[Coroner's Inquest (Thomas Darlington), Whim Creek, December 1911. State Records Office of Western Australia, Consignment 3631, Bundle 12: "Case 1 Rex v Seleno", Testimony of Michael Joseph Sheehan, hotel yardman]

...

17 years of age

in trying to push to front verandah, got a cut on the finger. could not say whether from knife

defensive: "Can bring witness to prove I was there."

I did not warn anyone that Knife was in existence. I ran back into the Parlour for safety

witness is being led: "I did not see anything which would have prevented either of the prisoners leaving hotel at any time"