Court cases news articles & trivia from 1880's-1950's. Many in the Greek script
Many documents on this page are mostly in the Greek script from the Cyprus National Archives. Most have been shared by my friend Konstantinos Lambrou who is currently researching the history of the Linobambaki in Cyprus.
The Court reference documents are from the Girne National archives and research Institute in Kyrenia found during my search for the criminal court case relating to the murder of Hasan Mustafa 'Musti' 'Gondolisi' at Sefer Hacaro's wedding in 1884 by Bekir Ramadan 'Ikiz' from the Galaba family (The records states that the crime took place in a house. Most weddings during that period took place in homes). The event and date is recorded in the records of Ibrahim Tahsildar. Unfortunately that particular record was not found at the National archives due to some missing documents.
Lower down the page can be found a large and epic Biima (poem) by Mustafa Muzaffer
Minor Court cases involving people of Lurucina in the 1880's
Case No; 21. 24 November 1880.
Ali Mustafa (Agriculturalist). Guilty of carrying a gun without a licence.
Arresting officer, Mollah Mehmet Zaptieh
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Case No; 131 & 132. 16 May 1883
Youssouf Mustafa accused of stabbing. Sentenced to 6 months prison, starting from 22.05.1883
Witness Ziliha declined to give evidence 16.05.1883
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Case No; 200. 16 June 1883
Seidali Hussein assaulted a policeman. Sentenced to one month's prison.
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Case No; 204. 19 June 1883.
Ismail Ramadan accused of drawing a knife. Case dismissed
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Case No; 407. 20 September 1883
Ismail Ramadan accused of assault. Case dismissed.
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Case No; 559 8 November 1883.
Nicola Georghi of Peristerona accused
Ibrahim Mustafa & Suleiman Arif of theft of sheep
Appearances in court,
08.11.1883
15.11.1883
20.11.1883
Case dismissed
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Case No; 598. 20 November 1883.
Ali Patria/Petzi?? versus Yousouf Mustafa
Abusive language.
No appearance in court. Case dismissed.
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Case No; 633. 29 November 1883.
Theft of sheep
Ismail Ali of Arsos versus
1 Ahmet Ramadan of Bodamia
2 Ismail Ramadan of Bodamia
3 Ismail Ramadan of Louroujina
4 Halil Said Ali
5 Osman Makouta?
Commited for trial to the District court on 18 December 1883
Ismail Ramadan Pattas of Bodamia was dismissed
Ismail Ramadan of Louroujina sentenced to 6 months and £1.5 shillings,6pence fine
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Case No; 644. 29 November 1883 & 6 December 1883
Theft of sheep
Nicola Georghi of Tremetousha versus Hussein Karaismail
Case dismissed
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Case No; 654. 4 December 1883
Disobeying an order of a police officer.
1 Osman Mustafa fined 5 shillings
2 Mustafa Moustakali fined 5 shillings
3 Yusuf Matzori? dismissed
4 Ali Mehmet fined 5 shillings
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Case No; 700. 18 December 1883
Damage to roads
Fedai Ali Mudur of Degirmenlik versus
1 Ismail Ibrahim
2 Bekir Onbashi
3 Yousouf Said Ali
Case dismissed
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Case No; 118. 7 February 1884
shooting without a licence
Police versus
Said Ali 'Siliono'.
Sentence could not be read due to damaged documents.
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Case No; 173 19 February 1884
Theft of sheep.
Sentenced to 9 months prison commencing 28.02.1884 (name could not be read
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Case No; 225 4 March 1884
Housebreaking
Hasan Mustafa. Case dismissed
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Case No; 271 25 March 1884
Trespass
Osman Pirilli versus Ibrahim Ramadileri
Ibrahim fined 10 shillings
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Case No; 274 25 March 1884
Trespass
Osman Halil & Petri Yorghi versus Hussein Latiffe?
Fined ten shillings paid on 25 March 1884
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Case No; 318 01.04.1884
Trespass and 5 flocks (sheep)
Ali Camilari versus Costanti Sava
No appearance, Case dismissed.
