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This case is fantastic! It covers ground that exposes the thorough erosion of so much good in our society, the issues themselves become clouded by disbelief that this has happened at all.
Below are days 11 through 20
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DAY 11
No report
DAY 12
Hello everyone,
Another day... with Barry Catt on the stand talking about practically
everything but the question he was asked to answer.
When asked about the "rock incident" where Roseanne was supposed to have hit
him with a 5 kilo rock, he pointed to the back of his head where he said he
had a scar and severe back injuries. However the medical report indicated a
graze to the side of his face and no mention of back injury.
He wrote a letter to the ABC about his comments in the Four Corners program,
stating he wasn't himself when he said some of the things he said, amongst
other things.... However when he was shown the letter he denied writing it
stating that someone forged his writing and they should have a handwriting
expert look at it. When the barrister asked him to spell "media" he spelled
out "metier" to which the barrister replied: the way you spelt it is the
way it is in the letter!
He currently has approx. 5 restraining orders out on him to which he replied
they owe him money.
The telephone account was subpoenaed of one of the women who has a
restraining order out on him and on it were 80 mobile calls over a 2 day
period from Barry Catt. His reply was that she must have gone to his office
to make the calls to herself to make him look bad!
Please continue to pray for all wickedness to be exposed and the whole truth
in this matter to finally be revealed. Thank you for your prayer support
for Roseanne. She is truly a remarkable woman. With all the pressures of
going to Court every day and having to sit through the lies and be in the
same room as those who had her put in jail for 12 years, I have been
privileged to witness a woman of great strength and dignity, who in the
midst of horrendous adversity and opposition all these years, always manages
to inquire after the welfare of others. Praise the LORD!
Please also continue to pray for her barrister - strategies and Wisdom from
above...
Never under-estimate the POWER OF PRAYER! Hallelujah!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF "THE TRUTH" BEING REVEALED.
Mary Court on behalf of
THE FREE ROSEANNE TEAM
DAY 13
Hello everyone,
Please continue to pray for Roseanne's protection. Last night she received
a death threat over the phone; tyres were slashed when she came out from
the convent this morning, and SMH journalist Wendy Bacon brought to the
Court a bullet which she had been sent. (The bullet was handed to Graham
Fellows who will be a witness in the case. It was previously
photographed by the SMH and a photo appeared in a 2001 article about the
case. it is now an exhibit at Surry Hills Police Station.)
On the stand today Barry Catt said he has never taken any drugs or had any
AVO's out on him until Roseanne came along. The barrister then produced
documents to the contrary as well as 7 AVO's (apprehended violence orders)
against him since Roseanne was sentenced to prison. Also documents where he
alleged his previous wife had tried to kill him.
Please also pray that the answering machine tapes of Barry Catt threatening
to kill Roseanne and others will be allowed to be admitted as evidence.
Today the Crown blocked them from being produced.
The Crown are fully aware of the criminal activities of the above. They
have a history of complaints (ABC Four Corners, October 2000 even did an
expose on Peter Thomas!) against them by a multitude of Australian citizens
yet nothing has been done to stop them by the Police. Please pray that God
would expose the cover-up.
We value your prayers because we know that Almighty God moves on the prayers
of His people! Amen!
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF "THE TRUTH" BEING REVEALED
Mary Court on behalf of
THE FREE ROSEANNE TEAM
ADDITIONAL REPORT
Tomorrow (Friday 21 Feb) at Wentworth Chambers (Court 7)in Phillip Street ex
Detective Peter Thomas (warned last week by Judge Davidson he is in jeopardy
of being prosecuted for perjury), has been summoned to appear with his legal
representative. (This is the third time he has been summoned. Previous
excuses for not appearing were that his legal representative was too busy!)
Det Boyd-Skinner (assigned to assist the Crown in the Inquiry) will take the
stand regarding a written Statement he submitted to the Court last week
testifying he was with Peter Thomas when he handed documents to the media.
(Thomas had previously denied under oath that he had given information to
Peter Lalor of the Daily Telegraph).
