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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

8,785 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 250

The Newtown Robbery. Two Men Before the Court

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 4

Alfred Conn, 50, hairdresser, and James Crawford, 32, hairdresser, were charged before Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M., at the Central this morning with being concerned with others in…

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Queensland Licensing Case. a Police Officer and a License. Statement by a Minister. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 5

A deputation waited on the Home Secretary on Wednesday with reference to the granting at Ipswich of a provisional license to Miss Burke, daughter of sub-Inspector…

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The Use of Sabres. Entire Police Force Resigns. Rather Than Use Them. LONDON, Thursday. 3 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 1

In order to avoid using their sabres on the people the entire police force at Saratoff, in Eastern Russia, has resigned…

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Law Report. Thursday, February District Court. (Before Judge Heydon.) Case Struck Out. Stainer V O'Connell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 4

Mr. H. A. Moss appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff did not appear. The solicitor named said that the action was one in which plaintiff. Jane A. Stainer, claimed…

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Charged with Purse-stealing

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 7

A seaman named John Mitchell, aged 27, was charged at the Water Police Court today by Senior-constable Robertson and Constable. Hawkins with stealing a purse and…

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Police Courts. Horse Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 18

At the Balmain Court a lad named George Standers was charged with stealing a horse valued at £5, the property of Henry Ihleen. When arrested accused admitted the offence, and said he took the horse from a…

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Suspected Double Life. Private Detective Charged with Burglary

Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 10

Smartly dressed, his gloves, in particular, being well-fitting, Joseph Machin Hirst, a private detective, said to have been associated at one time with Slater's Agency, stood in the dock at…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 11

George Stander, 19, and described as a dealer, was charged at the Balmain Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. L. S. Donaldson, S.M., with stealing a horse valued at £5, the property of Henry [?]hlein, at…

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Charge of Theft

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

May Biggs, aged 21, married, was brought before the Bench at the Water Police Court by Sergeant M'Cole and Constable Morrow, who charged her with stealing clothing and…

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Attempted Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 11

A workman at Odessa fired at and seriously wounded the chief of police of the city…

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Assisting Prisoners. Deputation to Mr. Wade. the Police Court Agents

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 10

The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice received a deputation yesterday from the Council of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Association, introduced by Mr. Robson, M.L.C…

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Goulburn Gaol Breaker. Captured at Buxton

Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

The Inspector-General of Police has received a telegram announcing that Roy Wood, who recently escaped from Goulburn Gaol, was recaptured yesterday. The arrest was…

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Sievier and Joel. the Assault That Failed

Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 10

The notorious Robert S. Siever has published in his paper. "The Winning Post," the following account of how he frustrated the promised attack on him by an alleged emissary of Joel, the…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 8

Before his Honor Judge Heydon, K.C., at 10 a.m.— Borough of Waverley v Connery (part heard), Quiggin v Whitwell (part heard), Pechotsch v Mutual Life insurance Company of New York, Union Finance…

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Parramatta Police Court. Wednesday, February 1. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 11

Frank Williams (17) was charged with using indecent language. The defendant, who pleaded guilty, was fined £1, and 4s l0d costs…

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Police and City Traffic

Evening News · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

The police have to face numerous difficulties in supporting the traffic regulations and notwithstanding the large number of prosecutions which the magistrates deal with at the Water…

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Penrith Police Court THURSDAY. Before Messrs A Colless and J H R Noble, J's.P

Nepean Times · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

Thomas William Griff[?]s end Robert Griffiths were charged with having mutton in their possession reasonably suspected of being stolen, and for wich they could not give any reasonable…

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Wholesale Wife Murder. Wedded Twenty-six Times

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- Johann Hoch, who is under arrest at Chicago charged with the murder of 12 wives, has been proved to have been married 26 times…

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A German Cook "In the Soup." Charged With "Roasting " a Constable

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

A German cook on the N.D.L. Friedrich [?]der Grosse named Christian. Baumeister, aged 21, was charged at the Water with assaulting Constable F. Cullen whilst in the…

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The Mystery of a Cab. Actress Charged with Shooting Her Lover

The World's News · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 4

After deliberating upon their verdict for 25 hours, the jury who had to try Nan Patterson, the actress, for the murder of Mr. Caesar Young, by shooting him in a cab, have disagreed (says…

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