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Case 557 26 June 1884
Assaulting a policeman
Hasan Mustafa sentenced to 14 days in prison.
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Case No; 632 15 July 1884
Resisting a policeman in execution of writ No; 191.
1 Mehmet Ramadan
2 Ali Mora'li
3 Hasan Mustafa
4 Mehmet Camilari
Case dismissed
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Case No; 633 15 July 1884
resisting police in execution of writ No;192.
1 Mustafa Ibrahim
2 Ibrahim Ramadan
3 Said Ali Kavaz
4 Mehmet Hassan
5 Yousouf Calchan (Kalkan)
Case dismissed.
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Case No; 724 12 August 1884
Insult
Arif Yousouf versus Ibrahim Mustafa
No appearance, Case dismissed.
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Case No; 1494 11 September 1884
Assault
Yannis Kekki of Kaymakli versus Petro Khalou
No appearance result of case not known
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Case No; 1834. 23 December 1884
Theft of cereals,
Papa Yanni Papa Yorghi
versus
1 Said Ali Mustafa
2 Ibrahim Mustafa
3 Mustafa Ibrahim
4 Ismail Carpasiti (Karpazli)
Accused 1, 2, & 3 commited to trial before the Assize. Accused No; 4 acquitted
Trial took place on 3 March 1885 they were fined 264 piastres & 16 shillings for the costs of the witness.
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Case No; 1985 5 September 1985
Insult
Mehmet Mustafa versus Lambri Petri
Verdict not known
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Case No; 480. 17 September 1885
Theft of sheep
Yusuf Halil versus Hasan Moustafuri
Witnesses Ismail Moustafa & Ahmet Osman
Yusuf Halil fined 8 and a half shillings.
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Case No; 715 22 December 1885
Insult
Emine Hussein versus Yusuf Moustafa
Witnesses. Halil Seit Ali & Mouskli Ibrahim
Yusuf Mustafa fined 8 and a half shillings
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Case No; 1205. 11 August 1886
House breaking on the 10 August 1886.
Osman Suleyman versus Pargama Hussein (name not very clear on original document)
Witnesses. Seferis Suleyman & Hassan Hussein
Pargama Hussein fined 2 shillings.
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Case No; 1365 11 October 1886
Assault.
Muskli Ibrahim accused Yousouf Ali Yallitsi of assault on the 9 October 1886.
Witnesses. Bourountis Houssein & Suleyman Ibrahim
Yousouf Ali Yallitsi fined 2 shillings on the 23 October 1886
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Case No; 1377. 16 October 1886.
Assault
Ali Mehmet of Potamyia accused Yousouf Ibrahim of Louroujina of assault on the 14 October 1886.
Witnesses. Salih Kara Houssein & Yanni Papaoriyi Papaoji of Nissu
Yousouf Ibrahim fined 2 shillings on the 30 October 1886.
This news report was published soon after Ismail Bedasi's escape from prison. It provides a very rare photo of a very youthful Bedasi. The next article below gives a very vivid description of his eventual capture in October 1953.
Translation Courtesy of Panicos Nickiforou
Note; It's not a word for word translation as the Greek and English text is not always easy to translate exactly. apologies if there are odd mistakes
THE HANGING OF THE 2 BROTHERS FROM LOUROUJINA
WHAT THEY SAID DURING THERE THE LAST MOMENTS
Yesterday at around 8:00 a.m., in the central prison in Nicosia, the hanging of the two brothers Mustafa Patta and Yusuf Bairam Pourounti from Louroutzina took place, as is known they were given the ultimate punishment of death at the Court of Assizes for murdering the priest of Louroutzina.
At the place of execution were present the Governor of Nicosia, the director of prisons, the provincial doctor and his assistant.
The two convicts trembling and almost being pulled to the scaffold, and all the time until the time of execution they calling for mercy and uttering the words "Mary (Panayia), help us." Only one of the two brothers, at the last moment when the loop was placed around his neck, cried aloud: "stop I want to talk to you." But it was too late, because the gallows had already done its work.
