From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 27 November 1861 POLICE COURT Friday November 23 Thomas FARLEY was charged with stealing harness. C. HARDY said he apprehended the prisoner in Lawson-street from a description he had seen of him in the Crime Report, charging him with stealing a quantity of harness. He admitted he was the person described, and that he had bought the harness from two Chinamen. Remanded to Windeyer. Bail allowed. Jane GRADY, was fined 10s for rescuing a goat from Mrs. SCOTT as she was driving it to the pound. Fred DEVLIN charged with assaulting Tong, a Chinaman, did not appear in consequence of an informality in the summons. A fresh one was granted. Teeong, a Chinaman, for assault. Mr. BRODRIBB for complainant. Mr JAMES for defendant. Thos. ISBESTER said, on the 18th instant he was in the act of letting down a slip rail for the purpose of turning his bullock out of his yard, when defendant came behind him and struck him on the back of his head with a rail, which knocked him down. Cross-examined by Mr. JAMES: The stock yard was his own; he never used it, having another on a different part of his farm. He did not strike defendant - he was afraid of him. He asked defendant what business he had to drive his (complainant's bullock out of his wheat; defendant replied that he drove them out and put them into the yard for the purpose of impounding them. Did not strike or push him down. D. LAWSON said he was partner to complainant; their farm joined the Chinaman's; there was no fence between them; after the assault was committed, ISBESTER knocked the Chinaman down. Harriet LEARS said she was living with the Chinaman; about two o'clock in the morning ISBESTER's bullocks got into the Chinaman's wheat; he drove them out, and put them into the yard for the purpose of taking them to the pound in the morning; about seven o'clock she was awoke by hearing the Chinaman screaming and calling out for assistance; she ran out and found Teeong on the ground and ISBESTER standing over him. Heard ISBESTER say "I will prevent you telling of me killing another beast", she assisted to pull the Chinaman up. ISBESTER then called Jack to help him to drive the bullocks out of the yard, so as to prevent them being sent to the pound. The bullocks were in TEEONG's wheat; the yard in which they were placed did not belong to ISBESTER. The Bench said that the case was not so serious as the complainant had made it appear to be, and his own witness had contradicted him. The Chinaman had no right to take the law into his won hands, and fined him 20s. ***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