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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

718 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 10 of 36

Boy Confesses Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 4

A special detective in [?]arylebone police court read the confession of an hotel pantry boy named jacobi that he murdered Lady White, a guest in the…

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Murder Campaign in Ireland

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 1

Two armed bands of the Republican army carried out a series of outrages in the country of Londonderry early on Monday morning. They set fire to and…

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Daring Criminal Charge of Breaking Gaol SYDNEY

Young Witness · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 4

One of the most daring and desporate criminals in Australis, whose name is Walter Grant, will to taken back to Melbourne to-night by the…

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Yass Police Court. March 22.—Before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M. A Good Character

The Yass Courier · Thursday 23 March 1922 · page 4

Robert Garland, for stealing one bridle, valued at 16, the property of D. P. Cullen. Plea: Guilty. Sergt. Smith gave evidence, as to…

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The Surrey HILLs MURDER

Young Witness · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 2

Slater's solicitor applied for ball saying that two or three thousand could be assured, but the Chief Justice declined the request Slafer was…

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IRELAND Murder Campaign LONDON

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 2

The Irish murder campaign accounted for three more men to-day in Belfast, Cofermanagh, and Cottyrone [?]spectively. All the deaths are the insult…

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Renewal of Hotel Licenses. Local Magistrate's Important Decision

Young Witness · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 2

A decision of interest to hotelkcap ers was given by Mr. Scott, P.M., at the Young Licensing Court this week when the renewal of two hotel…

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Youths Fire on Police Constable Missing

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 March 1922 · page 4

A posse of police had an exciting chase after two youths through the Gippsland (Victoria) bush last night. Shots were exchanged. One policeman…

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Sedition Alleged. R.C. Bishop Charged. AUCKLAND

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 1

The New Zealand Government has decided to prosecute the Roman Catholic Bishop of Liston on a charge of milking a s[?]tious speech…

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Is It Murder? Man Found Dead. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Tuesday 28 March 1922 · page 1

Montagu Cook, who lived in a tent at Stonyhurst-road Gordon, this morning was found dead in the push about a mile and a half from…

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Defeated Politician. Charged With Burglary. MELBOUBNE

Young Witness · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 1

In the City Court to-day, Alfred Parker was charged with being in the unlawful possession of goods, also with having broken and entered a…

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Ex-M.L.A. Charged

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 4

Alfred Frederick Parker, formerly a member of the Victorian Parliament, has been remanded at the Melbourne City Court on a charge of being in…

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Chinese Opium Dens. Woman Charged with Vagrancy Sydney

Young Witness · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day, Rosie Perry was charged with being an idle and disorderly person and with having insufficient means of…

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Pretty Young Wife Cries In. Court

Young Witness · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 2

According to ev[?]ence given at the Central Police Court, the man who was arrested at Coogee last Friday, made a defailed confession to the…

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Third Bid for Life. Ross Appeals to High Court. SYDNEY

Young Witness · Thursday 30 March 1922 · page 1

Colin Ross made his third bid for life this afternoon, when his appeal to the High Court was made by his counsel. Ross was not present. Mr…

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Crookwell Police Court. Failing to Destroy Rabbits

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

At the Police Court to-day, writes our Crookwell correspondent, the secretary of the Yass P.P. Board proceeded against three landowners for…

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Auburn-street Affray. Alleged Stealing From Person

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 2

The case arising out of a disturbance in front of the Penny Post Office on Monday evening last again came before Mr. G. R. Williams, P.M., at…

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Hazard School Alleged Murder

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

William Edwards, horse trainer, was responded at the Central Court to-day on a charge of having feloniously and maliciously murdered Robert Mitchell…

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No Railway Ticket. Magistrate Doubts Defendant's Story

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 4

William Martin was before Mr. W. S. Arnott, P.M., yesterday, morning on a charge of travelling in a railway carriage between Harden and Goulburn…

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Sentenced for Conspiracy. State Wool Committee Defrauded Sydney

Young Witness · Saturday 1 April 1922 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court to-day, the Chief Justice sentenced Edger Barraclough 32 formerly an accountant for the State Wool…

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