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Courts & crime, 1909

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Very Latest Cables. London, Wednesday afternoon. Murder of Turkish Editor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 3

The editor of the Constantinople journal "Servet" has been shot dead by an emissary of the Co in in it the of Union and Progress. Shakir Bey, who was accompanying the editor, was wounded…

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The Children's Court. Ormond House Ii

The Scone Advocate · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 3

By degress and in deference to a greater Sydney Scheme, Sydney is being deprived of her land marks, and amongst the comparatively few left as memories…

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Triple Murder and Suicide An Oxford Sensation. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 8 April 1909 · page 2

The wife of a grocer living at Oxford has been, the perpetrator of a terrible tragedy. After cutting the throats of her husband and two…

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Cessnock Police Court

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 3

On Saturday, 3rd inst, William James and James Cameron were charged before Mr. Geo. Brow,. J.P., the former with using threatening…

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The North Sydney Burglary. Charge of Attempted Murder. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 5

The young man Crook, who was arrested last week in connection with the sensational burglary at North. Sydney, appeared before the police…

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South African Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 5

The Special Court at Maritzburg, South Africa, has sentenced a native named Ma[?]jaue to death for having murdered Gence, a native doctor. An accomplice named Nuji was sentenced to two…

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Police Court. Thursday, April 8, 1909. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.M.). Obscene Language

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 4

Hilda Johnson, a colored woman, pleaded guilty to using obscene language in Gipps-street on March 23rd, and was fined 5/-, with 6/- costs of court; in…

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Peasant Woman As Poisoner. Farmer's Wife Charged with Causing Many Deaths

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 2

If all that is alleged against her be true, then Jeanne Gilbert, a Frenen peasant woman of 33, must be one at the most atrocious poisoners on record. She…

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The Industrial Court. Colliery Mechanics

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 6

The hearing of the adjourned applica[?]on behalf of the employees for boards [?]the Newcastle and Maitland colliery[?]anies respectively, was resumed in S[?]…

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The Palermo Murder. Italian Convicts Arrested. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 4

Two Italian convicts, who came from America, have been arrested in connection with the recent murder of a New York detective at Palermo, Italy…

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The Children's Court. Ormond House Ii

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 10 April 1909 · page 3

By degrees and in deference to a greater Sydney Scheme, Sydney is being deprived of her land marks, and amongst, the comparatively few left as memories…

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New York Murder Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 3

Mrs. Sampson, of New York and Washington, has been acquitted of the charge of shooting her husband, the nephew of Admiral Sampson…

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Murder of Constantinople Editor

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 3

The Committee of Union and Progress deny any complicity in the murder of the Turkish editor of the newspaper "Serbasti," which murder they unreservedly condemn…

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When the Kaiser Entertains a Court Ball in Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 April 1909 · page 4

When the Emperor William gives a state ball, "permission to dance is given only by royal order, and the privileged have for many days to rehearse, the intricate steps…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 6

The business at the police court yesterday lasted all day, almost all the time being occupied in the hearing of a case concerning alleged fraudulent branding. Mr…

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West Maitland Police Court. Tuesday, April 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 5

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, the bench was occupied by Mr. J. E. Wolfe, J.P. DRUNKENNESS…

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Maitland Circuit Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 4

The sittings of the Maitland Circuit Court will be opened at the Courthouse, East Maitland, to-morrow, before his Honor, Justice Cohen. There is along list of cases, and in…

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Season's First Royal Court. a Brilliant Scene

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 3

The first Royal Court of the season was held at Buckingham Palace (says the London "Daily Mail") on Friday night, February 26, and was a very brilliant spectacle…

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Russian Outrages to Order. Chief of Police Accused Making Bombs

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 April 1909 · page 3

Lieutenant—Colonel Zavaritsky, formerly head of the secret police at Vladisvostock, is being persecuted on a charge of organising out rages in orden to bring credit to himself…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 April 1909 · page 4

At the west maitland police court morning, before Mr. John Enright, J.P., Alfred Elwell was fined 20s, in default 7 days, for having made use of indecent language in smith-street…

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