The Court
There are seven cases for trial at the Quarter Sessions Thursday morning, but as Judge Cohen has been delayed at the Bellingen, through…
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Courts & crime, 1919
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POLICE v. Spartacists. Fighting in Berlin. Copenhagen
A troop of police patrolling Berlin streets had minor fights with Spartacists, who seized 20 police stations. The Spartacists arrested Captain Hartung…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wingham Police Court. Friday, February 28. Before Mr. H. Fletcher, P.M. a Council Case
Inspector William Stone v. John Anderson, charged that on and between the 22nd January and 20th February, 1919, at Wingham, being the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →POLICE v. SCHROEDER
Sir. Cowan apeared for the defendant. W. Carle August Schroeder was charged with having stolen an oven, the property of D.A. McDonell, from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wingham Police Court. Before Mr. H. Fletcher, P.m.) Wingham Council v. John Anderson
Mr. Solomon appeared for the council, and Mr. Cowan appeared for Anderson. This was a case in which council…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Forster Police Court. (Before Mr. H. Fletcher, P.m.) Scanlon v. Bulmer And-cook
This was an action brought, by George Scan[?]on, of Tuncurry, against Arthur J. Bulmer, his brother-in-law, and Cook, for alleged assault. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wingham Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. H. Fletcher, P.M.) G. Greeber V R T. JENKINS
This was an action brought by plaintiff against defendant to recover £10 damages for trespass of a bull of defendant's. Plaintiff swore that,…
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Reginald Cooper pleaded guilty to stealing articles from the dwelling house of Mr. Fletcher, in Taree, and was remanded for sentence…
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Joseph Burns was charged with stealing a horse at Gloucester, the property of Mr. J. Edwards. The accused said he was not guilty…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing From Dwelling-house
Thomas Adin McNally was charged that at Bowraville on December 28th, in the dwelling house of Samuel Gilkinson he stole £28 in money, the…
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The only case dealt with in the District Court at Kempsey at last week's sitting was one in which Thomas J. Freeman sued Robert O'Neill for…
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The District Court was opened and His Honor announced that, in view of the long criminal list before the Sessions and the improbability of it being…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russian Bolsheviks. Murder Grand Dukes. London
Amsterdam reports state the Russian Bolsheviks during the past fortnight murdered four Grand Dukes, who were alleged to be concerned in a Monarchist…
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Wm. McCann, on bail, was charged with stealing one heifer, the property of Wm. Hy. Maher, at Urunga, on November 15th, 1918…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Kempsey Court of Quarter Sessions. Before Judge Cohen
The Court opened on Friday and several cases from the Nambucca and Bellinger districts were called on. Robert Adams, charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Court. Wednesday, 12Th March. (Before His Honor, Judge Cohen). WITCHARD v. BROWN
This was a case of assault. The parties are residents of Little Dingo. Mr. Barton, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hooke, appeared for complainant and…
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Having been found guilty of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, and of having endeavored to persuade troops on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →District Court. Port Macquarie, March 10. (Before His Honor Judge Cohen). Appeal Case
THIS was an appeal by Patrick O'Brieu against his conviction of a breach of the War Precautions Regulations of 1915, in unlawfully damaging a recruiting poster,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →District Court. Wednesday, March 12. (Before his Honor Judge Cohon.) William Henry Witchard v. SAMUEL J. BROWN
Mr. Barton (instructed by Mr. J. M. Hooke) for plaintiff; and Mr. R. Cowan (instructed by Mr. D. Cowan) for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Court. Thursday, March 13. (Before His Honor, Judge Cohen) LADD v. GORDON
Edward J. Ladd sued John A. Gordon, for £14. being amount of dishonored cheque. Defendant bought a horse for £19, giving £5 in cash…
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