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1  Margaret Hamilton
2 (Medical):Maitland Circuit Court
(Before his Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson)
Monday, February 20, 1854.
(Continued from page 4)
Manslaughter.

James Smith was indicted for killing and slaying Thomas Richardson, at Brinkburne, on the 18th January, 1854.

Mr Purefoy appeared for the defence; attorneys, Messrs, Turner and Mullen.

The witnesses called were Mary Ann Richardson, Samuel Hexam, Dr john Scott, and Dr. Henry Glennie.

On the evening of the 18th January Mary Ann Richardson, a girl of between 15 and 16 years, was returning homewards from Black Creek to her father's place, seven miles off; she started after sundown, on horseback; after she had got half mile on h er way she was overtaken by two young men, neighbours, named William Cox and James Smith (the prisoner); they all three rode on slowly till they reached Cox's house, a mile and a half from her own home where Cox left them, and she and the prison er rode slowly on again; on the way prisoner and Cox had drunk rum from a bottle, and so much time had been taken up that it was quite late, about ten o'clock, when at half a mile from her home they met her father, Thomas Richardson, on foot, wi th a young neighbour, named John Hexam, since dead. Richardson spoke roughly to his daughter about her being so late, and caught hold of her bridle; her horse became restive, and she dismounted, and prisoner, who was in liquor, dismounted also i n a rage, swearing at Richardson, and throwing off his own saddle and that of the girl, he squared up at Richardson, and struck him several times in the face, trying to take the girl's bridle from him; Richardson however retained his hold of th e bridle, but did not return the blows; the prisoner became rather quieter, and the girl, fearing that her presence might cause additional words, hastened home. Three hours afterwards her father came home, saying he was adead man, and having his face cut and bleeding. Richardson took to his bed that night, and two days afterwards Dr. Glennie was called in and found him suffering from apparently slight injuries on the forehead and lip externally, but complaining much of great pain in t he head, particularly on the right side. That same day Richardson walked to Hexam's place, half a mile off, with his daughter's help. Three days later Dr. Glennie was again sent for, and on his arrival found Richardson nearly insensible; and o n the 1st February Richardson died. On a post mortem examination being made death was found to have been caused by an effusion of blood on the brain, on the right side, directly under the external injuries, and clearly arising from those injurie s, in the opinion of both Dr Scott and Dr glennie; but whether those injuries arose from blows or from falls they could not say; Dr. Scott said if they arose from blows from something held in the hand, and not the fist itself, in his opinion. Ma ry Ann Richardson's saddle, on the morning after the quarrel, was found to have a few spots of blood on it, and prisoner was found asleep by Hexam's place, by the saddler, but no marks of blood or injury were observed on him.

Mr. Purefoy addressed the jury forcibly, but briefly, for the defence, contending that there was not only no direct tracing of the death of Richardson to injuries inflicted by the prisoner, which was necessary before the jury could convict him , but that it was doubtful, on the medical evidence, whether the effusion of blood, the cause of death, was due to external violence at all, or whether it was not due to disease or intemperate habits. Where so much doubt surrounded the case, an d so little to criminate the prisoner was shown, he was satisfied the jury would not feel justified in concluding that prisoner caused the death of Richardson.

Mr. Broadhurst replied, contending that the direct inference from the evidence was that the injuries received from the prisoner caused death.

The jury retired at twenty-five minutes to five, and soon after six o'clock, when the following case was concluded, were called out, but saidthey had not agreed. His Honor read his notes over to them in full. The jury then retired again, but ret urned in a short time with a verdict of guilty, but they recommended the prisoner to mercy. The prisoner was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, with hard labour. 
Thomas Richardson
3 (Medical):Worked as normal Friday night. Woke during the night and collapsed going to the bathroom. Patricia Kay Lange
4 (Research):23 January 2005 between 2100 and 2125 hh, on the internet website for Ayreshire Roots Genealogy 1851 Census located at
"http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/Genealogy/Records/Census/1851/1851.htm". Located under the Scotland section, the link for Lanarkshire produced some amazing results. The downloaded file lks.zip contained a file called "Lks Glasgow Barony.txt" and contained the following information:

Z/51/12/
J/WILLIAM/MCILDOINE/HEAD/MAR/45//MASON/PER/MONZIEVAIRD/
J/MARGARET/MCILDOINE/W/MAR//31//PER/COMRIE/
J/DANIEL/MCILDOINE/SON//3///PER/AUCHTERARDER/
J/MARGARET/POLLOCK/SERV/U//13/DOMESTIC SERV/LKS/KILBRIDE/
J/DAVID/MURRAY/LODGER/U/19//STUDENT/ANS/MONTROSE/
J/DANIEL/MCWHANNEL/LODGER/U/21//GROCER/PER/COMRIE/
J/ADAM/MATHER/LODGER/U/29//MILLER/AYR/KILMARNOCK/

As bizarre as it sounds, some of this information relates specifically to the Adam Mather in our database, going by the age above for the 1851 census and when Adam was born. 1822 + 29 = 1851. 
Adam Mather
5 (Research):Alice, Jane and Ellen, all daughters of James Smith and Mary Tennant nee Hall
from e-m: Jan Glasby 28/01/2003.

