Packed Court N.Z. Murder Trial Husband and Wife Killed. Auckland
Crowds which packed the public portion of Auckland Supreme Court to-day listened with rapt attention to the allegations made by the Crown Prosecutor, Mr…
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Courts & crime, 1934
1,305 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 30 of 66
Seven Years Sydney Thug Sentenced Attacked and Robbed Girl Sydney
A sentence of seven years imprisonment was imposed on James Cook, 33, when he pleaded guilty, at the Quarter Sessions to-day, to having hit a girl over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →27 Prisoners Escape From Indian Gaol Officials Shot Dead—armory Looted. Calcutta
Led by Jagira, a notorious desperado, 27 men, who were serving sentences for crimes as armed brigands, daringly escaped from Faaidkot State prison, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Redfern Fight Man Before Court. Sydney
Charged with having assaulted a constable in the execution of his duty. Thomas Craig, 28, was remanded until May 28, at Redfern court to-day, on bail…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →5000 STRIKERS Attacked By 2000 Police Riots in Minneapolis Pitched Battle in Street Minneapolis
A pitched battle developed to-day, between 5000 striking lorry drivers and 2000 police and special constables, who repeatedly charged the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →STRYCHNINE In Cup Of Tea Charge Against Girl Remarkable Story in Court. Melbourne
When Esmay Lorna Fitzmaurice, 17, domestic, of Nayook West, was charged in the Criminal Court to-day with having attempted to administer…
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The tendency of some courts of justice to take the word of a policeman before that, of a layman, and to treat the policeman as a person peculiarly disinterested…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Percy Smith Murder Morey Appeals Against Conviction. Wagga
Edward Morey who was sentenced to death for the murder of Perey Smith has odged an appeal against his conviction on several grounds, including one that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Poison in Tea Girl Not to Go to Gaol Judge's Remarks. Melbourne
Found guilty of having attempted to poison her employer's daughter, Esmay Fitzmaurice, 17, was remanded by Judge Wasley in the Criminal Court to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →600 Students Battles at Belgrade University Hand to Hand Struggle with Police. Belgrade
After cutting off the water supply, police with fixed bayonets stormed the Faculty of Law building, at the Belgrade University, where 600 students had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →INVALID Bequest For R.C. Newspaper High Court Judgment £108,000 Estate. Melbourne
A substantial bequest by the late Patrick Lawlor, of Camberwell, for the establishment of a Roman Catholic daily newspaper, to-day was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Police Court Drunkenness and Language
At the Maclean police court, on Thursday last, before Messrs. J. A. Letts and W. J. Rolph, J.'sP., Robert Gumley was charged with being found drunk at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court Coffs Boundaries Extended
The agitation by Coff's Harbour Chamber of Commerce to have the District Court boundaries extended has been successful. The matter was…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Riddled with Bullets Gangster and Woman Companion Fell Into Police Trap. New York
Gang and gangsters' activities in the Middle West and Southern States were marked by two important developments to-day. Clyde Barrow, considered to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Loan of £1700 Wife's Story in Divorce Court Grafton Specialist Ordered to Return. Sydney
Before Acting Justice Maxwell in the Divorce Court to-day Agnes Janet McClean petitioned for the restitution of conjugal rights from James Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Husband Charged with Stabbing His Wife. Sydney
Reginald Montgomery, 21, postal assistant, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having maliciously wounded his wife, Dorothy Montgomery,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Balwyn Murder Two Italians Remanded. Melbourne
Bail was refused Antonio Chiodo, 19. and Antonio Audina, 20, Italian fruiterers, when they appeared at the City Court to-day charged with the murder of Rocco…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bellingen and Grafton District Court Boundaries Alterations Gazetted
At the request of the Coff's Harbor Chamber of Commerce representations were recently made to the Attorney-General by Mr. R. S. Vincent, M.L.A.,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →N.Z. Murder Trial Body Found in a Duck Pond. Wellington (N.z.)
Considerable interest is still being manifested in the Bayly murder trial. To-day, a constable gave evidence that when the body of Mrs. Lackey was found in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Assault Police Sergeant Knocked About
Sergeant McGrath, of Grafton, was set upon and badly knocked about when he questioned several men near Notaras' Marble Bar refreshment room, Prince…
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