Today Roseanne's barrister Andrew Martin raised concerns with Judge Davidson
about death threats Roseanne received Wednesday night; car tyres slashed;
and how journalist Wendy Bacon had been sent a bullet which was given to the
Court.
Why is it that the Crown can afford to give Peter Thomas and Barry Catt
assigned security officers to escort them from their hotel to the Court and
back and yet Roseanne has been given no security whatsoever??
Please continue to pursue this story until the whole TRUTH is revealed and
natural justice is finally restored to Roseanne.
Regards
Mrs Mary Court
DAY 15
Hello everyone,
There was a legal argument all day about whether the tapes would be
admissable so it wasn't until after 2 pm when Barry Catt got on the stand.
He contradicted all other evidence given before e.g. the knife in evidence
that Roseanne was supposed to have stabbed him with, wasn't the knife and
yet at her trial he said it was (long butcher's knife); on Sixty Minutes he
said it was an oyster knife and today he said it wasn't the knife shown to
him!
He said Roseanne had the Taree police in her pocket! (A bit hard when she's
been in jail for 10 years!).
Through all his ramblings, he mentioned that Adrian Newell and Peter Thomas
had been in Sydney with him. (So much for the Judge telling them all when
they were on the stand, not to talk about the case to anyone!)
Peter Thomas solicitor turned up to ask the Judge for more time because he
couldn't get to the Court until Wednesday. This is the 4th time Peter
Thomas has kept the Court waiting! (Both Thomas and Catt have been able to
manipulate the judicial system for years).
Judge Davidson entered Wendy Bacon's article in the SMH today as evidence
and told the Crown it was a very serious matter about the witnesses being
threatened and what is the Crown doing about it. (For the past 18 months
these witnesses in the Taree area have been asking for help but to no avail.
One has been bashed and still nothing has been done to protect them).
Please continue to pray for the breakthrough in all of this, and lobby the
Authorities especially for Defence witness protection and Defence funding.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF THE TRUTH BEING REVEALED.
Mary Court
DAY 16
Hello everyone,
The third character in the "gang of 3" appeared on the stand today - Adrian
Newell. Whilst Peter Thomas couldn't recall much; Barry Catt recalled
everything but the question asked, plus more! Adrian Newell continued to
get caught in his own web of lies and there were some whoppers that just
didn't make sense at all! The barrister was brilliant in his questioning,
at times tipping Newell off balance where he let slip a few things
contradicting himself.
Instead of using the Taree police station, Det Peter Thomas and Det Paget
would use an empty house Newell owned, to take police statements from
different people. Newell denied seeing a typewriter. (Last week Det Paget
when questioned said the house didn't have much furniture except for the
table with a typewriter. (We have heard how one person was made to change
her statement in that house with a gun to her head). IS THIS AUSTRALIA?
Statements were obtained from some people AFTER Roseanne was arrested.
Prior to Roseanne marrying Barry Catt, Adrian Newell said he was aware Barry
Catt had been scheduled to psychiatric clinics by his previous wife and
doctors, on several occasions and by others. He knew Barry had a bipolar
affective disorder, a manic depressive illness and therefore had been taking
prescribed lithium for his illness. Newell himself had taken Barry Catt to
the Doctor when he was in a hypomanic state.
(Knowing all this, it was Adrian Newell himself who took the milk out of
Barry Catt's fridge, gave it to his and Barry's friend, Det. Thomas saying
he thought Roseanne was trying to poison Barry. Thomas held onto it for
over a week before sending it to the laboratories for testing and what do
you know? It had lithium in it!) Thomas arrests Roseanne in August for
trying to poison Barry but as we heard last week from the brilliant
barrister, in his haste to arrest Roseanne, he overlooked one thing... the
certificate from the laboratory stating the milk had lithium in it, didn't
turn up until September!! So how did Thomas know there was lithium in the
milk?? THIS IS VERY VERY SERIOUS STUFF....ROSEANNE HAS SPENT 10 YEARS IN
JAIL - SHE WAS CURRENTLY THE LONGEST SERVING FEMALE PRISONER IN A NSW JAIL!
