A Pumpkin Subject of Stealing Charge
A case concerning a pumpkin, valued at 1, occupied the time of Mr. Mahony, P.M., in the Casino Police Court on Tuesday. The parties came all the way from…
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Courts & crime, 1930
1,628 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 82
"The Spiders" Gang Leader Sent to Gaol. Sydney
Described by the police as the leader of a gang known as "The Spiders," Francis Kenny, 27, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment at the Darlinghurst…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Brothers Sentenced Conspiracy to Defraud Insurance on Motor Car. Brisbane
Leonard Roy Montefiore, 36, formerly Brisbane manager of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, and his brother, Stanley Montefiore, 29, formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Supreme Court at Grafton Chief Justice to Preside
Mr. G. Morrison, Deputy–Sheriff, has been advised that the Chief Justice, Sir Phillip Street, K.C.M.G., will preside at the sittings of the Supreme Court, to be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Released Ten Men on Murder Charge Carried Out of Court. London
The ten men who were arrested in connection with the murder of a postman named Griffin, whose body has not been found, were released. The police have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alderman Arrested Wife Murder Alleged. Auckland
Arthur Thomas Munn, a member of Northcote Borough Council, has been arrested on a Charge of murdering his wife, Lily May Munn, who was taken seriously…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Ginger–haired Woman" Taunted Husband Acquitted on Murder Charge. Perth
A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury at the conclusios of the trial of William Johns, farmer, of Southern Cross, who was charged with murdering…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Conflicting Land Applications Grafton Court Reference Dismissed. Sydney
In the Land Court Mr. Justice Pike dismissed the reference by the Minister under Section 7 of the Closer Settlement Amendment Act. 1914. for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →'Bomb Farm' Eleven Men Arrested Chicago Police Wake Up Revolvers, Guns and Bombs Seized. Chicago
Two squads of detectives early today raided a countryside farmhouse near Melrose Park, which the police declared was a factory for turning…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →£100 Bail Alleged Assault on Woman. Sydney
John Michael Richards, 27, described as a horse trainer, was remanded at the Central Court until March 24, on a charge of having committed a serious assault on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Turn Over New Leaf" Magistrate's Advice to Young Man
Ernest James Zietsch was arrested by Constable T. Sinclair, on the night of March 1, and charged with having behaved in an indecent manner in Pound…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Small Debts Court
At the Small Debts Court yesterday Annie Copas, a boarding house keeper, proceeded against George Lollback for the recovery of a sum of £1910,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Quarter Sessions and District Court
Judge Mocatta will preside at the Court of Quarter Sessions, which opens at Grafton to–day, and Mr. R. J. Browning will appear as Crown Prosecutor. Two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alleged False Pretences Two Men Charged Three Months for an Old Offender
On Wednesday, March 5, Richard Henry Wentworth, 49, and David John Buchan, 29, upon arrival at Grafton from Queensland, were arrested by Constables…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Raid Hall Pianist Kept on Playing Endurance Record Broken. Broken Hill
At 11 a.m, on Tuesday, Leo Madison started an attempt to beat the piano playing endurance record of 113 hours, put up by Albert Steeles, at Cowra. Because…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Severe Magistrate on Police Licensing Case at Tamworth. Tamworth
In a case at Tamworth Court, in which the licensee of the Newingha Hotel was charged by the police with keeping his premises open after hours, the Magistrate,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ten Years Young Man Sentenced. Perth
Sentences amounting to ten years imprisonment with hard labor were imposed in the Criminal Court on George McKellar Smith, a young man who had pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Warden's Court
Mr. A. F. Chapman, P.M., heard, an application by Edward James O’Keefee and Charles Chouteau Currier, at the Warden's Court, Grafton, on Monday afternoon, for…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local and General Drunk Arrested in Police Station
John McNair, 40, strolled into the office of the Grafton Police Station on Monday, and was promptly arrested and charged with drunkenness. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rothbury Disturbance Full Court Judgment Reserved. Sydney
The Full Court to-day reserved judgment on two applications to have made absolute writs of prohibition against the enforcement of penalties arising out of…
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