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Courts & crime, 1910

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Assassin on Trial Murder of Premier of Egypt. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 2

The trial of Ibrahim Wardany on the charge of murdering M. Boutros, Premier of Egypt, on February 20, has commenced at Cairo…

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White Slave Trade Murder of Ruth Wheeler. Wolter to Be Electrocuted. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 25 April 1910 · page 2

The trial of Albert Wolter, a degenerate, aged 18, for the murder by burning and strangulation of a typewriter named Ruth Wheeler 16 years of age, after criminally…

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Indian Charged in London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

Vinayak Savarkar, aged 24, a Brahmin law student, who was arrested in London on Sunday, March 13, appeared at Bow Street Police Court on Saturday to…

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Album Licensing Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 4

A sitting of the Albury Licensing Court was held yesterday. Dr. Woods and Mr. T. H. Griffith, licensing magistrates, presiding…

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Currajong-wyreema Collision Captain Charged with Manslaughter

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 2

An inquiry was opened this afternoon concerning the death of a seaman named Hans Nielsen, who was employed on the steamer Currajong. The coroner returned…

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Armidale Circuit Court a Manslaughtering Hindoo. Armidale

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 2

At the Circuit Court to-day before Judge Cohen, a Hindoo named Jang Kang Bong was found guilty of the manslaughter of Pan Hawke. near Glen Innes. He was…

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Alleged Light Weight Bread Case Before Aulbury Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 April 1910 · page 4

The inspector of eights and measures (Senior-constable Kersley) proceeded against F. Sigg, baker, in the Albury Police Court yesterday, for, it is alleged, having…

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Seven Months' Gaol

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

James Lee, commonly known as "Splinter" Lee, was charged at the Albury. Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. F. Butler, P.M., with having been found in an…

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Murder by a Doctor More Sensational Evidence. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 2

The trial is being continued at Kansas City of Dr. Bennett Clarke Hyde on the charge of having murdered his brother in law, Colonel Thomas Swope, and eight…

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Murder of Dickie Middle Harbor Tragedy How an Sight Year Child Died. Procesdings at the Inquest. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 April 1910 · page 3

Great public interest was taken in the proceedings in the Coroner's Court to-day. when was opened the inquest concerning the death of Florence May Philips, the…

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Sentenced to Death. Asleep While Jury Deliberated. London, April 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 41

The conclusion of the sensational trial in New York of Albert Wolter, charged with the murder of Ruth Wheeler,, has been reached…

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Insufficient Court Library

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 30

In the Wodonga County Court, Judge Box presiding William Coulston, of "Lucyvale," Berringama, sued Dennis Mullavev, of Bowna. (New South Wales), for £489/2/…

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Shocking Tragedy. Quarrel Between Brothers. Murder and Suicide

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 43

A terrible tragedy or curred on the Glengallan Estate, near F[?]eestone, in the Vrwick district, Queensland, on Friday night The parties to the tragedy were William…

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Murder by a Doctor Purchase of Poisons Proved. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 2

The trial is being continued at Kansas City of Dr. Bennett Clarke Hyde on the charge of having murdered his brother-in-law, Colonel Thomas Swope, and eight…

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Murder in the Army. Sergeant Shot by Private. London, April 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 21

The murder of Sergeant Young, of the 2nd battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers, stationed at Ferozepore, was investigated yesterday by the Chief Court of the…

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Uses of Strychnine. Witness's Casual Dose. Murder Trial Incident. London, April 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 21

An extraordinary incident occurred yesterday at the trial of Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde, of Kansas City, on nino separate indictments for murder, and attempted…

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New York Sensation. Murder. of Ruth Wheeler. Sensational Post-mortem. London, April 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 41

A great sensation marked the trial in kNew York yesterday of Albert Wolter for the murder of Ruth Wheeler. The evidence of the doctors who had made the…

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The Senate Election. Victorian Re-court of Votes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 3

Sir Robert Best informed the Electoral Officer for Victoria (Mr. Farrar) this afternoon that he desired, the votes cast for the Senate candidates in Victoria to be…

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"The Third Degree." American Police Methods. Confessions by Torture. London, April 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 April 1910 · page 21

The devices employed by the United States police authorities for the purpose of obtaining convictions, against persons indicted on serious charges have been brought…

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Remarkable Confession of Murder

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 April 1910 · page 6

At the Armidale Circuit Court on Thursday Henry Casey pleaded guilty to the murder of Joannah Kelly at Armidale on December 13, 1909…

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