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ALLEGED OCCASIONIN'. iumi v ■ASMThere •a only one criminal ra*c (town for hearing. that u nhicli Walter lliomaa Bln*t. CMoror Binge. Charles Gilbert Binge. Thom,. Binge and George Do«U were charvrd *ith ihal • hey did. at the Mission Mation. near BoggabUla. on April 10. a^aulr Reuben Bartman. and ao beat an.) ill-treat him «» (o occasion him bodil. harm All the accuaed and il.e nmo a%*au]*-ed are aborigine*Mr A. a. Brtndlfi appeared lor the accuaed.The following Jury wav empanelled — A J Duffle Id, W. G Howleaon. Ian N Kelman. J. Smith. R Wardlaw. a R. TumbuU. K P. fflilllvan A C Gall, R. S William*. E B W Daniel, and N E. HardingReuben Bartman nave similar evl-| dr nee to that given bv him at die lower court. He alated thai on Monday 1 morning. April 10. hr lt;■ ai die MiMlon Station, near BocsabUla The live accuaed came to his home and i Walter aald he wanted in fight his brother. John Bartman The He hi was arranged, and Oeorgr Binge hil Jotin Ban man One of the other* hit him I and he ran away. Torn Binge tripped him and he fell 10 the vround Tom unit out. ’ Here he la.” and ihr four Binges Ntnrted hitting and kicking him. andCharley hit him wtlh a piecr of timber..ml knocked him out Laier Mrs. Lee dmaed the wound and two days afier-*arris lie entered the Merer Honpltal To Mr Brindley Hr did not say ai • hr lower court that Tom Binge Mid. t I Here lie Is He and hl« brothers gaveWalter a hiding when dies were young ( lfr was down on hi* back and the fiv«_ arrused were hltdnc and kicking himCharley Bingr went and pickrd up a- stick and came back and hit him ondir back of the head Hr Mill frit a lldle stupid Irom the rffrcl. of dir injursI Dr U 1 Hunter described dir injuryuMjinrd by Reuben Baitmnu Hr said hr treated him for a fractured skull Tlir Injury could no' have oren causedb\ a (all or a blow from a fist, but could hare been caused by a round piece of limber Bartman had now completely recoveiedErnest Cyril John I nomas Hynrh -laird lhat on the morning of Monday. April in. he aw ? tnob gather and he went over to m what was happening I He -aw John Bartman and Walter Binge l .shaping up He was asked to referee wnd he said hr would not have anything __ tu do with H George Binge made a29 lilt at John Bartman and missed andJohn Bartman ran away. The five accused then started to fight Reuben Bartman. who ran towards McOradys place. Walter caught Reuben and threw him to die ground. The accused then .started punching and kicking Reuben and Charley Binge hit him with ;i stick Reuben lay there for a few’ __inuiulc.s and then got up and went So| Cubby's place The accused then went ‘ to look for John Bari man Reuben was'ART.MENT, J |T„,g on hi- face when he got hit ontlvr back of the head with the stick To Mr Brindley: Walter Binge trlr*-prd Reuben Bartman and not Tom Binge He wa.% fond of music and was listening to the wireless that mominr He dirt not tell Mrs McIntosh that he did not know wtio war. hurt Hr saw u cut on Walter * rlieek but he did not her how he got it.Bella Lan?. a married woman, reading at the Mission, stated that aha j raw the accused at the station on fci-ter Monday morning. She said that hurtly after the fight atarled Charlie Binge picked up a stick Reuben Bart-tnon ran away and Walter caught him and tripped him The others then rnme up and started to punch and kick him. and Charlie Binge hit him with a stickTo Mr Brindley: 8he liked excitement She saw George Dottl pick up a stick, and the other* also picked up stick*. She was standing close to thefightTo HI* Honor She did not see WalterT\Healthluwblr hints i*nti I *e| com -ling Bleep better still.me children able*, fruits irons, hard the morning stiff brush d by you i* nccessarvly and your nTugs of anv it your doc-* ration midii^methcinfs BUW hur1, ^ kn°*' was hurtSergf. Clancy, of BoggabUla. stated hr saw Reuben Bartman at the Mission Station on Easter Monday, and three gays later lie saw Walter Tlioma.