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Courts & crime, 1912

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 3

At the police court yesterday, Sylvester Browne was proceeded against for that, on l3th August, 1912, being a person engaged in the preparation of food, to wit, milk, for…

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Wilfu[?] Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 8

The coroner's verdict at the inquest into the death of Florence Dudley, a music-hall performer, who was fatally shot while riding in a taxi-cab with Edward Hopewood,…

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Accused Before the Court. Sydney, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 5

Bernard Roberts, aged 19, was charged at the police court to-day, with having shot at George Parkes and Albert Healey, in the Captain Cook Hotel, with intent to murder…

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Maitland District Court. Thursday, October 17. (Before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 4

The Maitland District Court was opened at the Courthouse, East Maitland, this afternoon, before His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge, and continued in evening…

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Assault on Tarabosch

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 3

Details of the fight at Tarabosch on Friday night state that the searchlights from Scutari revealed 1000 Montenegrins, who had been advancing in the darkness. As…

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Walhallow Mission Station. Charges of Indecent Assault

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 10

The Gunnedah Quarter Sessions opened on Monday before Judge Gibson. Mr. White prosecuted for the Crown. John Henry Bailey, Ernest Alfred Cross…

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Assailant at Court. Milwaukee

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 2

Schrank appeared at the police court, charged with attempting to kill Mr. Roosevelt. He pleaded guilty, and asked for a speedy…

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Snubbing Royalty. Invitations to Court Functions

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 6

Although no reply is asked for on the cards of invitation to any Court function, it is understood that anyone being unable to obey the command will…

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Attack in Court. Attempts to Escape

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 4

An exciting scene marked the commencement at Agram on Tuesday of the trial of a student named Luka. Jukics, who attacked the Royal…

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Murderous Burglar. Police Inspector Shot. London, Oct. 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 3

The Eastbourne police received a telephone message to the effect that there was a burglar in the residence of the Countess Sztaray…

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Diamond Merchants' Deaths. Police Make Arrests. Brussels, Oct. 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 2

The police have arrested two brothers, Gaston and Richard Vergouts, well-known motor racers, on a charge of recently murdering a diamond merchant named Provo…

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Rioting in Nevada. Conflicts with Police. Ely (Nevada), Oct. 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 6

There has been renewed rioting in connection with the mining dispute. The union men attempted to close the mines. The State police were summoned,…

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Suffragette Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 5

Helen Craggs, daughter of Sir John Craggs, has been sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, for an attack on the Right. Hon. Lewis Harcourt, Secretary of State for the…

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Indian Editor Sentenced. Rangoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 5

Mr. Arnold, editor of "The Critic," has been sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for defamation of District Magistrate at Morgui, whom he accused of wrongly…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 5

A. T. Hrogan implied for the transfer of a billinrd license at Cessnock to Alexander Marshall, which was granted…

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Johnson Arrested. Charged with Abduction. Chicago, Oct. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 5

The boxing champion, Jack Johnson, has been arrested on a charge of abducting a white girl. A further charge of smuggling a diamond…

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New York Police Scandals. System Murders, Blackmail, and "Graft."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 3

Legislation, which will remove the New York police from the corrupting influences of certain politicians, is the opinion of General Theodore A. Bingham, would be…

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The Attempted Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 4

Senior-detective McHattie, of Newcastle, arrived in Maitland yesterday, and has since been engaged making investigations into the attempted burglary made on Mr. C. Willis'…

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Assault on a Girl

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 2

Percy Dunn, a laborer (24), who had been convicted of a serious offence against a girl (14) at Springvale, was presented for sentence before Mr…

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Police Strike

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

LETHBRIDGE (Alberta, Canada). Oct. 20. All the police here excepting the Chief, have struck because a Toronto constable was made an inspector over the local men…

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