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Story of the KellyGang - the Royal Commission evidence

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== The Royal Commission evidence for 4/8/1881 ==

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(see also introduction to [[Royal Commission report 20/9/1881|day 53]])

[[../../people/peQ_R/quinnPartickSy.html|'''Patrick Quin''']] '''giving evidence'''

''Mr. [[Sadleir|Sadleir]]'' — He refers to the 28th of September.

''The Witness'' — I was going to Benalla the same night, only there was a man on horseback came after me, and I made to go into Benalla, and this man got beside me and pulled up and stood up under a bush. So I thought it was someone watching me and following me, so I went home, and this man kept in sight of me all the way home. After I got in I let the horse go and went into the house, and this man came into the slip panel to see whether I let my horse go, and then went out. The next morning I tracked his horse along the same road going back to where he was when I first saw him.

[[#rc17728|17728]] Have you anything more particular to say?— No, I think not.

[[#rc17729|17729]] ''By Mr. [[Nicolson|Nicolson]]'' — You remember, you say, my coming over the first time I saw you, with Detective Ward and Senior-Constable Strahan, one Sunday evening?— Yes.

[[#rc17730|17730]] Do you remember it was a Sunday evening?— Yes.

[[#rc17731|17731]] Sergeant [[Steele|Steele]] also?— Yes.

[[#rc17732|17732]] Do you remember afterwards telling me of the appearance of one of the outlaws, or a young man on the cross-road on the ranges?— Yes; I was carting rails.

[[#rc17733|17733]] Do you know who that man was—was it Byrne?— No, I think it was Hart.

[[#rc17734|17734]] You made a promise that you would come and go out with us?— Yes.

[[#rc17735|17735]] I do not know what prevented you, but I sent Senior-Constable Strahan to see why you did not come. You were engaged harvesting—that was the message that came back. Do you remember sending a message back by Strahan?— That was a message you got a long time after, because I heard that I was blamed for putting those men away, and if I did not mind myself I would get shot, and I think I said to you after, that unless I went with you altogether and cleared out of there, that those fellows had their liberty and would shoot me.

[[#rc17736|17736]] Do you remember my seeing you after the return from Melbourne, on Wednesday, towards the end of November 1878, just before the [[Euroa|Euroa]] robbery?— No, it was either Monday or Tuesday I went in to Benalla, and I saw you before the Euroa Bank robbery.

[[#rc17737|17737]] Then this thing occurred you spoke of—you saw Mr. Sadleir and myself?— Yes, and I asked to see you, and I saw you that evening.

[[#rc17738|17738]] What did you propose to me?— I asked for you to send someone or come with me up the King, about twenty-five miles above [[Glenmore Run|Glenmore]] Station, and you said that you were after coming in from a long ride and the horses were tired.

[[#rc17739|17739]] Did you see men and horses about the yard at the time. Do you remember my pointing them out at the time?— No.

[[#rc17740|17740]] Were you not in the yard?— Not with you. It was late in the evening when you were talking to me. I had waited till you came.

[[#rc17741|17741]] Were the horses and men pointed out to you. Did you see them that afternoon?— I do not think it. I remember your making a remark to me about the horses. I do not recollect your showing them to me—still you might hare done so. I remember your saying after, you would send to Sergeant Steele, at Wangaratta, and someone else, that they would meet me.

[[#rc17742|17742]] What statement did you make to me—You mentioned about the woman?— Yes.

[[#rc17743|17743]] Did you tell us about Mrs. [[Margaret Skillion|Skillian]]?— Yes, certainly.

[[#rc17744|17744]] Where did you say those men were?— Up the King.

[[#rc17745|17745]] Did you describe the sort of place?— Yes, the place where [[James Quinn|Jim Quin]] had been at the time he was away from the police. I described it as a basin.

[[#rc17746|17746]] The Euroa Bank robbery occurred on the 10th, what day of the week did you say this was you saw me?— It was either a Monday or Tuesday, eight or nine days before.

[[#rc17747|17747]] Was it Sunday or Monday?— It was either Monday or Tuesday. It was not Sunday, I know.

[[#rc17748|17748]] Do you not remember any appointment you had with us, just immediately before that?— No. You said before I left you on that day, you promised to come on Thursday, and I said it would be too late. Strahan came to me on the Thursday and said you could not come. I said I thought it was too late then. This was the time that this man Roach came to me after I was loading the rails, and he was very excited.

[[#rc17749|17749]] Do you deny that I saw you in Benalla on Wednesday the 27th of November?— It was not on Wednesday; it was either Monday or Tuesday.

[[#rc17750|17750]] Do you say that on that occasion I did not make an appointment with you for a party to go out with you on Friday the 29th?— It was not on Wednesday you saw me. You said you would not come, but would get a party to meet me at the King station; and Constable Strachan came to me on Thursday, and said you could not come and could not send the men.

[[#rc17751|17751]] Do you not remember receiving a message from me, more than once, complaining at your not coming?— No, I never did. I was ready with my horse. ....

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