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Courts & crime, 1914

845 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 43

Scene of Reeks' Murder. Visited by Thousands. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

During the past week-end thousands of persons visited the disused pit at Ettingshall, near Wolverhampton, where the dead body of Kent Reeks was found…

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Cablegrams. Murder of Miss Bradfield. Witnesses Cause Sensation. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 3

The trial was commenced yesterday of George Summer and Samuel Elloft, who are charged with the murder of Miss Christan Bradfield, whose body was…

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Murder of Sydney Man. Did Rogers Know Reeks? London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 2

A sister of the man Rogers, who took passage to Canada at the time of the murder of Kent Reeks, and who was for a time placed under suspicious, has been…

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Little Boy Strangled. Father Before Court. Cake Helps Prosecution. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 February 1914 · page 2

John Starchfield, father of the boy whose body was found under the seat of a railway carriage early last month, was brought before the Old Street. Police…

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Sentenced at Eighteen Brutal Murder by Youths

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

"You have been found guilty of a cold-blooded crime," said Justice Avory, at Manchester Assizes on Monday, in sentencing Edward Wild…

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Moama Police Court

The Independent · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

At the Moama Police Court on Monday, before Mr Walter Scott. P.M., J. J. Toll, rabbit inspector for the Pastures Protection Board of Deniliquin, proceeded against…

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Woman Charged with Murder. Fire at Salvation Army Home. Brisbane

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 3

The woman Jane Nightingale, who is charged with murder owing to the deaths which resulted from the fire at the Salvation Army Home at Taringa, which, it…

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Murder of Kent Reeks

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 8

The English police still remain up against a stone wall in their endeavours to locate the murderer of Thomas Kent Reeks, the Sydney engineer,…

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Corowa Police Court. Tuesday, February 3. (Before Mr. J. D. Fraser, J.P.)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 7

James (better known as "Shamus") O'Brien was charged with having so lawful visible means of support, and was sentenced to six months' hard…

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Boy's Murder. Verdict Against Father. London, January 30

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 42

The coroner's inquest was conducted on Thursday in the case of the little boy Starchfield, whose body was found on January 8 under the seat of a railway carriage…

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Cablegrams. Liverpool Murder Trial. Prisoners Show Great Calmness. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

The trial of George Summer and Samuel E[?]toft on a charge of murdering Miss Christian Bradfield, whose remains, enclosed in a sack, were found in the canal…

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The Liverpool Murder Case. Great Interest in Trial. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 2

The trial of George Sumner and Samuel Angels Eltoft on a charge of murdering Miss Cristrian Bradfield, whose remains enclosed in a sack were…

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Murder in Motor-car. Commercial Man Shot. Paris, February 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 42

Herr Sigall, a leading commercial man of Leipsig, met with a tragic death while making a motor-car trip from Mentone to San Remo…

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At the Court. The Week's Doings

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 5

At the Tocumwal Court, on Saturday, January 31, before Messrs. Dr. Hill and F. Hoyle, J's.P. Michael Dolan was…

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(All Rights Reserved.) THE Secret Island. A Story of a Strange and Exciting Adventure. PART 2. Chapter Ii. the Master of Heron Court

Tocumwal Guardian and Riverina Echo · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 7

Heron Court was not a large place, scarcely justifying its protentious name; but what it lacked in size it made up in picturesque beauty and…

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Liverpool Murder Trial. Both Accused Found)guilty. Sumner Sentenced to Death. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

The trial of George Ball, alias Sumner, 22, and Samuel Eltoft, 18, who were charged with the murder of Miss Christian Bradfield, aged 35, was concluded…

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Attempted Murder of Turkish Leader. Outrage in Paris Flat. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

In the middle of last month a sensation was created in Paris by the attempted assassination of Cherif Pasha, the Turkish Radical leader. A man entered…

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Cablegrams. Mysterious Murder in France. Body Pound in Ditch. Fortune Teller's Statement. Paris

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

A remarkable tragedy has been brought to light, ostensibly through the medium of a fortune teller. About a month ago a man named Paul…

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Cablegrams. Irish Play Arouses Resentment. Crowds Wreck Theatre. Police Rescue Company London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

Mr. "George A. Birmingham's" play, "General John Regan," was staged at Westport, County Mayo (Ireland) on Wednesday night, and provoked a riot…

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Silk—10 Yards at 2/6. Bogus Vendor Before Court. Bail Fixed at £3000. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

Remarkable circumstances are connected with some cases mentioned at the Central Police Court this morning, in which Edwin Percy Liddle, 37, was…

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