Police Court Motor Traffic Breaches
Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., had a quiet day at Coffs Police Court on Wednesday. The cases were confined wholly to Motor Traffic Act breaches…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1934
1,305 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 23 of 66
Death of Gaol Warder Man Charged with Slaying Remand Granted to April 19. SYDNEY
Following the death of Albert William Gates, 31, warder at Long Bay gaol, early this morning, after an alteration in a house at Maroubra, Frederick William…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Denied Quarrel Accused's Evidence in Glen Innes Murder Charge. Armidale
Medical evidence to the effect that William McCormish, 55, died as the result of a severe blow with a blunt instrument, was given by Dr. A. Mac…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Jury's Unusual Experience 'No Precedent' Supreme Court Case Jury's Inspection Held Up Through Flood Waters
"There seems to be no precedent to guide us and we will have to make one," remarked Mr. Justice Halse Rogers yesterday in the Supreme…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Kempsey Assault Charge
At Kempsey Police Court last Saturday, Sidney Baker, 20, was charged with riotous behaviour in Belgrave street on April 6. Accused pleaded guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On Fire in Court
Anxiety to answer his name when the jury roll was called at the Melbourne General Sessions cost a man his coat. When his name was called he dropped his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →14-Year-old Theft Discovery of Chemicals Accused Merchant Remanded. Sydney
A sequel to the discovery of hundreds of pounds worth of chemicals yesterday was the appearance at the Central Court to-day, of Percy Miller, 42. merchant,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stranded Collier Marine Court Inquiry Judge's "Grave Suspicions." Sydney
At the inquiry to-day into the stranding of the collier Bealiba, south of Norah Head, on March 9, Judge Sheridan remarked that it was significant that an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Company Directors Two Charged with Fraud. Cleveland
O. P. Van Weringen, a railway magnate, and Joseph Nutt, a banker and former treasurer of the National Republican party, pleaded not guilty at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stabbed with Scissors Youthful Co-re. in Recent Divorce Another Youth Charged with Manslaughter. Perth
George Fox, aged 16, was committed for trial for manslaughter yesterday, following the inquest into the death of Clarrie Smith, 16, who died in hospital last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Slashed Throat Prisoner in French Court. Paris
"If I am condemned, blood will flow," said the banker, Henri Rochette, when, three years ago, he was accused of financial frauds. He was found guilty, a month…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Station Held Up Two Men with Machine Guns. New York
John Dillinger, robber and murderer who escaped from gaol early in February, continued his extraordinary crime career when he calmly invaded the police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →'It Is Sheer Murder' BODYLINE Former Eng. Captain's View English Press Criticised 'Worst Enemy of Cricket' Larwood's Toe—jardine's Successor. London
H. K. Foster, former captain of the Worcestershire County Club, speaking at a dinner of the Gloucestershire Club, said that bodyline bowling was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Doubly Charged
At the Grafton Police Court yesterday. Francis Simmons, 24, pleaded' guilty to charges of having been found drunk, and also making use of indecent language in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Conference Hint of Better Conditions. Sydney
Speaking at the opening of the Police Conference to-day the Chief Secretary. Mr. Chaffey, said the Government was not unmindful of the merits of its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ten Per Cent. Cut Application for Restoration Court's Decision To-day. Melbourne
The Arbitration Court to-morrow will announce its decision on the application of various unions for the restoration of the ten per cent cut…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →£20,000 ACTION Bedford v. Brisbane 'Telegraph' Against New Trial Appeal to High Court. Sydney
The appeal of the Telegraph Newspaper Co., Ltd., of Brisbane, in connection with the litigation between it and Randolph Bedford, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court Like Pawn-broker's
The Warwick police, court resembled tin interior of a pawnshop, the witness box and the jury box being lined with a miscellaneous collection of articles…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Force Don't Want Arbitration Court Sydney
The N.S.W. Police Association Conference to-day rejected a motion that the force be given access to the Arbitration Court. The majority of the delegates…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Six Months Former Solicitor Sentenced. Sydney
Stilted to have practised as a solicitor at Lismore and to have been struck off the roll for having failed to account for his client's money, Everett Briscombe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →