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Courts & crime, 1910

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Darling River Murder Senkovitch Answers Questions

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 5

The young Russian student Boris Senkovitch. was again before the City Court at Melbourne on Thursday on a charge of having , at Bourke, on or about September 16, feloniously…

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The Bourke Murder. Tracing the Suspect

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 1

On Tuesday last the companion of the murdered Russian at Bourke, who has been travelling under the name of Senkovitch, arrived in Sydney from…

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Telegraphic News SYDNEY, Thursday. Darling River Murder

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 2

Boris Senkovitch, charged with the murder of Alexander Eismond, stated to the interpreter that while Eismond was asleep in the tent beside…

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Liberal Party in Danger. Threat to Murder the Premier. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 5

A supposed lunatic residing at Petersham yesterday armed himself with a large knife and a smail revolver, and telling a man with wham he lodged that he was off to murder Mr. Wade,and…

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Muswellbrook District Court. an Interesting Case. Muswellbrook

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 5

The District court sat to-day before Jadge Docker. There were two cases, one important Frank French obtained a verdict for £51 from Joseph Burkett for sinking a well on proparly near…

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United States Brokerage Firms, Police Raid Offices. Vancouver, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 5

The New York brokerage house of B.H. Shift els and Co.. of New York, has been raided by the police, who have also raided the firm 's offices at Chicago. Boston. and philadelphia…

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Bailiff Charged with Assault. a Curious Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 7

At the Newtown Police Court on Wednesday Mrs Grade Herd, wife of Thos. Herd, of Petersham, was the complainant in a case of assault preferred against…

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Darling River Murder, Accused Before the Court. Trouble Over Interpreter

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 4

There was a large attendance of the public at the City Court, Melbourne, when the young Bussian student, Boris Senkovitch was brought before Mr. Cresswell, P.M., and…

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Sentenced to Death for Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 4

At Wagga to-day. Thomas Brown, a young man, has been sentenced to death on a charge of having committed a criminal assault on a young woman…

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A Caring Burglary. Safe Removed From a Store

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 3

A daring burglary was perpetrated between eleven o'clock on SAturday night and daylight on Sunday morning at Macadam's store, corner of Conadilly and…

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Murder Charge. Accused Discharged

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 3

In The Dubbo Circuit Court, on Thursday, before Mr Justice Pring, the charge of murder against D'Ardy William Bridge was taken…

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Espionage in Germany. Naval Engineer Sentenced. London, Sept. 24

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 3

In reference to the charge of espionage laid by the German authorities against Brandon and Trench, German, newspapers state that 20 photographs and maps of the…

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The Bourke Murder. Tracing the Suspect

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

On Tuesday last the companion of the murdered Russian, at Bourke, who has been, travelling under the name of Senkovitch, arrived in Sydney from Bourke…

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Charge of Murder. Question of Sanity

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 1

Before the Chief Justice, Dr. Cullen, at the Newcastle Circuit Court on Wednesday, Henry Thelfo was arraigned on an Indictment charging him with murdering…

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Police Court. Thursday, September 29th. (Before Mr C. H. Gale, P.m.). a Municipal, Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 7

Municipal Council against Eills and Sous. The information against defendants was that they failed to notify the inspector that a closet pan was…

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The Darling River Murder. a Detective Threatened

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

Boris Senkovitch, who is charged with the murder of Alex. Eismond , at Bourke, left Melbourne by mail train on Friday morning for Sydney, in custody of…

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Sencovitch Before the Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 6

Borls Sencovitch was brought before the police court at Melbourne on Thursday on a charge or murdering Eismond at Bourke. He looked rather pale, and…

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Newcastle Circuit Court. NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 5

George Baynham, found guilty at the Newcastle Circuit Court yesterday of having attempted to criminally assault a little girl at Dungog, was to-day sentenced by the Chief…

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London Cellar Tragedy. Verdict of Wilful Murder. London. Monday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 3

The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Crippen has concluded. The coroner found a verdict of wilful murder against Crippen, that the remains found in the cellar…

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Murder at Bourke. Body Found in a Well. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 October 1910 · page 6

The police have not yet effected the arrest of a man wanted in connection with the murder of a Russian, whose body, wrapped in a tent, was found at Bourke. It transpires the suspect…

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