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Saturday. February 11.
[Before Mr. J. Gordon. S.M.1
Edward Gfriffin was charged on the infor
mation of William O'dbaughnessy, licensed
victualler, that on February 4 he unlawfully
obtained £3 by means of a valueless cheque
for £3 on the Bank of New South Wales. Mr.
R. M. Bertram appeared for the defendant,
and asked that the information should be
withdrawn, as the complainant had expressed
himself satisfied at the explanation offered
by the defendant, who had agreed to
pay back the. money. The complainant
in answer to the magistrate said it was because
the money had been offered back to him that
he wished to withdraw the information. The
court under those circumstances refused, to
allow the information to be withdrawn.
O'Shaughnessv stated that the accused went
\o the Dolphin Hotel and asked if he could
change a cheque, and he promised to do so and
cashed it for him. On Monday the cheque
:toras sent to the bank and returned marked
** 2?o aeconnt.' Two days after the cheque
F?as received the defendant sent a letter asking
the complainant to hold the cheque over for a
tew days until be had made arrangements
jvrith the bank, as be .was going to Lake
Albert. Accordingly the cheque was held
over until Thursday, when it was again pre
sented with the same result E. P. Auld,
ledgerkesper at the Bank of New South Wales,
Eaid at the time the cheque was presented no
.person of the name of Griffin had an account
at the bank, and the cheque was valueless.
JVhen arrested by L.C. Bertram at Belair the
prisoner taid he was. going down that evening
to pay the amount, and showed him four one
pound bank nct6s and some small change.
The prisoner was engaged at the Belair Retreat.
;tThe prisoner stated that on the 4th instant he
gave a cheque to the complainant, and received
'change for it, aud afterwards went to the
faces, where he lost the money he had taken.
?He went to Farkside, where bis wife was living,
to get some money. He found hie wife away,
and went on to the Belair Retreat. He asked
,the superintendent for money, - bnt be was
jpnable to give him any, and he wrote to
O'Shaughnessy asking him to hold the cheque
over until Thursday, knowing that he would
foe paid on Wednesday. He could not leave
the retreat on Thursday, as the matron was ill,
but he intended to come on the following day,
and he was in his room preparing to go to
town to pay the amount when he was arrested.
Committed for trial.
.' John O'Brien, alias O'SvMivnn, was charged
on the information of Thomas Hihdmarsh
.with unlawfully assaulting and beating
him at Tapley's Hill on January 25.
Mr. J. R. Anderson appeared for the de
fendant. Prom the evidence it appeared
that while the complainant and three other
toen were driving over Tapley's Etill
Lthe prisoner came out of a house close by and
walked towards the quarry carrying a billjcan
in bis hand. As soon as he came up to the
cart it was alleged that prisoner said ' Now
Tommy Hindmarsh I have got you out hsre I
svill do for you.' He then went into the quarry
and came out with two other men, each having
a drill in bis hand. It was stated that the
prisoner then made a blow at the complainant
with a steel drill. The other men then put
down their drills and Hindmarsh said 'Put
down that drill and fight me like a man.' The
prisoner then followed the complainant, Hind
marsh dodging .the blows, until one of the
prisoner's mates rushed at the prisoner and
took the drill away. The prisoner then threw
some stones at the complainant, one bitting
him, the prisoner's mates then took 1*in\ away.
Remanded until Monday, bail being allowed
in the defendant's own recognisance of £20.
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