J. Russell Thompson
Background
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
During the James Scobie inquest J. Russell Thompson was a spectator in the court and was threatened with imprisonment for contempt of court for daring to suggest that it was a case for a jury.[1]
After the murder of James Scobie and inquest was held headed by John D'Ewes, who was believed to be in partnership with James Bentley in the Eureka Hotel. No steps were taken to arrest James Betley so the diggers with Russell Thompson as their head demaned an inquiry.[2]
