Difference between revisions of "Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 5527 Official Forms, Evidence and Depositions, October 1854"
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By the Bench There were some hundreds of people there they were very riotous and joining in the Disturbance.<br/> | By the Bench There were some hundreds of people there they were very riotous and joining in the Disturbance.<br/> | ||
I had sufficient time to observe the prisoner Hurd. I have not tha slightest doubt of him now.<br/> | I had sufficient time to observe the prisoner Hurd. I have not tha slightest doubt of him now.<br/> | ||
− | Thomas Wood]] | + | [[Thomas Wood]]]] |
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− | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010- | + | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-013.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deposition [[Thomas Conboy]], p.1, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70<br/> |
+ | And this Defendant Thomas Conboy, on his oath saith as follows.<br/> | ||
+ | I was on duty on the 17 inst at the [[Eureka Hotel]] where there was a crowd of people assembled. I saw Trooper Wood struck with a bottle on the shoulder. It drew my attention to the direction the bottle came from. I saw the prisoner "Hurd" throwing several things at the Hotel and calling out to burn the bloody ]] | ||
− | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010- | + | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-014.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deponent[[Thomas Conboy]], p.2, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70<br/> |
+ | murderer's house down.<br/> | ||
+ | By This Defendant I swear distinctly I saw prisoner throwing Bottles and some things at the house. I cannot sear there struck the house.<br/> | ||
+ | Thos Conboy]] | ||
− | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-017.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deposition Maurice Linquist, p.1, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70]] | + | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-015.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deposition [[Frederick Levy]], p.1, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70<br/> |
+ | By this Deponent<br/> | ||
+ | [[Frederick Levy]] his oath said<br/> | ||
+ | I am an agent for a Melbourne House. I remember the 17th. I saw prisoner Hird about 150 yards from Bentley's House. We were about 50 yards from the House. I told him that we must rescue the females from the house he said he had been assisting in rescuing Mrs Bentley ]] | ||
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+ | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-016.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deponent Fredk Levy, p.2, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70<br/> | ||
+ | From the House - and that I need not be afraid {illegible} I told him this was fearful, he said {illegible} it was fearful work. I know the prisoner to be a man of good repute.<br/> | ||
+ | Fredk Levy.]] | ||
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+ | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-017.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deposition [[Maurice Linquist]], p.1, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70<br/> | ||
+ | This Deponent<br/> | ||
+ | Maurice Linquist on his oath saith I am auctioneer near Bentley's.<br/> | ||
+ | remember the 17th Inst. I lived near there at the time, I know that Mrs Bentley ad Mrs Gadd were in a tent close to mine, but I do not know who brought them there.<br/> | ||
+ | I cannot [illegible] that prisoner helped to {illegible}]] | ||
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+ | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-018.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deposition [[Maurice Linquist]] , p.2, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70<br/> | ||
+ | the housed out.<br/> | ||
+ | [[Maurice Linquist]]<br/><br/> | ||
+ | The Prisoner [[Albert Hird]] declining to make any statement and is committed for trial at the Supreme Court of Criminal Sessions to be holden at Melbourne on the 15 November next.]] | ||
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[[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-018v.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Queen v Henry Wright, Thomas Wood, Thomas Conboy, Frederick Levy and Maurice Linquist , PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70]] | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-018v.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Queen v Henry Wright, Thomas Wood, Thomas Conboy, Frederick Levy and Maurice Linquist , PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70]] |
Revision as of 18:49, 19 May 2017
[[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-011.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deposition Thomas Wood, p.2, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70]
rags that were on fine and thrown them into the Buildings - {By prisoners attn. I am quite sure prisoner was the man. I cannot be mistaken. I spoke to him he had a bundle of wood in his hand.
The ranks were taken several times by diggers breaking through - the part that prisoner threw the Rags into was not on fire, another part of the building was burning, his {illegible} I think was ]
[[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0070-010-012.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Deposition Thomas Wood, p.3, PROV, VPRS5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 70
similar to what he was .... on he had no coat on -
By the Bench There were some hundreds of people there they were very riotous and joining in the Disturbance.
I had sufficient time to observe the prisoner Hurd. I have not tha slightest doubt of him now.
Thomas Wood]]