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Senior Constable Wood gave evidence relating to the arrest of the
accused which was corroborated by Constable M'William, and also
said he knew the accused to have been camped on the Evelyn
Creek for four or five weeks and doing no work.
George Ling, the complainant, who was sworn by the blowing out of
a match, stated:
I am a gardener and reside at the house at the garden. I know the
accused now before the Court. I remember Saturday night and
Sunday morning last. The accused came to my house. He kicked
my front door and walked in. He kicked at my big room door but
could not break it. He get a stick and break two panes of one
window and smash the other window altogether, and broke the
chimney out of the kerosene lamp. The glass produced is like the
glass of the kerosene lamp. The glass produced is like the glass
that was broken. I estimate the damage done at two pounds four
shillings and sixpence. I am sure that the accused is the man who
did it. I saw him. It was quarter past twelve at night. It was bright
moonlight at the time. I was quite close to him. I am sure I could not
make a mistake. I have often seen him before he did this. To
accused: When I came to your camp with the police I did not say
you were drunk. I did not speak to you.
Ah Chee corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. To
accused: I think you were dressed the same as you are now. To the
Police: I know the accused by his face.
Samuel Thomas, labourer and shearer, camped in the creek at
Milparinka, being sworn, said: On the evening of the tenth inst me
and a friend of mine who has gone out to Wompah came up the
town. We were in Mr. Hill's Pub and had a drink there and stopped
there a while, and had another drink, and then we went over to
Mr.Baker's butchers shop and this friend of mine got a shilling's
worth of meat. Then we down to Mr Baker's hotel had a drink there
and stopped a little while talking. The accused went on in this strain
for about half an hour and we have not space for all that he said,
but when he came to the value of the property destroyed he put it
down to fifteen shillings to sixteen shillings in all.
To the Police: I know the price at Broken Hill for a window glass but
do not know the local price. After going to my tent I went to the hut
at the garden to sleep. The woman that goes in and out there
occupied the hut. Matilda Murrillis is the woman's name. She came
up with me from Broken Hill. She has been back and forward to the
tent while I have been camped on the creek. I believe she is known
by the name of "Mad Shaw". The name I call her by is her married
name. Her mother's name is Shaw. I cannot say whether she is a
prostitute or not. She lives in the big house at the garden. She is
supposed to be living by herself, but the premises are occupied by