Walter Stewart

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Importance of Walter Stewart

I was arrested as a sympathizer. I lived at Browns Plains near Rutherglen Links to the KellyGang , Early Years , Teenage years , First run in with the law , Fitzpatrick Incident , Gold Mining , Stringybark Creek Murders , Escape North , Euroa Robbery , Mass arrest of sympathizers, Jerilderie Robbery , Later in 1879 , Early in 1880 , Death of Aaron Sherritt , Glenrowan Siege , Ned Kelly's Trial , Royal Commission , Family ,

Family

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Euroa Robbery 10/12/1878 Photograph Did I help the boys at Faithful's Creek Mass arrest of the sympathizers On 2/1/1879 Commissioner Standish ordered the arrest of about 20 sympathizers including myself. He took that action under the Felons Apprehension Act. Most of the sympathizers were held in Beechworth goal.

I was arrested near Browns Plains by ... (Argus11/1/79)

I admitted being in goal with Dan Kelly and Steve Hart and the Lloyds. My brother John was arrested at this time.

The men were held without ever being given a chance to defend them selves. They were remanded in custody for periods of 7 days. Only one of the sympathizers was represented by a lawyer. The magistrates repeated the remands each week. I was released on 18/1/1879. Most of the others were held for over 3 months before they were finally released.

At the start, the arrests had public support in Melbourne but that turned into general contempt for the police. The mass arrests resulted in fewer people being prepared to assist the police or to supply information about the KellyGang

Eventually they dropped the charges against me. (Argus20/1/79)

Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880 Was I at the Glenrowan seige? After What happened to Walter Stewart's family