With regard to the stabbing incident where Roseanne was supposed to have
stabbed Barry - he did not report to the police and he did not go to the
hospital. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS STUFF...ROSEANNE RECEIVED YEARS FOR THIS
INCIDENT!
When the Judge asked the Crown had anything been done to protect the
witnesses the Crown replied nothing had been reported to them about the
witnesses needing protection. LIES! (The witnesses have been asking for
protection for the past 18 months ever since they came forward with fresh
evidence! Roseanne's solicitors Brock Partners have also contacted the
Police about harassment of the witnesses).
Adrian Newell said he was not at Roseanne Catt's trial when the judge
addressed the jury. (However he is on the ABC Four Corners program with
Barry Catt and Peter Thomas shaking hands outside the Court the day Roseanne
was sentenced).
Having sat in the Court these past couple of weeks and listened to all the
horrendous and ugly details, I've had to remind myself this is not America;
it's not a movie; it's real and we haven't even got to the root of the
matter yet. But one thing I do believe... GOD is going to expose the rot
which is at the very core of this whole sordid matter, as to why the gang of
3 have been protected all these years and by whom.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR GOD'S WILL IN THIS MATTER AND THAT THE
EVIL-DOERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENSNARED IN THEIR OWN TRAPS. PRAY CONTINUED
STRENGTH, WISDOM AND STRATEGIES FOR BARRISTER ANDREW MARTIN.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF "THE TRUTH" BEING REVEALED.
Mary Court
DAY 17
Hello everyone,
It was another great day where Adrian Newell kept putting his foot in it!
When questioned about a tape he was trying to introduce as evidence and what
relevance it had to the Inquiry, he said he recorded a conversation between
Graham Fellowes and himself about a very serious criminal action. He said
he knew Graham Fellowes was a witness [for the Defence] to which barrister
Andrew Martin asked him how did he know that! Newell said he read it in
Wendy Bacon's article she wrote in July 2002. He was shown a copy of the
article to read, and agreed it was the one. However, when asked to read
where the name was mentioned, there was no mention of Graham Fellowes, just
that a witness had come forward with fresh evidence. The brilliant
barrister asked: so how could you know Graham Fellowes was going to give
evidence at this Court - unless you were involved in his bashing! After an
objection from the Crown, the Judge allowed Wendy Bacon's article to be
entered as evidence. THANK YOU LORD!
Just as Adrian Newell was stepping down from the stand, Peter Thomas'
solicitor Clive Stern jumped up and asked the judge if he could question Mr
Newell. He asked Newell if he recalled having a meeting with Peter Lalor of
the Daily Telegraph to which he replied Lalor had visited him at his hotel
and he said he gave papers over to Lalor.
At this point Stern called up Det. Boyd-Skinner.
NOTE:
You will recall the first week Peter Thomas was cautioned by the judge that
he might be in jeopardy of prosecution for perjury and had to appear again
with his legal representative (today finally, after 4 cancellations).
Thomas had lied under oath stating that he had not spoken to the press nor
given any documents to Peter Lalor of the Daily Telegraph. However, Det.
Boyd-Skinner assisting the Crown (Peter Thomas' minder at the time), the
following day gave a written statement to the Court indicating he was with
Peter Thomas when he met up with Peter Lalor and handed the documents over.
On the stand when Thomas read the Boyd-Skinner's statement he tried to put
the blame onto Det. Boyd-Skinner saying that he gave the documents to Lalor!
And now today, Peter Thomas' solicitor put Adrian Newell on the stand so he
could try and save his buddy Thomas by saying it was him who gave the papers
to Lalor! But what he has overlooked is that Peter Thomas has already said
yes he met with Peter Lalor but no he didn't give the documents to him, but
that the Crown's assistant Det. Boyd-Skinner did!! OH WHAT AN EVIL WEB WE
WEAVE... DESPERATION HAS SET IN...
Stern then proceeded to cross examine Det.Boyd-Skinner but didn't get very
far because the day was over. Stern told the Judge he couldn't appear
tomorrow and the Judge mentioned he wouldn't be in on Friday, so it has been
adjourned until Monday for Stern to again question Boyd-Skinner.
In the meantime tomorrow will bring new witnesses for the Crown...
Please continue to pray for a breakthrough with the funding!! None of the
solicitors, Brock Partners, Frances McGowan nor the barrister Andrew Martin
have been paid because the Crown have been negligent in honouring its
commitment to fund the Inquiry! Therefore there are no funds to subpoena
the Defence witnesses, fly them in and provide accommodation etc!!
GOD WE NEED A MIRACLE!!
Please blitz the media and the Attorney General's department about this very
serious matter.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF THE TRUTH BEING REVEALED.
Mary Court on behalf of
THE FREE ROSEANNE TEAM
FUNDING LETTER SENT TO DEBUS AND CARR, copied to the media and blindcopied
to the list of supporters,
Dear Sirs,
With reference to Mr Debus' letter of 6th February promising funding for the
Defence so that "Roseanne Catt would not be disadvantaged", we are now
ending the third week of the Inquiry and still no funding has been released
to Brock Partners solicitors. Despite their numerous attempts to seek the
funds in order to subpoena witnesses to appear in Court, Brock Partners are
still being denied these promised funds. Judge Davidson presiding over the
Inquiry has already asked why the Defence witnesses have not be subpoenaed
to appear in Court!
Would you please ensure, as a matter of urgency, that the Attorney General's
Department honours its commitment to fund the Inquiry which it initiated
based on fresh evidence from witnesses, and that the Defence witnesses are
given adequate protection.
Mrs Mary Court on behalf of
THE FREE ROSEANNE TEAM
bcc: Would all the network of supporters of truth and justice receiving
this email please help us in our quest for natural justice for Roseanne and
that she is given a fair go in this Inquiry.
Day 18
Hello everyone,
We need a miracle!
Each day that goes by without the promised funding has put an enormous strain on the Defence team and today Roseanne was told by one of the solicitors that they cannot go on with the Inquiry without funds. Of course this is exactly what the Crown had planned in the first place! Here we are in day 18 and things are getting desperate! Please pray for a miracle and that God would turn this injustice around for good and the funding be released.
Please pray for Roseanne as she is not in a good way with the huge stress and burden of this.
Mary Court
DAY 19
Hello everyone,
The Judge started off by saying he was not happy that Adrian Newell (one of the gang of 3) rang the Judge's associate wanting to talk with him. He says he does not know the context of the conversation but voiced his concern as to who gave Newell his telephone number.
Det. Boyd Skinner gave his evidence concerning Peter Thomas perjuring himself by saying he did not meet up with Daily Telegraph reporter Peter Lalor and to hand over documents pertaining to the Inquiry. The judge stated that it was now up to the DPP to charge Thomas with perjury. The Crown have done nothing! However,the Crown did fly Adrian Newell in from Taree again to give his 15 minutes of evidence saying it was he who gave the documents to Peter Lalor.
A woman (Barbara) whom Roseanne had never seen before, was put on the stand and said she had been to Roseanne's place to clean up on three occasions. On the second visit she said she saw in Roseanne's bedroom (in the walk-in wardrobe drawer) a gun on top of red lingerie. When shown a photograph and asked if it was Roseanne's bedroom she said no; it was also pointed out to her that there was no walk-in wardrobe in the room. When asked why she had not come forward at the trial she came up with some lame story.
Another witness for the Crown was Barbara's stepfather Steve (Peter Thomas' buddy) who said he was a gun expert and that one day Roseanne came to his store and he saw a pistol which she pulled out of her bag. When asked how he knew it was a pistol and not a revolver he explained how he got his
expertise in guns whilst in the Army and then proceeded to explain the difference between a pistol and a revolver and that she most definitely had a pistol. However, the gun found in Roseanne's bathroom drawer was not a pistol but a revolver!
(The gang of 3 are really getting desperate!)
