From Western Post & Mudgee Guardian Wednesday, September 18, 1861: POLICE COURT Friday September 13 Before the Police Magistrate, His Worship the Mayor, E MARLAY, Esq., Captain BATTYE, and Joseph COX, Esq., Gold Commissioner. The prisoner KELLY, remanded on a charge of murder, was brought up and committed to take his trial at the next Bathurst assizes. Catherine TIGHE, charged with being drunk in Market-street, was discharged upon the promise that she would leave the town. Frederick WARD, prisoner of the Crown, illegally at large. The Bench ordered him to be returned to Sydney. John CRIMMINS and George PEDLEY, casting night soil in a public place within the boundary of the town. Mr JAMES appeared for defendants. Mr HARDY, chief constable, said about one o'clock that morning he met CRIMMINS, who was driving a cart towards the river; when within forty or fifty yards of Rev. James GUNTHER's residence, CRIMMINS stopped the cart, and PEDLEY with both hands emptied the contents of the tubs on the reserve. CRIMMINS said it was purely an accident; he was too well known to be guilty of committing such a nasty offence within the boundary of the town. PEDLEY said the cart received a sudden jerk which capsized the tubs; he did his best to save them. Fined 20s each. James CHAMPION, charged with stealing. Captain Edmund Montague BATTYE, on oath, stated that on the 23rd of last month he received a description of some men at Bathurst who were said to have committed a robbery at Back Creek, about eighteen miles from Bathurst; he saw the prisoner in custody in the Mudgee Police Court, and from his description he believed him to be one of the men concerned in the robbery, and from information since received he believed that the prisoner came lately from Bathurst. He communicated by Telegraph with the party robbed, and the party who gave the information. He had had no reply, but from certain circumstances which had since come to his knowledge, he believed the prosecutor, a person named BELL, was now absent from Bathurst. He had not further evidence against the prisoner in Mudgee, but he asked for a remand of the case to Bathurst. The robbery took place about the 23rd of last month. Prisoner said he could prove that he engaged with Mr COB! B at Cherry Tree Hill at that time. He had previously been shepherding within a short distance from the place where the robbery was committed. Captain BATTYE said that he should see Mr COBB on Saturday, and would ascertain the truth of the prisoner's statement. He was consequently remanded. Saturday, September 14 Before the Police Magistrate and E MARLAY, Esq. Robert LARGE for horse stealing. Mr CLARKE (for TEMPLETON) for prosecution. Mr JAMES for defence. Edward SCULLY, constable in Cassilis police, said that he was on his way home from Mudgee. He saw a man of the name of BELLEW, at the Lagoon public house. He was stupid from the effects of drink. He went with him to ROBINSON's farm, near Ready Creek. In the morning he told him that young LARGE gave him the mare he had been riding, and that he did not know to whom it belonged; he also stated that the prisoner took his mare, and with her ran in the mare now in the yard, roped her, and gave her to him, telling him to go home with her. He then returned to the prisoner's, and there found BELLEW's mare, and took the prisoner into custody. Henry BELLEW, of the Hunter River, said that he was prisoner's place on Wednesday; he was in liquor; he stopped there all night; they kept giving him grog. On the following morning the prisoner took his mare and went after the mare now in th! e yard. On his return he was riding his mare, driving the other mare into the yard. He (witness) was stupid with drink, but he remembered Robert assisting him to saddle the mare, which he held while he got on; Prisoner's father told him the way to go. He valued the mare at £8. His own mare was worth £20. The case was remanded. Tuesday, September 17th. Robert LARGE was brought up for re-examination, his father John LARGE, was likewise charged with the offence. Charles HARDY said he had apprehended the elder prisoner in the yard of the Police Office upon a charge of horse stealing. Henry BELLEW re-called, and further stated that the elder prisoner was the man who pointed out to him the way he was to go. Both prisoners were present when he got on the horse; he paid prisoners for the grog he drank. George BARTON knew the prosecutor by sight; had seen him at his brother's house; left on Wednesday on a grey mare. He had no other horse with him. Bridget LYNCH, of Buttabala, said she knew the mare in the Court yard; it belonged to her son; it was given him by man seven years ago; it had not been sold or given away since. Mr JAMES for the defence called William PHILLIPS, who said he was a shoemaker, and was at present residing at prisoner's place. On Thursday he heard prosecutor say that he wanted to eave a mare there for a short time, and when he returned he would pay for the trouble. The old man said that it could remain, but he would not have it put into the paddock. Prosecutor shortly after left on a bay mare. Prisoner asked him to assist in putting up a place, so that the mare left in charge might not get away. BELLEW appeared sober when he left. Had known prisoner 15 years; had been cobbling for him the last week. Mr JAMES having addressed the Bench on behalf of the prisoners. Mr CLARKE replied. The Bench said that there was not sufficient evidence to commit the prisoners, and ordered them to be discharged. Matthew SHARP was fined 40s and costs for selling a glass of spirituous liquor on Sunday evening. G McQUIGGAN was fined one shilling and costs for selling a glass of wine after 10 o'clock on Monday. ***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