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Courts & crime, 1913

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Stealing Vegetables

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 7

Wm. Perry (34), at the Redfern Court, was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment on two charges of stealing vegetables, value 5s, from the gardens of Quong Chong and Yung War, at Botany…

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A City Burglary. Tobacconist's Shop Entered

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 5

An entrance into the shop of Victor Cook, tobacconist and hairdresser, of 83 Phillip-street, city, was effected by burglars early yesterday. The thieves got in by breaking…

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Dynamiters Sentenced. Informer Let Off

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 9

INDIANAPOLIS, Monday Evening. -- Sentences varying from one to seven years have been imposed on the labor leaders convicted of complicity in dynamite outrages, including that…

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Murder of Two Girls

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday. -- A laborer named Walter Sykes has been remanded on the charge of murdering two girls at Kimberworth (Yorkshire) in November. He confessed to the…

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Revision Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Mr.. E. L. Muitlaud, S.M., presided at a Revision Court at Parramatta Court-house on Monday, at 10 a.m., when the courteous shire clerk of Bulkham Hills…

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A Mysterious Crime. French Mayor Charged. Paris

Evening News · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 8

M. P[?]. the reputedly wealthy Mayor of Gen[?]y, a southern suburb of Paris, has been arrested on a charge of attempting to murder Madame Cha[?]x, the widow of banker, and…

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Attempted Double Murder. Arrest of French Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 9

PARIS, Tuesday. -- M. Pirou, Mayor of Gentilly, and reputed to be wealthy, has been arrested for attempting to murder Madame Chabren[?] the widow of a banker, and her sister…

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Sick Leave. New Police Regulation

Evening News · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 10

The Inspector-General of Police has issued with the approbation of the Executive Council the following new regulation dealing with sick leave:…

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Labour and Dynamite. Union Leaders Sentenced. One to Seven Years. Indianopolis, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 9

The labour union officials numbering 38, who were convicted of complicity in the dynamite plots, which included the wreeking of the Los Angeles "Times" office, were to-day…

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Police Courts. Tuesday, December 31. Scaffolding Not Notified

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 7

At the Redfern Court Edwin Burns, scaffolding inspector, summoned Charles Pocklington, of Enmore, a builder, for erecting a scaffolding for a new building without giving notice. Defendant pleaded guilty, and…

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Old Man Shot. Charge of Attempted Murder. Two Boys of 15 Concerned

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A sensational occurrence took place at Stawell yesterday, as a result of which Isaac Beresford, 60 years of age, a trapper, lies in the Stawell Hospital with…

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Police Dogs. How to Catch Thieves. the Case of Sick Animals

Evening News · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 3

A great lover of animals Mr. J. B. Best of York-street. Sydney, has returned from a trip to the United States, greatly impressed with the completeness of the organisation of the…

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Labor and Dynamite. Outrages in America. Guilty of Murder. Punished for Less. New York

The Sun · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Before sentencing the 38 men who were convicted at Indianapolis in connection with the labor dynamiting outrages, Judge Anderson read the following statement:--…

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The Bank Mystery Police Still Wondering. Many Futile Inquiries. a Theory From Rydalmere

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 8

An unbroken veil of mystery has settled over the robbery of the Surry-hills branch of the Bank of New South Wales. The detectives confess themselves befogged…

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1912-1913. Awaiting the New Year. Huge Crowds in Sydney Streets. Increased Police Patrol

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 9

If the presence of a large number of uniformed police officers in the centre of the city may be taken as any indication of the official mind, trouble was half expected in Sydney last…

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Parramatta Court Monday, December 30. (Before Mr. E. L Maitland S. M) The Dri9nk Trouble

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

Waiter Eloyd pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkness the passage of the White Horse Hotel. Parramatta on 24th [?] The defendant (for whom Mr…

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Police Courts. Theft of Store Goods

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 14

George Richardson, 17, was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr.W.Clarke, S.M., with stealing a number of articles from Anthony Hordern and Sons, Limited, valued at £1. He pleaded guilty. A…

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Paddington Police Returns Court Cases, Licences, Registrations

Evening News · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 9

[?] of petty seasons and chamber [?] Paddington (Mr. Aubrey Mowle) [?] particulars of the [?] at that court during the…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 14

George Thompson, 56, was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Clarke,S.M., with assaulting Charles Field and robbing him of £11 8s 3d; with assaulting Constable Ernest Edward Wright; and with…

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Alleged Theft at Post-office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 14

Albert Fraser. 28, was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Clarke S.M., with stealing a purse containing a few papers, the property of Neil Ferguson, while the latter was in the letter…

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