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Percival John Hillbrick Arrested At Bendigo - 1909

The Evening Star (Boulder, WA:1898-1921) - Wed 29 Sep 1909 - Page 3
GOLD STEALING
ARREST AT BENDIGO.
Percival John Hillbrick, aged 32, a miner, residing in Nettle-street, New Chum, has been arrested on a charge of having been found in possession of gold
for which he had failed to satisfactorily explain to the police. A second charge of having stolen the gold from the Goldfields Consolidated mines was preferred against him. Accused, who is a married man, took an active part in the movement some months back, when all the employees at the mine took a pledge to the effect that they would loyally stand by the company and use all their efforts to prevent gold stealing. He was steward at the mine for the Miners' Association. Hillbrick was seen by Sergeant McKennan and Constable Baysher to enter the coffee palace with another man, named Robert Mason, assayer of Castlemain, who had engaged a room at the hotel under the name of Knox. When the police followed them into the coffee palace they were searched, and on Mason was found the sum of £85 in sovereigns and in Hillbrick's possession was found about 1½ oz. of retorted gold, which he informed the sergeant he had picked up at various times in the streets, mostly about New Chum. Under the bed in Mason's room was found a pair of gold scales, but he denied any knowledge of them. After Hillbrick had been locked up, his house was searched, and the sergeant discovered a dolly and fryingpan which had evidently recently been used for treating gold. An additional charge of being in possession of implements for treating gold which had not been registered was entered against Hillbrick. Mason was allowed to go, but, acting under instructions from Superintendent Sainsbury, Sergeant McKenna retained the £85 until he has consulted
the Attorney-General in regard to the matter.

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