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  • ...42]]</span> About Byrne's house?— Yes, [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]]'s or Sherritt's; I forget which now.....
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  • ...y other information, beyond stating that [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Mrs. Sherritt]] had seen [[Joe Byrne|Joe Byrne]] in the shed?— That was the very latest ...ect being touched upon except the one of Joe Byrne's being seen up by Mrs. Sherritt's on that occasion?— I know Mr. Nicolson, in talking the matter over to y
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  • ...where was he at the date of this?— Out watching at [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Mrs. Byrne]]'s. 2714 Then it says, “Withdraw the [[Police at Sherritt home|watch party]]”—was that under Armstrong?— Yes.
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  • ...argue from that that there were only two at the murder of [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]]?— I think that is certain. I attended at the Benalla railway station wh ...e say to you?— He told me that the Kellys were at [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Mrs. Jones's]] and to hurry on; I forget his words beyond that. Of course I wan
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  • <span id="rc3152">[[#rc3152|3152]]</span> How far would that be from Mrs. Skillian's place?— From fifteen to nineteen miles. Her place is about te ...by anybody?— Yes, I believe they called at [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Sherritt]]'s place going across.
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  • ...o were there at the time, as they were not satisfied with their position—Sherritt did not like them; they did not agree; and we were ordered in their place. <span id="rc3593">[[#rc3593|3593]]</span> Did you know that Sherritt was employed by the police, as an [[agents|agent]]?— No; I never saw him
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  • ...07|3607]]</span> Did you expect to meet the Kellys at [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Mrs. Byrne's]]?— We got no instructions when we went out, except to go and pr ...at did you do in that time?— We used to have to stop in [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]]'s house all day, and not be seen by any person.
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  • ...</span> Something like bush dress?— Yes. And a knock came to the [[Aaron Sherritt|door]], and I said, “You had better go to the door.” He motioned for me ...erritt|Mrs. Sherritt]] (the wife) said, “Go out and show him the way.” Sherritt was stepping outside to do so when the first shot was fired; he staggered b
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  • ...n the house down,” so we would not let her go out, and [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Mrs. Barry]] came in, and we would not let her return. ...o have to wade through the creek every night going to [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Mrs. Byrne]]'s house.
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  • ...Yes. One of the outlaws, [[Joe Byrne|Byrne]], made [[Ellen Sherritt|Mrs. Sherritt]] open the two doors wide. It was about one o'clock , I should think, when ...he 26th, after you went in the bedroom and that shot was fired that killed Sherritt. Did Armstrong take the command and instruct?— He was the recognised lead
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  • ...]]</span> Did I understand you to say that you kept first [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]]'s wife in, and next the mother-in-law, and would not allow her to return? ...ll those seven shots were fired into the bedroom?— No; two were fired at Sherritt, and five into the bedroom.
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  • ...c3747">[[#rc3747|3747]]</span> [[Joe Byrne|Byrne]] asked [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Mrs. Barry]] who was it went into the bedroom?— Yes. ...point at which Mr. Armstrong went to Beechworth. We have it from you that Sherritt was shot about seven o'clock in the evening?— Yes.
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  • ...by saying that I myself, along with Alexander and Dowling, can state that Sherritt said on different occasions he was well satisfied with the four men he had, <span id="rc3776">[[#rc3776|3776]]</span> Mrs. Sherritt states that Kelly came into the front room?— She has not given her eviden
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  • ...span> At what time did you leave [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]]'s house for [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne's]]?— About eight o'clock . ...Paddy]], a boy of nineteen, next to [[Joe Byrne|Joe]]. We saw him watching Sherritt's house one day—watching the hut for an hour.
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  • ...truth to me?— Yes, I can prove it, because he sent [[Ellen Sherritt|Mrs. Sherritt]] to the other men, who were chopping wood, to tell them to clear before Mr ...>[[#rc3825|3825]]</span> And we found Armstrong and [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] there?— Yes, and Constable [[Const T Dowling|Dowling]].
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  • ...soon make them come out, we will burn the house;” and [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Mrs. Barry]] said, “Joe, don't burn the house;” and he said, “You go in, ...>[[#rc3858|3858]]</span> Were your guns loaded when [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] was shot?— Yes.
