CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 69

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that he should obey the order of

Court. I saw him in my private room, and after some conversation about what had occurred in Court just before, he asked me to take a small Probate case. He was applying for papers, and I granted it. Administration was waiting, and I then adjourned the further hearing of these matters to 2.

Came at that hour, Mr. Gibbons came into Chambers, and expressed his intention to withdraw all the matters taken in Chambers. He said that a most unfortunate thing had happened owing to his abandoning the principles that all proceedings in Probate and Bankruptcy must be heard in Open Court. The Chinaman whom I had granted letter of Administration had, when he was tendered the proceeds of the estate in dollars, refused them and demanded banknotes, specie, and revolvers, and the property which had been sold. Had the judge been in court, he said the Chinaman would have made his objection, and the judge would have refused him the letters of Administration. I asked why the Che... was not brought to...

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65 that he should obey the order of Court. I saw him in my private room, and after some conversation about what had occurred in Court just before, he asked me to take a small Probate case. He was applying for papers, and I granted it. Administration was waiting, and I then adjourned the further hearing of these matters to 2. Came at that hour, Mr. Gibbons came into Chambers, and expressed his intention to withdraw all the matters taken in Chambers. He said that a most unfortunate thing had happened owing to his abandoning the principles that all proceedings in Probate and Bankruptcy must be heard in Open Court. The Chinaman whom I had granted letter of Administration had, when he was tendered the proceeds of the estate in dollars, refused them and demanded banknotes, specie, and revolvers, and the property which had been sold. Had the judge been in court, he said the Chinaman would have made his objection, and the judge would have refused him the letters of Administration. I asked why the Che... was not brought to... Page 66 (Three lines of page number are expected here but not provided in the original snippet; assuming continuation) ...72X QU... to
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that he should obey the order of

Court. I saw him in

a

the

my private room. and after some conversation

about what had occurred in Court

just before, be asked

me to take

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small Probate case

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ZAMAN

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Jul

papers,

letter

He brought granted it.

Administration was

It was

waiting

and I

then Land

I

adjourned the further hearing of the se

matters to 2.

Came

at that hour th? Gibbons

into Chamberst, and

expressed.

his intention to withdraw all the

matters

taken in

I had decided were to be

Chambers. He said that

most unfortunate thing bed af

owing to his abandoning

pened which was

the

principles that all proceedings in

Probate and Bank I must be heard

to

Open Const. The Chinaman whom I had granted letter of Adminis tration had, when be was tendered

the pro

dollars,

proceeds of the estate in refused them and demanded, bangbes

and revolvers and the

Species

Mar

property

which had been sold. Had

the judge been in court be said the would have made his objection and the fudge would have refused him the letters of Administration. I asked which the Cheira

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