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Courts & crime, 1913

1,006 stories in Murray's papers · page 39 of 51

Cablegrams. Pearl Necklace Case. Police Court Proceedings. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 3

The hearing of the charges against four men (Grizzard, Silverman, Gatwirth, and the £150,000 pearl necklace, was continued…

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Family Tragedy. Murder and Suicides. London, October 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 21

A terrible family tragedy has been repealed through a discovery made in an hotel in King's Cross road yesterday. A guest named Mrs. Cowe was found in…

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The Albury Burglary. Nearly All Jewellery Recovered. Accused Men Committed for Trial. Detective Tognini's Evidence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 19

At the Albury Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Gates, Acting P.M., and Mr. J. F. Maloney, J. P., Walter Anthony Gardner, 21, farmer, and Leonard…

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Cablegrams. Boy's Murder Lust. Seven Members of Family Killed. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 2

The village of Basbrige, near Nantes, has been the scene of an awful tragedy. Marcel Redurean, a 15 year old farmboy, working at a winepress, quarrelled with…

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Assassins in Bengal. Police Inspector Murdered. Delhi, September 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 21

Following closely upon the shooting of the native head constable of the Criminal Investigation Department, at Calcutta, comes the news that Chandra Chowdhury…

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Corowa Licensing Court. Wednesday, October 1, 1913. (Before Mr. A. Gates, P.M. and. Dr. W. H. Lang, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 October 1913 · page 5

Renewals of publican's licenses were granted to Sarah Roy, Royal Mall Hotel, Mulwala; and Thomas Norman, Exchange Hotel, Daysdale…

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The Wharparilla Murder Accused Lad Unconcerned. Echuca

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 5

No further developments have occurred in connection with the tragedy at Wharparilla. Bloodstained clothes and other articles fund at Wharparilla have been…

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Woman's Death at Wagga Man Tried for Murder. Jury Disagrees

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 5

Hermara Oscar Wilk[?]ch, charged with fe[?]ly murdering Cecilla Flanagan, at Wagga, on July 11 last, pleaded not guilty before Chief Justice Cullen at…

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The Admiralty Division. a Peep Into the Mariners Law Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 4 October 1913 · page 3

"Docs your lordship propose to continue with Admiralty business?" said a K.C. to Mr. Justice Ba[?]nes one very hot afternoon…

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The Wharparilla Murder the Police Investigations. Echuca

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 2

Detective Commons is still at the scene of the tragedy, completing his investigations. Mounted Constable Burgoyne, who…

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Sentence of Death. Charge of Criminal Assault

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 2

Archibald Brown was charged at Newcastle Circuit Court on Friday with having committed a criminal assault at June 27. On Thursday the plea of insanity was…

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Girl Evades Police

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 4

A girl, aged 16 years, who had been arrested at Sandringham on Friday afternoon on a charge of stealing from a till, escaped from the Sandringham police…

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Murder in Papua. Patrol, Attacked and Four Natives Shot. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 4

Mr. Glynn, Minister for External Affairs, to-day received a wireless telegram from Port Moreby, Papua, relating the experiences of the Government patrol…

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Cablegrams. Mew York Murder Sensation. Inquest on Anna Aumaller Schmidt Found Guilty. New York

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 6 October 1913 · page 2

The inquest on the woman Anna Aumaller, whose dismembered body was recovered from the Hudson River, was concluded in New York on Friday. The clergyman,…

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Albury Burglary. Men Sent for Trial

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 October 1913 · page 3

In connection with the breaking and entering of Messrs. Heilmans Bros. jewellery shop on September 5, at Albury, Walter Anthony Gardner and…

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Germanton Police Court

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 6

At the Germanton Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. A. H. Mackie, J. Taylor, and J. J. Bowler, Ps.P. William Morrison was charged with being drunk and…

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The Wharparilla Murder Freeman's Dramatic Pantomime Echuca

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 8 October 1913 · page 2

The police have been unceasing in their efforts to prove the truth or otherwise of the repeated assertions made by Clarence Freeman, who is in custody, charged…

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Racial Riot in Illinois. Negroes Wreck Gaol. Chicago

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 9 October 1913 · page 2

A racial riot occurred yesterday in the Illinois village of Romeo. A number of negroes wrecked the gaol in order to release one of their compatriots. The…

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Wahgunyah Police Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 6

At the Wahgunyah police court on Saturday, before Mr. Beaven, P.M., the following cases were dealt with:--F. Tyrrell was charged by Constable…

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Priest's Crime. Charged with Murder. New York. October 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 October 1913 · page 42

The inquest on the body of Anna Amueller which was recovered morothan a fortnight ago from the East River, in a dismembered condition, terminated on…

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