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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

63 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 2 of 4

Theft of War Code

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

A tremendous sensation. has been caused by the publication of an important signal code book. stolen from the battle…

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General Cables. London. Friday. Picture Destroyer Sentenced

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 2

Mary Richardson, the suffragette who mutilated Velasquez's painting Venus,'in the National Gallery, was sentenced to…

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Charged the Guns of [?] Late Lord Tredegar. Last One of Death or Glohy Officers., Income of £1,000,000

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 1

Viscount Tredegar died at Newport Moun[?]onthshire at the age of 82 He was one of the survivors of the Charge of…

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"Golden Rule Gus." Giant on Giant's Job. Police Chief Who Cleaned Up City

Delegate Argus · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 3

Borkeley, the university city of California is said to be one of the cleanest towns, morally and physically, in the world, and the giant chief of police, Gas Volimet, gets must…

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Police Ghost. Latest Phase of "Third Degree."

Delegate Argus · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 4

The use of a ghost by the Los Angeles police in working the "third degree' on a man accused of murder has been denounced by the lawyers of tho prisoner, who…

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Legal Man Sentenced. Melbourne

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

At the Bendigo Police Court, Julius Frits Leypoldt, formerly a barrister and sohcitor of Bendigo, pleaded guflty to laro[?]ny…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 2

Municipal Cases. At the Cooma Police Court on Monday, 30th March, before the Police Magistrate,…

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Little Girl's Travels. Mother's Right to See Her Child. Uncle Sent to Gaol

Delegate Argus · Thursday 23 April 1914 · page 4

A little blue-eyed girl of seven or eight with flaxen curis and a huge but with blue ribbons was brought into Mr. Justice Astbury's Court in the Chanbeery Division…

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With the North-west Police. Tracking Fugitives. Hardships of the Journey

Delegate Argus · Thursday 30 April 1914 · page 4

The authorities at Ottawa have received from Sergeant C. S. Harper an account of the journey made by a police patrol sent out from Lake Suskatoom early in…

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Boxing. SAYLOR v. Mehegan. Stopped by the Police at the 12th Round. Mehegan Badly Beaten. Sydney

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 2

The fight between Milburn Saylor (America) and Hughie Mehegan (Australia) took place at the Stadium before a vast crowd. Saylor won the…

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Court. Police Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 1

The following cases were dealt with at the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Gunn, P.M.:—Patrick Madden, charged with being…

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Industrial Court

The Bombala Times · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 1

Walter Armitage, Inspector under the Industrial Disputes Act, v. C. W. Sage, for not posting up the award in accordance with the regulations, and for not properly…

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Case of Julia Decies. London's Sympathy with Girl Shot Sleeping Lover. Seven Years' Gaol

Delegate Argus · Thursday 4 June 1914 · page 4

The plea that at the time she shot Basll [?] a man with whom she had lived—she was in such a state of exasperation, jealousy, rage, and hopeless despair that…

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Brave Girl of Fifteen. Assists Police Officer

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 June 1914 · page 4

Remarkables bravery on the part of Phoebe Shenton a [?] of [?] earned the compliments of the magistrate at Birmingham. when three brothers—Richard, Alfred, and Arthur Vicketrs…

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Chinese Police. Russians Mere Amateurs. Something Like Third Degree

Delegate Argus · Thursday 11 June 1914 · page 4

The Chinese secret police are seldom talked of outside Yoan's Republic, yet it is said that they can teach oven the Russian police a great many lessons in cruelty. The reason…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 2

At the Cooma Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. S. B. Gunn, P.M., Frederick Lane was fined 5s for drunkenness at the…

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Cooma Police Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

At the Cooma Police Court, on 13th instant, before Mr. S. B. Gunn, P.M., Jur[?] An Woo, chained with having no [?]…

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Browns v. Bridge. Libel and Assault

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

Wednesday was the fifth and concluding day of the hearing of the charm for £3000, in Banco, before the Chief Justice (Sir…

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Fined for Contempt of Court

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

Two men were brought before the Judge and fined 40s for contempt at court. One of the offenders was a witness for the…

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Bega District Court. Libel Action

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 1

John McLaren, postal assistant, sued Edmund Tarhnton for £300 for alleged libel, in that defendant had spoken falsely and maliciously of plaintiff as follows :—…

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