Maitland Gaol Escapee Disguised, But Captured
Frederick Henry Boyce and Alexander McDougall, who were undergoing sentence in Singleton gaol—Boyce for carrying firearms without a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1921
1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 62 of 88
Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, September 13. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. Two other first offenders were each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Confession of Murder Berlin Pedlar Women's Flesh Sold LONDON
Charged with the murder of from 12 to 15 women, and the sale of their flesh in the streets or Berlin, a pedlar named Crossman confessed to several…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Carters at War "Swung the Whip" Diversion at Waratah Court
A continuous flow of humor prevailed in the case of Cecil Pyne versus Ernest Hopkins, for assault, and a cross-charge of assault and insulting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)
In the matter of Gittins and Eastham, judgment creditors, and W. Peterson, judgment debtor, the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown and Dr. W. Nickson, L.M's.)
Two booth licenses for the Boolaroo races on September 24 were granted to Rebecca Frew, licensee of the Carringing Hotel, Wallsend. Susan L. Hyde,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stealing Oranges
At the Maitland Police Court yesterday afternoon, Bertie Harris Holwell was charged with the theft of about 36 dozen oranges and a number of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Nine Months' Gaol Young Offender Crime a Disease
A man with a lengthy police-court record, including numerous terms of imprisonment for stealing, house-breaking and other offences, was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, September 14. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Four persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bail deposits were forfeited. John M'Dermott, 30, seaman, was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Georgeson's Sanity Recission of Order Application to Lunacy Court SYDNEY
An application was to-day made to Mr. Justice Street, sitting in lunacy Jurisdiction, on behalf of George Georgeson, for a declaration that he…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →International Court
A message from Geneva announces that the following have been elected to the International Court of Justice:— Senor Altamira. (Spain), Senor Alvarez…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Police Court. Thursday, September 15. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)
John Williams was charged with having behaved in a riotous manner in Kemp-street. Constable Cummins deposed as to the commission of the offence, and a fine…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Municipal Revision Court
Mr. O. Ryan, town clerk, deposed as to having revised the supplementary list of electors, 49 names having been added. No objections to any names in the list were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Small Debts Court
In the garnishee matter Lane and another versus Frew, with Wallsend Council, as garnishees, the amount of £2 14s 8d paid into court was ordered to be paid…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 15. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
One person, charged with drunkenness for the first time, was fined 5s, or twenty-four hours' detention. Robert Martin (31), labourer, was fined 16s, or two days' imprisonment,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Industrial Court. Newcastle Sittings
Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial, Magistrate, sat at the Newcastle Courthouse yesterday. Mr. E. Nelson appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Mlle. Lenglen Collapse on Tennis Court LONDON
Mile. Lenglen, the French tennis crack, will probably not play again. She collapsed yesterday while playing in an exhibition match at Los…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pursuing the Rebels Police Murdered Native Rising in India BOMBAY
Reuter's correspondent at Madras telegraph that a Malabar communique issued on September 15 stated that two columns are converging towards…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gaol For Vagrancy
John Oliver Donnel (49), a seaman, was sentenced to 14 days Imprisonment for vagrancy at the Newcastle police court this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatty Looks Black Murder Charge Stands Police Decision No Chance of Bail VANCOUVER
When Fatty Arbuckle appeared in Judge Shortall's court this morning, District Attorney Brady announced that he had decided to…
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