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South Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

142 stories in South Coast's papers · page 4 of 8

Monday's Court (Before Mr. Sheperd, P.M.)

Southern Star · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

A man named Crawley was charged with being of unsound mind, and responded for eight days for observation. Constable Thompson said he…

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Indnstrial Court. Monday, 1St June. Before Mr. G. S. Shepherd. P.M.

The Bega Budget · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

Mr. W. Armitage, industrial inspector, appeared for the Minister in all the following prosecutions, while Mr. Blomtield appemed for…

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Police Court. Friday 29Th May. (Before Mr. Shepherd, P.M.)

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 4

Edmund Lionel Weber was charged with on 2nd May assaulting Francis Martin and thereby occasioning him grievous bodily…

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District Court

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 4

Judge Fitz[?] will hold a District Court in N[?] on Tuesday, 23rd June…

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Case of Julia Decies. London's Sympathy with Girl Shot Sleeping Lover. Seven Years' Gaol

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 7

The plea that at the time she shot Basil Piffard—a man with whom she had lived—she was in such a state of exasperation, jealousy, rage, and hopeless despair that…

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Brave Girl of Fifteen. Assists Police Officer

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 3

Remarkable bravery on the part ef Phoebe Shenton, a girl of fifteen, earned the compliments of the magistrate at Birmingham, when three brothers—Richard. Alfred, and Arthur V[?]…

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Chinese Police. Russians Mere Amateurs. Something Like Third Degree

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 3

The Chinese secret police are seldom talked of outside Yuan's Republic, yet it is said that they can teach even the Russian police a great many lessons in cruelty. The reason…

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District Court. [Before His Honor Acting Judge Bevan]. Wednesday, 17th June

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 2

P. Rosentball v. J. C. Lucas, claim of £10 5s 4d. Plaintiff said that defendant had offered to pay £2 per month, which he…

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District Court Wednesday, June 17. (Before his Honor Acting Judge Bevan.)

Southern Star · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

P. Rosenthall v. J. C. Lucas, claim for £10 6s 4d. Plaintiff said that defendant had offered to pay £2 per month, which he was agreeable to…

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Bega District Court. Wednesday, 17Th June. Before his Honor, Acting-judge Bevan

The Bega Budget · Saturday 20 June 1914 · page 2

P. Rosenthall v. J. C. Lucas. Claun for £10 5s 4d. Verdict for full amount to be paid in monthly instalments of £2…

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Deputy Licensing Magistrate

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 4

Mr. James Graham, an "appointed member" of the Sh[?]alhaven Licensing Court, has been appointed as Deputy Licensing Magistrate at the court, to…

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Undermining Police Discipline

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 7

"I view the holding of a meeting by certain policemen, and the decision to go on with the collection of funds—in spite of the fact that the…

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Proposed From Tree-top. Lover at the Gaol Window. the Call to Zata

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 3

Usually when the conversational effort attending a courtship starts to lag-that is, when the young lover is making the third round of his repertoire of antique jokes and…

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Yesterday’s Court. (Before Mr Shepherd. P.M.)

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

Roland Glass was fined £2 and [?] costs for being drunk and di[?] A first-offender pleaded guilty to throwing a mis-ile to the danger of…

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Police Court. Wednesday, July 8. (Before Mr. T. R. Peak, J.P.)

The Nowra Leader · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 3

Arthur Huddy, aged 21, was charged with stealing a dog at Nowra, the property [?] Daniel Davies. James Robertson deposed: I am a…

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Undermining Police Discipline

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 3

“I view the holding of a meeting by certain policemen, and the decision to go on with the collection of funds—in spite of the fact that the…

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Police Court. Wednesday, July 8

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 5

Arthur Huddy, aged 21, was charged with stealing a god at Nowra, the property of Daniel Davies. James Robertson deposed: I am a…

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Baron As Blackmailer. Stealing Countess's Diary

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 6

The sensational Vienna society case of Countess Vera Esterhazy's stolen diary ended with the conviction of Baron Strallendorft, who was sentenced to one year's hard labor for theft and attempted…

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Born Criminals. Gaol Doctor on Instinct. Constitutional Immorality

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 3

That persons exist, not insane nor otherwise abnormal, who simply are unable to refrain from crime because of defective nervous organisation, is asserted by Dr. Paul…

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Bolong. Opening of Tennis Court

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 6

Despite the cold bleak weather, there was a good attendance of enthusiastic tennis folks at the newly-formed court at Bolong on Saturday last. The court is…

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