A Realistic Assault
The following story, says the "Pelican," is not true, of course—it couldn't be could it?—but it bears telling, nevertheless…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Courts & crime, 1909
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Magistrate 99 Years Old
Launceston Town Council has decided to present the honorary freedom of the borough to Mr. Richard Peter, J.P., who recently entered his 100th year, and is the oldest magistrate in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hornsby Police Court. (Before Messrs. Jordan and Colls, J's.P.)
John Gerrian, Hugh Harper, Dennis Ryan, and Patrick Grace, charged with being found drunk, were each fined 2s 6d, or the rising of the Court…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Escaped From Gaol. Over the Prison Wall
PERTH, Friday.--Alt escape from Northam gaol was made in peculiar circumstances by Fredk. A. J. Ghrayes. On December 23 a pony and sulky left outside the West Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shooting Case in the City. Man Charged
John Byrnes, aged 25, a dairyman, living in Factory-street, Parramatta, was shot in the chest yesterday afternoon in Clarence-lane, city. He was taken to the Sydney Hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Police Affair
James Sheehan came into Father Rourke's presence with his between his hands. He glanced round the room cautiously and in a dim wonder. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Penrith Police Court MONDAY. Before Messrs Maitland, P.M., and T D Clissold, J.P.
Board of Health v Millen Bros, for not keeping slaughterhouse at Kingswood in the order prescribed by law. Defendants pleaded guilty, and were fined…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Paramatta Police Court. Wednesday, December 30. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.m.) His Wifes Maintenance
Margaret Johnson v. Chas. August Johnson.—Adjourned maintenance case. Mrs. Johnson said that no arrangement had been come to between the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Cooked Accounts Berlin Manager Charged with Misappropriating £25,000
A Berlin correspondent writes, on November 25:--Considerable stir his been caused here by the arrest of the Berlin manager of a well-known firm of railway contractors,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A Pleasant Contrast. Lord Mayor Compliments Police
The smaller crowds in the city on New Year's Eve are accounted for by the fact that the memory of the previous year's disgraceful scenes was fresh in the minds of family heads…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Book to Read "Known to the Police"
Although Mr. Thomas Holmes is no longer a police court missionany, and emphasises the fact in his recently published book. "Known to the Police" (Edward Arnold) it…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Redfern Sensation Smart Work by the Police
At the Redfern Police Court to-day, before Mr. Donaidson, S.M., Michael Montague, alias Carney, and Walter Murridge, alios George Casey, alias Cassidge, alias…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Surgeon's Proposal Remarkable Letters Read in the Divorce Court
A singular proposal, said to have been made by a husband to his wife in regard to a divorce, was mentioned during the hearing of the petition of Mrs. Ada Maria Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Murdered Cripple Accused Mother Swoons in Court Dramatic Evidence
When the inquest was resumed in Salisbury on November 20 on the cripple boy Haskell, who was found in bed with his throat cut, the first witness called was the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Redfern Sensation. Suspected Burglars. Captured by the Police. One Man Shot
Constables Gilbert and Watkins, two young Redfern constables, bad a rather exciting experience at an early hour this morning, and after some difficulty succeeded in capturing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Late Mr. H. A. Richardson. Sympathy. Tributes in Court
Reference was made at the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday morning to the death of Mr. H.A. Richardson, solicitor…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Wee Waa Tragedy . the Accused in Court Narrabri
The young man Henry Johnson, who has been apprehended for the Wee Waa tragedy and confined to Narrabri Gaol, accepts the situation with perfect complacence. He is…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A Redfern Sensation Capture of Supposed. Burglars One Shot by the Police an Exciting Encounter
An exceedingly clever capture of two men, said to be well known to the police, was made by Constables Gilbert and Watkins about 3 o'clock this morning in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shot in Court. Lawyer Wounded by Discarded Juror. Sensational Suicide of the Assailant
DURING an interval in the trial of the "boss" of San Francisco, Abraham Ruef, who was charged and convicted of bribery under circumstances familiar…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Barrier Dispute. a Cordon of Pickets. Official Ousted From Hotel. Hostility to Police. Broken Hill
The industrial dispute and the New Year were ushered in together. Everything passed off quietly. The picketing was thorough, and only a couple of men outside the officials…
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