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  upon Mrs Hardie and another one James Bennett Known as

Constable Wm Carson being duly sworn states _ I am a Sergeant in
the IpswichPolice Force, on the morning of Thursday the tenth instant
I was at Fassifern _ I had gone up the previous day to serve a Summons
upon Mrs Hardie and another one James Bennett Known as
Bother George _ but in the Summons he was named James Bennett _
Mr Hardie said he was not in their employ , he had discharged him
sometime ago _ and wished he would leave the place altogether _
he and Mr Mienholt said it was no use going to look for him in
the bush for I Should not find him _ Mr Hardie said he expected him at
that Station on the following evening either with a flock of Sheep he was to
[to the somewhere] [struck out & initialled H.C.] bring from somewhere or to take some where _ or [from] [struck out & initialled H.C.] after having
taken a flock of Sheep somewhere _ I cannot say which _ but he said if I
would leave the Summons with him he would give it to him himself _
The evening before he [also] [inserted & initialled H.C.] asked to give him the Summons and he would serve [it upon him[ [inserted & initialled H.C.] but
I refused saying I would rather serve it personally my self if I could find him _
he said [he could no] [struck out & initialled H.C.] in reply that he could not tell where I could find him _
When [I asked Mr Hardie did] [struck out & initialled H.C.] Mr Mienholt told me on Thursday morning that
he could not tell me where I could find him I went to Mr Hardie and
and left the Summons with him, he took the Summons from me and promised to
Serve it upon James Bennett when he James Bennett returned [the following evening ]struck out & initialled H.C.] _
[on] [struck out & initialled H.C.] the Summons was returnable on Saturday the [tenth] [struck out & initialled H.C.] twelfth instant.
[Signed] William Carson
Taken and acknowledged upon oath
before me at my residence this twenty eighth day of January 1861
[Signed] Henry Challinor J.P.
Edward Quinn being duly sworn states I am Chief Constable of
the Ipswich Police Force _ I was present when Henry Challinor Esq. J.P.
requested $ Lucas on the evening of the Second instant to accompany him
to [hol] [struck out & initialled H.C.] Fassifern to [hold] [struck out & initialed H.C.] [attend] [insert & initialled H.C.] a magisterial equiry respecting the death of the three
aboriginals who were then lying dead in the Scrub adjoining the head Station
Fassifern_ Dr Lucas said "I Cannot go there tonight for [only] [struck out & initialled H.C.] I have only just
returned from there and my horse is Knackered up _ If I had Known you were
going up I would not have come down _ while I was there I told Mr Hardie that
there was a report that some blacks had been Shot there, and that [you would be hope] [struck out & initialled H.C.]
Dr Challinor would be going up to hold an inquest upon them _ and [that] [struck out & initialled H.C.] Mr Hardie
replied that there would be no inquest there for there had been no blacks Shot."
this conversation was addressed to Dr Challinor
[Signed] Edward Quinn
Taken and acknowledged upon oath before me
at the residence of the Chief Constable of Ipswich
this twenty eighth day of January 1861
[Signed] Henry Challinor J.P.