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Courts & crime, 1914

1,279 stories in Riverina's papers · page 19 of 64

Cootamundra District Court. Share Farmer's Claim. Cattle in Wheat Paddock. Alleged Trespass Through Broken Fence

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 4

At the Cootamundra District Court last week, befor Acting-Judge Bevan, a case of interest to share farmers was a claim for 13 by Leslie…

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Wagga Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 April 1914 · page 2

Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., at the local police court on Tuesday, Thomas Ryan, arrested at The Rock a charge of drunkenness, was fined…

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Burglary at Anthony Horderns'. Plate Glass Window Smashed. Dodging the Watchman. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Burglars smashed a plate glass window of Anthony Horden and Sons' premises. They did damage to the extent of £20 and stole £50 worth of…

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Triple Murder. American Doctor a Victim. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

An American doctor named Stryker was murdered at Huan Mines, in Korea, by a Japanese, whose wife is alleged to have had relations with…

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Attempted Wife Murder. "Lost His Head." Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Edward James Cave was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to murder his wife by shooting at her with a revolver. The accused, when…

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Police Ghost. Latest Phase of "Third Degree."

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 7

The use of a ghost by the Los Angeles police in working the "third degree" on a man accused of murder has been denounced by the lawyers of the prisoner, who…

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Town Mourns Murderer. Hanged for Brutal Crime. March on the Gaol. One Youth Reprieved

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Seldom does the execution of a murderer evoke such a demonstration of indignation on the part of the populace as occurred at Manchester, when Ernest K[?] aged 20, was hanged for the brutal murder of a…

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Convict Captain's Sin. Breaks Down in Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Captain William H. Heal, formerly of Hills-road, Cambridge, who is now [?]ving a sentence of three years' penal [?]tude, broke down in the Bankruptey Court in making an application for his discharge…

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Girl Cashier and Man Friend Pathetic Scene in Court

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Sobbing bitterly, Edith Overton, a girl cashier, pleaded guilty at Birmingham Quarter Sessions to stealing £350 from her employer. She b[?]ted out, "I was drawn into it by had company."…

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Angry President. Threat to Court-martial 100 Officers. Burlesque Dinner

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 4

President Wilson and his Cabinet are highly incensed at the frolics of the Carabao Club, consisting of officers of the United States Army and Navy, who at the…

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About Women. Magistrate's Hint to Wives

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 April 1914 · page 2

"Of course he is an unreasonable being, because he is a man," said Mr. Symmons, at Greenwich, to a young wife who complained of her…

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Espionage. Gould Heavily Sentenced. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 2

The case of alleged espionage against Gould and his wife has been concluded. The former was convicted and sentenced to six years…

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Police Court. Monday. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, P.M. Attempted Suicide

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 4

Charles Curry, aged 43 years, was charged with being deemed to be insane found wandering at large under circumstances that denoted a purpose…

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Is It Murder? Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

At Grenfell a blackfellow named Billy Bell reported to the police at Bimbi that when returning from Wyalong yesterday he went to the camp of Walter Edwards…

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Another Murder. Suspect Arrested. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

Walter Edwards, who was camping with an aboriginal near Bimbi, was found dead in a test, the position of the body suggesting that he…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, April 6th, l9l4. Before Mr. J. C. B. Helm, P.M. Driving Without Lights

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

Police v. H. Andison, for driving a motor car along Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga, after dark without a tail light. Fined 20s and costs of court…

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Alleged Seduction. Peculiar. Case in Sydney, Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

A remarkable case came on for hearing in the Supreme Court to-day. The plaintiff was Edward Martin, who alleged that defendant, Frank…

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Bush Tragedies Alleged Murder at Bimbi. Man Found Dead in Tent. Arrested Man's Temporary Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

Walter Edwards, who was camping with an aboriginal near Bimbi, in the Grenfell district, was found dead in his tent. The condition of the body…

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Suffragette Arrested. Noisy Demonstration in Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Drummond, a notorious suffragette, was arrested in connection with the demonstration in Hyde Park on Saturday, and brought before…

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The Mexican Murder Benton's Assassin Revealed. General Villa Exculpated. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 April 1914 · page 2

As the outcome of the Carranza Commission, the execution has been ordered of Major Ferrero, for the murder of Benton. Ferrero had…

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