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Courts & crime, 1914

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Tango Causes Murder. Father Shoots Son. Famous Comedian Killed. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1914 · page 2

An extraordinary tragedy occurred in Paris last night, when M. Fragson, who is 80 years old, shot at his son three times and killed him. The…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Messrs. J. J. Keans and T. K. Mangan, J'sP.) INDECENCY

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2

George Ashton (Wall[?]dbeen) p[?]ded guilty to the above, and was fined 20, or seven days. Fine p[?]…

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A Brutal Murder Girl Cut to Pieces. Jury Disagrees. New York

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 January 1914 · page 2

A conclusion was reached yesterday in the lengthy trial of Rev. Hans Schmidt on the charge of having murdered a young woman named Anna…

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Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1914 · page 4

A man named John M'Glynn appeared before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., yesterday, on a charge of theft. The accused pleaded not guilty…

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Mexican Crisis. Innocent Men Set Free. Ex-minister Still in Gaol. Mexico City

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

General Huerta has released 26 of the imprisoned deputies. Senor Keyes, ex-Minister for Justice, and Senor Estanol, ex-Minister for Public…

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Horrors of War Atrocitles by Servians. Murder and Starvation. Paris

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 1

Mr. William Willard Howard, of New York, who has been doing much relief work among the Armenians, has completed a 400 mile journey through…

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Lady Wears Bustle Mob Resent Innovation. Police to the Rescue. Pittsburg. (U.s.a.), Sat

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 January 1914 · page 2

A lady wearing a bustle, newly imported from Paris, created a disturbance along the Fifth Avenue, a fashionable thoroughfare. A mob…

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Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

Proceedings yesterday were no; commenced with the usual punctuality, the delay being as the PM. explained, "not the law's, but the…

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Police Court. Monday Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M. Alleged Assault

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

Alfred John Southgate was charged with assaulting Arthur Gordon. thereby casing actual bodily harm, at Wallendbeen on 31st December, 1913…

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Police Court. Saturday January 8

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. H. Hassall and E. Lanthome, Js.P. John Parr pleaded guilty to having used indecent language in East Street…

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Police Court Monday January 5. 1914 (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) Woman and Wine

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

Henry Notzke, a native of Germany, aged 32, lately residing at The Rock, was charged on remand with being deemed to the insane. Police…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, January 5th, 1914. (Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.m.) Alleged Fraud

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

Patrick Heney was charged with fraudulently selling to Herman Peschla a bicycle and obtaining for it £3 10s…

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Charge of Murder Colored Man Arraigned. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

At the POlice Court to-day Alick Marina, a colored man, was charged with the murder of Patrick Sullivan, a workman on the railway deviation…

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Christmas Day Sensatioon. Accused Before the Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

The full details of the domestic sensation which so marred the Christmas festivities in Cootamundra, were ventilated at the Police Court yesterday…

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Record Year at the Coroners Court Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

The year past was a heavy one, and easily a record for the Corner's Court. There were 509 inquests held, an increase of 35 over the previous…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. f. B. Helm, P.M. I. A. Fosbery and W. Purtell, Ps.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

An application for approval to plans of a new building and renewal of license for the Yerong Creek Hotel—owner albert Beard, lessee…

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Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

William Egan was charged at the police court yesterday, before Messrs. J. D. Walker. C.M. and J. K. O'Reilly, J.P., with stealing one…

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Murder on Schooner

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

Three natives were charged at Port Vila in the New Hebrides, with the murder of several white people on board the schoouer Voltaire, some…

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Margarine as Butter Dealer Sentenced to Three Years. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

A dealer at Nottingham has been sentenced to for year' penal servitude for selling margarine as butter. Accused had 22 convictions against…

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Colonel Court-Martialled BERLIN

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

The court-martial is proceeding of Colonel von Reuter, who was in command of the 90th Regiment during the recent trouble at Zaberu. The…

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