Alleged Gold Stealing. Melbourne
Jessio Thorn, goldbuyer, charged with feloniously receiving gold, was discharged. Arthur Thorn, charged with being in possession of quartz…
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Courts & crime, 1908
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A Petty Theft. Adelaide
At the Police Court to-day Francis Flynn was sentenced to six months hard labor for stealing a pair of braces, valuer at 2s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court Incident. a Medical Witness. Cormes Into Conflict With the Magistrate. Sydney
Walter Burns (28), a dealer, was charged at the, Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Isaacs, S.M., with assaulting Jessie Prossetin. Accused…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Welsh Murder Trial. Collier Sentenced to Death for a Savage Crime
After an absence from the court of six minutes a jury at Cardiff Assizes recently found George St[?]lls guilty of the murder of his mother, and he was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cornish Murder in Butte
From Butte City, Montana (U.S.A.), comes the news (records the "Co[?]ubian" of November 28) that the second trial of Harry Penna far tho murder…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newtown Murder. Sydney
Henry Prince, a[?] of the murder of Henry Sullivan at Newtown yesterday has been remanded for eight days…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Accused of Murder. London
Albert Thompson, an English m[?]ch[?], has been arrested on suspicion of murdering on Christmas night a beautiful young woman and leaving…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"I've Cut Her Head Off!" Verdict of Murder Against Man of 70
A coroner's jury at Wolverhampton found that Thomas, Allen (70), ah ironworker, of Chepel-street, Moseley Vilingo, wilfully murdered his wife. Emily…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Emperor's Love Story. Secrets of Throne Told in Court
The romance of an Emperor's love story (says the "News of the World" of November 10) was recalled at the Law Courts (Strand) before Mr. Justice…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Hampshire Tragedy. Attempted Murder. by Divorced Man. Who Commits Suicide. [Reuter's Message.] London
Major Henry Coates Phillips yesterday entered at Crookham, Hampshire, the residence of his wife, from whom he had been divorced, and fired at her…
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Mr. M'Kensey. S.M., in the Police Court to-day, inflicted the following fines:—John Stanley, indecent language, 40s; or 14 days. R[?]chard Nelson,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Disfranc[?]sed Residents. Municipal Revision Court
Special interst attached to the proceedings of the Municipal Revision Court held yesterday afternoon at the Courthouse, Mr.M'Kensey, S.M.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Year's Eve Crowd. Police Commissioner's Report. Objection to Explosive Sticks. "Herald's" Comments, Sydney
Mr. Garvin, Commissioner of Police, reports that although the crowd in Sydney on New Year's Eve was large and noisy, very little occurred that could…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fresh Colliery Troubles. Grave Situation. Owners Threaten to Withdraw from Special Court. Strong Protest by Mr. Wade. Sydney
The combined mines of the Newcastle district, working shorthanded, are unable to meet the demand for coal. The fresh trouble at the collieries…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Magistrate Dead. Adelaide
Mr. G. W. Hawkes, S.M., died at his residence, North Adelaide, yesterday. Deceased, who was 86 years of age, had filled many public positions in Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Zululand Unrest. Rebels Surprised by Police. [Reuter's Message.] London
A police patrol surprised a small party of rebels in caves at the junction of the Black, White, and Unvolosi rivers, and killed two. The rest…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Harden Trial. Declaration by Court President. [Reuter's Message.] London
On the conclusion of the second trial of Herr Harden (editor of "Zukunft"), charged with libelling Count Kuno von Moltke, the President of the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court
Four first[?]offending drunks (one a woman) were each fined 5s. or one day's imprisonment by Mr. M'Ken[?]ey, S.M., in the Police Court this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Premier As a Magistrate
Mr. Bent, Premier of Victoria, tells a story against himself of his experience, as a justice of the peace. He was prosid[?]ng on the bench one day at Br[?]ghton, when a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Australia. Charged with Embezzlement. Kalgoorlie
At the police court yesterday Edward James Simpson was remanded for eight days on three charges of having embezzled maneys from his employees, S. C. Ward…
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