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  • ...ere withdrawn from the place that night; about six o'clock the night after Sherritt's murder. ...9|3889]]</span> How many men?— Nine or ten; and [[John Sherritt Jnr|Jack Sherritt]] came along with us.
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  • ...rth to do duty at Aaron Sherritt's. When Duross was leaving Beechworth for Sherritt's, his Spencer rifle was taken, it was the only rifle he ever used in the d Const Duross and the other police went off to watch Mrs Byrne's place each night. they left at different hours, because there was s
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  • ...ment there?— I was employed on special duty at [[Police at Sherritt home|Sherritt's hut]]. ...off along with other members of the force to watch in the neighborhood of Sherritt's hut?— I was.
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  • ...eason he and Alexander had remained behind was that [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] thought it too light for them to go with us. <span id="rc4196">[[#rc4196|4196]]</span> And returned to Sherritt's?— Yes, about three o'clock in the morning.
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  • ...d if they were gone at daylight we would go and search Byrne's house. Mrs. Sherritt then came running in, and said that Byrne sent her in to tell [[Const W Dur ...en heard a voice at the rear of the hut saying, “Come outside here, Mrs. Sherritt ”; and she immediately ran outside. I then kneeled down on the floor, and
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  • .../span> Had you been used to firearms before being sent to [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]]'s?— Yes, I was. <span id="rc4287">[[#rc4287|4287]]</span> What?— To watch [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]]'s house, to see if the outlaws came there at any tim
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  • ...those four men that if the [[KellyGang|Kellys]] put in an appearance at [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]]'s place what course they were to take?— No, I neve <span id="rc4323">[[#rc4323|4323]]</span> Did he see [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]]'s body lying there?— Yes.
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  • ...yrne|Byrne]] and [[Ned Kelly|Kelly]] both, I think, also [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Mrs. Barry]], I think. ...9]]</span> At what time in the evening were you in the habit of going to [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]]'s house?— About eight or nine.
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  • <span id="rc4696">[[#rc4696|4696]]</span> When you returned from [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Byrne's house]] in the morning, what did you generally do?— W <span id="rc4698">[[#rc4698|4698]]</span> Not to [[Police at Sherritt home|Sherritt's bed]]?— No, in the kitchen we went.
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  • ...rd]]'' . —On what day did you leave Beechworth to join the party at Mrs. Sherritt's?— On the night of the [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|17th June]]. ...your own free will after performing the duty?— [[Ann Jane Sherritt|Mrs. Sherritt]] came up to where we were.
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  • ...t stating that he had told the two constables to state that y on were at [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]]'s house?— Yes. ...at I and Armstrong were over at the house in company with [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]], watching Byrne’s house.
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  • <span id="rc5110">[[#rc5110|5110]]</span> Do you mean he went with you to [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne's]] house?— Yes. ...''By Mr Nicolson''. —The week before you were surprised at this post and Sherritt shot, did you receive any warning from head-quarters to be on the alert in
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  • ...as the reason she came at night to keep her daughter company while you and Sherritt were out?— I believe it was. <span id="rc5139">[[#rc5139|5139]]</span> Did your hear Mrs. Sherritt say that?— No.
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  • ..., and then turned off to the right. I suppose [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Sherritt]]'s is about six miles from Beechworth; and when we came within view of the ...after some delay there, finding the outlaws were not there, we went on to Mrs. Byrne's' a distance of three miles.
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  • ...r-Constable [[SConst James|James]] having some argument with Sherritt, but Sherritt declared they had not been there. <span id="rc5191">[[#rc5191|5191]]</span> Which Sherritt?— Old Sherritt, the father.
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  • ...ld off for special secret duty, watching the house of [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Mrs. Byrne]] at night-time and sleeping in a cave through the day. ...ke whilst with the watch party at the cave was that [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] had the power, if he wanted a man to go to any place, he was to take me,
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  • ...#rc5269|5269]]</span> Were there any others besides [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] and those nine or ten men that knew of their own knowledge that you were ...e from December to April?— Yes, Sherritt's family altogether, and Mrs. [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Barry]].....
