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Courts & crime, 1913

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Indian Murder Trials. Agra, Jan. 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 5

The preliminary hearing of the case against Clark, an officer in the Medical Department at Allahabad, and Mrs. Fulham, for the alleged murder of the latter's husband and of…

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The Indian Murder. Agra, Jan. 8

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

The trial at Agra of Lieutenant H. Clark, of the Indian Medical Service, charged, in conjunction with Mrs. Fulham, with the murder of the latter's husband, was…

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Operations of the Police

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 6

No clue has yet been obtained [?]gard to the murderers of Arthur [?] who was killed at his home, Georges Fitzroy, Melbourne, early on [?]…

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Industrial Court Cases

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 13

A sitting of the Industrial Court, presided over by Mr. Chas. Hibble. Industrial Magistrate, was held at the courthouse, West Maitland, on Friday, Several cases…

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Motor Bandits. Diamond Robbery and Murder. Chicago, Jan. 4

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

Four automobile bandits wrecked a jeweller's window and escaped with a tray of valuable diamonds. The police fired at the robbers with…

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Horrible Murder. Three People Killed. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

A Polish stable hand at. Buckau,.in Prussia, murdered a farmer, his wife, and the servant girl, and nailed up the house in which were the farmer's two…

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Small Debts Court. Five Children Accused

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 1

A sitting of the Small Debts Court was held on Thursday, before Mr. R. H. V. AUnutt, P.M.T.W. Ferrington claiming froM Alfred Bolle the sum of £1/12/3,…

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The Indian Murder. Accused Committed for Trial. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

Dr.Clark,of the Indian medical service, and Mrs Fulham have been committed for trial at Agra, on a charge of murder by poison, of Mrs Fulham's hus:…

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The Chocolate Tragedy. Accused Before the Court

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 10

At the Police Court, Warwick (Q.), on Monday Robert Burgess, on remand, was charged with the wilful murder of Miss Margaret Zillman, at Rosenthal, The court was…

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The Melbourne Murder. Extraordinary Police Theory

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 5

Superintendant Gleeson, chief of detectives, stated in Melbourne on Sunday night that, though they were yet in the dark as far as definite action was concerned, the inquires…

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Swindlers Sentenced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 5

Campbell and Collins, the promoters of the Wireless Telephone Stock Company, who swindled the public out of a million dollars, have been sentenced to imprisonment of seven…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 4

At the Kurri Police Court on Saturday before Mr. E. J. Cuteliffe, J.P., Robert Dumenichini for having been drunk and disorderly in Charles-street, Abermain, was fined 10s…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, January 13

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was accupied by Messrs C.H. Gale, P.M., and J.W. Pender, J.P…

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Alleged Attempted Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 5

Thomas Lyster Higham, aged 27, was committed for trail on a charge of shooting at Mabel Boothby, 18, in Centennial Park, with intent to murder her…

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Indian Murder Trial. Further Evidence. Agra, Jan. 11

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 5

At the hearing of the charge against Clark, an officer in the Medical Department at Allahabad, and Mrs. Fulham, for the alleged murder of the latter's husband and…

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How Police Dogs Are Trained. Remarkably Developed Intelligence

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 4

The training of a police dog (says an English exchange) is comparatively simple. This dog when a puppy is delivered over to the police. From that day its entire life is spent…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland police court to-day was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. William Slack, who made his appearance before the court yesterday was again…

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The Maitland Coalmines. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

At the Kurri Police Court yesterday, Joseph Heath was remanded to Newcastle on a charge of disobeying a maintenance order for the support of his lawful child…

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The Melbourne Murder

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

The detectives inquiring into the murder of Arthur Trotter at Fitzroy, Melbourne, have at last got a theory, if not a clue. The burglar who took the…

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Is Morphia Opium? a Magistrate's Perplexities

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

At the Cairns (Q.) Police Court, on the 11th instant, a kanaka was charged with travelling in the unlawful possession of opium…

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