Seventy Years in Gaol Death at 78 Prison as Sanatorium LONDON
A convict died of heart trouble at Parkhurst Prison, at the age of 78. He spent altogether 70 years in prison. The doctor said that the man would…
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Courts & crime, 1921
1,748 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 66 of 88
A Paris Murder
The Paris correspondent states that one of the Seine mysteries has been fathomed. On April 8, 1920, a sack with the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Thursday, September 29. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Improper Behaviour
William Wooden (30). labourer, was fined 10s, with the alternative of two day's imprisonment, for improper behaviour…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Eight-hours Court. Newcastle Applications
Judge Beeby, chairman of the special Court under the Eight-Hours Amendment Act, was occupied at the Newcastle Court-house yesterday in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →From Gaol to Hotel Fatty Free on 19 Days in Cell Judge on "Festivities" VANCOUVER
A San Francisco message says that Judge Lazarus summed up in the Arbuckle case as follows:—"We are not trying Arbuckle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →EMBEZZLED £12 Magistrate Issues Warrant
Percy Proctor, master butcher, of Mayfield-road, Mayfield, proceeded against an employee, Arthur Hitchcock, at the Newcastle Police Court…
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The Packs correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" states that Mme. Estelle Jobin confessed that Burgar strangled her husband, and put his body into three…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Industrial Court
His Honor then sat in Industrial Arbitration jurisdiction, and commenced the hearing of an application made by the Shop Assistants' Union, for the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Newcastle Police Court. Friday, September 30. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness
Three persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their bail deposits were forfeited. William Henry Kelly (51) was fined 10s,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Eight-hours Court. Steel Works Case
The bearing of the application of the Steel Industry Employees' Union for the extension of the 44-hours to the labourers in the employ of the Broken Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Maitland Police Court Resisting the Police
At West Maitland Police Court this morning, before Mr. Potts, relieving P.M., Herbert Aaron Walters was charged with having used insulting…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcomen-street Noise Two Men Charged Saturday Night Interlude
At the Newcastle olice Court this morning, Alfred Edward McCarter (31) was charged with having used insulting words to Constable Burns on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, October 1. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, were each fined 5s, with the alternative of three hours' detention. Arthur Charter (39), and Alexander Cram…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Burns's Greatest Battle Fight with Jack Johnson Police Intervene and Stop Bout Idea to Abolish Rough Play
Tommy Burns continues his reminiscences in the "Glasgow Weekly Record":— There would be 20,000 people inside…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunter-street Land How Much a Foot? Winn & Co.'s Valuations Evidence in Appeal Court
That land owned by Winn and Company, Limited, is worth £350 a foot is the contention of the Valuer General. That valuation was…
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Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday. Herbert A. Walters was fined £2, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Selling Furniture Valuer's Claim Magistrate Involved
"It is only fair that I should let you you know that I have seen this furniture myself as a prospective buyer, and I might not only be an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gaol Birds' Fate In and Out of Prison
Has a gaol-bird any chance of making good? This was one of the problems which arose at the Old Bailey (London), when…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →No Bonds Miners Go To Gaol VANCOUVER
A message from Columbus, Kansas, states that three chiefs of the Miners' Union were sent to gaol when they refused to give bonds undertaking not…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Over-sea Mail News Just Plain Theft "Psychological Nonsense"
"This is theft—plain, unvarnished theft— that is what it is." This remark was addressed by Mr. Bingley, the magistrate at Tower…
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