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Courts & crime, 1910

8,183 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 250

Presidential Campaigning. Law Court Exposures. Claim of a Journalist. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 7

American political campaigning methods are being exposed in a case wherein Mr. William Clark, a well-known journalist, is suing Mr. Lewis Chanler, formerly…

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Law. Wednesday, January 12. Divorce Court. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen.) Decrees Made Absolute

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 8

In the divorce suit George Abbott v. Julia Abbott, an application was preferred by the wife, the respondent, that the decree nisi granted on June 21. should be made absolute…

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Latest Edition. "Evening News" Office. 4.45 P.M. (A Portion Op This Afternoon's News Will Be Found on Pages 3 AND 8 of This Issue.) Those Missing Letters North Sydney Postman's Plight. the Charge Against Fitzpatrick. To-day's Police Court Pro-ceedings. a Heavy Fine Imposed. Connolly's Case Dismissed

Evening News · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 5

Considerable interest was manifested this morning at the North Sydney Police Court in three cases, brought at the instance of the Postmaster-General's Department, two against…

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Connelly Also Charged. Magistrate Does Not Convict

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

Charles Connelly appeared in connection with an information charging him with aiding and abetting a postal employee to detain certain postal matter, to wit. a registered packet…

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Sentenced to Death. Murder of Giovanni Forsatti

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 5

KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--To-day the trial of Peter Robustelli, charged with having wilfully murdered Giovanni Forsatti, at Coolgardie, on October 19, was concluded…

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Unprovoked Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 10

Thomas Stevenson, 26, was proceeded against yesterday at the Water Police Court upon a charge of assulting Constable Anderson whilst in the execution of his duty. It was stated that on January 12 accused…

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Council and Magistrate

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

The question of a magistrate imposing a fine below the minimum provided by local government ordinance' came before the Paddington'…

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Stealing From a Shop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 10

At the Glebe Court Louisa Harrison, 40, was charged with having stolen a bottle of perfume. Molly Fox, a saleswoman at Grace Brothers, stated that she saw the accused take the bottle and put it…

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Assault on a Policeman

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

At the Water Court, before Mr. love, D.S.M., Thomas Stevenson (26) was fined £5, in default one month's imprisonment, for assaulting Constable J. Anderson, Stevenson was under the influence of liquor on…

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Sentenced to Death. Kalgoorlie (W.a.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 7

The trial of the Italian Peter Robustell[?] on a charge of having on October 11 last, a[?] Coolgardie, wilfully murdered a fellow-countryman named Giovanni Forsatti, was…

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A Rough Customer. Retired Stationmaster Charged

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

At the Burwood Court William Andrew Kerin, 52, a retired stationmaster. who bad been re-xnanJed for medical observation, was charged ?with being drank and disorderly in Want-street…

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Assaulting the Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 10

At the Balmain Police Court, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., Charles James Faber, 40, pleaded guilty to using improper language in Beattie-street, Balmain, on the 10th inst., and also to assaulting…

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Industrial Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 3

Industrial Registrar's Office Queen's square.—Before the Industrial,Registrar, at 11.30 a.m.—For hearing: Re clothing (tailoring) award, application under clan[?]se 19 by Davidson and Norton; re coachmaking (road)…

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Dinner Party Sequel New York Police

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 12

A fashionably-dressed girl of unusual beauty and distinction figured in a mysterious police court case in New York on the morning of November 29…

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Neutral Bay's Lost Letters. Evidence of Overwork. Letter-carrier and Bootmaker Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 3

Roy Fitzpatrick, 18, a temporary letter-carrier, wa[?] charged at the North Sydney, Police Court yesterday before Mr. G. II. Smithers with having between December 14 and 22 at North Sydney wilfully…

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Police Courts. Thursday, January 13. Too Much Turpentine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

Denis William Hayes(29) laborer, who had been reminded for a week at the Glebe Court for medical observation on a change of attempting to commit suicide, again appeared at that [?] He pleaded guilty, and…

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Law Notices. Friday, January 14. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 3

Prothono[?]my's Office.—Be[?]e the Chief Clerk.—City Bank of Sydney, Ltd., [?] McLaughlin, 11 a.m. Probate Office.—The following accounts will be taken at the Probate Office:—Thomas Leon Byrnes, 10.30;…

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Wreck of the Waikare. Marine Court's Verdict

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

A cable from Auckland states that the Marine Court, sitting at Dunedin, gave its decision regarding the inquiry into the wreck of the steamer…

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Lively New Year's Eve. the Police in Pearl-street

Evening News · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 4

William Gullum, 19. a jockey, and Charles Powell, 26, laborer. appeared, on remand, at the Central Police Court, on charges of behaving in a riotous manner in Pearl-street, Surry…

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Police Courts. Alexandria Stabbing Case. Kurz Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 10

At the Redfern Police Court, before Mr. King, S.M., Albert Kurz, aged 29, a labourer, was charged with having maliciously wounded Terence Patrick Gorman, with intent to do him grievous…

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