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New England · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

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Police Court. Wednesday, June 4. (Before Mr. Le Brun Brown, P.m.). Case of Detention

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 5 June 1913 · page 3

John Lackie proceeded against Michael Joseph for the illegal detention of a cart end set of harness, valued at £18…

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Alleged Horse-stealing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 3

Thomas Carpenter was charged with on the 1st. November, at Oban, he did steal a mare, the property of James Coventry, and further, that he did…

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Sentenced to Death

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday Night.—W[?] [?]ton, a gamekeeper, who was charged with the murder of Winifred Mitcheif, a farm servant, at Wimborne, Dorsetshire, was…

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Breaking, Entering, and Stealing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 3

Andrew M'Lean was charged with, on the 25th of March, at Armidale, he did break into the dwelling of Albert Bretzke and steal therefrom the sum…

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ArmidalePoliceCourt. Tuesday, June 3.—(Before the P.M.)

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 10

An old offender pleaded guilty to drunkenness the previous day, but as he had not been before the court for some time, the P.M. took an…

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Licensing Court

The Inverell Times · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M., Mr. W. Le B. Brown, a transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel billiard room from. Mr. Gabe Williams to Mr…

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District Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 3

The District Court was then opened. G. W. Elliott v. E. J. Copas, claim £81 16s., consequent on sale of sheep at a lower figure than instructed…

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Wednesday, 4th June.—(Before His Honor Judge Edmunds.) The court resumed at 10 o'clock. Breach of Agreement

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 June 1913 · page 3

John Egan v. John H. Roe, breach of contract, £400. Mr. Mcc[?]tta (instructed by Mr. Claverie) appeared for plaintiff, and…

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Guyra Police Court

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 June 1913 · page 4

At the Guyra Police Court on Thursday, before Messrs. John Maloney and P. N. Stevenson, J's.P., the following business was dealt with:…

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Police Court. Saturday, June 7. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, P.M)

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 4

Samuel John Barker was charged with that he did, on June 6, steel one underskirt, one pair underpants, and two ties, valued at £1, the…

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£60,000 Theft. Burglar's Tunnel in New York

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 3

A haul of diamonds worth something like £50,000 and £1200 in cash has been effected by thieves at the pawnbroking stablishment of Martini and Simons…

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Sherlock Holmes in Court Dog's Mistaken Identity

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 9 June 1913 · page 3

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, acted as his town counsel at Mara Cross Police Court, Tunnridge Wells (Eng.), last…

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Police Association

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The police in various metropolitan stations have decided to form a club to be known as the Police Association…

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Texas Court Proceedings

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 June 1913 · page 2

A Texas judge was robbed of a horse, and the thief, being arrested, was brought before him for trial. The judge eyed the prisoner with…

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Burglary

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 4

Burglars entered the premises of Lucas and Go., Balaclava, South Australia, blew open the safe, and secured £100. Three suspects have been…

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A Dutchman Charged

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 4

A Dutchman named Sigbrecht Tenbergen was charged at the Police Court to-day with embezzlement, false pretences, and forgery at Sonrabaya,…

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The Lane Cove Murder

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 4

William George Wright was placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day on a charge of murdering Myrtle Caldwell at Lane Cove in February last…

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Fine and Gaol. Jack Johnson's Fate

Guyra Argus · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 1

A CABLE message from Chicago, United States, states that Jack Johnson, the world's champion heavyweight boxer, who was found guilty…

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Dastardly Outrage and Murder

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 12 June 1913 · page 4

The body of Ivy Mitchell, aged 11, daughter of a farmer at Sanford, to the westward of Brisbane, was found on Monday night in the scrub…

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