A detailed summary of evidence given in the court case involving the Sydney Gazette's William Watt. The coverage is of evidence (from an ongoing trial) presented on 28 and 31 August 1835. Evidence on 28 August focuses particularly on Watt's relationship with a woman named 'Mary' [named as Mary Chapman in later evidence) who was sometimes to be seen at the Gazette's office (where Watt lived).
(As a ticket-of-leave man, Watt was not permitted to co-habit with a female convict; those laying charges against Watt were trying to prove that Watt was living with Mary. Those called to the bar included the Gazette's Edward O'Shaughnessy.)