Charge of Murder. School Converted to Shambles Auckland
The trial commenced in the Supreme Court of John Higgins on two counts of murder at Waikino School. The question at issue will be the insanity or sanity…
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Courts & crime, 1924
1,407 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 9 of 71
Boy Drowned Police Recover Body. Sydney
The body of Leslie Smith, aged seven, was picked up in the harbor near Clark Island to-day. He went with his parents and others to a picnic at Clark…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paddington Murder. Williams Gives Himself Up. Alleged Full Admission. Sydney
Edward Williams, father of the three murdered children who were found, in their bed at Underwood street, Paddington, last week, walked into the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Trays of Rings Man Charged with Theft. Brisbane
At the Police Court to-day James Wilson, on remand, was charged with stealing two trays containing 24 diamond rings, valued at £350, the property of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Assault
The same afternoon before Messrs. H. M. Bate and F. T. Bennett, Js.P., Charles Dean, aged 16J years, was charged by the police with "that he…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dorrigo Police Court. a Drunk Fined
Mr. F. T. Bennett, J.P., sat on the local Bench on Saturday morning and heard a charge read against one Charles Donnelly, better known by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned "Home." Buckley Sack to Gaol. Darwin
Buckley, the aborigine prisoner who has been missing from the gaol, yesterday returned voluntarily. He stated that he went to sleep in the jungle and forgot the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£600 From Repat. Man Charged at Tenterfield. Tenterfield
Thomas Heffernan was charged at the local court with having conspired with John Heffernan to defra[?]d the Repatriation Department of various large sums…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Paddington Tragedy Williams in Court. "I Killed My Children." "Could Not Starve." Statement to Police. Newcastle
The local Police Court was crowded when Edward Williams appeared to answer a charge of murdering Rosalie Eileen Williams at Paddington…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£3000 Worth of Jewellery. Man Charged with Theft. Sydney
Arthur Henry Binsted, aged 44, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having stolen a quantity of gold and diamond jewellery and about £40 in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BANK'S £423. Clerk Sent to Gaol. Brisbane
At the Criminal Court Eric Arthur Doran, 26, pleaded guilty to having between March 23, 1922, and September 27, 1923, at Brisbane, being a clerk of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man with Gun. Roaming Gonlburn District. Fires and Robberies. Police Scouring Country. Sydney
A number of incendiary fires have occurred in the Goulburn district, which has been thrown into a state of terror. The police are hunting for the suspect…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Orange Murder. Newton Protests Innocence Offers to Assist Police. Orange
Thomas Henry Newton, aged 40, appeared before the local court to-day and was formally charged with the murder of Joseph Quinlan. He was then…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fined for Theft of Dog
At the Guyra Police Court Charles Langley was found guilty of having a stolen dog in his possession. The dog was the property of H. F. White, Bald…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →School Murders. Higgins Sentenced to Death. Auckland
After a trial lasting three and a half days Higgins, charged with the Waikino School murders, has been Lund guilty, and sentenced to death. The trial has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged Jewellery Theft. Prosecutor's Wife Involved. Sydney
There was an interesting development at the Central Court to-day in the allegations against Arthur Binstead, aged 44, and Ruby Grace, of having stolen a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Push" Leader. Two Years for Assault. Sydney
Edward Ronan, laborer, aged 17, who pleaded guilty to a charge of assault, was sentenced to-day to two years' imprisonment by acting Judge Edwards…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Man Arrested. Intent to Murder Charge. Sydney
Henry Josephs (27) was arrested late this afternoon, after a struggle by Detectives Mitchell and Hardy, on a charge of having maliciously wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Drug Fiend. Melbourne Murder Case. Murder Verdict. Little Girl Witness. Melbourne
Remarkable evidence was given in the Criminal Court to-day when Charles Johnson was charged with the murder of Mrs. Kathleen Price in a particularly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Three Years' Gaol. £4000 Jewellery Robbery. Sydney
A sentence of three years' penal servitude was passed at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day on Antonius Zetto, houseman, who pleaded guilty to a charge of…
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