Vain Appeal Laborer Charged with Theft. Sydney
When Sydney Albert Bedell 39, laborer, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with the theft of £607½, the property of the Sydney Stevedoring and…
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Courts & crime, 1928
1,819 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 91
"Would Murder for £5" Magistrate's Opinion of Sydney Roughs. Sydney
At the Parramatta Police Court to-day during the hearing of a case in which Harry Fong, Chinese market gardener, of Rose Bay, was a witness he produced…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →PRECOCITY Psychological Drama Another Loeb Tragedy German Schoolboy Charged with Murder. Berlin
The case of Kranz, a schoolboy, charged with murdering a boy friend, recalling the Leopold-Loeb case in Chicago, has caused a sensation in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eccentric Italian Hoped to Die in Gaol. Sydney
"I hope I never come back from gaol but die there," shouted an Italian, Michael Simonesen, when he was sentenced to three months imprisonment, at…
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John Kenny, 47, clerk, was remanded to Perth from the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having stolen £52658, the property of the Melville…
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Eric Rasmussen, 23, a Dane, and George Speigelglass, 22; both described as members of the "international Police," were convicted at the Darlinghurst Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tell Tale Coat Police Clue and Arrest. Melbourne
A coat found in Howie place shortly after the shop of Miss Stella Palfrey, jeweller, had been broken into last month and jewellery valued at £2000 had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ulmarra Trust Rate Appeal Upheld Ulmarra Court Cases
Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at Ulmarra Police Court, Henry Collett and Harold Elworthy appealed against the rating of land owned by them within the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pawned His False Teeth an Old Offender in Court. Sydney
When Edward Nathan, a dealer, was charged with having assaulted his wife at the Redfern Police Court to-day the police prosecutor, Sergeant Dennis, said…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shipmaster Sentenced N.Z. Government Funds Charge of Embezzlement. London
Three months' imprisonment was imposed on Captain Cant, who pleaded guilty to embezzling £150 belonging to the New ' Zealand Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Crackers at Prayer Meeting Middle-aged Man Sent to Gaol. Melbourne
For having thrown lighted crackers into the middle of a band of people conducting a prayer meeting in a city street last night a well dressed middle-aged man…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prisoners Mute Dublin Court Dilemma Juries Cannot Agree. London
There was a perplexing dilemma at the Dublin Criminal Court, when two youths, named Russell and Price, who were charged with being members of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Escapologist's Show Police Stop Street Performance Sydney
Murray, the escapologist, who will shortly begin a season at a city theatre, advertised that lie would "hang" from a crane in Market street to-day, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Number Plates Motor Traffic Prosecutions Police Case Pails
A number of motor traffic prosecutions were dealt with by the Polict Magistrate, Mr. E. A. Mahony, at the Grafton Police Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stolen Car Two Men Caught in Shop Charged Also with Breaking and Entering. Sydney
At the Parramatta Court to-day, William Thornton, 23, wireless operator, and James Johnson, 26, electrician, were charged with having broken and entered…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Clothes on Wharf Police Dragging for Body. Sydney
The police are dragging the water at Balmoral for the body of a man whose clothes were found on the wharf to-day. Relatives identified the clothing as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Accused Persons Statements to Police Judge on ''Warning Rule. Sydney
During the hearing of a ease at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day, Judge Curlewis ruled that if a constable omits to give warning to an accused person, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Vicar Hooted Service Again Held Up Lancashire Demonstration Church Guarded by Police. London
A demonstration at St. Cuthbert's Church, Darwen, Lancashire, culminated in an extraordinary scene yesterday, when mounted and foot police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Flat Murder Police Have New Theory. London
The ''Daily Express" states that Scotland Yard is working on a new theory that a financially embarrassed friend who was aware that there was jewellery in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'Worst Three Criminals' Ashfield Assault Case Police Deny Forced Statements Sydney
The ease in which Frank Ricketts, 37, Harold McEwan, 29, and Patrick Kelly, 24, were charged with having assaulted and robbed an aged financier, Henry…
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