Police Courts. Riot at an Hotel. a Serious Charge
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 4
Norman Williams, 29, Norman Acton, 21, and H[?] Wilson, 34, were charged on Wednesday, at the Central Police Court, with having, on December 30 [?] inflicted grievous bodily harm on Thomas Lin[?]key. There…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bandits at Cairo. Contractor's House Raided. Conflict with Police
Evening News · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 7
CAIRO, Wednesday Evening.—A number of armed bandits raided a house near Cairo in which a rich native contractor lived, yesterday. They assaulted and [?]treated the inmates…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Hillgrove Tragedy. Coroner's Inquiry. Accused Before the Court
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 8
HILLGROVE, Wednesday.--The murdered man Watson was a resident on Bora Farm at Hillgrove for over 21 years, and his age was 57 years. It is a coincidence that he was killed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Court of St. Simon. by Anthony Partridge, Chapter Vi
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 5
Mrs. Poynton declared afterwards--and she was fond of recounting the episode--that when the amazing fact was first brought home to her notice, she went hot and cold by turns with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charged with Murder. Middlesex Crime. Perth
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 7
William Ward was again before the City Court this morning, charged on remand with the murder of Ernest Nixon Smith at Chiswick, Middlesex[?] on November 28, 1908…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Theft of Jewellery
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 5
At the Newtown Court, before Mr. Clarke, S.M., Frances Harriett (20) and Maria Baxter or Clarke (21), were charged with stealing a silver watch and gold bangle and watch, a gold pin with a greenstone…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alleged Burglary. Pitt-street Shop Robbed
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3
Ebert Van de Valk, or Thomas Harris. 29, and Levf Phillips, 20, were charged on Wednesday at the Central Police Court with having, about the 16th inst, broken and entered the shop of Arthur Shying, 422 Pitt-street,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposing Marriage. Cruel Deception. Stealing Young Woman's Jewellery. Master Mariner in Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3
Be[?] Mr. J. L. King, S.M., yesterday, at the Water-Police Court, Filmer James Leopold Barnes, 29, was charged with stealing between January 1 and 13 a quantity of jewellery, a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stealing in Shops. "Fines Apparently Useless
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3
A case of shoplifting was heard before Mr. Smithers, S.M. on Wednesday at the Central Court, when Catherine Simpson pleaded guilty to stealing articles of clothing valued at 9s 3d[?] the property of Mark Foy[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Law Report. Central Criminal Court. Glebe Murder Trial. Solicitor-general to Prosecute
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3
It has been decided that Mr. Walter Bevan, Solicitor-General, will act as leading counsel for the Crown in the Glebe murder trial, which is to take place at the Central…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Postmaster Charged. Allegations of Misappropriation
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3
Alfred John Barwick, 42, was yesterday at the Water Police Court called upon, before Mr. King, S.M., to answer a charge of having wrongfully appropriated to his own use public…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Threatened. Brisbane
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 7
Perhaps one of the worst features ao far is that Major Cahill, the Commissioner of Police, has been the recipient of threatening letters from anonymous writers, evidently…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Glebe Murder Trial. Solicitor-general to Prosecute
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 5
The Solicitor-General (Mr. Walter Bevan) will act as leading counsel for the Crown in the Glebe murder trial, which begins at the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, before…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Notices. Central Criminal Court
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3
The following cases have been set down for trial at the special sittings of the Central Criminal Court, commencing on Monday, January 29:— Campbell Nairn Moir, murder; Lawrence Lawless,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"And He Did It." Cowardly Assault on a Minister Rev. Jas. Woolnough Attacked
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 5
Valentine Brown (54), a man with an unenviable reputation, according to the police, was charged at, the Central Court yesterday with assaulting Rev. James Woolnough on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Courts. Bond Money. an Alleged Sraud
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3
Alfred Moad, 2d, was charged, before Mr. W. Clarke, S. M., at the Newtown Police Court, with having, at Marrickville, during the present month, obtained the sum of £3 from William George Bevitti by means of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Man Arrested. Charged with Embezzlement Apprehended in San Francisco. San Francisco
The Sun · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 8
Boarding the steamer River Firth oh her arrival here to-day from Australia the police took into custody John Macpherson formerly accountant at the Sydney branch of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Courts. Thursday, January 25. No Fare Paid
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 5
At the Glebe Police Court, Inspector W. S. Wigg, of the Tramway Department, proceeded against T. Stewart for not paying his fare. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 30, with 6 costs, in default seven days'…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Court of St. Simon. Chapter Vii
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3
A late but wonderfully warm spiring drew all the greyness out of London and transformed her into a beautiful city. The parks were gorgeous with flowers; street sellers at every corner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parramatta Quarter Sessions. (Before Judge Docker.) Mr. C. A. White was Crown Prosecutor. Assault in Company
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 8
Three young men, Thomas John Hume, William Henry Cook, and Albert James Barnes, who were tound guilty of assaulting a young man, John Sheridan, at Parramatta, on the night of December 29 last, were brought up for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →