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Courts & crime, 1913

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Local News. Police Change

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 2

The vacancy at Singleton, caused by the removal of Constable Ward, has been filled by the appointment of Constable Ford, of Carrington, Newcastle…

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Russian Police Scandal. St. Petersburg, Jan. 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

The Czar declines to confirm the recommendation of the Council of Empire that General Kurloff, Colonel Spiridovitch. Colonel Verigin, and Colonel Kuljabko heads…

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Scene in Court. Street Orator fined

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

Some excitement was caused in the Melbourne City Court on Monday at the conclusion of a case in which Perey Brunton, a well-known street orator,…

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A Public's Coupons. Court Case Dismissed

Singleton Argus · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 3

At Ararat (Vic.), Henry Higgins, the licensee, of the Ararat Hotel, was charged with betting on his licensed premises. It was alleged that the defendant issued…

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Local Court House Business

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

The following return of business transacted at the local Court House during 1912, has been kindly supplied us by Mr. Blackmore, C.P.S. and C.L,. Agent:—…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 7

At the Kurri Police Court this morning, before Mr. E. J. Cuteliffe, J.P., Charles Wilson, for having behaved in a riotous manner in the bar of the Abermain Hotel,…

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Fitzroy Murder. Accused Man, Before Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 1

Harold Thompson, alias Hobbs, was brought up at the Melbourne City Court, on remand on Thursday, and charged with the murder of Arthur Henry…

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Our Singleton Letter. Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

At the Police Court on Thursday, Joseph Lancaster, a young man, was charged with breaking and entering into the couning-house of the Singleton Gas Company,…

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The Eastbourne Murder

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 12

The trial of Lewes Assizes of the "hooded man." described as "John Williams." for the police murder at Eastbourne developed more than one new sensational feature. I…

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Indian Murder Trials. Murder of Mrs. Clark. Agra. Jan. 19

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

Lieutenant Clark, of the Medical Department at Allahabad, and Mrs. Fulham, who were recently committed for trial on a charge of murdering Fulham's husband, have now…

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Murder Case Recalled. Sensation of 1840

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 10

Is the name of Madame Lafarge to be cleared at last, after seventy years? Few are alive now (says the Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph") who can remember the cause celebre of 1840, and…

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A Contemplated Police Charge

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 6

This local policy intend to lay a charge of concealment of birth against a person referred to in the evidence given yesterday at the inquest on the body of the infant found in a…

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Newspaper Court Case

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 3

It is seldom that pressmen take their troubles into court, although it must be admitted that they are in many cases very patient (says the Rutherglen)…

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Police Court. Thursday, January 23. (Before Mr. R. H. V- Allnu?t, P.m) Alleged Breaking and Entering

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 2

Joseph Lancaster, a young man, appeared on a charge that, at Singleton on 18th January, he did break and enter the counting-house of the Singleton Gas…

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How Police Dogs are Trained. Remarkably Developed Intelligence

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 25 January 1913 · page 11

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

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 4

Before Mr. S. E. Beaver, J.P. at the West Maitland Police Court this morning. James Kenny, an elderly man, was charged with having on the 23rd instant stolen one…

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Alleged Burglary

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 5

Three miners named Norman White, Alfred Nicholls, and John Dunn, were placed on trial at the sessions charged with stealing a safe and [?] at the residence of John…

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Maitland District Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1913 · page 4

This next District Court will be held at East Maitland on Thursday, February 20. The last day for the filing of plaints is Monday, February 3…

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West Maitland Police Court. Thursday, January 30

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 2

The bench at the West Maitland police court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. CADET CASES…

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The Fitzroy Murder. Melbourne, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1913 · page 4

An inquest concerning the death of Arthur Trottor, the victim of the Fitzroy murder, was opened in Melbourne to-day. Great interest was ovinced it the proceedings, the…

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