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Courts & crime, 1912

9,832 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Two Redfern Roughs. Severely Dealt With. Assaults on the Police

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 1

Maurice Gallen, 27, appeared before Mr. King at Redfern Court this morning, to answer a charge of assaulting John Ferguson, at Redfern, on January 9. A second…

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Land Appeal Court. Criticised by Labour Members. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 7

Mr. G. R. W. M'Donald, M.L.A., was in town to-day. In reply to a query as to the recent appointment of Mr. Rennie to the Land Appeal Court, Mr. M'Donald said he…

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Inciting Soldiers to Desert. Fight with French Police. Paris, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 9

The Syndicalists' Union declared an unsuccessful twenty-four hours' strike as a protest against the trial of three of its members for. inciting soldiers to desert…

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Bankruptcy Court. (Before Mr. Justice Rich.) Hearing of Creditors Petition

Evening News · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 6

Alexander Samuel spears and [?] Joseph [?] vereng charles Alexander Murray and Thomas Bernard Murray, trading as C. A., Murray and [?]. An order [?] the…

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Letter-stealing Device

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 2

A new device for stealing letters was recently described at the Marlborough-street Police Court, London. A sheet of paper was inserted under a street door, and letters placed…

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The Assault Case. Accused Committed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 10

At the Parramatta Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Maitland, S.M., Thos. John Hume, William Henry Cook, and Albert James Barnes, on remand, were…

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"The New M'lachlan." Barker Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 18

William Barker (26), who pleaded guilty at the Central Police Court on Thursday to obtaining the sum of £3 from William Graham Montgomeric by means of a false pretence was sentenced to six months' imprisonment…

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A Disputed Gift. Charge of Horse Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 15

FORBES, Friday.--A peculiar case was before the police court to-day, when Robert Thomas Haynes, a resident of Waverley, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a draught…

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Penrith Police Court SATURDAY. Before Mr T D Clissold, J. P.

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 4

John Hayes, drunk in High street; fined 2s 6d, or the rising. James Stanton, drunk on Great Western Boad, Springwood; fined 10, or three days'…

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Probate Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 13

The following probates and letters of administration were granted by the Registrar of Probates during the past week:— Probates.—Michael O'Connor, William Camp,…

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"Bad Language" and "Swearing." Magistrate Defines a Difference

The Sun · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 2

When fining Marcus Ferret £5, or two months, for using indecent language, Mr. Smithers at the Manly Police Court, yesterday, said he could not see…

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Luxury in Gaol. New York City Prison Methods

The World's News · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 13

CONSIDERABLE entertainment is being afforded New York by an exhibition of jealousy on the part of an ex-bank president now…

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Noisy Court Corridor

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 7

So much trouble is caused by the row that is continually going on in the corridor between the charge and summons division of the Central Police Court, that the officials are…

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A Wife's Death. Husband Charged with Manslaughter. Committed for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The circumstances surrounding the death on January 4 of Margaret Swift, wife of Alfred Thomas Swift, settler, of Mead, were inquired into by Mr. F…

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Court Sensation. Appointment Cancelled

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 13

Considerable surprise was caused lately in English Court circles by the announcement made in the "London Gazette" that the Rev. Frederick Percival Farrar, M.A. rector of…

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Woman's Awful Revenge. Sentenced to Death for Deliberately Setting Man on Fire

The Arrow · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 3

Fanny Gilligan (42) was found guilty at Birmingham Assizes (England) last month of the murder of James Higgins, with whom she lived, and was sentenced to death…

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Our Prison System. Its Good Results. Decline of Gaol Population. Influence of Legislation

Evening News · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 13

Od December 31. 1910. the number of prisoners in the gaols of New South Wales was 1320. This is the lowest figure for over 25 years. The number was made up of 1190…

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Law Notices. Monday, January 15. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 13

In Equity.—Before the Deputy Registrar.—At 11 a.m.: Bradley v Denne, to settle minutes of order. Probate Jurusdiction.—The following accounts will be taken at the Probate office:—10.15 a.m. Marion…

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Police Courts. Friday, January 12. Knocking Down a Cheque

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 18

At the Water Court Samuel Palmer (59) appeared to answer to charge of drunkenness. Sergeant Drew informed the magistrate that palmer had been fined at the Central Court the previous day for a similar…

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The Court of St. Simon. Book Ii. Chapter I.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 23

Helen Carlingford found in the outcome of her brother's marriage, cause for the most profound surprise. She could not deny facts, but she turned them over and over again in her…

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