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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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Larceny From a Steamer. Two Men Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 1

George Wells and Charles Burford, two young men, were charged at the Port Adelaide Police Court yesterday (says the "Express"), before Messrs. R…

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In Male Attire. Woman's Strange Movements. Public Deceived for Years. Police Find Her at Semaphore

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1914 · page 6

Recently a rumor gained currency in Semaphore that a certain female visitor from Victoria, employed at one of the hotels, was masquerading in male…

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Police Court. This Morning's Business

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 2

At this morning's sittings of the Police Court, presided over by Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M., Robert Haldane pleaded guilty to having been…

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Alleged Assault. Austrians Before the Court. Trouble Over Money Matters

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 2

Marco Muotellovich proceeded against Alick Perussi in the Police Court this morning before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M., for having, on December…

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Dublin's Troubles. Police Dissatisfied

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 3

Although the time is not yet ripe for a public and official announcement on the subject, the executive in Ireland is maintaining the efforts, which it…

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A Hut Robber. Fined at Silverton Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 2

At Silverton Court yesterday, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M., and Mr. A. Campbell, J.P., William Evans was charged with stealing two tins…

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The Liverpool Murder. the Verdict at the Inquest. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 4

The jury at the inquest touching the death of Miss Bradford brought in a verdict of wilful murder against Sumner and Ettoft, and they were both…

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The Tacoma Strike. Fight Between Strikers and Police. [Reuter's Message.] Tacoma

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 2

The Austrian strikers at the Tacoma mines, Washington Company, who are now entrenched around the huge smelter, have fought another battle…

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Charged with Bigamy. an Adelaide Case. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday afternoon a charge of bigamy was brought against Frank Edwin Bishop, alias George E. Rickards. The accused,…

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Small Debts Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 8

A sitting of the Small Debts Court was held in the Courthouse this morning, and was presided over by Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M. A claim for…

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Mysterious Child Murder. Boy Found Strangled. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

A 7-year-old boy was found strangled under a seat of a railway carriage at Shoreditch this morning. The child has been identified, but the…

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Furious Strikers. Chairmakers Attack Factories. a Fight with the Police. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

Two thousand chairmakers at High Wycombe, who are at present on strike, atacked the factories in which some non-strikers are still at work to-day,…

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German Militarism. Von Reuter's Appeal to the Court. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

Colonel Von Reuter, who was placed on trail by court-martial for certain happendings at Zabern some weeks ago, made a dramatic appeal to the court…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Editon. German Militarism. Court-martial of Von Reuter. Lenient Sentences. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 8

A sargeant of the gendarmerie, in giving evidonce at the court-martial of Colonel von Reuter at Strasburg, tostified that he saw some German soldiers…

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Police Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 8

The D.S.M., Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, had a long list of cases to deal with at the Police Court this morning…

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The Trunk Murder Case. Paris

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 8

Mrs. Goulet, who was concerned in the trunk murder case at Monte Carlo in 1907, died to-day in Montpellier prison. Her husband died in 1909…

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Persecuted for Years. Echo of Auburn Murder. Innocent Man Called an Informer

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 3

To be accused of having been a "dirty informer" in the celebrated Digby Grand-Jones murder case not once but a hundred times by not one…

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German Militarism. Court-martial's Biased the Honor of the Officers. [Reuter's Message.] Berlin

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1914 · page 4

Colonel von Reuter has been acquitted by the court-martial at Strasburg on the ground that he was justified in protecting the honor of his officers…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 2

Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, D.S.M., had one case to deal with in the Police Court his morning. Robert Scott was convicted on a charge of having been…

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Police Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1914 · page 4

The D.S.M., Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, had a long list of eases to deal with at the Police Court this morning…

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