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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

9,727 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 250

Stolypin's Murder. Czar's Intervention. Proceedings Abandoned. St. Petersburg Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 10

The Council of Empire has recommended the C[?] to continue the prosecution of General Kurloff and Colonels Sp[?] Kuljaoko, and Verigin the head of the Secret Police…

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More Trouble. Shackleton Further Charged. a Lord and His Money. London. Tuesday, Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 9

F. R. Shackleton brother of the famous An[?]arctic exp[?]rer who is remanded on a charge of misappropriating trust money to the amount of £1000, the property of Miss Josephine…

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Law Report. Bankruptcy Court. Creditors' Petitions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 8

Richard William Vandorfield, labourer, of Hurlstone Park, against S. Hubbard, of 5 Pennell-street, E[?]more, Petition to be heard on February 3…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, January 22. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 8

In Clumbers, before the Deputy Prothonotary.—At [?] a.m.: S. Hoffnung and Co., Limited, v Gitt[?] Gittae, [?]it., sheriff's interpleader. Prothonotary's Office.—Be[?]e the Deputy Prothonotary,…

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Husband and Wife. Court Care Over Eggs

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 4

[?]line Ahears, [?]9 appeared before Mr. Love, at the Newtown Police Court this morning charged, according to the police charge sheet with stealing six eggs, valued at ninepence the…

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A "Mock" Marriage. Blackmail Suggested. the Sequel in Court

Evening News · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 14

An ast[?]nishing mock marriage was described before Mr. Justice Channelt and a jury at Lewes Assi[?] in England last month when George Alfred Crawley and Lawrence Brisco…

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Parramatta Court. Saturday, January 18. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1913 · page 1

John Lacey, 89, laborer, for drunkenness, was fined ds, or two hours' Imprisonment. Stanley Pickering, 23, laborer, for drunkenness in Argyle-street on the 18th of…

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Police Courts. Alleged Malicious Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

George Dowling, 21, was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., with maliciously inflicting grevloun hodily harm upon Clara Paxton, at Sydney, on October 31. Dr. Frizell, of the…

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"I Won't Put Them Away." Horse Stealing and Burglary

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 3

percy Hann[?] 19, was charged, before Mr. E. [?] Ma[?] at the Burwood Police Court, with stealing a horse valued at £14 the proporty of John Gore, at Concord on January [?]…

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Stealing

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

George Brennan (28) and Stephen Doyle (25) were charged on remand at the Central Police Court with stealing £115 from the person of Robert Smith. Brennan came up to Smith in the street and asked…

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Another City Burglary

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 8

Thieves effected an entrance yesterday afternoon to the shop of Mr. Goodman, clothier, 152 George-street, city, and stole a quantity of clothing valued at £20. They got in by…

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Easy Apprenticeship in Burglary

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 6

When is Sydney going to be satisfied that the city and suburbs are adequately policed? From time to time statistics have been published to show that the police force has not been increased in proper proportion to the growth of population, or to the spread of the residential area in the suburbs. There is, on the whole, no ground…

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Theft of Portmanteau

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

Joseph Ryan (38) was charged at the Central Court before Mr. Barnett, S.M., with stealing a portmanteau,. valued at £18, from George Abbott's premises, Sussexstreet. Accused said he was drunk at the time…

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An Impudent Theft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

Joseph Ryan, [?] was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Harnett, S.M., with stealing a portmantean, value at £18, the property of George Abbott, at Sydney, on January 21. The property was…

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Fitzroy Murder. Accused Man Before Court. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 7

Harold Thompson, alias Hobbs, was brought up at the City Court on remand, and charged with the murder of Arthur Henry Trotter, at Fitzroy, on January 6. The court…

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Assault and Language

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

At the Newtown Court, before Mr. Love, S.M., James Liddy was charged with assaulting Constable Cameron whilst in the execution of his duty at Marrickville, on January 20, also with using indecent language in the…

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Council Clerk Charged

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 5

Christopher Joseph Ward, 28, lately council clerk at Vaucluse, was charged at the Water Police Court this morning, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., with misappropriating…

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Charge of Horse-stealing

The Sun · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 9

At the Burwood Police Court this morning Percy Hanson was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a horse, valued at £1[?] and the property of John Gore, at Concord, on…

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Theft at the Railway

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 4

Richart Thane, [?], was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Barnett, S.M., with stealing some fruit and vegetales at the Darling Harbour railway sheds. It was explained that the accused, who was…

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Committed for Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1913 · page 8

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.--Walter Sykes, a laborer, has been committed for trial on the charge of murdering two girls at Kimberworth (Yorkshire), in November…

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