Tragic Burglary. Fight in a Bedroom. Large Sum Stolen
In the early hours of last Tuesday morning, Arthur Trotter, traveller, employed by MacRobertson and Co., was shot in his house in George-street, Fitzroy, by a…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Northern Rivers · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1913
1,298 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 65
Gold Theft. Committed in England. London
An analysis of the lead substituted for gold in the Alexandria consignment shows that it was ordinary English lead, suggesting that the theft was committed in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Casino Police Court. WEDNESDAY, January 8th. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)
G. Johnston, Dairy Inspector, proceeded against John Hosking for failing to give notice when he relinquished dairying. Defendant pleaded…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →May Go to High Court. Attorney-general's Tribute. Later
The Federal Attorney-General, Mr. W. M. Hughes, has paid a high tribute to Mr. Deakin, whose retirement from politics he said would be a distinct loss to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tried to Shoot Me. Accused Before the Court. Sydney
Thomas Lyster Higham, aged 22, was charged at the police Court to-day with shooting at Mabel Boothby, 18, with intent to murder her. Accused was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →High Court. Appointments Not Considered. a Protracted Meeting. Melbourne
Practically the whole of yesterday was spent by the Federal Ministry in Cabinet. Mr. Fisher says that the question of the appointment of three new High Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fight in a Gaol. Daring Attempt at Liberation. Paris
E[?]kerlen, a prisoner, escaped through a skylight, and went to a warder's room, where he stole the uniform. He then took a revolver, and prepured to liberate his…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Murder. a Married Woman the Victim Grafton
Word was received by the Grafton police this morning that Mrs. Lloyd, ot Copmanhurst, aged 30, it was reported had been murdered by a youth of eighteen who was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Murderer Identified. Four Natives Committed for Murder. Clarke and Mrs. Fulham Charged with Abetting. Agra
The police have identified the seventh man accused of the murder of Mrs. Clarke, who is named Mohon, and who hitherto has not been arrested. Budhu confessed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Theft. a Grafton Case. Grafton
A foreigner, named Huplish, was arrested at Coff's Harbour yesterday for the alleged stealing of £50 from a companion named Conway Marment. It is alleged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore Police Court. Tuesday, January 13. (Before Mr. A. J. Feisley, P.M.)
G. S. Baker, for whom Mr. McIntosh appeared and pleaded guilty, was fined 53 or 24 hours for being drunk in Molesworth-street…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Copmanhurst Murder. Accused Committed. Grafton
The Coroner, Mr. J. G. Phillips, returned from Copmanhurst at 10.10 to-night, where he held an inquest on the body of Mrs. Lloyd, whose death happened under…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →General News. Small Debts Court
In the Small Debts Court yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Peisley, three cases were continued to January 20, and two were struck out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Trotter Tragedy. Woman Disguised As a Man. the Latest Theory of the Police. Melbourne
In connection with the Fitzroy murder the Victorian police have obtained a clue which caused them to suspect that a woman, not a relative of the Trotter family…
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At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M., Gunga, a Hindoo, was fined 10s, in default 48 hours, for drunkenness in Keen-street. To a charge…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Copmanhurst Murder. Somebody Is After Me, Harry." Evidence at the Coroner's Inquest. Lindsay's Extraordinary Behaviour. Committed on a Charge of Murder. Grafton
At the inquest on Mrs. Lloyd, who was fatally shot at Copmanhurst, Dr. Henry's evidence was that he found many shot wounds in her back. The pellets had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Trotter Tragedy. Police Make an Arrest. Melbourne
Acting on information received the Victorian police surrounded a house in a lane in Melbourne and captured a man named Harold Thompson, whom they charged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Lismore Police Court
At the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. J. B. Gibson. J.P., Hazarrah Singh, for whom Mr. McIntosh appeared, was fined 5s and costs for being drunk and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Duties
The Superintendent of Police, Mr. Le Boutillier, has arranged a system whereby the mounted and foot police are underseparate direction, Seur. Seret. Lewis has…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Diamond Robbery. the Culprit Sentenced. London
Stanley, the taxi-cab driver who was arrested on a charge of having robbed Mr. Goldberg, a diamond merchant, of a large number of gems, has been found guilty and…
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