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Courts & crime, 1923

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Ku Klux Klan Murder Trials Opened Extraordinary Precaution New York, January 5

The Daily Express · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 4

The Bastrop (Louisian[?]) Court House was [?]urrounded by machine guns and soldiers when the hearings begun to-day of the Ku Klux murder…

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WIRES & Cables This Afternoon Police Raids. Two-Up School at Balmoral. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 8 January 1923 · page 1

A squad or police raided a two-up school near Balmoral Beach, yesterday afternoon, and effected 25 arrests…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, January 8, 1923. (Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd, P.m.) Petty Theft

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 4

For stealing a pair of slippers valued at 5/11 from a shop in Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga, and afterwards selling them at a second-hand…

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Ilford Murder London, January 8

The Daily Express · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 1

Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, Secretary for Home Affairs has promised to consider the postponement of Mrs Thompson’s execution…

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Wagga Court Business

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court in the year 1922, 917 cases were dealt with. This number is a record for the town. At Narandera in the same…

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"Shouting" in Court. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1923 · page 4

After having been fined £15 for selling wine without a license Alfred Dong said to the police sergeant, "Are'nt you going to shout?" (two…

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Ilford Murder Murderers Hanged a Wicked Hoax. London, January 9

The Daily Express · Wednesday 10 January 1923 · page 1

The Home Secretary, Mr. Bridgman has refused to postpone the execution of Mrs Thompson, c[?]victed of the murder of her husband…

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Wagga Police Court

The Daily Express · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 2

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday two cases were dealt with, Edward Francis Raymond, 37, was fined £5, in default 2 months, for using…

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The Ilford Murder. Man and Woman Hanged. Big Crowd's Morbid Interest

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 2

Mrs. Thompson and Bywaters were hanged respectively at Holloway and Pentonville Gaols. The extraordinary morbid public…

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Ilford Murder the Execution Scenes at the Gaols London, January 9

The Daily Express · Thursday 11 January 1923 · page 2

Large crowds gathered outside Holloway and Bentonville goals this morning on the occasion of the execution of the Ilford murderers…

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Whittton Police Court

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 2

Robert Connolly, charged before J. B. Gibson, P.M., at the Whitton Police Court, on the 10th inst,, with unlawfully assaulting Allen McGuiness,…

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Police Court. Tuesday, January 9

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

William Dengate was fined £5 on a charge of using indecent language at Grong Grong on 13th December. David Milthorpe v.Henry Sullivan…

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Sick and in Gaol London, January 10

The Daily Express · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

The rebels demanding the release of Mr. Barton, Who is in prison, on, but who, is stated to be in a precarious condition of health…

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Their Own Police

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 2

In the oldest, largest, and most densely-populated nation in the world there are no policemen, except in the cities controlled by…

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Leeton's Inadequate Police Arrangements

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 2

The following letter, sent by Dr. Vance, to the Inspector of Police at Narandera, should move the authorities to provide Leeton with proper…

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Mr. Main, M.L.A., Charged. But Information Dismissed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 2

Mr. Hugh Main, M.L.A., appeared at the Central Police Court to-day charged with having driven a motor vehicle on the left of a stationary tram in…

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Ku Klux Klan the Murder Cases Remarkable Evidence New York, January 11

The Daily Express · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

A report from Bastrop, Louisiana, states that, a girl of 17 years, giving evidence in the investigation of the Ku Kiux Klan murders, testified that…

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Wagga Police Court

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

At A the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr. W. G. Hazell, chamber magistrate, Bertram V. Virr was fined £3; in default 14 days for offensive…

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Huge Murder Trial Indian Extremists Sentenced Lahore. January 10

The Daily Express · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 1

Final judgment in charges following the murder, of a number of police by extremists near Gorakhpur has now been Issued,…

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Assault and Robb[?]

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 4

A few days ago a warrant for the arrest of Daniel Gulliver on a charge of assault and robbery was issued at Temora. Yesterday afternoon…

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