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  • ...rejoicing at his escape. Bruised and defeated McCormack went to the Greta Police Station and laid two charges against Ned Kelly. He charged Ned with having This was the first win for the Assistant Chief Commissioner of Police, Supt C H [[Nicolson|Nicolson]], who played for the forfeiture of Ned Kelly
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  • ...general public have been led, through the vicious misrepresentation by the police, to regard him as a treacherous and bloodthirsty scoundrel. This misreprese ...evidence on oath before the [[Royal Commission report day 34 page 6|Royal Commission]] on the 29th June, 1881 , as follows:-
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  • ...a, gave evidence before the [[Royal Commission report day 14 page 15|Royal Commission]] on 9th June, 1881, as follows:- ...n was a great mistake''''''at the time." This clearly proves that the police knew that the horse stealing in the Kelly Country was not done by the Kelly
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  • ...d to the police that his horse had been stolen by some person unknown. The police made inquiries, and ascertained that two youths were seen in the vicinity w ...But as Fitzpatrick had not yet returned from a visit to [[Cashel|Cashel]] police station the Sergeant sent Constable [[Const Healey|Healey]] out on patrol t
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  • By the [[Royal Commission report day 23 page 2|Commission]].-"What was the charge on which they were arrested?" -"For By the Commission.-"Had Mrs Kelly an infant with her when you arrested her?"
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  • ...to inquire into the cause of the Kelly outbreak and the management of the police during the pursuit. It is noticeable that Fitzpatrick swore to the followin "On April 16 I was called to the police barracks Benalla, to see Constable Fitzpatrick. Examined his left wrist, fo
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  • ...on enter the house after him (Fitzpatrick). When closely questioned by the Commission as to how Williamson, not having entered the house, could come out of the b ...he following charges: "That he (Fitzpatrick) was not fit to be in the Police Force., that he associated with the lowest persons in Lancefield, that he c
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  • ...mphasis on the atrocious crime of aiding and abetting in the shooting of a police constable, and added: "If your son Ned were here I would make an examp ...headquarters were at that time at Benalla, when giving evidence before the Commission, said:- "I thought the sentence upon that old woman, Mrs Kelly, a very
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  • ...t CC of police; and Supt J Sadleir went to Beechworth, and with a party of police and civilians, all mounted, and numbering about fifty, intended to sneak no ...said, ‘Keep them together.’ That is how I occupied myself.” ([[Royal Commission report day 2 page 5|RC388]])
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  • ...countryside.  Captain Standish, who was over all as Chief Commissioner of Police, was in doubt as to his position in this big failure, because Supt CH Nicol ...the first to speak to Aaron Sherritt.  I am pretty sure of it.”([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 6|RC1784]])
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  • ...nd in order to do so the Government, at the suggestion of the heads of the Police Department, violated one of the most cherished principles of civilised nati ...e all acted together, Captain Standish, myself, and Mr Sadleir.  ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 3|RC1263]]) 
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  • ...police would not dare put a hand on his young friend, Mr D Wall. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 3|RC1270]]) ...yrne was riding a magnificent grey horse, and the other a bay.” ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 4|RC1271]])
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  • == Chivalry of the Police == ...ficiently demoralised to attack her.  The age of chivalry, as far as this police party was concerned, had gone.
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  • ...to be an outlaw) and his accomplices information tending to facilitate the commission by them of further crimes, contrary to the provisions of the [[Felons Appre ...d not have done much, as for four months before I was taken (arrested) the police had their eyes on me.”
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  • ...ased, that the Kellys were so successful in locking up the New South Wales police at Jerilderie and assuming control of the town. ...e Kellys actually arrested the police, locked them up, and, by donning the police uniform, made themselves responsible for order in the town.
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  • ...e passed, and that was all.  What further inquiry could be made? ([[Royal Commission report day 48 page 18|RC16610]]) Question by Superintendent Nicolson—Could you not have used the police to ascertain for you who had lambs running about in that quarter?—Certain
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  • This letter was responsible for diverting the attention of the heads of the police force at Benalla to Albury while the Kellys entertained the Euroa bank mana ...April, 1879, I was employed by Mr Hare as a scout and guide to assist the police in the pursuit of the Kellys, at the rate of £1 per day.
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  • ...t would appear a wise policy that Mr Nicolson should remain at the Benalla police barracks, so as to be on hand when the outlaws would come in to give themse ...d’s Faithful Creek station, near Euroa.  This was the end of Quinn as a police spy.
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  • ...llys were at Urana, New South Wales, and at Rutherglen, in Victoria.  The police were very much hampered by the numerous wild reports of the imaginary appea ...bo, Troopers Hero, Johnny, Jimmy, Barney and Jack—arrived at the Benalla police barracks, which were to be their headquarters while tracking the outlaws.
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  • ...p a bait here and there and let any animal that liked pick it up. ([[Royal Commission report day 7 page 1|RC1369]]) Question.—What you want to convey to the Commission is this: That the Kellys were so supported by the sympathisers and actually
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