Struck. Long Chase After Burglar
Sergeant Kilner, of Grafton, who has completed 31 years service in the police force, has retired on superannuation on account of being declared medically unfit…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Innisfail Tragedy. Maltese Charged with Murder. INNISFAlL
The court was crowded when the Maltese, Joseph Borg appeared charged with wilfully murdering Lionel Moore, at Banyan, op, September 29. Moore died…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Contemptible Theft
While lifting the mutilated body of a little girl, who was killed by a train at Granville station, (Mr. W. Carter, officer in charge of the bookstall on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Appin Murder Case. Appeal to High Court. Sydney
As William George Simpson has lodged an appeal to the High Court against his conviction for the murder of Guy Clift at Appin, the Premier…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hitler's Release. Vetoed by the Police. Berlin
The police authorities vetoed the release of Hitler, alleging that while in prison he actively participated in the reorganisation of illegal societies into one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Circuit Court. a Dorrigo Case. a Violent Assault
At the Lismore Circuit Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice James, Charles Lee pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting and occasioning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Surprised by Police. Three Men in Court. Breaking and Entering Charge Sydney
At the Central Police Court to-day William Bishop, Arthur Shirley and Edward Dummett each faced two charges of breaking and entering at Crosbie House,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Audacious Theft in Cells
The week-end was full of incident for a visitor who arrived in Brisbane from Strathpine on Saturday morning with the intention of enjoying a little relaxation…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Note Snatcher Sentenced. Sydney
William Power (26), a laborer, who caused a sensation by grabbing £160 from the counter of the George street branch of the Union Bank of Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Vicious Assault. Man's Teeth Kicked Out
When the case of William James Copley, 12, laborer, was called on at Fitzroy, Melbourne, on Monday, the informant, Frederick Walter Quick, bootmaker,…
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