From Western Post & Mudgee Guardian, Saturday September 21, 1861: DEATH At Coolah, on the 3rd instant, the wife of Mr M'CUBBIN, deeply regretted by a numerous circle of friends. POLICE COURT Friday September 20th Before the Police Magistrate and E MARLAY, Esq. Frederick WARD, Horse stealing. Mr BRODRIBB appeared for prosecution. C HARDY, chief constable, said he apprehended the prisoner yesterday for stealing a horse the property of Thomas BEST, upon telling him the charge he stated that he bought the horse of a man of the name of Charles WILLIAMS, and that he had lost the receipt. The prisoner was confined to the lock up on a charge of being a prisoner of the Crown at large. The horse was branded GW on shoulder. Thomas BEST, settler, residing at the Upper Meroo, said he did not know the prisoner. The horse in the Court yard was his property, having purchased him in January last of John HONEYSETT; he lost him from his run five months since; he afterwards heard that he was running about Cooyal. He valued the horse at £40, he had refused £3, he did not think it was now worth £5. He had never sold him. Committed to take his trial at the next Quarter Sessions. R R HUGHSON, was summoned for having his house open on Sunday, the 8th instant. C HARDY, chief constable, said that he saw four persons coming out of the house on the day in question; he then went inside and found three persons, two of whom were drinking. Mr HARDY called two witnesses to prove the charge, but neither could remember anything. Mr HUGHSON in answer to the charge, said that the party referred to was a lodger who had been staying in his house for some days, and claimed, under a clause in the Act (which he had read) the sum of £5 for loss of time, through being summoned on a frivolous charge. Case dismissed. George PEARSON was charged with discharging a gun at Oliver BEEDLE. Mr BRODRIBB appeared for defendant. Oliver BEEDLE said he was outside his hut on Friday night when he heard the report of a gun, and shortly after heard a ball whiz past his head; he immediately went to defendant's hut and called out to him, when he told him (complainant) that the gun was loaded with a ball. There was an ill feeling between them in consequence of Mr BLOOMFIELD having taken a flock of sheep away from defendant and given them to him (complainant). He had no animosity against defendant, but was afraid that he should received some bodily harm from him, which was the reason he came to court. The defendant was discharged upon promise never to do any thing to injure or annoy complainant. W BLESHMEID was summoned for using threatening language to Henry LYE. The Bench finding that the dispute was only an illustration of the adage that two of a trade never agree, advised the parties to settle the matter out of court and adjourned the case for a week. ***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