* Buige wlio made a statement lt;produced- Ocorge Binge and George Dottl also made statement* (produced) In the vicinity of where the fight took plarr there wa* a quantity of pieces of timber lying about To Mr Brindley: He went to the Mismoii ttic previous day to see John Bartman. but he did not see him ** hr was not UutW Constable Whalen. of More*-. stated that w» April 17 he saw Charlie HingeId thai *e-8a« your !» Always indkrrchlefol adult*, they make mu often tage*. how-ixt and ln)|( |f|p police aUtion. HeHe trouble, r doctor for year Theninto you. icrr fulness, ease Your -ther Treate removal Moducla la ■me habits to accom-an Don’t rugs. They Miflowed him ilia dying depositions Ol Reuben Bartman. and later Charlie Bluer mode a statement (produced.To Mr Brindley: Each of the accused answered aU question* quite freely and frankly.At 12 30 pm the Jury retired to consider the evidence for the persecution, and a quarter of an hour later relumed and slated they desired to hear further evidenceWalter Thomas Binge stated that the statement he made to the police waa correct. He did not hU Reuben Bartman. but puahed him agalnat a wanTO Mr. Beme He had some wine lhat morning, but not sufflclenl to make him quarelsome The cut on his face waa caused by a hit from a piece of weather-I buiinl used bv Clive Bartman. He wasnot at Cubby's place that morning He did not kick or punch anyone. He had a couple of punches at John Bartman. but mused him He could not My how Reuben was Injured, as he was running after Clive Bartman To Mr Brindley Some lime pee-vlotlauy. Reuben, John and Clive Bari-mon had given him a hiding Georae Binge said hu statement to the police wan correct He did notknow how Reuben Bartman was injuredTo Mr Berne He did not see Reuben on the ground, but lie dkl not seeCharlie hit him with a stick He didnot see anyone with a stick Charles Gilbert Buigr staled his statement was correct Hr did not know how Reuben Barlman wa* Injured He did not hit him with a stick, nor -ec anyone else hit him To Mr Beme All Hie Bartman* had stirks In thrlr hand* He said in hi* statement that he did not see anyone with a stick in their hands ai anv lime He saw Clive Barlman hit Walter with a piece ot weatherboard TlHMnav Blruir vakl he had not given the police a stale men I He describe 1 how the fight started and stated tha. lie ran after Reuben Bartman and pushed him over and then went away To Mr Beme He was not asked to give a statement He merely pushed Reuben over and then walked away George Dottl said the statement he gave to the police waa cocrect. Witness denied having kicked Reuben Bartman. but he had punched him. He saw Tom Binge with a stick in his hand He had also punched John Bartman. Hr Reuben on the ground, but he did not see any of the Binges hitting or kicking him On the ease being resumed after lunch the Jury Informed His Honor tha*. the y did not desire to hear anything further, and returned a veTdlct of not guilty in respect to the whole of the five accused, who were thereupon discharged.Church Services.CHURCH OP ENQLAND 14th May—Fifth Handay after EasterMoree. 7 30 am. H.C.; II am. HO; 7 30 pm.. Evensong Oarah. 930 am. HXJ Aahley. 3 p.m.Terry Hie Hie. 3 pm PallamaQawa. 730 pmYen. Archdeacon H BorderPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.Sands.*, 14th May.Moree. 11 am Poplnguy. 3 pm Moree. 730 pmRev. M. C. CHOb.METHODIST CHURCH, ftonday. 14th May.Moree. II am. Mr M D Crouch Moree. 730 pm . Rev A C TownerPallamallawa. II am. Rev A. C Tbwner.BUtlguy. 3 pm . Rev A C Towner Rev. A. C Towner.SALVATION ARMY Sundays: 11* am. Knee Drtjl ipgajm meeting); IX wn. Holiness Meeting; 143 pm- Sunday School. Aborigine c I pm.. Young VfcopUa’ Meeting. 7.30 pm. Public 8aJvwUonTuesday*: TJO pm. Young Peoples’ Meeting.Wednesdays: 3 pm . Women's HomeSaturdays: 730 pm. Open Air Meeting: 0J® pm. Pr»y«r Meeting. _LOeuLiii j. row rmTNI* HMMrtii ncUnn ai twUBiau. War.^Jsyt^tLsssrcaJtSalaUca. N.crttl* of Coal) (*c«lt;v* a h— pack** al RUN. (ih* »imxiy wtlh a Ml hr «»ltia( laRUjT PraprWUry. WambWy Hmm*.~ SSIaxHT Half, wambfey IImii, a* I Srdaay Will oUmi* pUaiSpeaGi•ftWhllal nrsard rea them look natives m ately, on i parrying i *hed H •Atufacior -pear at ai the luur. Both Ude; the *hadr and their a vtrong « never *n overYev. II Jeboma. c ilebWu* u: and. a* V Bariuluml to hi* atte tween tlie •peared N Jeboma n but the tr Uueatetiec between ■irauied.Nothing month*. Mundowai the tribe c bush to honeyi I days later miles awa He was tover the I -lam Tli that the *that Mon battle. Ci irlbe thou “devil*'' h The esc day* were paring »F neglected 8everal ware reti pleased people an enemy wei waa necea their tuck out count week.At la*t tribe were enemy re* tree, about and there and to re Meanwh: side were the young real fight seeing.Two l»o shook the thetr bund and slowly lng camp, elled-up m Just Uv rushed out of a flat pf native opr • tag. TV battle, and that all wa
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Moree Gwydir Examiner and General Advertiser
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Thu, May 11, 1939
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