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Courts & crime, 1914

7,545 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 250

Charged with Sedition. Ninety-four Persons on Trial. Budapest. Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 8

The trial was continued at Maramaros, [?] yesterday of the 94 persons, mostly Hungarian Ruthenians, on a charge of uttering seditious against the Emperor…

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Police and Firemen. Annual Sports Carnival

Evening News · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

The third annual sports carnival of the police and firemen will be held on the Agricultural Ground on Wednesday, March 4. Apart from a decidedly attractive programme of…

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Away From Home. Police in Search

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 3

The police desire to trace the whereabouts of the following persons, who have been reported missing:-- Mary Velman, who, on December. 29. left…

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Mistaken Identity. Police to Explain. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 9

On Saturday, James Albert Griffiths, who had been arrested by the police at Omeo on suspicion of being identical with John Henry Sparks, who escaped from Pentridge on July…

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Law Notices. Tuesday, January 6. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 5

In Equity.—Before the Deputy Registrar.—At 11 a.m. West v Low, to settle minutes of decree. 12 noon; Re H. W. Wright and Trustee Act, to settle minutes of order…

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Vengeance by Bomb. Calcutta Police Attacked. London. Tuesday Morning

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 8

The police, who took a prominent part in guarding the Viceroy (Lord Hardinge) on his recent visit to Calcutta, have incurred the hatred of the anarchists. A bomb was…

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Ragtime Contest. Interesting Court Case. Dancing Without a Permit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 5

The dancing of ragtime is being introduced by several well-known and high-class cafes and restaurants as a diversion to diners. The dancing takes place either on a stage or among…

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At the Revolver's Point. French Police Deal with Firemen. the Aorangi at Papeete

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 7

WELLINGTON, Monday.--According to reports by the Moana, there was a sensational incident in connection with the Aorangi's last voyage from Wellington to San Francisco…

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The Sentence of the Court. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter XXV.—Continued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 4

"Very possibly, sir," Gillisple said with some asperity. "And it is only fair to tell you, sir, that you are making dangerous admissions that will be used in evidence against you. You…

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Love Intrigues of Royal Courts. Henriette D'entragues. Delilah of the Court of France. Henri of Navarre's Lover

The Sun · Tuesday 6 January 1914 · page 2

It was a cruel fate that snatched Gabrielle d'Estrees from the arms of Henri IV., King of France and Navarre, at the moment when her long, devotion to her hero-lover was on…

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Tuesday's Police Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 2

At the Parramatta Police Court on Tuesday, Mr. L. W. Broughton, J.P. (C.P.S. and Chamber Magistrate) dealt with three cases. For drunkenness at…

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Charged with Bigamy

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 15

At the Water Court, Arthur Edward Webster (32), land and estate agent, of Sydney, was charged with bigamy. A warrant was issued, for his arrest from Sydney, and he wan brought over from Hobart…

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Margarine As Butter. a Dealer Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday.--A dealer in Nottingham has been sentenced to three years' penal servitude for selling margarine as butter. There were 23 previous convictions…

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Bailiff in the House. Assault Case Fails

The Sun · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 7

At the Newtown, Police Court to-day Frederick Alfred Taylor, a bailiff, proceeded against John Osborn on a charge of assault. Taylor stated that he received' a warrant to…

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Police Life-Savers

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 57

The members of the police life-saving class of which Sergeant Frazer is the head, were examined by Mr. G. H. Williams, secretary of the Royal Life Saving Society, at the Coogee…

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THE COURT-MARTIAl

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 13

A court-martial at Strasburg yesterday began the hearing of the charges against Colonel von Reuter, the commandant of the garrison at Zabern, of usurping executive…

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Seven Years' Gaol. for Three Months' Happiness. a Suva Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 9

SIUVA, December 31.--That he had given the woman whom he had victimised with a bigamous marriage "three months' happiness," was the averment put forward by David Chalmers…

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Police Courts. Whisky Below Standard

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 8

Sub-Inspector Fullerton proceeded against Margaret Josephine Smyth, licensee of the British Lion Hotel, St. John's-road, Glebe, before Sir. King, S.M., at the Glebe Court yesterday, on a charge of having sold…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Two Men Arrested. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 14

Two young men, Frank Ernest Leigh and Hugh Summergreen were at the Police Court to day charged with shooting with intent to murder a Chinese gardener, Chee Ping,…

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Strikers Resume. Under Police Escort. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 13

Over 100 men recommenced work at Taupiri Extended mine, Huntly. it is expected that many more will resume shortly. The men were escorted to and from work…

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