Gordon Murder Griffiths on Trial Mountford Cook's Death SYDNEY
At the Centra Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice James, the trial commenced to-day of Tallesin Griffiths, aged 31, a small contractor, who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1922
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Murder of Chinaman Body Found on Road Wellington (N.z.)
The body of a Chinaman, Chow Yat, aged 64 years, was found on the road five miles from Wanganul, with bullet-holes in the head. The police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Death to the Drug War on Night Clubs Police Raiders' Activity
The recent distressing casts before the courts, culminating in the terrible [?]eath of Freda Kempton, the beautiful young dancer of a London night club…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah. Police Court
At the Waratah Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Le Bran Brown. S.M., T. C. Wrightson, Waratah Council's health inspector, proceeded against Charles West,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cessnock Police Court
Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., occunied the bench at the Cessnock Police Court yesterday. William Faulds was fined £3, with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Betting Shop Kurri Theft Charge Cigar Box Bank
Charged the theft at Kurri to-day, an accused man altered that a shop at Kurri was a starting-price bettingshop…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Tuesday, June 6. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Twelve persons, charged with drunkenness for the first time, did not appear, and their ball deposits were forfeited. William Powell, 32, labourer, was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gordon Murder Griffiths Protests Third Degree Allegations SYDNEY
Allocations that the third degree, in an extraordinary form, was practised on him in order to force from him a confession of a crime of which he said…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Small Debts Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.)
Thomas C. Butler was awarded a verdict against Joseph Sharp, trading as Sharp Brothers, of Burwood, for £7 10s, representing goods sold and delivered,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle District Court. Tuesday, June 6. (Before Judge Hamilton.) Wyong Show Episode
William North sought to recover from William Bevan the sum of £200, for damages for injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon him by Bevan. Mr. Curtis,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown and Dr. Nickson, L.M.'s.)
Frank Austral Myers, licensee of the Oriental Hotel, Carrington, and John Parkinson, licensee of the Wallsend Colliery Hotel, were granted permission to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Kurri. Police Court
Mr. F.W.C. Crane, P.M., occupied the bench at the Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday. Benjamin Burnley pleaded guilty to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Alleged Stealing
Guy Franklin Cuppitt and Adrian Bruce Walker were charged before Mr. F. W. C. Crane, P.M., at Kurri Kurri Police Court yesterday, with having at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Murder by a Boy
Henry Jacoby, the pantry boy, aged 18, who was convicted, on his own confession, of the murder of Lady White, in her bedroom at Spencer's Hotel, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder of a Constable
Peter Ward and John M'Mullan were remanded in Belfast on a charge of murdering Constable Roulston on Thursday. A military witness identified the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Allowances. Sydney
Mr. Oakes, the Chief Secretary, stated to-night that the overdue police allowances would be paid at once. They should have been paid at the end…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Wednesday, June 7. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M.) Drunkenness
Four first offenders, charged with drunkenness, forfeited the amounts of their bonds. William May (59), labourer, was fined 10s, in default two days'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Decoy Murder Allaway's Defence Bournemouth Trial LONDON
The defence has opened in the Bournemouth murder charge, arising out of the decoy telegram. Allaway's solicitor contended that the whole case for the prosecution…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Newcastle District Court. Wednesday, June 7. (Before His Honor, Judge Hamilton.) Workmen's Compensation Act
His Honor had before him a number of applications for investment and distribution in regard to sums of money that had been paid into court under the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Are You Sober?" Magistrate Uncertain
The Magistrate: And are you sober now? Defendent: Pretty well, I think, your Worship…
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