From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper, 11 December 1861: LOCAL INTELLIGENCE POLICE COURT, Tuesday, December 10th Present - The Police Magistrate, The Mayor, E MARLAY, R LOWE, G ROUSE, N P BAYLY, and T CADELL, Esqrs. Thomas BLACK, refusing to proceed on escort to Bathurst. N. McBEATH, acting gaoler, produced the coroner's warrant committing the prisoner for trail, upon a charge of manslaughter, and said, about half-past six o'clock in the morning, he told him that he was to proceed to Bathurst on foot; Black replied that he was not going to walk, but that they might carry him if they liked; he gave no reason for refusing, but exclaimed, "By heaven , he never would walk." Prisoner, upon being asked by the Bench if he still refused to walk? Said he had nothing to say; the constable had told the truth, and that he still persisted in refusing to walk. The Bench ordered him to be imprisoned for 14 days in a solitary cell, and kept upon bread and water. Prisoner walked away seemingly contented with his prospects. John SMITH, remanded upon a charge of stealing a watch. Constable MILLER's evidence given at the previous examination having been read. T R SINDEN was called, who said, finding the prisoner illegal upon his premises on the morning of the 29th November, he ordered him off, threatening to give him in charge if he found him there again. On the same day, in the afternoon, he caught the prisoner in the parlour, in the act of taking a gold watch and silk handkerchief; he had both articles in his hand, which he dropped upon the floor, and ran away. About a quarter of an hour afterwards, he had both articles in his hand, which he dropped upon the floor, and ran away. About a quarter of an hour afterwards, he met him in Mortimer-street, when he gave him in charge; he could swear to the watch, but not to the handkerchief; he had half-a-dozen of the same pattern. He valued the watch at £18; when the man was taken into custody, he said, "don't take any notice of the watch". Cross-examined by the prisoner: Could not have got into the house by the door but through the window. Prisoner said after that answer, he would not ask another question, as it was evident tat Mr. SINDEN had disregarded the warning given to him in the case of Annania and Sphira, and would, under the circumstances, leave the case between the Mr. SINDEN's conscience and his Supreme Ruler. John FITZSIMMONS, groom to Mr. SINDEN, proved having seen the prisoner on the premises, and having met him leaving them in the afternoon. Committed. J C GARBUT - Wages Mr JAMES for complainant. Mr BRODRIBB for defendant. John WARD said he and his wife had hired with Mrs GARBUT under agreement, in Sydney, to serve twelve months. The agreement was cancelled last court day by mutual consent. They had served seven months and a half, for which they claimed £31 5s 0d; they had received stores to the amount of £12 13s 6d., which left a balance due of £18 11s 6d. For the defence. Mr BRODRIBB called Mrs GARBUT for purpose of proving a set-off for expenses incurred in bringing complainant and family from Sydney, and other matters, all of which were allowed. Verdict £8 18s 2d. Richard CROSSING pleaded guilty to a charge of having trespassed upon the enclosed paddock of Mr HARDY on the 27th November, and in extenuation called Mr George WALKER, who said he had sold a mob of cattle to Mr CROSSING and had put them into the paddock in question for the purpose of drafting. He believed at the time that the paddock belonged to Mr. BLACKMAN, who had told him that he might use it as often as he required. Mr HARDY said he had rented the paddock the last six weeks and had been constantly annoyed by parties destroying the locks and removing his slip rails. The Bench said that as Mr CROSSING had not denied the charge, they would only inflict a small sum of 5s., which would be a warning to others. ***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