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Courts & crime, 1913

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Great Necklace Theft. Sensation of the Hour. U 10,000 Reward. London, Thursday evening

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 5

The loss in the transmission by post of the pearl neeklace sent from paris to Haiton Gardens is the biggest sensation in the history of the place…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 2
Also in Singleton Argus

At the Pollen Court on Thursday, before Mr. Allnutt, P.M., Charles M'Donald was charged with driving 94 head of cattle from Branxton to Singleton on 7th July…

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A Passive Resister. Letter to a Magistrate

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 12

Mr. M. C. Love, S.M., received the following letter, which he handed to the reporters at the Redfern Court on Thursday morning for publication:—…

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Charge of Murder. Husband Acquitted

Singleton Argus · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 1

George Samuel Capeness was placed or trial in the Criminal Court at Melbourne on Wednesday on a charge of the wilful murder of his wife, Celia Evelyn…

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Barry the Boxer Fined. Cowardly Assault. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 13

Jim Barry, the well known boxer, was fined £10 in default four months' imprisonment, for assaulting Jack Marius at the Crystal Palace last night…

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Militant Suffragettes. Doctor's Wife Charged. London, Thursday evening

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 7

The wife of Dr. Charles Rigby has been remanded for trial at Liverpool, having confessed at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange that the burning down of Sir Wm. Lever's mansion…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 4

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. Randolph Birrell was fined 5/, or 24 hours' imprisonment, for being…

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Burglary in Adelaide

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 5

Between 4 p.m. on Saturday and 11.20 a.m. on Sunday, the premises of F. Collins & Co., manufacturing jewellers, Grenfell-street, Adelaide, were entered, and about £1500. worth…

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Young Girl's Story. Alleged Assault. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 5

A young girl informed the police that while homeward bound at Chatswood on Saturday night a man approached her, and asked to be directed to a certain spot. He then…

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Motor Conspiracy Case. Several Australians Charged

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 2

London, .Saturday.—The Australian motor car conspiracy case was opened yesterday. Alfred Kemsley, who was' too ill to attend the court when the…

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Lively Suffragettes. Women Fight Police

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 4

London,- Saturday.—Violent sccues were enacted at a suffragette meeting in the Memorial Hall, Farringdonroad, in the city of London. The police turned…

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Police Barracks Fight. Constable Not Guilty

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 3

In the Criminal Court at Melbourne on Friday Geoige Lewis Cahvell was charged with having shot at Edward Giddens, with intent to murder or to do grievous…

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Robbing a Prisoner. Charge Against Police Constable

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 1

Police Constable Joseph Alexander Murphy was charged at the Sydney Police Court on Friday with steaing. Senior-Constable Scott, deposed that a…

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Suffragette Court Case. Judge Denoundes "Criminal Conspiracy."

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 July 1913 · page 1

Two sisters, both suffragettes, sought to obtain damages before the High Court Justices in Dublin for their expulsion from the Irish Women's…

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The Police Force

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1913 · page 4

Tn metropolitan police circles it is rumoured that Mr.D.R. M'Call, secretary to the police, and Mr. W. H. Cooke, the record clerk, will be appointed to the force. These…

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London Police Force. How It Is Recruited

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 July 1913 · page 2

It may not be generally Known that Metropolitan Police Force is very [?] recruited from the provinces. Every now and again hundreds of…

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Hunter-street Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1913 · page 5

Sub-Inspector Jones and Detectives Duncan and Malone have arrested a man in connection with the robbery at Messrs Hall and Company's premises on Monday night…

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West Maitland Police Court. THURSDAY.July 21

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1913 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland Police court this morning was occupied by Messrs. C. H. Gale P. M. and George Winkle, J. P.NOT REGISTERED…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 July 1913 · page 2

(Before Messrs, C. H. Gale P. M. and Elias Bowden and J. W. Birkenhead, L. Ms.) The Licensing inspector (Sub-inspector Som-ervaille) submitted his quarterly report…

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