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Bomrtftu Intelligence*SUPREME COURT.—CmmwAt S.ds.Tcbsday.—Before Mr. Justice Dowlimo end the usual Cuinmisston*Richard hemp, La*mce Mm*, Dennis Kami, sail Anthony ConmeU, were severally indicted for breaking end entering the dwelling bouse of Gregory Blsslsnd Esq. st Wollongong, steeling various articles therefrom, end patting Thomas Msgher, who was in charge of the premises, in bodily fear. (£«rfd*»r# cmltnutH from «mr Ust)Henry O'Brirn—1 am a tailor assigned to Mr. John Blasland and lire at lllawsrra. I tlerp in the hut with Thomas Caton, the man who was shot. Two other men slept in the other part of the hut. but ldo not know their names, although I knew them three months. One of them used to be called by the men little Dick \ on the day that Caton was shot^ whea he left off work, he went awtv a long time, and brought a pumpkin back with him i we had our suppers, and sat some t m after together by the fire, when he took off Ills own cloatbs and put them down by the door, and took some cloatbs of miue that were hanging up, and put them on and laid down { I sat up some time after him, and was reading my prayer hook. I then raked the fire together Mid went to bed » I put my hand over on him ; he had his closths on i I said I thought he was undrest j he told me that he was going ont ou some business. I had unt seen him put my closths on, hut knew he inual have done so, as he had them on when killed. A short time after I was in bed, Larry Moore came into the hut, Caton said, is that you Larry 1 Moore answered it was, und asked f-ulon if lie had thought that lie was asleep I to which Caton replied that be bad. Ca'.on got up and they whbneied together, and both of them went out. I followed them to the door, and saw them joined outside by a mail named Kent Moore had a abort gun in bis hand, and Kent had a long one. I followed them to the gable end of the hut, and saw the other too men, Anthony Connell and Richard Kemp •landing there, w ho Joined the three nieu, and they all went down to the river side, and then weut towards the overseer** hut s I did not see them all the time, hut I heard their voices ■ml their footsteps. Tho deceased (Caton) fold me, 1 should hear a shot fired, hut that I was not to notice it t after they hod beenCone some time, between five minute* and df an hour, (1 cannot be exact) I heard two ■hots fired, and at the tame time a man gave a screalch and ran away. I heard a man ssy,•' there is a man shotI beard him say so once or twice, and then I heard them runaway In about five minutes after, the overseer Pima to my hut ; I was then undressed and in bed | he put hit baid over me, and asked me where Caton was I I told him 1 did not know. After Caton Ita«l left the hut with the men, he returned bring ng some things in a bundlr, which be threw into the hut, end went sway again. I knew at that lime ha was going to rob the overseer's hut. hut 1 did not ssy suy thing about it at the time, nor did 1 afterw rds. until taken before tlie Magistrates.I was taken the next day before the Magistrates, and I denied knowing any thing about it. Two day* after, I related what 1 have now aaid. At the time ike overseer come over to the hut, I dressed myself and went over to the house, end saw a man dead, hut did not at first know it wad Caloo j hut afterwards rerogOised him i •here was some black ou his fsct, and he had my cloatbs on 11 saw the gun which I had before seen with Larry Moore by the dead insn. At the time I saw them at the gable end of the hut, they could not have had their faces blackened, but they went down to the river before they went to the overseer's place Laurence Moore is a free man, ami lived about a quarter of a mile from Mr Blaxlaod's place on a farm of his owu. The other three men are assigned servants to one Matthew Rvan; I told them wheo they were going, it would he better for them not to do it i I spoke particularly to my couirude Colon. They said it would do roe D'i harm, as no one would suspect use i I had sern the prisorers in company with Ca. tun before tills time- Cross examined by Mr. Thsrry, but nothing more elicited.*Edward Corrigan—I am a conatahle at lllawsrra. I went to Mr. DIaxlaml's farm on infor-motion of (he rohbrry being given to me, and in O'Brien's but found a fustian jacket ■nd a bundle of things. (Things produced.)Benjamin Rixon—I am m Native and • settler at lllawsrra. (The overseer Msgher came to me and reported the robbery. He *»hed awiil eeeld let him b»ve a charge or two of powder, which I cate lilm. Next morning I followed the track of the men, no I fnuud the property planted in the bush, about fifty rod from Mr. Blaaland's place-(Tbo things found by Blxon here produced )Thomas Msgher the overseer, recalled—He Identified the property.By the Court—The fustian jacket found on Lawrence Moore, I kaow belonged to iliede-ceased. (Caton). I hove seen him wear It ofcen.I am sure I did not sec Moore there. The two tall men were not blacked, but the three short m«« were. I) Brian wtB Isuie at the time,and could not well walk. The man that laid hold of me, was a fall pale-faced yoang man- The prisoners at the bar sre not him. It wse s verv dark night.Edward Martin a settler, sold a short gun about seven months ago to Lawrence Moore for 7t- 6lt;l * and saw the same at the Courthouse llUwarra. The one produced is the jun I sold Moore.Thu voe the cate for the rrotecution.
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Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Wed, Jun 15, 1831
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