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Story of the KellyGang - the Royal Commission evidence

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== The Royal Commission evidence for 10/5/1881 ==

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(see also introduction to [[Royal Commission report 10/5/1881|day 17]])

'''Constable [[Const T Dowling|Dowling]] giving evidence'''

[[#rc5135|5135]] Were you not away at Byrne's hut?— Not at the time she came in; she came in previous to our going.

[[#rc5136|5136]] She must have known y on were there?— Yes, perfectly well.

[[#rc5137|5137]] Was the reason she came at night to keep her daughter company while you and Sherritt were out?— I believe it was.

[[#rc5138|5138]] Have you any doubt of it?— I could not say.

[[#rc5139|5139]] Did your hear Mrs. Sherritt say that?— No.

[[#rc5140|5140]] You only suppose that was her object in coming?— Yes.

''Mr Nicolson'' . —I would also draw the attention of the Commission to Detective Ward's evidence, on page 90, where there is a warning as to Patsy Byrne—that is dated 23rd June.

''The witness withdrew.''

[[../../people/peD_G/faulkinerAPmc.html|'''Constable Alfred John Faulkiner''']] '''sworn and examined''' .

[[#rc5141|5141]] ''By the Commission''. —What are you?— Mounted constable, stationed at Oakleigh.

[[#rc5142|5142]] Where were you at the time of the search for the Kellys?— On the [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|28th October 1878]], two days after the police murders, I received instructions at Oakleigh to proceed to the North-Eastern District in search of the [[KellyGang|gang]].

[[#rc5143|5l43]] Were you there during the whole time they w ere there?— Yes.

[[#rc5144|5144]] What were you doing particularly?— I was out in search parties.

[[#rc5145|5145]] Under whom?— I arrived in Wangaratta on that evening, and joined Sergeant [[Steele|Steele]]'s party on the 29th. We started in search to the [[King River|King River]] , and from there into [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] , and arrived there on the 3rd November.

[[#rc5146|5146]] Had any of the party you joined under Steele been out with the party at the time of the murders?— I do not think so. They were principally men who had come from other districts.

[[#rc5147|5147]] Were they principally strangers?— Yes.

[[#rc5148|5148]] Were you engaged after the murder of the constables?— Yes.

[[#rc5149|5149]] In search parties?— Yes.

[[#rc5150|5150]] Under whom?— Sergeant Steele.

[[#rc5151|5151]] You continued under him?— For a time. We arrived in Mansfield on the 3rd November, when we received a telegram to return to [[Benalla Police Station|Benalla]]. On our arrival there a special train was waiting to convey the party of police from there to [[Beechworth|Beechworth]].

[[#rc5152|5152]] That was in November 1878?— Yes. We left Benalla about eight p.m. that evening ''en route'' for Beechworth in the special train.

[[#rc5153|5153]] What parties were you out with?— Sergeant Steele's was the first party. I think I was then told off for special duty—watching the bridge over the [[Mitta Mitta River|Mitta Mitta]], near New South Wales . I was there to [[events79-2_4Jerilderie Robbery|January 1879]].

[[#rc5154|5154]] You were watching that bridge?— Yes.

[[#rc5155|5155]] After January 1879 what were you doing?— We made a report stating that we thought it was useless carrying on the duty we were at, as the traffic was so much on that road, and asked to be relieved; that was Constable Deacon and myself: I was accordingly removed to [[Rutherglen|Rutherglen]], and received a telegram there to report myself at Benalla.

[[#rc5156|5156]] When was that?— I should think that would be some time about the 13th or 14th of January.

[[#rc5157|5157]] Did anything particular happen about that time; any robbery or anything?— During the time I was stationed over the bridge of the Mitta Mitta the [[Euroa|Euroa]] robbery took place.

[[#rc5158|5158]] Did anything occur soon after you were stationed at Rutherglen?— No, nothing.

[[#rc5159|5159]] We have it that on the 10th of February the [[Jerilderie|Jerilderie]] bank robbery took place. Were you at Rutherglen then?— No, I was not.

[[#rc5160|5160]] How 1ong did you remain?— I think I returned to Benalla about the 14th of January.

[[#rc5161|5161]] Do you recollect the Jerilderie robbery?— Yes.

[[#rc5162|5162]] Where were you then?— We were at the [[Murray River at Kellygang|Murray]] . I returned to Benalla, and there joined Senior-Constable [[SConst P Mullane|Mullane]]'s party, and travelled some distance up the Murray, the other side of the [[Corryong|Corryong]]. After some time we returned to [[Wodonga (2)|Wodonga]], after searching the place up there, when we heard of the Howlong wires being cut.

[[#rc5163|5163]] What time was that?— I should think about a week or ten days after the Jerilderie robbery.

[[#rc5164|5164]] Is that the [[Howlong|Howlong]] in New South Wales ?— Yes.....

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