Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, District Registrar.)
In re Frances Gwendolyn Clayton, storekeeper, of 20 King-street, Newcastle. Liabilities £337 5s17, assets £66 15s. Mr. N. Cragg appeared for the…
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Courts & crime, 1928
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Attempted Murder
Lawrence Mackenzie, aged 41, has been committed for trial on a charge of attempting to murder his wife at Auckland. The family had come to Auckland…
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The finding of the mangled body of a Czech labourer on the railway crossing at Meaux has had a surprising sequel. The police found on the road near by…
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Edward Lloyd (31), an unemployed miner, was sentenced to death at Durham Assizes by Mr. Justice Roche for the wilful murder of Constable…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Newcastle Police Court Friday, January 20. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, S.M.) Drunkenness, Etc
Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Vincent Patrick Bourke, 36, labourer, was fined £3, in default imprisonment for one month,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Case Remanded Assaulted Police Alleged
Jack Harding, 19, a laborer, charged at Newcastle Police Court to-day with having assaulted Constable McGeoch, W. C. Rutherford, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Morisset Sensation Fight in Court-room
The usually dull routine of the Morisset Police Court was rudely interrupted yesterday afternoon, when Jack Harding, who had come to court in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sang in Court Proved He Wasn't Drunk LONDON
Because he was able to sing, on the way to the police station, the ditty, "When my father lathers be lathers rather free . . .," Captain…
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On the application of the police, the case in which John Cunningham, 18, a laborer, was charged, at Newcastle Police Court to-day, with having, on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Indian Gaol Revolt
A serious revolt of Indian prisoners has occurred in the central gaol at Allhabad, a battle with armed warders lasting for several hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murder of a Chauffeur
The discovery of the murder of a chauffeur named Faure, whose body was found on the bank of a stream near Limoges, in France, nearly led to an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Stealing Racehorse Garroubra Case DUNGOG
At the Dungog Police Court to-day, before Mr. S. N. Dark. J.P. William Russell, on remand from Wauchope, was charged with having stolon at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sydney Arrest Alleged Theft of £5265 SYDNEY
Going to a northern suburb yesterday with a warrant which had been issued in West Australia in November last year, detectives arrested a man and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle Police Court. Saturday, January 21. (Before Mr. I. Beavern, J.P.) Drunkenness, Etc
Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Richard M'Mullen (32), who was also dealt with as a first offender for drunkenness, was fined £2,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Charge Withdrawn Police Complain
Police and magistrates do not encourage the practice of a person making use of police court process, and then announcing his intention to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London Police Active London
The week end witnessed cinema-like police activities in London, which may be associated with the brutal murder of Police Constable Gutteridge last year…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Motors Collide Police Take Action
As a result of a collision, between two motor cars at kurri on Friday, one of the drivers has been charged with having driven a car while under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Blunder Innocent Man Shot Dead Fatal Action
Montreal police perpetrated a tragic blunder on Saturday. They shot a man dead, wrongly believing him to be a bank bandit…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cardiff Case Declared Not Murder Sensational Development (Australian Press Association.) LONDON
A somewhat sensational development has occurred in the case in which three men have been sentenced to death for the alleged murder of David Lewis, a Cardiff…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hit with Iron Bar Woman Attacked Assailant Dies Collapse in Police Cell AUCKLAND
A brutal attack on a woman in Development on Saturday evening had a sensational equal, when the alleged assistant, John Costetllo,…
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