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Courts & crime, 1912

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Rumoured Court-martials. Constantinople, Oct. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 5

It is rumoured here that Prince Aziz and Mukhtar Pasha, who were in command at Kirk-Kilisse, are to be court-martialled in connection with the defeat…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 4

Matters were quiet at the West Maitland Police Court this morning, when Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., presided. Edward Morley Cannon and William Nicholls were each fined…

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A Father's Anger. Nominal Fine for Assault

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 3

Just as he alighed from a tramear in Elizabeth-strect, Melbourne, on Sunday afternoon, a young man named Gordon M'Leau was severely assaulted…

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Westralian Horror Murder and Suicide. (By Telegraph). Fremantle

Singleton Argus · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 2

Maria Martin, the wife of a French sailor, was found dead, having been brutally butchered with a tomahawk, at Spearwood, to-day. Her husband was…

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East Maitland Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 4

At the East Maitland Police Court this morning before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Walter Balser was fined 5/, and 6/ costs, for being drunk and disorderly…

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Bicycle Theft at Stanford-Merthyr

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 4

A daring theft of a bicycle is reported from Stanford-Merthyr (says our mines representative). It appears that on Wednesday, Dr. Heydon, of Kurri, rode his bicycle…

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New York Scandals. Becker Sentenced to Death. New York, Oct. 31

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

Lieutenant Becker, of the new York Police, who was found guilty of complicity in the murder of Herman Rosenthal, a noted gambler, who was about to make revelations…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 7
Also in Singleton Argus

Mr R. H. V. Allnutt, P.M., occupied the bench at the Police Court yesterday. T. Easterbrook, W. T. Moore, J. Southern (two cases), G. Munday, C. Castledine, and…

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Rebel Prisoners. Sentenced to Death. Vera Cruz, Oct. 28

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 2

General Diaz, who is a nephew of ex-President Diaz, Major Zerate. Colonel Antonio Migoni, and Lieutenant Lima have been sentenced to death in connection with the…

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Police Court. Monday, October 28,1912. (Before Messrs J. c. White and J. E. M'Intyre, J's P.)

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 2

Frederick Miller, charged with assaulting J. W. M'Lauchlan on Sunday night, 27th instant. Accused pleaded not guilty. After hearing the evidence the Bench convicted,…

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Police Cab Capsizes. Lunatic's Desperate Attempt

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 12

Whilst the police can was conveying four policemen and a lunatic, prisoner to the Broken Hill courthouse on Saturday morning the bolt came out of one of the shafts…

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New York Murder Tri[?] Becker Found Guilty New Y[?]

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 2

Police-lieutenant Becker has been guilty of murder in the first degree [?] man Rosenthal, a gambler, who w[?] dead on July 16. Becker has been [?]…

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Rumoured Court-martials. Constantinople, Oct. 29

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 3

It is rumoured here that Prince Aziz and Mukhtar Pasha, who were in command at Kirk-Kilisse, are to be court-martialled in connection with the defeat…

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South Grafton Murder. Condemned Man's Appeal Dismissed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 4

Louic Theogose, who was Sentences to death for the murder of Edward Hoey at South Grafton, appealed-against his conviction, on the ground that certain…

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Mr. Roosevelt. Strong Police Guard. Oyster Bay, Oct. 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 2

A stranger attempted to enter Mr. Roosevelt's home at Oyster Bay, but was forcibly ejected. The ex-President is receiving many…

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Coiners and Forgers. Discovery by Police. London, Nov. 1

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 5

A gang of four coiners and forgers, who had been arrested, were brought before the police court and remanded. The evidence showed that the police had discovered in a…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 9

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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Police Constable's Theft. Foolish Action

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 8

At the Richmond Court on Saturday, William Payne, police countable, was charged with having stolen from the drapery establishment of Head and Co. six pairs of…

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Gaol Escapee Still at Large

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 1

Cecil Wardle, who escaped from the Gaol four weeks last Friday, prier to being transferred to Darlinghurst Sessions on a serious charge, has…

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