CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 333

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Court. I saw him in my private room, and after some conversation about what had occurred, Const. ... took a pistol before he asked me to hear a small Probate case at once in my private room, as ... was applying for letters of administration ... was waiting ... de brought papers, and I granted it. It was then 24 ... and I adjourned the further hearing of these matters to 2 ... at that hour.

In Gibbons' case, ... came into Chambers and expressed his intention to withdraw all the matters I had decided in chambers. He said that a most unfortunate thing had happened, which was owing to his abandoning the principle that all proceedings in Probate & Bankruptcy must be heard in open Court. The Claimant to whom I had granted letters of administration led, when he rendered the proceeds of the estate in dollars, refused them and demanded bangles & revolvers and the property in specie which had been sold. Had the proceedings been in Court, he said the Judge would have refused his objection used at the time the letters of administration were granted.

I asked why the Claimant was not brought to Chambers ... it was invariable practice up to that time.

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Court. I saw him in my private room, and after some conversation about what had occurred, Const. ... took a pistol before he asked me to hear a small Probate case at once in my private room, as ... was applying for letters of administration ... was waiting ... de brought papers, and I granted it. It was then 24 ... and I adjourned the further hearing of these matters to 2 ... at that hour. In Gibbons' case, ... came into Chambers and expressed his intention to withdraw all the matters I had decided in chambers. He said that a most unfortunate thing had happened, which was owing to his abandoning the principle that all proceedings in Probate & Bankruptcy must be heard in open Court. The Claimant to whom I had granted letters of administration led, when he rendered the proceeds of the estate in dollars, refused them and demanded bangles & revolvers and the property in specie which had been sold. Had the proceedings been in Court, he said the Judge would have refused his objection used at the time the letters of administration were granted. I asked why the Claimant was not brought to Chambers ... it was invariable practice up to that time.
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Court. I saw him in my

private

and after

conversation about what had occurred

1 tr

Const.

take a

pist before, he asked wie to

small Probate case

at once

the

administration

private roome, as

τον

applying for

letters

eva s

waiting

of

A

de brought

papers, and I granted it. It

24 t

tha

then

1. and I adjourned the further hearing

of these matters to 2. at that hord

A

In Gibbons

came into Chambers and

expressed his intention to withdrew

all the

be taken

matters I had decided

were

in chambers- He said

to

that a most unfortunate thing had happened, which was owing to

329

330

his abandoning the principle that

all proceedings in Probate & Bankruptcy

must be heard

in open Court. The Climamen to whom I had parted

letters of

110 J

of administration lead, when he lendered the preceds of

estate ins dollars, refused

the

them

and demanded, bangles & revolvers

and the property in specie which had

been sold. Had the

Had the fridg

in Court, he said

have

ver a

de

ben

the

LA LU

would

a. d

the

his objection

used time the

fudge would have refuse

Cellers of a doomustration. I asked why

the Chamamen

2179

wa

not brought to

Chambers

et

iva s

sinvariable practice up to that time.

his

C.

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