Verdict
It was reported in the papers at the time The Supreme Court of Victoria has brought to a close, for the present, the events arising out of the burning of the Eureka Hotel, and the riots at Ballarat. JAMES FRANCIS BENTLEY, JOHN FARRELL, HENRY HANCE, and CATHERINE BENTLEY, were indicted for the wilful murder of JAMES SCOBIE. After a long trial, the jury acquitted Mrs. BENTLEY, but convicted tho three men, who were each sentenced to three years' hard labour on the roads. Subsequently, THOMAS FLETCHER, ANDREW MCINTYRE, and HENRY WESTERLY, were indicted for their share in the riots at Ballarat. The jury found them guilty, but recommended them to mercy, and expressed an opinion that their offence would not have been committed if the authorities at Ballarat had performed their duty. Certainly the conviction of BENTLEY seemed to show that he ought not have been discharged by the Ballarat magistrates. The three prisoners were respectively sentenced to three, four, and six months imprisonment.
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