Police As Witnesses
In giving Judgment at the Police Court this morning in a case in which the evidence of two constables was taken, Mr. M'Kensey, S.M., said that for the future he didn't want…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1908
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A Solicitor's Application. For Release from Gaol. Melbourne
Louis Horwitz, the Hamilton solicttor, who three and a half, years age was sentenced to six years' imprisonment on his conviction, for fraud,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Divorce Case. Wipe Charged with Habitual Drunkenness. Husband's Petttton Dismissed. Sydney
In the Divorce Court yesterday Mr. Justice Simpson delivered judgment respecting the petition of Philip Falk for a divorce from his wife, Ada Falk,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local Option Court. a Humorous Witness. A Gentleman Named "Honeymoon." Also a "Mr. Orangeman." Sydney
At the local option court yesterday, whilst the licensee of the Metropolitan Hotel, Woollahra, was being crossexamined in reference to the names of…
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At the Police Court this morning Mr. M'Kensevy, S.M., presiding, Annie Smith pleaded guilty to having been drunk on the Proprietary lease, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Idaho Murder Trials. Orchard Sentenced to Death. Recommendation for Mercy
No other recent murder trial hus excited such attention in the United States as that of Moyer (President), Haywood (secretary), and Pottibone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Starving Man Released. Presented with the Coal he was Charged with Stealing
A married man named Thomas Dodson, whose family were without food or firing, was a few weeks since brought up at Croydon (London) for stealing a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Belmont Murder. Accused Sentenced to Ten Years' Imprisonment. Perth
The trial of John Arthur Moore, charged with having murdered Delia Clark at Belmont on November 23 last, was concluded yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Abominable Conspiracy. Accused Sent to Gaol. Perth
At the Criminal Court yesterday Mr. Justice M'Millan rentenced Albert E. Rees and Onslow Horace Devenish to nine-months' hard labor for having…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Belmont Murder. Evidence of Accused., Perth
The trial of John Moore on a charge of having murdered Delia Clark at Belmont on November 23 last was continued yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Railway Robberies. Railway Detective Sentenced. Three Years' Imprisonment. Company Mulcted in Damages. [Reuter's Message.] London
There has lately been a series of extensive robberies, mostly of jewellery, on English railways. After one Brooks, detective in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Cable Hotel. Appeal Before the Supreme Court. A Rule Nisi Granted
The Special Court appointed under the new Liquor Act to determine the number of hotels to be closed [?]n Broken Hill decided in the case of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Newtown Murder. Accused Sentenced to Three Years' Imprisonment. Sydney
The Newtown [?]er Prince, charged with the murder of an assistant, was to-day sentenced to three yours imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Burning a Woolshed. Accused Found Quilty. Also Convicted of Murder. And Sentenced to Death. Brisbane
At the Criminal Sittings at Roma yesterday William Riley was found guilty of burning the Coongcota woolshed in 1895 and sentenced to 14 years'…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Ballarat Murder. Melbourne
William Iles, who is charged with the murder of Mary Graham at Ballarat, has been remanded for a week…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Convicted of Manslaughter. Sentenced to Seven Years Imprisonment. Kalgoorlic
At the Criminal Court yesterday [?]cil M'Grath, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of Edward Thomas in a fight at Kolgoorlic, was sentenced…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Supreme Court Award. London
The United States Supreme Court has awarded Mr. Corcoran, a Dublin harnessmakcr, and Mrs. Hannah Callaghan the bequest of £150.000 left by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Suffragettes. Attack on Parliament House. Stylish Girls Fight Police
The London correspondent of the S.M. "Herald" gives the following account of a recent attack on Parliament House by the suffragetts:—…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colliery Troubles. Black Jack Mine Idle. the Special Mining Court. Committee of Management's Resolution. Diversity of Opinion Among the Lodges. Sydney
The Black Jack colliery is idle. The minors allege that the manager persistently violated his agreement with them…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suspected Gold Stealing. Melbourne
The directors of the South German R[?]f Company, Maldon, suspecting that gold stealing was going on, decided to post notices at the mine cautioning employees to…
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