Alleged Serious Assault
A serious case of assault occurred at a coffee palace in Sydney as the result of which a woman, named Ruth Rohmast, age 35 years, was admitted to the Sydney…
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Courts & crime, 1909
1,426 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 35 of 72
A. Violent Visitor. Extraordinary Assault Case
An extraordinary weapon was pro dueed in an assault case heard at Syd ney Central Police Court. The weapon was a gigantic finger ring, adorned with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Police Court. Tuesday June 8. (Before Mr. J. McKensey, P. M )
Minnie Burns pleated guilty to a charge of drunkenness and was [?] 5s. John and Robert Hy[?] were each…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Industrial Court
In the Industrial Court in Sydney on Friday, Mr. J. R. Young, secretary of the Shop Assistants' Union, appeared on behalf of the union; and Mr. Cohen (Braye…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Court. Thursday, 11Th June 1909, (Before Messrs. Ed, Bowman and M. H. Cleeve, J's.P)
Gilbert Jeffrey was charged with having in his possession one eiderdown quilt, reasonably suspected, of being stolen. The following evidence was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Scenes at a Murder Trial. Shrieks for Mercy
Seldom have such distressing scenes been witnessed in an English court of justice as those which occurred at the Old Bailey recently, when two brothers were sentenced to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Wee Waa Murder. Trial of Stanley Williams
The Wee Waa murder case was heard before Mr Acting-Justice Rogers and a jury at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Thursday, when…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Amy Bock Case. Sentence of the Court
At the Supreme Court, Dunedin (N.Z.), on May 27, Amy Bock, whose adventures caused such a sensation re cently, came up for sentence. In a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 14
The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by the police Magistrate(Mr. J. M'Kensey). COMMITTED FOR TRIAL…
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A Chinese named See Young was placed on trial at the Criminal Court, Sydney, on a charge of feloniously and maliciously murdering Thomas Stanford. The tragedy…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court
Percy Eggins v. J. Kennedy of Heddon-Greta, claim for £3 18s, rent due. Verdict for amount claimed with 5s costs. Nicholas Dach v. A. Graves, claim for…
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At the West Maitland Police Court, this morning, before Mr. John Enright, J.P., Richard Jones was fined 10s, in default seven days' imprisonment, for having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Hotel Drama. Attempt to Murder Chief Secret Police
In a small hotel in the Rue Bolivar, Paris, Colonel von Kotten, chief of the Moscow secret police, struggled for his life with a Russian Terrorist on the morning of May 8…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Singleton Letter. Stock Stealing Prevention Association
The annual meeting of the Singleton Stock Stealing Prevention Association was held on Monday afternoon, there being present:—Mr. R. H. Dangar (chairman)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parade of Police
Superintendent Saunders this afternoon inspected a parade of the police on the West Maitland station. The men turned out in a highly creditable manner, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Malvern Assault Case. Accused Committed for Trial
At Malvern (Melbourne) Police Court on Friday, further evidence was taken in the case in which Edward Richard son, Marcus M'Donald, Percy M…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wee Waa Murder. a verdict of Manslaughter
The trial of Stanley Williams on a charge of having murdered Harry Johnson at Wee Waa was concluded at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Late News by Wire. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon. Charge of Murder
At the Central Criminal Court yesterday Soo Young, a Chinese, pleaded not guilty to murdering Thomas Stanford on March 15. A number of witnesses were examined, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Mining Court
The Aberdare miners lodge (says our mine's representative), has rejected, by a large majority, a minute from the delegate board affirming the desirability of withdrawing all…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late News by Cable. London, June 15. the London Police
Mr. H. Gladstone, Home Secretary, has announced the granting of a weekly day of reset for the constables of London metropolitan area. In order to carry into effect the…
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