From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper from 11 May, 1861: Police, Friday, May 10th, (cont) Samuel PEGG was charged with willful and corrupt perjury on the 5th April. Mr BRODRIBB and Mr CLARKE for prosecution. Mr JAMES for the defence. Constable MOREN, said - he apprehended the prisoner on Thursday, upon warrant; on taking him into custody he said, had he committed an error when he gave his evidence, the Bench would have had some distance to go to find him. J C GARBUTT, of Cooyal, having been sworn, said, was present at the Quarter Sessions in Mudgee, on the trial of Thomas BLACKMAN, before Judge DOWLING, on which occasion the defendant gave evidence. Defendant said, on oath, that he was present at the killing of a certain beast, at Thomas BLACKMAN's; he helped to knock it down, and immediately after rode away. Cross-examined by Mr JAMES: The question tried was not the killing, but he ownership of a calf; could not distinctly recollect the words used, nor say when he first thought of going into the case. The Chief Constable was in the Court at the trial, recollected defendant giving evidence on a trial, the Queen v BLACKMAN, for stealing a calf, when he said something to the effect that he came up after the calf was dead. George TAYLOR took notes at the time of the trial and read a transcript of the words, which were put into Court. E McGWIRK lives as a servant to Mrs GARBUTT; was formerly in the employ of Thomas BLACKMAN, gave evidence in the case about the killing of a calf; saw the calf killed; Mr HARDY came up about 3 or 4 o'clock; did not see PEGG there that day; the calf was killed by being first roped, and then knocked on the head; there was only a child present. Cross-examined by Mr JAMES: Mr GARBUTT brought him here today; left Mrs BLACKMAN's service last Tuesday. Michael JOYCE, farmer, residing about nine miles from Cooyal, recollected the 7th March - his wife being taken ill; PEGG was living with him at the time, and on the day in question was helping to put up a new house; it was impossible for him to go to Cooyal and back between noon and sundown on that day; he slept on the premises that same night; after BLACKMAN was taken into custody he heard PEGG say that he would mount,a nd say the Mrs GARBUTT had offered him £50 if he would put a hide upon Thomas BLACKMAN's fence. G P SIMPSON, step-son to last witness; knew PEGG went to Mudgee on the 7th March for a blister, reached home about 2 o'clock, when he saw PEGG with his father clearing the ground; he was about an hour out of his sight; he had not time to go to Cooyal. Cross-examined by Mr JAMES: He was about 50 or 100 yards from the house; defendant might have been away two hours without his knowing; it would take two hours to go and return from Cooyal. Remanded till Friday week. Captain BLACKMAN was charged with a similar offence. The Chief Constable said - by virtue of a warrant he apprehended the defendant at Mr S BLACKMAN's at Cooyal; he said he expected it. Case adjourned. Bail allowed, himself £80, and two sureties of £40 each. ***END*** Annette Piper Please note: Every effort has been to transcribe the above information correctly, however errors may have inadvertently been made. Spelling of surnames/places as appears in original.