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Examination of this gold-laced witness continued:——
"The prisoner was the most violent speaker at the meeting."
Good reader, see my speech at the monster meeting. I am sick of this witness and I will make no further comments.
LXXXVI.
COGLIONE, IL LAZZARONE IN PARAGONE.
Charles Henry Hackett, police magistrate, cross examined by Mr. Ireland:——
"There was a deputation admitted to an interview with Mr. Rede, on Thursday night, November 30th. The prisoner was one of that deputation. I think Black was the principal party in the deputation. as well as I remember, said, that they thought in case Mr. Rede would give an assurance that he would not go out again with the police and military to collect licences, they could undertake that no disturbance would take place. Mr. Rede replied, that as threats were held out to the effect, that in case of refusal, the bloodshed would be on their (the authorities') own heads, he could not make any such engagement at the time, nor had he the power of refraining from collecting the licence fee."
By the prisoner:
"I recollect Commissioner Rede saying, that the word 'licences' was merely a cloak used by the diggers, and that this movement was in reality a democratic one. You (prisoner) assured him that amongst the foreigners whom you conversed with there was no democratic feeling, but merely a spirit of resistance to the licence fee."
Mr. C. H. Hackett you are a lover of truth: God bless you!
James Gore, examined by the Attorney-General:——
"I am a private in the 40th, I was in the attack on the Eureka stockade. The prisoner and two other men followed me when I entered the stockade, add compelled me to go out. Prisoner was armed with a pike."
Cross examined by Mr. Ireland:——
"It was day-light at the time, but not broad day-light; I had fired my musket but not used my bayonet. I ran because there were three against me. I was one of the first men in the stockade. There was no other soldier or policeman near me when the prisoner and the other men pursued me."
Patrick Synott, examined by the Attorney-General:——
"I am a private in the 40th regiment. I saw the prisoner and two other men pursuing Gore from the stockade on the morning of the attack. It was almost as lightsome at the time as it is now. I could distinguish a man at fifty yards off, and the prisoner was not fifteen yards from me. He was six or seven minutes in my sight."
