Difference between revisions of "Public Record Office Victoria VPRS 5527 Queen v Bentley & Others, October 1854"
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[[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0050-010-001.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Queen v James Bentley, Catherine Bentley, William Henry Hance, John Farrell, October 1854, p.1, PROV, VPRS 5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 5]] | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0050-010-001.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Queen v James Bentley, Catherine Bentley, William Henry Hance, John Farrell, October 1854, p.1, PROV, VPRS 5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 5]] | ||
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| + | In the Supreme Court | ||
| + | of the Colony of Victoria | ||
| + | The Queen V James Francis Bentley Catherine Bentley William Henry Hance John Farrell | ||
| + | James Francis Bentley Sworn states I am the landlord of the Eureka Hotel about 2 o’clock this morning October 7th I heard a great noise & knocking at the door I enquired what it was & was told that it was some drunken men wanting drink about an hour or ¾ after that we were aroused and told that Dr. Carr wanted to bring a person in who was supposed to be dead the man was brought in & I went & reported the circumstance to the Police. | ||
| + | You did not leave your room when first disturbed | ||
| + | No not until aroused by Dr. Carr | ||
| + | Did you hear any noise between hearing the first disturbance to when Dr. Carr came | ||
| + | No | ||
| + | Was any one sleeping in the Bar | ||
| + | I believe the Barman was | ||
| + | Archibald Carmichael Sworn states I am a Digger & have a Butchers shop near the Eureka Hotel I was called upon between one and 2 o’clock last night by the last witness Martin he said he thought Deceased was murdered I went to where deceased was lying I looked at him and said | ||
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[[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0050-010-002.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Queen v James Bentley, Catherine Bentley, William Henry Hance, John Farrell, October 1854, p.2, PROV, VPRS 5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 5]] | [[File:I05527-p0000-000001-0050-010-002.jpg|800px|thumb|centre|"Queen v James Bentley, Catherine Bentley, William Henry Hance, John Farrell, October 1854, p.2, PROV, VPRS 5527/P0 Unit 1, Item 5]] | ||
Revision as of 12:40, 8 August 2017
In the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria The Queen V James Francis Bentley Catherine Bentley William Henry Hance John Farrell James Francis Bentley Sworn states I am the landlord of the Eureka Hotel about 2 o’clock this morning October 7th I heard a great noise & knocking at the door I enquired what it was & was told that it was some drunken men wanting drink about an hour or ¾ after that we were aroused and told that Dr. Carr wanted to bring a person in who was supposed to be dead the man was brought in & I went & reported the circumstance to the Police. You did not leave your room when first disturbed No not until aroused by Dr. Carr Did you hear any noise between hearing the first disturbance to when Dr. Carr came No Was any one sleeping in the Bar I believe the Barman was Archibald Carmichael Sworn states I am a Digger & have a Butchers shop near the Eureka Hotel I was called upon between one and 2 o’clock last night by the last witness Martin he said he thought Deceased was murdered I went to where deceased was lying I looked at him and said
