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The place Gooragilla near Garrawlla
was also purchased by Mr Ebiniza Orr.
from people by the name of Joseph
Launt and sons. Mr Mc Donald owned it be-
fore Launt bought it. During the time Launt
was mustering his stock after he sold his
land just as they were in the act of drafting
the cattle they were by some means arrested
by the Police Chief Constable Ward were here at
the time, There was a young chap in company
with Launt at the time by the name of
James Lowrey who was shot dead by ward
the Police man. George and Joseph Launt (Brothers)
was arrested & a young man named William
Percial whom they had hired he was a halfcaste
Those three were tried in Coonabarabran &
committed for cattle stealing, which should
not have been as the cattle were all their
own with the exception of a few but they
were not given a chance to draft them
I must state that the police at the time
the arrest was made were all very drunk.
Then a(t) the sessions at Mudgee the Launts
each received 10 years sentences & Percial got
three years. & was sent to a place call
Cockatoo Island some where near Sydney.
this would be in (1864)
After the Launt Brothers done
five years I got a petition done which every
one signed knowing that they were treated
wrongfully & had them liberated at five years
I presentd the petition to Thomas Gordon
Dangar who was at that time Member of
parliment. The same Constable Ward was
very shortly after this was shot by a
Chinese Bushranger wilst trying to arrest him.