From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 30 November 1861 £100 REWARD The above reward will be paid by the undersigned on the conviction of the person or persons who, in the month of June last, defaced the brands of four head of his cattle, taken out a lot of fat cattle belonging to George BLOODSWORTH, of the Merri Merri; a further reward of fifty pounds will be paid on the conviction of any person defacing the brand on his cattle. J W LOWE, Wilbertree, November 16 NOTICE Came back to Mr FITZGERALD's farm, Daby, a Bay HORSE, aged, branded with Mr. Fitzgerald's brands FF conjoined on near shoulder, RF on off shoulder, small white spot on forehead, off fore foot white, two hind feet white. From the brands on him, and the circumstance of him trying to get into the paddock where the horses were and still are running, branded in the same way, and no other visible brand being on him, I believe him to be the property of Robert FITZGERALD, Esq. Any one having and proving a better claim to him can have him by applying to JAMES CAITHNESS, Overseer, Mr. FITZGERALD's Farm, Daby. POLICE COURT Friday, November 29th Before the Police Magistrate Samuel SORBY, remanded upon a charge of stabbing and wounding, was brought up for re-examination. Joseph KERMOND said he was in the employ of Mr. BLACKMAN. On Sunday evening he was on his way to Lawson's Creek, when he stopped an hour or so at prisoner's house; they afterwards went to the public house and had a glass; he left for a short time; prisoner must have stayed at the public house two hours. During the evening he called again at prisoner's house, and found him fighting his wife; having parted them, they all went inside; prisoner took out his knife and asked his wife for a piper. She went into the corner to get one when the prisoner followed and struck her about the head; he shortly after saw blood on her clothes; she said she was stabbed and ran to Mudgee. He told prisoner that he had stabbed his wife, which he denied. The prisoner declined saying anything, and was committed to take his trial at the next Quarter Sessions. ***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