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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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General De Wet's Trial. to Be Charged with Treason. Capetown

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 2

General De Wet, one of the leaders of the South African rebellion, will shortly be tried at Bloemfontein on a charge of treason…

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Boys Before the Court. Alleged Damage to Fire Alarm

Barrier Miner · Monday 8 February 1915 · page 4

In the Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., five boys, all in knickerbockers, were charged with having, on January 20,…

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Police Court. To-day's Business

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, dealt with the following cases:— Drunkenness…

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A Chinaman's Death. Ex-soldier Charged with Murder. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

The city coroner to-day held an inquiry into the death of Wong Kee. a Chinese gardener from Tamworth, which occurred as the result of injuries…

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Sentenced to a Floccing. Two Dangerous Criminals. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 3

Judge Wasley yesterday sentenced Lenroy Walker and Edward Hugh Robertson each to three years' hard labor for having assaulted and robbed J. T…

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Albania's Anarchy. Wholesale Robbery and Murder. Cettinge

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Official: In consequence of the Austrian and Young Turks' intrigues, the state of anarchy in Albania is daily becoming more serious. Bandits roam…

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The Snow Case. Evidence Concluded. Counsel Addresses the Court. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

The hearing of the case in which Francis Hugh Snow is charged with having attempted to trade with the enemy was continued before Mr. Gepp,…

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Small Debts Court. Niemann Bros v. Ah Looie. Verdict for the Plaintiffs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 4

In the Small Debts Court this afternoon, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., the adjourned hearing of the case Niemann Bros. v. Ah Looie was…

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Alleged Theft. Chaff Missing From Thompson's Siding. Police Court Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

William Wallen Hughes (27) was charged before Mr. S. F. Butler, S.M., at the Police Court this morning with having, in or about the month of…

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A Chinaman's Death. Ex-soldier Charged with Murder. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 1

The city coroner to-day held an inquiry into the death of Wong Kee, a Chinese gardener from Tamworth, which occurred as the result of injuries…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

At the Courthouse this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler,S.M. (mines warden), Edward John Smith (through his agent, Charles J. Smith) applied…

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Sporting. Why Bookmakers' Exist. New Zealand Magistrate's Explanation. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

After a bookmaker had been fined £30 for street betting in Christchurch, the magistrate, referring to the police statement that the accused, Stewart…

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Police Court. This Morning's Sitting

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., the following cases were dealt with:— Alleged Unsound Mind…

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Police Court. This Morning's Cases

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 5

Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., dealt with the following cases in the Police Court this morning:— Two Charges…

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New Police Cap

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 3

Which will shortly be supplied to the whole of the New South Wales police force. It was the suggestion of the Inspector-General, and it has been…

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The Marrinup Murder. Sacheri's Confession. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 4

When the foreigner Sacheri was run to earth in the country a few weeks ago following the murder of the girl Jean Bell at Marrinup, he confessed to…

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Sentenced to Death. Murder of the M'cann Family. Auckland (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Sunday 14 February 1915 · page 2

The jury returned a verdict of guilty in the case of the man Rottman, charged with the murder of the three members of the M'Cann family. The…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., John Hickey O'Shea, who had one previous conviction against him, was fined 1/,…

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Sentenced to Death. Murder of the M'cann Family. Auckland (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 1

The jury returned a verdict of guilty in the case of the man Rottman, charged with the murder of the three members of the M'Cann family. The…

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A Samoan Incident. Military Court's Sentence Challenged. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

The court's decision has been reserved in regard to the application for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of the man Gaudin, wno was…

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