Criminal Court Appeal
An appeal was made to the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson, sitting as a Court of Criminal Appeal, on behalf of…
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American Crime. Super Police Chief to be Appointed
IN an endeavor to stem the wave of organised crime that Is sweeping: across the continent from east to west, the United States Government has decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Strangest Child Stealing Case in World Father of Restored Infant Now on Way to U.s.a
ON November 20 last "Smith's Weekly" published the dramatic account of the restoration of little Kermit Jones to his mother…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Two-up Raid. Police Charge in Park. Many Men Escape
Police carried out a raid on a two-up school in Wentworth Park last night, and arrested eight men. The arresting officers, were Inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Legal Conflict. State Jurisdiction. Supreme Court Order. Melbourne
An impending conflict between the Supreme Court jurisdictions of two States was indicated in an application made to the Chief Justice (Sir William Irvine) in the Practice…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →From Corowa Farm to Grave Fate of Melbourne Boy Police Enquiring
CIRCUMSTANCES surrounding the death of a Melbourne boy, aged 16, who had gone to work on a farm near Corowa (N.S.W.) are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Last Race Edition No Bail Suspects Still Held Hotel Murder Counsel Vainly Protests Adelaide
Though nobody has yet been charged with the murder of John Robert Hindmarsh, who was lured to the Grosvenor Hotel to meet a bogus customer and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shots Fired in Riot Mob Attack Brisbane Dance Hall Police Severely Handled Several Injured; Wholesale Arrests Expected
Shots were fired, police attacked, and a free fight waged outside a dance hall at Newmarket, a suburb of Brisbane, last night. Police reinforcements were rushed from Brisbane…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Court of Criminad Appeal. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.)
Mr. Weigall, K.C., for the Crown. REX x BRYANT. An application for leave to appeal was made by Frederick Bryant, who was convicted at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →District Court. (Before Judge Scholes and a jury.) Alleged Misrepresentation. Naylor v National Motors, Limited
In this case Charles Valentine Naylor, of Powell-road, Brookvale, near Manly, produce merchant, sued the National Motors, Limited (in liquidation), care of Starkey and Starkey,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Quarter Sessions. No. 1 COURT. (Before Judge Cohen). Crown Prosecutor. Mr. L. J. McKean. SENTENCES
The following persons who had either pleaded guilty, or been convicted during the week, were dealt with as stated:— William Andrew Chappelew, 21, groom,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Law Report. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Ferguson, and Mr. Justice James.) Writ of Mandamus. Sampson v Commissioner of Taxation
An application was made on behalf of Israel Kenneth Sampson, of Hamilton-street, Sydney, public officer of Thomas and Ross, Ltd., for a writ of mandamus calling upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Italian in Hospital with Slit Throat:another in Gaol Was There a Vendetta ? Is Police Query
Guiseppe Giacci, an Italian, is lying in Sydney Hospital in a dangerous condition, with his throat slashed by a, knife, alleged to have been wielded by another Italian, Antonio Trimarchi. Giacci is not expected to recover, and his dying depositions were taken last night by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Search for Callous Cyclist
Eliza Croucher, 68, of Corunna-road, Stanmore, and May Schute, 33, of the same address, were badly hurt when they were knocked down by a motor cycle in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →No Bail Suspects Still Held Hotel Murder Adelaide
Though nobody has yet been charged with the murder of John Robert Hindmarsh, who was lured to the Grosvenor Hotel to meet a bogus customer and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Riot! at a Dance Hall Police Stoned Brisbane
A bottle, thrown through a window of a crowded dance- hall at Newmarket, a Brisbane suburb, followed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Is That the Man? Prisoner Alleges a "Frame Up" Charges Against Police
"I DIDN'T get a fair deal in the line-up for identification. I was the only man wearing a grey suit, and when the driver couldn't pick me out the station sergeant pointed at me with a book."…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Fremantle Murder Sequel Letters to Lillian Martin a Girl with Many Lovers Offer of a Trip to England
What actually impelled Jack Thomas to strangle his mistress and then cut the throat of her three-year-old son may never be known. Death has drawn the veil of eternal secrecy over one of West Australia's most horrible tragedies. No inquest, not even the minutest and most thorough investigation, will unlock the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hot Week Council and High Court Govt.'s Trials Lang Will Tour State
This week will be an anxious one for the Premier (Mr. Lang), because it will probably witness tho determination…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fever in Gaol Delays Court Case Valueless Cheque
A RECENT outbreak of typhoid fever in Goulburn Gaol was a reason given at the Central Court to-day for the delay in the…
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