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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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An Afghan Murder. Accused Found Guilty. Sentenced to Death. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

The trial of Hadji Khan on a charge of haring murdered Said Mahomet, an Afghan, at Hergott Springs, took place at the Port Augusta Circuit…

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A Count's Murder. His Fiancee on Trial. Story of Intrigue. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

A sensational trial commenced at the assizes at Venice on Friday in connection with the murder of Count Kamarowski, who was shot at Venice…

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A Murder League. Discovered in Corea. Fifteen Arrests Made. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

A murder league has been discovered at Seoul (Corea) as the result of investigations in connection with the Premier's attempted assassination. A…

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Berlin Socialist Riots. Dispersed by Police. Twenty-five Demonstrators Wounded. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

A section of the Berlin socialists marched to Treptow Park yesterday and tried to break the cordon of police. The mounted gendarmerie immediately…

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BEATTY WiLL Case. a Conspiracy Charge. Mrs. Beatty Before the Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 4

Sarah Jane Beatty was charged at the City Court to-day with conspiracy to defeat the ends of justice regarding her husbaud's wiil case in Sydney,…

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Statement by Mr. Deakin. an Evident Misapprehension. Arbitration Court Not to Blame. Why Settlement Is Not Arrived At

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 3

During the course of a speech at the Athenaeum Hall on Wednesday night, the Prime Minister (says the "Age" of March 4) referred to the coal strike at…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 8

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., three drunks. with varying numbers of "previouses" to thcip account, were…

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A Politician in Trouble. Before Perth Police Court. Charged with Fraud. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 4

Perth, Wednesday. John M. Hopkins, M.L.A., who stands committed for trial on a charge of having stolen mortgaged sheep, was…

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Indian Crime. an Official's Murder. Accused Before the Court. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 4

Recently a British-Indian oficial named Jackson was murdered in the Bombay Presidency, and a native named Kanare and six others were arrested in…

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A Police Appointment. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 4

Superintendent Day has been appointed office superintendent attached to the Inspector-General of Police for duty…

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The Tanunda Tragedy. Accused Placed in Adelaide Gaol. Awaiting His Trial. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 6

Carl Bonello, the Portuguese who is charged with the murder of Norma Plush, at Tanunda, was brought to Adelaide to-day. He will be kept in the…

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Harry Orchard in Gaol. Man Who Confessed to 27 Murders. Employed in Shoe Shop

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 7

Harry OTchard, who tied the dynamite bomb to Governor Steuenberg's gate at Caldwell, Idaho, and on the Witness stand confessed to 27 murders,…

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The Moonta-street Murder. John Robin's Case. Death Sentence to Be Carried Out. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 March 1910 · page 6

The Executive Council considered the petition for the reprieve of John Robins senteced to denth for the murder of Robert Ownsworth, in Moonta-street,…

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The Stipendiary Magistrate

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 2

MR. DOVE, the stipendiary magistrate for the district of Broken Hill, left yesterday on what is supposed by all of us, including himself, to be only a…

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An Embezzler Sentenced. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 2

F. C. Knight was sentenced to five years' imprisonment to-day for embezzling £7000 from the Barnsley, Building Society…

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Charged with Manslaughter. Verdict of Acquittal. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 4

Daniel Fallshaw, charged with the manslaughter of Benjamin Hutchinson at South Melbourne, was acquitted at the General Sessions to-day…

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Scene in Melbourne Court. Impudence and Insults

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 3

There are dozens of disreputable characters in and around the metropolis who (says the "Age" of March 5) regard their periodical…

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A Domestic Tragedy. Man Attempts to Murder His Wife. Then Commits Suicide. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 2

At Christchurch (N.Z.) yesterday. James Trengrove, a laborer, attempted to murder his wife by striking her on the head with a tomahawk and…

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A Notorious Anarchist. Keeps Police at Bay. Eventually Shot Dead. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 2

Ten Odessa police attempted to arrest a man named Slavinsky, a notorious anarchist. He kept the police at bay with two…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. the Lithgow Lockout. Case Before Industrial Court. the Proprietors Fined. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 March 1910 · page 4

The action in which Detective Bradley proceeded against Charles H. Hoskins and G. and C. Hoskins Limited, for having created a look-out at…

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