Garrotting gripe
On 11 April 1906, George Anderson and Alice Grey were tried at the Perth Supreme Court for robbery with violence and stealing from the person. The pair were alleged to have robbed William Mudge of £8 and 10 shillings at the Railway Hotel, North Fremantle. In his summing up the judge declared that garotting and robbery were becoming much too common, especially within hotels. However, after a twenty minute recess the jury found Anderson and Grey not guilty.
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