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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

1,594 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 27 of 80

Personated an Elector. Young Man Goes to Gaol

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

Leslie Arnold, who pleaded guilty at Tuesday's sitting of the Tamworth Quarter Sessions to having, on December 20, 1913, at Tamworth, unlawfully and…

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Work in Gaol. Prisoners Made to Support Wives

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 9

The Attoney-General (Mr. Hall) has returned to Sydney from a visit to Goulburn and Bathurst gaols. During his trip the Minister saw all the prisoners of these…

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Murder Most Foul. Dreadful Injuries Inflicted

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 11

At the Circuit Court, Narrabri, before Mr. Justice Gordon, Herbert John Richards was charged with murder of Mary Aun Wallace on Sunday night, November 16. Mr. E…

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Municipal Appeal Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 4

A municipal appeal court will be hotel at the Courthouse, West Maitland, on Monday, 30th. inst., for the purpose of hearing appeals against the municipal assessments Appellants…

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Police Court. Thursday, March 19. (Before Mr. R. H. V. Allnutt. P..m) Missing Harness

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 6

William M'Taggart was charged with having certain property in his possession, to wit, portion of a set of harness, reasonably suspected of having…

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The Benton Murder. El Paso, March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 3

The commission appointed by General Carranza, the Constitutionalist "President" of Mexico, to inquire into the circumstances of the death of Mr. William Benton, a British…

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Mutiny and Murder. Mexico City, March 14

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 3

"General Alatrista was murdered when his force mutinied, under the leadership of three lieutenants. Officers who escaped mobilised a punitive…

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Crime in India. the Ghose Murder. Calcutta, March 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 3

A sensation has been caused by the High Courts jury, composed of six Indians and three Europeans, acquitting the student Roy of the murder of Inspector Ghose, in…

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Muswellbrook Police Quarters in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday Last

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. W. Abbott asked the Colonial Sec[?] retary,—(1) Will he have inquiry made (a) as to whether by reason of age, decay, faulty…

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The Waverley Tragedy Husband Before the Court. Sydney, Tuesday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 6

The trial of James Mullan for the alleged murder of his wife at Waverley commenced at the Central Criminal Court to-day, before the Chief Justice. The facts have…

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St. Ives' Tragedy. Brown Again Before the Court. Sydney, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 10

The St. Ives' tragedy was received to-day, when, Thomas Edwin Brown was charged at the Central Criminal, Court with the murder of Sergeant Hickey. This is…

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Industrial Court. Thursday, March 10. (Before.Mr. R.H.V.Allnutt, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 3

Arthur Bruderlin was charged with failing to exhibit a copy of the carpenters award. He pleaded guilty, and was lined £1, with 6/. costs, in…

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West Maitland Police Court. Monday, March 23

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 8

The bench at the West Maitland Police Court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. DRUNKENNESS…

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Duelling in Germany. Military Officer Sentenced. Berlin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 5

A court martial at Metz has sentenced Lieutenant Von Lavalette St. George to 2½ years' confinement in a fortress, and to be dismissed from the army for killing Lieut,…

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The Reeks Murder. Fresh Evidence. London, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

An officer in the mercantile marine, and a friend of the late Mr. Reeks, who was murdered at Wolverhampton, has handed the Liverpool police several letters from the…

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Murder of M. Calmette. Accused Examined. Paris

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 5

Madame Caillaux, interrogated, when on trial for the murder of M. Calmette, described the great affection between herself and her husband…

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Imperial Jurisdiction. Suggested Empire Court. London, March 22

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

Lord Haldane presided at a meeting of the Liberal Colonial Club, when Sir Frederick Pollack delivered an address on "Imperial Jurisdication."…

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Again Before the Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 4

George Kenny, who was yesterday fined at the West Maitland Police Court for insulting language and resisting the police, was locked up again last night, and appeared…

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Police Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 4

At the West Maitland Court this morning, before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., Joseph Shaw was fined 5/ or 24 hours imprisonment for drunkenness and £5 or one month…

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Rose Bay Murder. Mystery Revived

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 2

The murderer of Edward Dixon, the Shearer's cook, who was battered to death with a sapling in the scrub at Rose Bay, early on the morning of Saturday. February 21, is…

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