Gaol Term of 300 Years New York
A man captured in Mexico recently after one of the greatest manhunts in American history has been sentenced in Oklahoma…
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Courts & crime, 1951
809 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 41
Aborigine on Murder Charge Brisbane
An aborigine was arrested by police to-day and charged with attacking an aboriginal woman and murdering her half-caste…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Deaf and Dumb Murder Trial New York
A bizarre murder trail in which the principal figures spoke In deaf and dumb sign languages began at Atlanta, Georgia,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →He Picked the Wrong Man. Asked Police Sergeant for a "Deener."
It was just bad luck for John Scott, of Epping, when he put the "hard word" on Sgt. Robinson for a 'deener" when the sergeant was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wool Tax Deductions. Held to Be Valid by High Court. Melbourne
The Full High Court to-day unanimously upheld the validity of the Government's Wool Sales Deduction Act. The Act provides for a 20 per cent,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Theft of Car Tyres
In view of the shortage of new tyre supplies, thieves are turning their attention to ears left in the streets, according, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →16-Year-old Charged with Murder Melbourne
The body of George Archibald Bill 49 singer grazier of Yarrawalla South, northern Victoria, was found in his garage early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Chief Pleased Sydney
Police Traffic Superintendent Lawr[?] said to-day it was most gratifying that despite record road traffic there had not been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police To Interview Man SYDNEY
Infectives today will Interview a man who was found lying on this side of the Great Western [?], near Mount Boyce…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaoled for Theft
CESSNOCK: Richard Whiting was sentenced to three months’ Imprisonment at Cessnock court to-day by Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder Gang Arrested
LONDON.—Twelve members of a Persian political murder gang were arrested in a swoop by authorities yesterday. says…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"25 Million Dollars Paid to Police." Statements Before U.S. Crime Committee. Washington
Organised gambling was the backbone of criminal rings, Mr. F. B. I. Hoover told the Senate Crime Committee. Mr. Hoover, who has put many…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Convent Theft
A pig and two fowls stolen from the Sisters of Mercy Convent on Saturday night were promptly recovered by the smart…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gaoled for Stealing
Keith McFarland, 29, labourer, of Swassell-street, Matraville, was sentenced by Mr. F. R. Wood, S. M., at Maitland court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Locate Peculiar Clue
NEW YORK: Police investigating an attempted robbery at Hyattsville Maryland yesterday found , as a finger tip, instead on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Yugoslavia Takes Steps To Curb Secret Police
Major-General Philip Bajkovich, Assistant Yugoslav Minister of the Interior, has revealed that steps are being taken, "with the help of the Central Committee of the Yugoslav Communist Party," to curb Secret Police excesses in this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged with Plot to Kill
TEHERAN: Eight members of the “Crusaders of Islam” movement were arrested yesterday and charged-with, slotting to kill the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tried To Kill son in Gaol
Los [?] A 46 years old widow has admitted she tired kill her to son in goad, because she felt she had felled him as a mother…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Killer Dies in Gaol
BRISBANE: With the death of Herbert Kopit, one of Queensland’s most [?] murde[?] Boggo-road Gaol has [?] its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Court Fines Movie Man
SYDNEY—President of a Hollywood camera company, who arrived in Sydney on the luxury…
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