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Courts & crime, 1912

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Maitland District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 4

The Maitland District Court will be held at the Courthouse, East Maitland, on Thursday, October 17. The last day for f[?]ling plaints is Monday, 30th instant…

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Police Chemical Bomb. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 5

The police have adopted a chemical bomb for temporarily blinding persons intended for the purpose of capturing bandits like Bonnot…

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Shire Appeal Court Cases

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 7

Judging by the nature of some of the appeals that came before the Shire Appeal Courts at Kurri and Cessnock, some of the appellants have very little knowledge of…

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Fashion in Court. Elaborate Toilet of a Woman Prisoner

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 6

Fashionable people in New York recently flocked to the court at Atlanta, Georgia, where Mrs. Daisy Grace is being tried on a charge of conspiring to murder her husband, who as the…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 4

The bench at the East Maitland police court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. James F. Munro, traffic inspector, to the East Maitland Municipality,…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 6

Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., at the Police Court yesterday, William Heuston, licensed dairyman, was charged, under the Pure Foods Act, with having on the…

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Crime in Italy. Unpaid Tram Fare and Murder. Rome. Sept. 5

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 5

A train conductor at Genon followed three men who had left his car without paying their fares, whereupon one of them shot him dead…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 4

At the West Maitland Police Court this morning, two inebriates were dealt with. One, a first offender, was fined 1/, or the rising of the court. The other defendant,…

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Local News. Police Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. P. E. Eldershaw, James O'Brien was fined 10/- or three days' imprisonment for riotous behaviour in…

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Burglary in Melbourne. Householder Stabbed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 5

A desperate struggle took place early yesterday morning between Mr. George' William Selby, an accountant, living in Chilcott avenue, Malvern, and, a burglar, who had…

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Queensland Tragedy. Accused Before the Police Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 7

The case was continued in the Brisbane Police Court, on Tuesday, in which Peter Cameron is charged with the murder of Albert Oxtoby, at Mayne. Acting Sergeant…

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Police Court. Tuesday, September 3, 1912. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

John W. McLauchlan, jun, was charged with not keeping his licensed) promises, Prince of Wales Hotel, free from offensive matters…

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Police Court. Thursday September 5th. (Before Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.m.). a Technical Offence

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 2

William Henston, licensed dairyman, was proceeded against on an information, laid under the Pure Foods Act, charging him with having on the 26th…

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Murder of Five Years Ago. Disappearance of Will

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 5

The little town of Pauillac, in the Modoc wine country, is excited, over the strange developments of a crime committed there live years ago (said…

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"Call in the Police!" Mr Wood Ejected

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 5

[?] was removed from the Leg[?] Assembly by the order of the [?] (Mr Willis) on Thursday evening…

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"Graft" and Crime. the "Police and Public" Problem in New York

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 9

Anglo-American writing to the London "Daily Mail" of July says:—The New York police are again on trial. They are accused of murdering, or conniving…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1912 · page 6

At the Police Court on Saturday James O'Brien, who presented a very battered appearance, was lined 10/, or three days' imprisonment, for riotous behaviour in…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, September 9

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 September 1912 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland police court this morning was occupied by Messrs. C. H. Gale, P.M., and J. W. Pender, J.P. DRUNKENNESS…

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District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 6

There was only one case in the District Court yesterday, before his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. This was an action for damages by Harry James Smith, of Clydesdale,…

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In the Divorce Court. Cook v. COOK

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 5

In the Divorce Court, Sydney, on Monday, before Mr. Justice Gordon, Rebecca Cook (formerly Lester) petitioned for a dissolution of her marriage with James Cook, a…

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