The judge also made comment about how the prosecutor at Roseanne's trial (Gary Gilday) could allow Peter Thomas to put all the charges up against Roseanne especially the one about Mental Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm which the Judge said he hadn't heard of. Thomas had charged Roseanne for trying to schedule Barry Catt into a mental institution. Thomas was asked why he hadn't also charged all Barry's doctors or his previous wife or his friend who had Barry scheduled many times before.
Defence witness Graham Fellowes told the Court that Barry Catt told him he wanted Roseanne killed in jail and Peter Bridge (her son) "done over". He also said that Barry Catt told him he took the lithium and gave it to Adrian Newell to put in the milk. (Peter Thomas later charged Roseanne for trying to poison Barry).
It is quite astounding that the Public Prosecutor has done nothing about charging Peter Thomas with perjury or the gang of 3 for conspiring to pervert the course of justice!
Please continue to pray Strategy for the barrister, Wisdom for the judge, Peace for Roseanne, and Protection for all.
Pray that GOD would expose all evil in this matter and that the liars would be trapped in their lies.
Thank you LORD for your perfect timing! Amen.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN THIS SEASON OF "THE TRUTH" BEING REVEALED
Mary Court
DAY 20
Hello everyone,
That phrase turned up again quite a bit today "can't recall" when James Morris, a former Aboriginal Liaison Officer with the Taree Police took the stand. (One of the charges Roseanne had been jailed with, was trying to enlist James Morris to kill Barry Catt).
James Morris told the Court that he was approached by a stranger (Roseanne Catt) at the local club. He was with his sister at the time. He couldn't remember however that apparently Roseanne was also in the company of two other women at the time.
It's funny how all the Crown witnesses can't recall much at all and yet the Defence witness (Graham Fellowes yesterday) remembered everything!!
When asked about the allegations that he and some of the police at Taree were involved in a prostitution ring using Aboriginal girls, James Morris said he wasn't aware of it. However he was reminded how his friend Bill Ferguson of FACS had mentioned to him about the sexual abuse of Aboriginal girls.
When asked about Adrian Newell he said that Newell had approached him before the Inquiry and when he was asked when was the last time he saw Peter Thomas he replied "at lunch time today in the dining room of the Supreme Court on the 14th floor".
Before leaving the Court the Judge warned James Morris not to talk to anyone about the case. However within minutes voices could be heard coming from the corridor and when the Judge looked up he saw Adrian Newell talking with a group of people and commented to the Crown that Newell had better not be talking with the witnesses. [Outside in the corridor were Adrian Newell, Peter Thomas, James Morris, the Catt children and others.]. Det. Boyd-Skinner left the Court to escort them back to their hotel. Even days after giving their evidence, Thomas and Newell are still in town (at the expense of the Crown, drilling the witnesses. (Later, when I walked out to the corridor, Thomas and Newell were getting into the lift and I heard Thomas say to the Catt children "I'll see you soon!"
Julie Catt was then called to the stand. However, because all the children had given new evidence (the bunch of papers looked to be the thickness of approx. 1 ream of paper!). The Judge commented on the size and said he would have to read it first. (Prior to Julie coming into the Court the Judge remarked that under the Evidence Act a lawyer should have taken the statements from the Catt children and not a police officer and said that it was regretable that a lawyer was not present when the statements were taken). Being nearly 4 pm anyway, he adjourned the meeting until 11 am tomorrow morning to give him time to read all the material.
Tomorrow the Catt children will be on the stand. Please pray that they will be ensnared in their own lies. Pray for restoration (of spirit, soul and body) of these children (now young adults) who have been used and abused all their lives. Thank you for your continued prayers of strength and strategy for the barrister Andrew Martin and God's peace that surpasses all understanding, for Roseanne.
Your prayers are powerful tools against the ploys of evil-doers. Hallelujah!
GOD BLESS YOU IN THIS UNPRECEDENTED SEASON OF THE TRUTH BEING REVEALED.
Mary Court
on behalf of THE FREE ROSEANNE TEAM
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