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  • ...rritt's]] place, and we had to take them from there to the cave. I went to Sherritt's place, and took them from there to the cave. ...n> At the time you were introduced as being from New South Wales, did Mrs. Sherritt know you were there doing duty on the search party?— Oh, yes.
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  • ...und the place. Why were the aboriginal trackers sent out just before Aaron Sherritt was murdered. ...after some delay there, finding the outlaws were not there, we went on to Mrs. Byrne's' a distance of three miles&quot;
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  • ...visions were sent out from Beechworth to [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Mrs. Sherritt’s]], the old lady's, and we conveyed them from there to the [[Police Sear ...5|5295]]</span> If it was stated that a man named [[John Sherritt Jnr|John Sherritt]] was employed for the purpose of carrying the provisions backwards and for
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  • ...my reasons the same as I gave to Johnson, I also replied that I could bowl Sherritt out in a week. <span id="rc5314">[[#rc5314|5314]]</span> Was it the fact that Sherritt did ride the horse?— No; that was all I omitted to state.
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  • ...and Mrs. Sherritt, and Mrs. Sherritt's family were continually visiting [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]]'s.
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  • ...as broken up?— Yes; the cave party was removed to [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]]'s house. <span id="rc5562">[[#rc5562|5562]]</span> Then they went direct to Aaron Sherritt's house, a portion of the men?— Yes, soon after Mr. Hare relieved Mr. Nic
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  • ...t did. None of the daughters did during my time; but [[Ellen Sherritt|Mrs. Sherritt]]—Aaron's wife—did on one occasion. ...s house?— One of them told me that she had slept at [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Mrs. Byrne]]'s.
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  • ...you last saw him at the cave party?— He used to speak so against Mrs. [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]], and used never to visit her; and I thought if he wa <span id="rc5681">[[#rc5681|5681]]</span> The brother, Jack Sherritt, did you think he was true to the Government?— I could not say much about
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  • ...evidence about the cave party and his dealings with various members of the Sherritt family. ...was the man we could consider the information a hoax either on the part of Sherritt or Byrne. I said it was not at all likely that a man twelve or thirteen sto
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  • ...|7774.7303]]</span> Were you seen after that time?— [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Mrs. Byrne]] came down on the cave one day when I was on guard. I presume she k ...4_7304|7774.7304]]</span> Was that at the time that [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] was lying in the camp?— No; I believe that we a few days before that oc
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  • <span id="rc7774_7325">[[#rc7774_7325|7774.7325]]</span> Where the [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrnes]] were?— I do not know, I am sure. ...7330]]</span> Did the Barrys know it?— The younger [[Ellen Sherritt|Mrs. Sherritt]] knew it. She was in the cave.
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  • ...nity of going among them to enquire; but [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Mrs. Sherritt (senr.)]] has made statements to me, which I afterwards reported to Detecti ...543">[[#rc7774_7543|7774.7543]]</span> I have taken down the number of the Sherritt family, and in consequence of Aaron not attending to his duties as you thou
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  • ...ing. The [[Anne and John Sherritt Snr|Sherritts]]—the father and [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron]] fought. I did not see them, I heard of them; and the two brothers f <span id="rc7774_7561">[[#rc7774_7561|7774.7561]]</span> You saw young Mrs. Sherritt?— Yes; she was in the cave at one time.
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  • ...are''— When you said this morning that you thought that [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]] had lost interest in his work, when was that?— In the month of December ...4_7653|7774.7653]]</span> Was that at the cave party?— Yes, the second [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|cave party]], after he got married.
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  • ...at watch party, with Mr. [[Hare|Hare]] in command, at [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Mrs. Byrne]]'s house?— Yes. ...</span> You never heard of any police horses being put in [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]]'s paddock at that time?— I heard of it.
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  • ...that cave into Sherritt's, about any of the men before in [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]]'s at all?— I cannot say you did. ...w some members of the Sherritt family moving about to [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Mrs. Byrne]]'s?— No, I did not say that.
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  • ...e party that was organised by Ass Com Nicolson and spent two days in Aaron Sherritt's home. Const Barry thought that Aaron Sherritt was careless and not a good agent. He had his own explanation for his death
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