In Gaol, Out Again, in Again BRISBANE
The day he was released from goal, William Dawson Wallace went to a George-street bookseller's shop, and, represented that he was the…
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Tom Walsh Before the Police Court Strike Inciting Charge Telegrams and Signatures MELBOURNE
The Hearing of the charge against Tom Walsh, president of the Australian Seamen's Union, of inciting a strike, was commenced in the City Court…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Romantic" Lies Cat- Burglar Sentenced Despicable Criminal London, February 5
A detective gave evidence at the hearing of the charge of burglary against Robert Delaney, 29, denying that Delaney was educated at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court As a Bar
On walking into No. 2 Central Court on Friday morning one could have been pardoned for imagining that one had inadvertently strayed into a 4d bar…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Much Damage by Sand Stealers But Property Not Maliciously Damaged, Says Magistrate
Four young men of Watson's Bey, named Ted Suttle, Eric Wolfe, Henry Molvor, and Stanley Wolfe, were prosecuted for malicious damage to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Business Man Sent for Trial Theft of a Dodge Car from George-street
Charged with stealing a Dodge motor-car worth £350 on July 26 last, a well-known business man of Newtown, Bert Eric Coggins, a tailor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Greek Restaurant Keeper Given Benefit of the Doubt Charged With Allowing a Magdalene on His Premises—Corroborative Police Testimony Fails to Secure a Conviction—Previous Conviction Admitted Defendant's Plea of Ignorance
EMANUEL MENKES is a Greek, and at 98 Campbell-street, City, be runs a fish shop. BUT behind the outward respectability of the fish shop the police contend that Menkes is engaged in a particularly offensive trade…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Walsh in Court Authorship of Telegrams Counsel Reproved Melbourne
Stormy argument between counsel occurred at the resumed hearing of the charge against Tom Walsh, of the Seamen's Union,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Resembles Bargain Store Frills and Dainties that Proved Michael Smith's Undoing
IT isn't often that nighties get into the grave precincts of the Darlinghurst Court, but during a case on Monday and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Solicitor Moseley Convicted Fined for Inciting Prisoner to Resist and for Language Disturbance at Central Court has Unexpected Sequel—Host of Witnesses Testify to Moseley's Character—Police Remain Positive Bright Interludes When Lawyers Climb Into Witness Box
A host of witnesses were called when the hearing of the charges against Solicitor William C. Moseley was resumed at the Central this week, before Mr. Gale, S.M., but although they freely testified to Moselcy's excellent character he was convicted on both charges—one…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Did Justice Miscarry in Holgate Case? Material Evidence Taken at Special Inquiry A.J.C. Bookmaker Swears Holgate Was Not the Man—A Witness Who Saw Another Man in Fighting Attitude—"Skinny" Williams Cross-examination—Answers Mr. Mack Back— "It is My Duty to Spy on People for the Police." Venue of Assault is Now Disputed
"THE Special Inquiry secured by "Truth" into the case of Robert Thomas Holgate, who last year was sentenced to three years' penal servitude for assaulting and causing actual bodily harm to Frederick ("Skinny") Williams, a private detective of Elizabeth-street, City, was held by Mr. Giles Shaw, C.S.M., on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Opposites in the Dock Lean Henry and Seventeen Stone Nellie The Bucket that Came from Nowhere—Wife Plays the Role of rotectress to Hubby—"This Poor Little Man!" Palmer-street Assault Has Its Amusing Side
THIS is a story of opposites. NELLIE NOAKES weighs about seventeen stone, stands about five feet eleven; Henry, her husband, weighs about seven stone, and is about eleven inches shorter than she…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sundowner's Trip From Mudgee to Sydney Has Disastrous Side A Merry and Convivial Party—Twenty-four Beers but not Drunk—John White Loses His Thirty Bob—Duncan Tries to Clamber Through Carriage Window "A Case of Strong Suspicion" Says Magistrate
With six bottles of beer, a flask of whisky, and his swag, John White, one of "the old sundowner" brigade, boarded the mail train at Mudgee on January 28, bound for Sydney town. John had a one pound and a on shilling note snugly tucked…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Old Sydney Told by "Old CHUM"—No. 300—All Rights Reserved. Some Correspondents Answered—The Raid on Mr. Lord's House—Near Launceston—Murder of Inspector Buckmaster—Dramatic Arrest of Murderers in Melbourne
A Hobart resident writes me, asking for the particulars of the murder by bushrangers, or alleged bushrangers, of Inspector Buckmaster, of the Van…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →How "Pimps" Are Paid More Convictions, More Cash Police Agent Kenneth Windsor Flatly Contradicts Sergeant's Statement—Which is Correct? N.S.W. Should Follow Lead of Other States
TO the honest just as much as to the dishonest there is something particularly loathsome about a "pimp," "decor duck," or "phyzgig," and the question as to what use the police to secure convictions may justifiably make of such unpleasant fry…
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Queen'squate.—Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate. —At 10 a.m.—For hearing: Bray v Sigley, Dugnall v Dabbs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Violent Prisoner Assault on Police
The police ass[?]uited me [?] Pe Maine 26[?] charged at the Central [?] with drunkeness and with having [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cowardly Assault Hooligan Gaoled
While Arthur Henry Burne a motor mechant[?], was examining his car p. Rav-street at 7.13 a.m. yesterday Richard or Thomas Clark, 20, a pastry…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Twelve Attack One Early Morning Assault
It was unlucky for Arthur Henry Burns, a mechanic, that his car stopped in Bay-street early yesterday morning. As soon as he got out to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →£2 a Punch Assault on a Constable
"I was arresting him for drunkenness. He kicked me on the shins three times, and punched me in the ribs twice. It took four police to…
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