Eleftheria (Freedom) Journal, 10.12.1924.
THE THEFT OF THE BAG
An Ottoman from Louroujina named Hasan Mourat was arrested for the theft of a postal bag. The theft happened at the road between Larnaca and Nicosia and we wrote about it in one of our previous sheets. He was brought to court by the police this week
In the hands of the Ottoman had been seized various perfume bottles, obviously from the stolen postal bag.
Translation Courtesy of Panicos Nickiforou
THEFT OF CIGARETTES
Ahmet Ali Rauf from Louroutzina complained yesterday to the police that unknown persons stole from him cigarettes of with a total value of £6.13.5 ½
Freedom (Eleftheria) Journal, 3.9.1949
Translation by courtesy of Mikis Hadjineophytou
From “Eleftheria” newspaper, 24.10.1953
Ismail Arif Petasis from Louroudjina, was yesterday referred to the Criminal Court, accused of escaping from prison where he was serving a 12 year sentence for carrying out a robbery.
At yesterday’s hearing, Christakis Constantinou, the prison warden who helped in the arrest, told the Court the following:
On September 18 he was on leave, visiting Limassol with his wife. At 9 a.m. he and his wife, riding his motorbike, went to visit Aglaitsa Pavlou in Androutsou Street. As they were lead into the hall, he heard a street vender shout “I have good pomegranates”. The vender held a bicycle on which there was a “siriza” (I do not know what this is ismail). The vender was Arif Ismail Petasis.
He gave his wife one shilling and asked her to buy pomegranates while he went to an adjacent window and watched carefully to confirm his suspicion. His wife called the vender who approached and the warden made sure that the vender was indeed the wanted fugitive.
He then took his motorbike and went to phone the Police Station, returning immediately to meet his wife who informed him that the man with the pomegranates moved towards St Andreas Street. He rode his motorcycle once again and followed closely the fugitive. They went through St Andreas Street and Rigainis Street and entered Richmond Palmer Street. Here, he approached Petasis to within 5 yards.
Both then moved to Eleftherios Venizelos Street where his motorcycle touched the back wheel of Petasis’s bicycle. Petasis turned towards the Prison warden who was wearing his uniform and shouted at him in a threatening tone “turn back re for I will shoot you”. At the same time he put his right hand into the right pocket of his trousers. He then climbed down his bike, through the siriza off, then climbed back onto the bike and started running to avoid arrest.
The warden immediately used his police whistle. The two men run through Richmond Palmer and Olympion Streets and entered the Public Garden. Here, Petasis threatened the warden for a third time. He steered his motorcycle onto the bicycle of Petasis and due to the impact both men were thrown onto the ground. The two men struggled and Petasis managed to grab the police whistle from the mouth of the warden and threw it as far away as he could.
In the meantime, some citizens came to the scene. Andreas Kaffas was hit on the hand by a stone thrown by Petasis and left shouting “my God, my hand. He hit me”. At that critical moment some policemen arrived, arrested Petasis and drove him to the Central Prisons in Nicosia.
Petasis was taken to the Criminal Court with hands and feet tied with chains!
Translation , courtesy of Panicos Nikiforou
Governors Tour
The Nicosia Governor Mr. Montagu visited the morning of the day before yesterday (Sunday) the villages Nissou, Idalion (Dali), Lympia and Louroutzina.
On Monday morning he visited Syrianochori.
Anexartitos Journal, 01/04/1939 (Independent Journal, 01/04/1939)
Translation. Courtesy of Panicos Nikiforou
AGRICULTURAL ISSUES
In Louroutzina work will be carried out on anti corrosion works, which will benefit an area of 200 skales. 2/3 of the cost will be paid by the Government and the third by the land owners not in cash, but by working
Important note' 200 skales is roughly 50 acres of land. Each Skala or dönüm in Turkish is about 1000 Square metres
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