September 7th Gazette Stolen from the dwelling of Henry Kett Wangaratta on the 18th August a £5 cheque on the Bank of NSW Wangaratta, from Hopton Nolan, and £14.13.4 including a £1 note with a quarter torn off one end, a half crown with a small piece cut off the edge, a shilling with a large piece cut off and a shilling apparently bruised by a cart passing over it on broken metal. --- Stolen off the horse of Kenneth McLean at Beechworth on the night of the 20th August (1869) a colonial pigskin saddle, near flap chafed through with the stirrup leather, repaired with old looking material. ---- September 1869 Ah Shung was stopped at Buckland Gap Beechworth on the morning of the 2nd instant, and robbed of £2.10s by a man about 5'6" high, sandy whiskers and beard, rather swarthy complexion wore black billycock hat, dark poncho, and light tweed suit, and carried a revolver, a red blanket wag and a shovel. ---- Stolen from the dwelling of Henry Wraith, Harrietville, Bright Ovens on the night of 4th Sept 1869 some pairs of best striped dieskin trousers, cord, 30 shirts of various colours, 5 dwts of nggety gold and a purse contained 5 gold rings, one engraved MAW, one with a pocketbook on top one with a bunch of grapes and one broken on the top. --- Obviously I didn't send this one earlier so now I will continue on thru November and December A draught horse stolen from Daniel Deegan Wodonga Creek Belvoir, Ovens 21/11/1869.value £.35 === >From Charles Simmons Stanley Road Beechworth - stolen about 13/11/1869 a black draught horse. Has a large bell on it.... Please keep an ear out. ========= James Webster of Beechworth had stolen from his stable bridle without bit. and a martingale 29/11/1869 = Left in a paddock a chestnut horse, at Goulburn Downs Jamieson 19/11/1869 probably by the person who took the property of Thomas William Palmer (a bay horse) worth £7,. It was thought that Power did the swapping. == John MOusey was charged with stealingfrom Henry Jackson and arrested by the Beechworth police. All goods recovered 19/11/1869. ------ Taken from Peter Thompsons coach, at the samet ime with the property earlier described a bay horse. The saddle earlier described belonged to Mr. McDonald of Mansfield - 6/12/1869. === Stolen from Michael Kelly 2 mile Beechworth about 13.11.1869 dark chestnut heavey draught horse. 3.12.1869 === The horsed referred to in last Power item as having been left at Jamieson was claimed by Garrett Cody of Wangaratta. 6.12.1869 ==== FIRE About 1.45 am on the 9th instant, a stack of hay, vlaued at £40 was maliciously destroyed by fire on the farm of John Sullivan, All England Lead, Rutherglen Ovens. Footsteps like those of one on tiptoe were seen near the place. 13.121869 = From the dwelling of JamesCarter of Beechworth, shirt. 13.12.1869 ======= Thomas Tousley is charged on warrant (now at Belvoir Ovens) with absconding with £11 property of Edward Vance. Gone to Wahgunyah or Chiltern. 13.12.1869 ========= A warrant has been filed at Beechworth against a man, name unknown, for rape on VictoriaCrawford at 2 Mile Creek Beechworth on the night of 7/12/1869. The offender is supposed Irish 5'11", stout, dark hair and whiskers, wore red and whilte striped Crimean shirt, dark trousers inside his boots, no coat, and large yankee felt hat. He is supposed to have gone to Buckland. 13/12/1689. === >From Patrick McNamara of Rutherglen - stolen about 6/9/1869 a bay pony. == Patrick Moylan of Tarrawingee. stolen from him a roan horse worth £10 and a bay horse £8 9/12/1869. ====== Thomas Tousley - above - was arrested with the money the property of Edward Vane by the Wahgunyah police 17/11/1869 ========= Warrant of commitment in default of destress or payment of £5.2.6 issued atGodfrey's Creek against Michael O'Donnell. Like to be found at Godfrey's Creek or Wood's Point. Fine for obscene language. 20.12.1869 ======