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Courts & crime, 1910

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, June 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1910 · page 3

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. J. McKensey, P. M. PETTY THEFTS…

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The Egyptian Murder. London, June 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 June 1910 · page 3

The Court of Cassation has dismissed the appeal brought by Ibrahim Wardand against his conviction of the charge of murdering Boutross Pasha, Premier of Egypt, Wardan! will be…

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Murder in the United States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 2

It is a strange reflection upon American civilisation that in the United States murder is about the safest occupation a man can choose. The percentage of mortality…

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Murder Most-Foul. ROME

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 2

A mysterious tragedy was brought to light at Lake Come to-day, when the body of an American actress, Miss Mary Chittenden…

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Late Cables. Murder of an Actress

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 4

London, Saturday.—A Russian named Ispalapoff, has been arrested at Como, in Italy, on suspicion of having murder ed Miss Crittenden Castle, an American…

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Ferocious Assault. Man Dreadfully Wounded and Maltreated. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 5

A shocking occurrence was reported from Hunter's Hill this morning. A night watchman named John Heath, aged 47, residing at Woolwich, and employed for 20 years at Woolwich…

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Husband's Neglected Payments. Wife Overrules the Court

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 2

A young man stood before Mr Love, D.S.M., at the Newtown Police Court on Friday, charged at the instance of the police, with having neglected to comply…

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The State Court. Miller v. MAHON. Before Mr. Justice Sly and a jury of four

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1910 · page 3

Charles Alfred Miller was plaintiff in an action against William Mahon, claiming £200, as damages for alleged wrongful entry, and seizure…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 6

At the Cessnock Police Court on Tuesday, the bench was occupied by Mr. J. McKensey, P. M. George Iredale was charged with having…

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The Woolwich Assault

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 5

The man Matterson, the victim of the terrible assault and mutilation at Woolwich, is still in a critical condition. There are only slight hopes of his recovery…

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Cessnock Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 6

An appeal court was held at Cessnock C House on Tuesday, when appeals against sessments made by the Cessnock Shire Coun Valure, Mr. G. F. Lindeman, were dealt in…

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Royal Court for Canada

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 5

The "Toronto Globe" deprecates the Duke and Duchess of Connought setting up anything like a court, which would be a social burden, if not a social curse. The journal recalls that…

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Willoughby Murder Case. Postponement of the Trial. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 5

William John Phillips was charged at the Criminal Court with the murder of his child, Florence Phillips, at Willouglby. Accused pleaded not guilty in a firm voice. The Crown Prosecutor…

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A Bit of a Sprinter. Tells How He Eluded the Police

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 June 1910 · page 7

An exciting chase by detectives and a police officer after a young man was witnessed in Sydney, on Monday night. He was wanted for absconding from his bail…

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Cessnock Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 2

At the Cessnock Small Debts Court on Tuesday, before Mr. J. McKensey, P.M., William Joseph Lane sued William Peterson for £4 10s, goods sold and delivered…

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Sentenced to Death

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 3

A sensation has been caused by the publication of a [?]-simile of a letter written by Ahmed Samin Bey, editor of the "Seda-a-Millet," a few days before he was murdered at Stamboul…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, June 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 4

The bench at he West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. J. McJKesey, P.M. DIRTY PREMISES…

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American Police Phenomenon

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 3

New York, Tuesday.—Alonzo Wire, a Hackettstown (Now Jersey) celebrity, who was known as "the sleepless police man," died last night. Twenty years…

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Scene in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 3

There was a pitiful scene at the Central Criminal Court to-day, when Walter Lovett, who was charged with the murder of his wife, was placed in the dock. The Judge's…

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The Phonograph in Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1910 · page 3

The phonograph is now employed to assist the official shorthand writers recently appointed to the Supreme Court in Sydney in their work of transcribing their notes of…

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