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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Armidale Police Court. Thursday, May 19.—(Before Me[?] E. M. Cohen and G. F. Braund. Js.P.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 4

Edward M. Solomon was charged with stealing ope vest, the p[?] of J. A. O'Flaherty, valued at 20s. Constable Thornley stated that he…

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Lady and Her Child Court of Appeal Story

The Inverell Times · Saturday 21 May 1904 · page 3

The Court of Appeal on Saturday, 13th March, bad before it an appeal by a lady named Mrs Pinckney from an order of the Divisional Court affirming an order of the…

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A Paris Burglary Servant Nearly Killed

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 3

At Saint-Mande, one of the eastern suburbs of Paris, a doctor's residence was entered on 4th March by two men, who nearly murdered a servant, and managed…

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A London Magistrate. Philosopher and Philanthropist. Mr. Plowden

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 3

Probably the best known, certainly the best-hearted, magistrate in the whole of London is he who has for the past eight years tempered justice not…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Prosecuter fails to Appear

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 May 1904 · page 4

When the case of George Foster, charged with shooting at Sydney Sandilands with intent to murder him, was called on at the Police Court…

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Assault

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

BEFORE the P. M. and W. A. Cramsie, J.P., at the Police Court on Tuesday, Finley M'Innes proceeded against Mrs Hanley for assault and language. Evidence of a contradictory nature was…

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Uralla Police Court. Thursday, May 26—(Before Mr. Corbett-Lawson, P.M.)

The Uralla News · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

William Lonsdale was charged that he did, on the 17th April last, make use of obscene language, to one Maud Ashton in Armidals-st., Uralla…

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Miscellaneous Articles. Curious Experiment in a Murder Mystery

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 1

AN interesting story is told of Mr. Peter Yen Vlissingen, a Chicago millionaire who has conducted a singular sociological experiment to unravel a murder mystery. Last…

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Decision of the Full Court

The Uralla News · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 2

The Full Court yesterday delivered an important judgment respecting the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court to deal with certain issues submitted…

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The Arbitration Court. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 27 May 1904 · page 5

The Full Court delivered, yesterday, an important judgment respecting the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Court to deal with certain issues submitted…

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Military Murder Trial As in Germany

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

An extraordinary military trial has just been concluded at Gumbinnen, after occuping one of the newly-instituted Courts-martial for five days…

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Lady and Her Child Court of Appeal Story

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

The Court of Appeal on Saturday, 13th March, had before it an appeal by a lady named Mrs Pinckney from an order of the Divisional Court affirming an order of the…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Friday, 27th May.—(Before Mr. W. C. Lawson, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 May 1904 · page 4

The undermentioned cases were dealt with at the Appeal Court yesterday morning. The Mayor (Mr. W. C. Higinbothsm) and Mr J. B…

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Police Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 5

A COURT for hearing appeals against municipal assessments was held at the local Court House on Friday by Mr. C. Lawson, P.M. The Mayor and Ald. Fitzgerald…

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Alleged Murder. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 5

AT the Criminal Court, to-day, Alfred Russell was charged with the alleged murder, by shooting, of Alderman Stewart at Leichhardt. The case was…

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Wholesale Murder. Auckland (N.z.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 5

THE murders of a woman and four men are reported to have taken place on Friday at different places between Mokau and Marakopu, on the West Coast of…

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The Latest. Seizure of Russian Forts. Assault on Dalny Commenced. LONDON

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 2

The Japs have seized the Russian forts at Nangalien, the junction of the Dalny and Port Arthur railway lines. The assault on Dalny has commenced…

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The Arbitration Court. the Liberty of the Subject

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1904 · page 2

THE Fall Court, on Wednesday afternoon, concluded the hearing of argument in the application made on behalf of the Brickmasters and Pipe…

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Armidale Police Court. Monday.—(Before Mr. W. Corbett Lawson, P.M.)

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 1 June 1904 · page 5

Charles Dewberry, in custody, was charged with obtaining groceries of the value of 13s from Messrs. Willmott and Co. by means of a written…

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Local and General News. Stealing a Watch

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 3 June 1904 · page 4

A YOUNG girl was charged at the Police Court on Monday with the larceny of a watch, the property of Annie Wallace. After hearing the evidence, the Bench, taking a lenient view of the…

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