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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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The New Zealand Strike. Another Supreme Court Case. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

In the Supreme Court yesterday, Patrick Hassett was charged on three counts arising out of the recent strike-on one with attempting. to murder…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

At this morning's sittings of the Police Court, presided over by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., the following cases were dealt with—…

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New South Wales. Charged with Wilful Murder. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

(At the Coroner's Court yesterday a verdict of wilful murder was preferred against James Mullan in connection with the death of his wife at Waverley…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Miss Bradfield's Murder Sumner Sentenced to Death. Eltoft Gets Four Years in Gaol. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 8

At the conclusion of the trial of George Sumner, alias Ball, and J. Eltoft, for the murder of Miss Bradfield, the jury, after an absence of an…

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"The Ceylon Silk Company.", Ten Yards of Silk for 2/6. Man Charged with Fraud. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 8

A case of an extraordinary nature was before the police court this morning, when four [?]arges of fraud were brought against Edwin Percy. Liddle,…

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An Exciting Scene. Alleged Assault. Injured Man Taken to Hospital. Cab Followed by Hundreds of People. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

On Friday evening Mr. James Harold Hanson was admitted to the Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital suffering from injuries received in a brawl winch…

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A Central Reserve Sensation. FORElGNER Assaulted and Robbed. Alleged Assailant Before the Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 4

At about 6.30 o'clock yesterday evening a Turk, who gave his name as Ruffck, reported to the police that while he was proceeding through the…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Strange Murder Story. Dead Body Located by Fortuneteller. Murdered Man's Partner Arrested. (Reuter's Message.) Paris

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 6

M. Pani Cadiou, manager of an engineering factory, disappeared from [?] about a month ago. His brother, who had made an…

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Constable Charged with Assault. Case Dismissed

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 5

At the Central Police Court, Sydney, on Tuesday last, Mount Davis, a young man, was charged with using insulting words to Constable Frederick Matthew…

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Police Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 4

Before Mr. C. F. Butler, SM,, the following cases were dealt with this morning in the Police Court— Insobriety and Bad Language…

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The New Zealand Strike. the Leaders Sentenced. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 8

The prosecution of several of the leaders in the recent New Zealand strike has been concluded, and the rioters have received sentences varying…

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The Shoreditch Murder. Evidence at the Inquest. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 4

At the inquest to-day touching the death of the lad Starchfieid, wliose murdered body was found under the seat of a railway train, Mr. Moore, a timber…

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The Reeks Mystery. Latest Theory of the Police. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1914 · page 8

The police are now inclined to attrihute the Rooks murder to a party of International sharpers, and the investigating the movements of a Hung…

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Police Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. Drunkenness aud Bad Language…

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Small Debts Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1914 · page 2

A number of cases were dealt with by Mr. C. F. Bultler, S.M., under the Small Debts Court jurisdiction in the Courthouse this morning…

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The Reeks Murder. Police Still on the Alert. (Reuter's Message.) London, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 8

The coroner in summing-up at the inquest on the body of Thomas Reeks, found murdered near Wolverhampton, ' said there was not the slightest doubt…

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The Shoreditch Murder. Incriminating Evidence. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 6

At the adjourned. inquest to-day touching the death of the lad Starchfield, whose murdered body was found under a seat in a railway carriage, and…

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Serious Charge. Alleged Assault and Robbery. in Central Reserve. Accused Committed for Trial

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 4

A young man named George Innes was charged; on remand, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, with assaulting…

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The Reeks Murder. Verdict at the Inquest. (Router's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 4

The inquest touching the death of Thomas Reeks, whose doad body was found at the mouth of an old shaft near Wolverhampton a fortnight ago,…

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Licensing Court. Transfer and Booth License Applications

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 8

Messrs. C.F. Butler,S.M. and G. C. Bowen, J.P.sat on the Licensing Bench this morninig, and granted the following applications—…

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