Twelve “Recognizance to Give Evidence” forms, one for each witness, followed the document above but were not photocopied.
Robert Bown murder trial brief [Public Records Office Victoria].Robert Bown murder trial witness statements [Public Records Office Victoria]. Robert Bown was committed at Murtoa Vic., on Saturday 4 June 1881 and the trial took place at Ararat Assize Court, Vic., on Tuesday 18 October 1881. He was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to eighteen months imprisonment with hard labour.
