Daring Escape From Gaol. Helped by Confederate. Sydney
John Kingsley, Clarkson, 24, who was awaiting trial on a false pretence charge, escaped from his cell at Cootamundra goal this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Rivers · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1935
2,095 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 7 of 105
Daring Gaol Escape Accomplice Cut Window-Bar SYDNEY
Police and gaol officials are searching for John Kingsley Clarkson (24), who escaped from Cootamundra Gaol early to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broke Gaol--stole Car Accomplice's Aid Audacious Escape at Cootamundra
SYDNEY, Thursday:--Assisted by an accomplice, who sawed through the bar of his cell and provided a ladder and rope, John…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Preferred Lash to Gaol Evangelist Guilty of Indecency Melbourne
A statement that he would prefer to take the lash rather than serve six months' gaol was male by Herbert Harlow Janetzki (38), preacher and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sent to Gaol Man Who Claimed Duke As Father. London
Clarence Haddon, who last January was bound over for three years, has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for a breach of his…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Petty Sessions Court Coraki Returns
Mr. B. Mulholland, C.P.S. at Coraki, supplies the following particulars for 1934:— Charge cases 28, summons cases 41,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Casino Solicitor's Death Eulogies in Court
There was a large and representative attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. A. W. Norton, which moved from St. Mark's, Casino, following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Deaths in Smoke-filled Apartment Police Theory MELBOURNE
A small outbreak of fire in a house in Hanna-street, South Melbourne, this morning was followed by the death of Ernest Dawson…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →U.S.A. and the World Court Washington
[?]on, Wednesday. President Roosevelt sent a message to the Senate to-day urging American adherence to the World Court. "The movement to make international justice practicable and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Contempt of Court Seven Days for Domain Salesman SYDNEY
At the Central Police Court to-day, William Cottman was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for contempt of court. The sentence…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Most Successful Police Officer Sergt. T. J. BIDDLE Farewelled By Citizens of Mullumbimby
The popularity of Sergeant T. J. Biddle as the officer in charge of the Mullumbimby Police District was evidenced on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Petty Sessions Murwillumbah Sitting Several Breaches of Traffic Regulations
The first five defendants called at Murwillumbah Court on Wednesday failed to appear. Later two of them put in an appearance, but the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Once Peer's Footman Now Sentenced To Three Years' Gaol
A man who had been employed as a footman by three peers was sentenced to three years' penal servitude at Surrey Assizes at Kingston, England…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Blackmail Gang Sentenced
Four men who were stated to be members of a blackmailing gang at Sheffield were sentenced to varying terms of penal servitude at West…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SHORT-LIVED Liberty of Gaol Escapee
SYDNEY, Friday:--After a desperate attempt to evade the police pursuers, John Kingsley C[?]arkson (24), who escaped from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Former Communist Leaders Sentenced Assassination of Kirov MOSCOW
Zinoviev and Kamenev and 17 others were convicted to-day of the assassination of Sergei Kirov. They escaped…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Short-lived Liberty Gaol Escapee Captured SYDNEY
The police early to-day captured John Kingsley Clarkson, who yesterday escaped from Cootamundra gaol with the aid of an accomplice…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Chief of British Police? London
The "Daily Herald" states that the former N.S.W. Governor (Sir Philip Game) is mentioned as a possible successor to Lord Trenchard as Police…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →War Drama Ends in Court
On a shell-torn battle-field in France Lieutenant Riordan, of the American Expeditionary Force, gave himself up for dead. Gasping from the effects of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Broadwater Court Dirty Dairy Utensils
At the Broadwater Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. Hawkins, P.M., Steve Roberts was charged by the manager (Mr. E. J. Dalley) with having…
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