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Courts & crime, 1917

5,120 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 250

Theft on a Ship

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 3

At the water policy Court, Arthur Westerland [?] with steaming a pair of lave[?] the prope[?] of [?] Evidence was given that the [?] who had been working on…

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Suspects Sent to Gaol

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 3

Robert Simpson [?] and Peres Davis, 28 were before Mr. Sachers at the Cental this morning on a [?] of being a[?]pected person. The case for the prosecution…

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Alleged Murder. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 8

At Napier Patrick Kelly, aged 82, was declared not guilty on the charge of murde[?] ing George Dodd at Waipawa on the ground of impulsive insanity. Kelly was detained…

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Acquitted on Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Saturday.--At the Criminal Court yesterday, before Mr. Justlce Gordon and a Jury, the trial was. concluded of Francis John Sheridan (61), who was charged with having…

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District Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 9

Before his Honor Judge Docker.—At 11 a.m.: D'Arcy v. Booth. Before the Registrar.—At 10,30 a.m.: Mullett v Seaton. At 10.50 a.m.: Hart v Hart…

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Industrial Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 9

Industrial Courthouse. Queen's-square.—Before his Honor Judge Robin, No. 2 Court.—At 10 a.m.: Re Government Railway Group, No. 3 (Traffic) Award, appeal by Amalgamted Railway and Tramway…

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Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 9

John James Ferguson and John Benjamin King, forging Commonwealth Bank notes…

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Missing Persons. Inquiries by Police

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 6

The following persons have been reported to the police as inju[?] and say in[?] them may be forwa[?] to slergram: [?] police Station Clarance-street Sydney:—…

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Howell Price Sentenced This Morning Four Years Imprisonment "Assets of £14,000"

The Sun · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 6

David Cayton Howell Price has been sent to penal servitude for four years on each of the two charges on which he was convicted, sentences to be concurrent…

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Four Years. Howell-price Sentenced. What Judge Scholes Said. Matter of Great Public Concern

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 5

Lie[?]nt David Clayton Howell Price, who was on Thursday last found guilty of uttering two forged cheques for sums totalling £2061 7s 6d, appeared before Judge Scholes at the…

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A Muswellbrook Estate. Judement in Equity Court

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 3

Mr. Justice Harvey, in the Equally Court, this morning delivered his reserved judgement in the matter in which L.S. Campbell, Walter Lister Campbell, John Watte Hamphartes, and…

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Law Notices. Monday, March 20. Supreme Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 9

Cause Lists.—In Banco Court, St. James'-road.—At 10 a.m.—Kitamura v Dalgety and Co., Ltd. (part heard). At 2 p.m.—Brownfield v Vintiner. Notice to jurors. —The jurors engaged in the above part-heard case are…

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Affairs in Germany. Fears of Revolution. Machine Guns for Police. London, Sunday Evening

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 1

The General correspondent of the "Echo de Paris" states that the German Government fearing a revolution has provided the police [?]alth machine guns…

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Strange Marriage Story. Night Ceremony at GRANVIlLE Divorce Court Judgment

Evening News · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 5

Mr. Justice Gordon, in the Sydney Divorce Court this morning de[?] judgement is the suit of Ernest Shepber against Henrietts…

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Suspects Sentenced

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 9

Robert Simpson (29) and Percy Davis (35) were charged, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., at the Central Court yesterday, with being suspected persons, found in Liverpool Street, Sydney,…

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Fraud and Theft Military Pay Frauds Howell-price Sentenced to Four Years

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 4

The trial of David Clay Howell Price, lately lieutenant in the Commonwealth military forces, who was charged with forgery of two cheques for over…

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R.S.A. Money Charge of Stealing £10 Bathurst Again in Court

The Sun · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 5

Thomas Leslie Bathurst, 25, secretary of the Returned Soldiers' Association, was charged at the Central Police Court this morning, before Mr. Payten, S.M., with stealing, on…

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Acquitted on Murder Charge

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 4

francis John Shendan, was charged before the Adelalde (S.A.) Criminal Court on Friday with murdering a woman last January. The jury, however,…

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Howell-price Sentenced. "Matter of Intense Seriousness."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 3

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions yesterday David Clayton Howell-Price, formerly adjutant of the 9th Light Horse, who had been found guilty last week of uttering two forged cheques…

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Central Criminal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 4

John James Ferguson and John Benjamin King, (forging Australian notes (part heard). Notice.— The jurors summoned for to-day and not engaged in the above case will not be required to attend…

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