From Western Post August 17, 1861 POLICE REPORT Before the Police Magistrate, and his Worship the Mayor. William ANDREW and Margaret ANDREWS were charged with stealing the sum of £16. Mr CLARKE for TEMPLETON, for prosecution. Mr BRODRIBB for defence. C HARDY, Chief Constable, arrested the prisoners on Tuesday, 18th instant, for stealing in April last the sum of £16, the property of William HEALY. Upon taking them into custody they said that hey knew nothing about the charge. William HEALY, residing near the Pipe Clay Creek, recollected giving evidence on a previous occasion of a sum of money which he had lost on a Sunday morning. He had on that day received from one of his brothers £19 and went to Mr JULIAN's for the purpose of paying a note he owed him, he changed another note for a bottle of brandy supplied to him by JULIAN's daughter. He took the brandy to the prisoner's dwelling; there were two other parties present. He had £16 odd in his pocket. The parties in the hut helped him to drink the brandy. After taking the first glass he became insensible. Some hours ! afterwards he was found by his brother in the road near his residence. The only thing he recollected was his brother and the constables searching his pockets; they found that the whole of his money was gone. Constable CAMPBELL went to prisoner's residence on the 14th where eh saw the prosecutor; from information he received he was induced to search the premises, and found fourteen one pound notes in a bottle under a heap of wood. He took W ANDREWS and a man of the name of WRITE into custody, who after being examined before the magistrate were discharged. Cross-examined by Mr BRODRIBB: Both prisoners said that they knew nothing about the matter; the yard was partly opened; there was no objection to his searching the place. Caroline HAYES, wife of the James HAYES, Market-lane, prisoners lived next door to her; on the day in question she saw the male prisoner about dinner time coming from a heap of wood in the yard towards the house; she afterwards heard of the robbery. ! John WRITER, busman, having been reminded that he was not obliged to answer any question that would criminate himself, said that he remembered seeing William HEALY between 7 and 8 o'clock at the prisoner's residence; after being there for about ten minutes he left and returned with a bottle of rum; the bottle went round to the bottom; whilst the breakfast was getting ready he saw Mrs ANDREWS with her hand in the prosecutor's pocket, and afterwards counting some notes. The male prisoner invited him to FROSTs where he had a glass and returned home, the police in the course of the day searched the place and took him and the male prisoner into custody. Cross-examined by Mr BRODRIBB: When the constable came he asked him to allow him to search the place; he asked him to show his warrant; did not object to the search; did not see the notes in the bottle; was given into custody by Mr HEALY; had not quarreled with the prisoners; had not given information to the police. Thos HEALY ! remembered giving his brother £19, who went to JULIAN's. Later in the day he found him laying in the road, searched him to see if he had the money he had given him in the morning; he found what he supposed was a roll of notes, which afterwards proved to be a note rolled round with a piece of cloth. Committed to the Quarter Sessions. Bail allowed. James COUGHLAN, illegally on premises. Constable MORAN said the prisoner was given into his charge by Peter the Frenchman, for being illegally on his premises. On his way to the lock-up he said he went to the house because he was going to swap huts with Peter. Peter EWIN, tripe dresser, said he had his door locked up about eight o'clock on Friday evening, when the prisoner came and forced it open; upon ordering him to leave, he tucked up his sleeves and said he would not; he next took the candle and went into the bedroom; when he went out he threw down a half a crown and said take that and hold your tongue. He did not miss anything. He was, however, robbed a short time since of all his clothes. In answer to an enquiry from the Bench, the Chief Constable said that the prisoner was a very troublesome character; he had been several times before the bench and was a ticket of leave holder. The Bench said as he had so often been before them, and would not take warning, they! should imprison him seven days for the present offence and write to Sydney recommending that his ticket be cancelled. The prisoner, as usual, pleaded on behalf of his poor children, who would be left without a protector, &c. Ellen MASON charged by Constable MILLER with being drunk and using obscene language in Mortimer-street, on the night of Wednesday last. Upon being asked what she had to say Mrs MASON said that she did not think she had been very bad; she had a little trouble on her mind through hearing that her husband had been found dead in the bush, and hoped that it would be excuse enough for her being let off, as she would like to stop in Mudgee till one of her daughters arranged to get married. The Police Magistrate told her that she had been so many times before the Court that he did not know what to do with her, he thought the better plan was would be to send her to Bathurst for two years, during which time she would get into better habits. They would, however, try her once more and only fine her £5 or two months' imprisonment. Catherine TIGHE, a female who has filled one or two situations as governess in families, was charged by Constable CAMPBELL with being drunk and disorderly in Market-street. It being her first offence, she was discharged. ***END*** N.B. All care has been taken to transcribe the above accurately, however errors may have been inadvertently made. Spelling of names/places should be as appears in original. Transcribed from microfilm available from the State Library. Annette Piper Coolah NSW