Certified Insane Youth Charged with Murder. Sydney
Certified as insane, Boyd Sinclair. 17, who has been charged with the murder of John Smillie, at Homebush, on September 23, 1935. has been…
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Courts & crime, 1936
1,247 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 63
High Court Appeal Sodeman's Death Sentence. Melbourne
An application is to be made to the Full High Court on Monday, for special leave to appeal from the sentence of death pronounced on Arnold Sodeman,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"Ready to Die" Better Than Gaol Sodeman's Statements Appealed Under Pressure Melbourne
It was only after importunate requests had been made to him by his solicitor on behalf of his mother, wife, and sister that Arnold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court
Before Mr. S. J. Bliss, P.M., at the Grafton Police Court yesterday morning, William Charles Davey (29) and George Dent (30) were each fined 26…
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At the Maclean Police Court on Monday Peter Bailey, for being found drunk near the public wharf, Maclean, on Saturday night, was sentenced to the rising of the court, he having been in custody since Saturday night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Death Two Sentenced Garage Shooting Murder of Stead Sydney
The allegation that James Leighton Massey (22), motor mechanic, in an attempt to rob the Star Service Station, Darlinghurst, produced a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotel Boarder Robbed "Too Much Petty Thieving" Young Man Sent to Gaol
Charged with having stolen the sum 8 of £5, the property of John Phillip Kratz, from a room at the Royal Hotel, Grafton, Eric Stewart Haling, a young…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hauptmann Frantic Reprieve Effort Alleged Confession Lindbergh Child's Death Second Man Charged. New York
New and fantastic elements entered the Lindbergh case to-day, just 48. hours before Bruno Hauptmann is scheduled to die in the electric…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Daring Theft Three Months' Gaol
With four aliases and a long list of convictions in three States, William Harris, 38, was sentenced tb three months' hard labor by Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Child's Death Woman Charged with Murder. Sydney
Discharged from Manly Hospital this morning, Mrs. Edith Belcher, 50, domestic duties, was charged at the Central Police Court this afternoon with…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Suspected Persons" Month's Gaol
"There is no doubt in my mind that these two men were there for the purpose of committing robbery with violence." said Sergeant Dowd at the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →JEALOUSY? Woman Sentenced Poison in Pudding. Melbourne
Sentenced to six months' imprisonment to-day, on a charge of having sent a Christmas pudding, coated with powdered poisoned wheat through the post…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Very Brutal Killing" Gruyere Murder Case Sentence of Eight Years' Imprisonment. Melbourne
Commenting that it was a case of very brutal killing, Mr. Justice Martin, in the Criminal Court to-day, sentenced Giacomo Tarca, the young…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gloria Vanderbilt Court Refuses to Review Case. Washington
The Supreme Court to-day refused to review the case of Mrs. Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, to recover the custody of her child, Gloria, from the child's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Court Efficiency
Celerity in dealing with cases was much in evidence in the Brisbane Police Court on Monday morning, when justice was meted out to about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Accused's Story Gun Exploded Narrabri Murder Change. Narrabri
Following the conclusion or the Crown case against him, Tom Hankinson (32), charged with having murdered Eva Saunderson, at Gunnedah,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder Charge "Fight in Yard" Alleged Confession Two Men on Trial Sydney
Alleged to have kicked a victim to death, Reginald Davies, 38, and James Geddes, 23, were charged before Mr. Justice Street and a jury, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"The Murder Man"
Exploits of a New York star reporter who assists the police in solving mysterious crime, only to find himself in jeopardy, are vividly depicted in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Geddes Sentenced Manslaughter of Paterson. Sydney
Sentence of 12 months' imprisonment to-day was passed upon James Richard Geddes, 23, by Mr. Justice Street in the Central Criminal Court…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →District Court and Quarter Sessions
The sittings of the Grafton District Court and Quarter Sessions will commence at the Grafton Courthouse on Monday next before his Honor Judge…
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