Dated 21 May 1878, this legal document was used to ensure that the defendant in a trial appeared in court. The document states that if Ellen Kelly fails to be present in court, her sureties would lose the fifty pounds that they had placed for her bond. Over the page, details are given as to the nature of the crime, as well as the date and location of the trial. The names of Robert Strahan and William Dinning are mentioned in the page margin, as they put up her bond money.
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