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Courts & crime, 1911

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. Mckensey, P.M., and Elias Bowden, J.P., at West Maitland police court this morning, Thomas Oliver de Long Edwards was finds 5s in default…

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Sheep Stealing. Trouble at Homebush

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 4

Serious complaints of systematic stealing of sheep and lambs at the Homebush fat stock saleyards are made On Monday one of the most…

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Clapham Common Murder Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 3

At the Clapham Common murder, trial counsel announced that he would-produce evidence showing that Morrison deposited a pistol and cartridges in a railway clock…

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Police Excesses. London. Jan. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 3

The Berlin correspondent of the "Times" telegraphs that Herr Dalwizt. the Prussian Minister of the Interior. Speaking in the Diet. in reply to Socialist criticisms on the…

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Naval Court Martial. a Heavy Sentence

Singleton Argus · Thursday 19 January 1911 · page 4

A court-martial was held aboard the H.M.S. Pioneer at Sydney on Tuesday. First class stoker Kceble, of H.M.S. Sealark, was charged with striking his…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

Before Mr. S. E. Beaver, J.P., at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, three inebriates were dealt with. One, who had pre-[?] the court, was aged 22, or…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 4

The bench at the East Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. J. McKensey, P.M For allowing cattle to stray, three parsons were each fined 5s and 3s 6d costs. Howard Henry…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

The bench at the police court yesterday was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P-M. Three persons pleaded guilty to allowing stock to stray in the streets, and were each fined…

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Sheep Stealing. Trouble at Homebush

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 8

SERIOUS complaints of systematic stealing of sheep and lambs at the Homebush fat stock saleyards are made…

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The Gaol Breakers. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

James Mace and Joseph Denmead were again before the court to-day to answer on several charges of burglary alleged to have been committed by them in the suburbs…

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Gorse Hall Murder. Wilde Acquitted

The Scone Advocate · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

After a trial lasting five days, Mark Wilde was, at the Chester Assizes to-day, writes the "Dally News" on October 29, found not guilty of the charge…

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Murder of a School Teacher. His Widow on Trial. Berlin, Jan. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

The trial of Frau Herberich, on a charge of murdering her husband, Dr. Herberich, the headmaster of a Girls' High School in April last, has commenced at Nuremberg…

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Portuguese Court of Honour. Anti-duelling Movement. Lisbon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 5

The Portuguese Government has established a Court of honour for the settlement of disputes that lend to duelling. The guilty will be fineable in amounts from…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 4

Before Messrs. S. E. Beaver, and J. W. Birkenhead, Js.P., at the West Maitland police court this morning, a prohibition order was granted against John Andrew Flanagan for a period of 12 months…

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Strange Sequel of a Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 2

The following remarkable story has just been published in an English paper. Some years ago a burglary was committed at Erdington. A lady, who lived by…

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Houndsditch Police Murders. Court Proceedings. London, Monday night

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 7

Five Houndsditch suspects were paraded at the Guildhall Police Court and a constable identified Morountzeff as the one who did the firing…

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Charge of Sheep Stealing. Tantanoola Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

Police court proceedings were commenced at Milliecut, South Australia, on Wednesday against Robert Charles Edmundson, who was charged "that on or…

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Sheep Stealing Case. Accused Committed for Trial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 3

The case at Millicent, South Australia, against Robert Charles Edmondson, who was charged with having, on or about and between September 3 and December…

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Gorse Hall Murder. Wilde Acquitted

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 5

After a trial lasting five days, Mark Wilde was, at the Chester Assizes to-day, writes the "Daily News" on October 29, found not guilty of the charge…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 19, 1911. (Before Mr C. H. Gale,. P.m.). Straying Cattle

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 6

Several defendants pleaded guilty to allowing cattle to stray on the-streets, and were lined 5/-, 10/6 professional costs, and 3/6, costs of Court in each case…

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