Police Reward. London
The police have offered £100 reward for information that will lead to the conviction of the murderer of Mr. Kent Rocks…
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Courts & crime, 1914
1,594 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 80
Alleged Graft in Canada. Legislators Charged. Quebec, Jan. 30
Following allegations published in the Montreal "Daily Mail," accusing three members of the Quebec Legislature of graft in connection with concessions for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shoreditch Murder. Inquest Resumed. London
A huge crowd attempted to get in to the Coroner's Court at Shoreditch, when the inquest on the body of Willie Field, who was found strangled under the seat…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Horrible Murder. Woman Butchered. Shanghai
The body of Mrs. Neumann, the wife of a wealthy German butcher, has been found in her bedroom with the head severed, an arm hacked off, and fingers cut…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"La Gioconda" Found. Theft From the Louvre. Recovery in Florence
Leonardo da Vinci's world-famous picture "La Gioconda" has been found in Florence. The picture was stolen from the Louvre in Paris in August, 1911. Since…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Court Martial. Johannesburg
THe courtmartial of Drake Steyn, Ferquetta and Oliver, arrested under martial law, has been opened. The first two are charged with having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Liverpool Police Statement. London, Jan. 28
Mrs. Cartwright, a relative of the late Mr. Reeks, who resides at Swinton, Staffordshire, states that the first intimation she had of Mr. Reeks's death was when…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Inspector Ghose's Murder. a Sensational Case. Calcutta. Jan. 23
Nirmolkante Roy has been charged with the murder of Inspector Ghose. The trial is being conducted in camera, as the evidence is sensational. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Railway Murder. Verdict Against Father. London, Jan. 30
The inquest was concluded to-day into the death of William Starchfield, aged 7, who was found strangled in a railway car at Shoreditch…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General Court Martial. Pretoria
It is understood that a general courtmartial, with General Lukin as president, will be convened for the summary trial of four men arrested under martial law,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Dead in England Suspected Brutal Murder. London, Jan. 21
Thomas Reeks, the Sydney engineer, whose body was found in a disused pit near Wolverhampton, recently arrived from Canada. He visited some relatives at Swinton, near…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rescue Home Fire. Woman Before the Court
Tuesday's fire at the Salvation Army Home, Taringa, found its sequel in the Brisbane Police Court on Wednesday, when Jane Nightingale, 20 years of age,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Plot to Murder Cherif. France Looking for Azim-bey. Constantinople, Jan. 22
France has demanded the extradition of Azim Bey, on the ground of his complicity in the attempt on Cherif Pasha's life in Paris recently…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Labour Leader Sentenced
The New Zealand Supreme Court has confirmed the sentence passed upon Young, President of the Red Federation of Labour, on a charge of incitement to violence…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →West Maitland Police Court. Monday, February 2
The bench at the West Maitland police court this morning was occupied by Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M. DRUNKENNESS…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Gold Lease Rushed. Interesting Court Sequel
A case strongly tinged with the dramatic element has just been decided at Hill End by the Bathurst mining warden, Mr. A. B. C. Burke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Constable Convicted. Charge of Assault
There was an interesting case before Mr, King, S.M., at the Water Police Court, Sydney, yesterday. Sub-Inspector: Stephen proceeded against Sidney. Wentworth…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Albanian Plot. Ringleaders Sentenced. Constantinople, Feb. 2
Borkiragha, the leader of the recent coup d'etat to seize the Albanian throne, has been sentenced to death by the court martial at Valona, and nine Turkish officers who were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suffragists in Gaol. a Bishop's Investigation. London, Jan. 31
In response to the allegation of the Women's Social and Political Union, in regard to the forcible feeding of women's suffragists in Holloway Gaol, the Bishop of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder of Mr. Reeks. Search for Clues. London, Monday evening
The police are arranging to explore the pit shaft adjacent to where the hedy of Mr. Rocks was found, in the hope of finding who revolver with which he was shot, or…
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