From Western Post 23 March 1861: SUDDEN DEATH An inquest was held on Monday morning at the Shamrock Inn by Dr KING, coroner for the district on the body of Darby HETHERMAN. Robert TOWNSEND deposed that deceased came to his house on Saturday and complained of being very ill. He gave him a gill of brandy; he then returned to his home. On the next morning he went to HETHERMAN's gunyah to see how he was, and he found him dead. Constable MILLER said he called at deceased's residence and found in a sitting position with his head on a form. He had a short time previously been talking with him, when he said he was ill, and that he wished to go to Sydney. On searching the place he found £1 12s 6d on the bed. Dr RAMSAY was of the opinion that death resulted from natural causes accelerated, in all probability, by dysentery, from which he appeared to have been suffering at the time of his death. The jury returned a verdict "Died on the night of Saturday, the 16th instant, from natural causes". COURT OF REQUESTS (Adjourned) Tuesday, March 19 Before Messrs. LYONS and CADELL John GORDON was sued at the instance of W BEAL for the sum of £6 6s. Defendant denied owing the money, and said that BEAL was indebted to him to the amount of £15. He had received him in a state of destitution without a coat to his back; has fed, clothed, and washed for him. At the time he thought a deal of him. BEAL said he was afraid he did not think much of him now, else he would pay him for the many good turns he had done. He had worked a long time for defendant, and should be obliged to sue him for wages due; as for his owing him any money, it was a mere bubble. GORDON again denied owing the £6 6s, and entered into a long explanation how complainant had skulked about the place, eating his rations, borrowing money for the races, and never doing a stroke of work in return. The Bench dismissed the case. KING v HOLMES. This was an adjourned case. A fortnight having been granted to HOLMES to enable him to produce evidence as to the number of professional visits Dr KING had paid him during his late illness, failing to do so, a verdict was given for the amount claimed. ***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.