aka Mary Anne Jones
aka Mary Anne Tennant 
Mary Anne Hall
6 (Research):I had a birth year of 1864. I then received a letter from Rick Smith 29 Jan. 2002 requesting further information about him and another John Henry Mather(1822-1870). Rick's letter had a birth month for Adam as May. We have yet t o get a birth day. Adam Mather
7 ------ From Source Attached To: Birth ------
Local Registrar, Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW)
_MASTER: Y, (Details of information relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages), 1874/17544.
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Lily Jane Summers Irwin
8 ------ From Source Attached To: Birth ------
Local Registrar, Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW)
_MASTER: Y, (Details of information relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages), Vol 30/ #2784.
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Thomas Richardson
9 ------ From Source Attached To: Birth ------
Local Registrar, Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW)
_MASTER: Y, (Details of information relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages).
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Roy Richardson
10 ------ From Source Attached To: Marraige ------
Local Registrar, Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW)
_MASTER: Y, (Details of information relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages), end 1868/#3144.
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------ From Source Attached To: Marraige ------
Local Registrar, Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW)
_MASTER: Y, (Details of information relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages), end 1868/#3144.
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Family: F38
11 2 birthdates - 30 Mar & 20 Mar, 1870 Thomas Richardson
12 2pm life support turned off. Patricia Kay Lange
13 Adam Mather (1822-1870) is buried at St. Paul's (C/E) Anglican Church, Patterson, New South Wales. Adam Mather
14 Ashes scattered 20/12/2003. Patricia Mary Saxby
15 Ashes scattered over ocean. Alfred Francis Lean
16 B: West Maitland
M: All Saints Church England
D: 50 Kensington Road, Summer Hill, NSW [buried with 2nd wife]
This could have been their residence.

Had 2 wives: 1) Elizabeth then 2) Emma 
Colin Cooper
17 Birth day and month unknown
Died 7weeks old. If this period can be calculated as 49 days, birth approx. 24 December(?) 
Harry Rutledge Mather
18 Born : Fairholme Private Hospital
Married :
Died : 
Patty Mather Richardson
19 Buried at Whittingham C/E cemetery. This is a small cemetary just outside of, but a few kilometres before you enter the township of Singleton. Elizabeth Keppie
20 c1875 Family: F4
21 D: 76 Dennison Rd, Lewisham. Was this a residence Elizabeth Mather
22 Daughter, Delle RUHFUS, did not participate Hilton Richardson
23 DID NOT PARTICIPATE Delle S. Richardson
24 Did Not Participate Pat Richardson
25 Died 5 yrs old. Alick Clyde Mather
26 Died John Street, Singleton. This could have been either the residence or the factory of which it adjoined out back(?) William Mather
27 Died possibly William Street, which was the home residence address. Alexander Stewart Mather
28 Elsie Rebecca Steed
Advertiser 29-5-1997
Source: Newspaper Deaths 
Elsie Rebecca Steed
29 Harry Pinchin was born 23-12-1851 (Tuesday) and died 3-7-1910 (Sunday) at 58y6m10d old. Harry Pinchin
30 Hirrel had an uncle Lance Skuthorpe.
Story goes that the Skuthorpe's have a good reputation in Q., famous for horses (?) 
Hirrel Patricia Skuthorpe
31 Information so far from Family Bible of E. Thornton

------ From Source Attached To: Birth ------
Local Registrar, Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW)
_MASTER: Y, (Details of information relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages), Vol 30/ #2784.
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Thomas Richardson
32 It was always assumed Roy had a middle name - Ronald - but it doesn't appear on his birth certificate.
Married to Elsie at St Peter's Church of England, Hamilton, NSW, Australia.

------ From Source Attached To: Birth ------
Local Registrar, Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW)
_MASTER: Y, (Details of information relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages).
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Roy Richardson
33 Jack is buried at Sedgefield Cemetary, Singleton, NSW, Australia Jack Richardson
34 Know from Australian records that Charlotte died at the age of 33. Charlotte Cameron
35 Lily's third christian name either 'Summers' OR 'Somers".

------ From Source Attached To: Birth ------
Local Registrar, Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (NSW)
_MASTER: Y, (Details of information relating to Births, Deaths and Marriages), 1874/17544.
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Lily Jane Summers Irwin
36 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Luke James Miller
37 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Lionel Leslie Richardson
38 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Family: F57
39 Married in St. Paul's Church of England, East Brisbane. Albert Richardson
40 Married: All Saints Church of England, Singleton.
Died : Greenwich Hospital, Sydney.
Buried : Newcastle Crematorium, Beresfield. 
Leslie Richardson
41 No marriage date. Family: F200
42 reported as having been born at Guy Street, Glen Innes. Could have been a home birth - 24/2/1 885. Herbert Gordon Cooper
43 Rev. Adams was the Minister for Adam and Elizabeth's marriage. Family: F3
44 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Ruth Alice Wright Roberts
45 Source Media Type: Film Source: CALN: 0538264 _MASTER: Y
46 Surname could be either: WALTERS or WATERS Fanny Ann Walters
47 TEMPORARY TILL PROVEN James Smith
48 TEMPORARY TILL PROVEN Mary Anne Hall
49 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Tony William Schmierer
50 At least one living individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Blandie Richardson

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