William Nevil
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
- ... By Mr. Michie: I was in company with some troopers. We were riding towards the camp, rank and file. We were doing nothing else.
- Henry Moore stated: I was Sub-Inspector of police at the time of the Ballaarat riots. I saw Chapman in the crowd on the 30th of November, and saw him present a pistol at some troopers. I gave orders for his arrest. The crowd had been throwing stones previously, but none of us were hurt.
- William Nevil: I am a trooper, and was present at Ballaarat on the 30th of November. I saw Chapman with a pistol, which was cocked, and he appeared to be examining the nipple. I called to him to drop it, or I would shoot him, and he did so.
- By Mr. Michie: I was about thirty yards from him at the time.
- George Webster said: I was present at a meeting held at Bakery Hill on the 29th of November, and heard many of the speeches made there.
- The Solicitor General was proceeding to inquire the tenor of these speeches, but his question was objected to, and he at once admitted the validity of the objection.
- The Witness: I saw placards on that occasion, but do not remember precisely what they were, or their date.
- This closed the case for the Crown.... [1]
- ↑ The Argus, 20 January 1855.