Historic Names in Court
An odd combination of famous names chanced to be in the list of cases before Mr. Paul Taylor at Marylebone Police Court, First came…
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Courts & crime, 1908
187 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 3 of 10
Quarterly Licensing Court. Taree, Monday, April 27th. Before Mr. A. Gates, P.M., and Capt. Gollan, J.P. Renewal of License
Stephen Worth was granted a re newal of his publican's license for Worth's Family Hotel, Coolongolook…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Plot to Murder Kitchener
A plot to murder Lord Kitchener has been discovered at Calcutta. An attempt was also intended to be made upon the lives of other high officials…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Court. Tuesday, 4th Instant—Before the P.M. WILLS V. PAGE
Thomas Page was charged with using threatening language against Mrs. Wills on Friday last, and was called upon to show cause why he…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wauchope Police Court. (Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and J. Summerville, Esq., J.P.)
Police v W. Russell, charged with being drunk and disorderly. Pleaded guilty. Fined 10s and 6s costs, or 14 days. Same v W. Larkins, charged with being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court. Onday, April 11 before the Hon. E. A. T. PARY P.M. LUST v. DOYER
This case invelved two charges (1) assult; (2) indecent language. By consent of the parties the cases were taken together. Me. Ranks Snith appeared for the complainant,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Murder Syndicate. the Mystery of Mrs. Guiness
A gold-crowned tooth found among the debris of the farmhouse burned at Laporte is supposed to have belonged, to Mrs. Guiness, who, it was believed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Disturbance at Portland. Bottles Used As Weapons. Police Draw Their Revolvers
A serious disturbance occurred ac Portland last Saturday night among a number of men, who had recently arrived in search of employment…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Magistrate on Bank Clerks
AT the Footscray Court, Richard Percy Vivian Nicholson was found guilty of having embezzled £33 2s 5d from the Commercial…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged with Absconding with £270,000
A cashier in the Alleghany National Bank, Pittsburg, is charged with absconding with £270,000…
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Before [?] Messrs. F. D. [?] Sum [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Contempt of Court. Solicitor Locked Up
An extraordinary scene occurred at the Court of Petty Sessions at Korumburra on Friday morning of last week, as the result of which Mr. J. M…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Alleged Charges of Stealing
William Robertson, commercial traveller, was charged at the police court with stealing tobacco and money valued at £1000 from Peter Matheson…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Customs Appeal Court
The Minister for Customs proposes to establish a tribunal for the hearing of appeals of importers who feel agrieved at official interpretation of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Master Burglar "Friend" of Police. How He Raided a Flat
"Professor Morlarty," depleted by Sir Conan Doyle in "Sherlock Holmes," who crouched in a web of crime, has a living counterpart in Joseph Hepburn, who, as…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Land Appeal Court. Before Messrs. H. A. G. Curry, President, and W. Houston and C. Br[?]ndis, members. Appeals Sustained
The appeal of J. J. O'Brien against the appraised annual rent of his special lease, No. 1906-9, Bellingen, was sustained, and the matter was ordered to be remitted to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Thief. a Strange Story of a Burglary
Villenuve-le-Roi, a village lying about twelve miles from Paris, is the scone of the incident. It was here that M. Vadal lived with his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Court, Judges
MR. J. McFABLANE, M.P. recently presented to the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Grafton Chamber of Commerce and the District Conference, memorials…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Murrurundi Railway Accident. Police Court Proceedings
James Bede, Dwyer, late night officer at Murrurundi, and William Gibson, shunter, Were on Monday separately charged by warrant that on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indian Murder Gang
A terrible series of murders in the town of Bangalore to the south-east of Mysore, have been traced to a desperate gang of five ruffians. All the…
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