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== Importance of Foot Const Thomas Patrick Dowling (2918) ==
At Aaron Sherritt's home '''Links to the KellyGang''' '''below''', Early Years , Fitzpatrick Incident , Murders at Stringy Bark Creek , Sebastopol Cavalcade , Euroa Robbery , [[#10/2/1879|Jerilderie Robbery]] , Autum 1879 , Hare replaced by Nicolson , Spring 1879 Early 1880 , [[#26/6/1880|Death of Aaron Sherritt]] , [[#28/6/1880|Glenrowan Siege]] , Ned Kelly's Trial , [[#krb|Reward Board]] , [[#9|Royal Commission]], '''Early service''' , Later service , Family ,
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Jerilderie Robbery 10/2/[[events79-2_4Jerilderie Robbery|1879]]''' In February [[events79-2_4Jerilderie Robbery|1879]] I arrived in North Eastern Victoria for the first time and was stationed at Mooroopna. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 1|RC4164]]) I had also been station at [[Shepparton|Shepparton.]]
'''Photograph''' '''Nicolson replaced by Hare 2/6/1880''' I arrived in Beechworth on 11 June 1880 and I went out to join Const [[Const Armstrong|Armstrong]] and the other police [[Police at Sherritt home|at Aaron]]'s on [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|16 June]].
Our duty was to watch the [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]] home during the night and to keep away from observation during the day. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 1|RC4170]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 17 page 1|RC4688]])
When we got home we slept on the kitchen floor. We had to go into the bedroom when visitors came. We spent 2 hours in there once. ([[Royal Commission report day 17 page 2|RC4699]])
I came from [[Shepparton|Shepparton]] and went out with [[Const W Duross|Duross]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 15 page 6|RC3591)]]
[[../../documents/RoyalCommission/RC810504_15_06_3585.html|'''19 June 1880''']]
On the Saturday evening previous to Sherritt being shot, 19/6/1880, Mr. Hare and Det [[Ward|Ward]] came to see us. I was cutting fire wood with Const [[Const Armstrong|Armstrong]] at about 6.30pm. We were up the hill, about 200 yards from Sherritt's home. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 1|RC4176]])
We met Mrs Sherritt on our way back, she told us about Hare's visit.
Det Ward met us 150 yards from the home and told us to go down to Mrs Byrne's place as quickley as possible.
We returned from Mrs Byrne's place at about 3am next morning ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 2|RC4196]])
Det Ward disagreed with my version of what happened. ([[Royal Commission report day 38 page 8|RC13866]])
At about 2 am on [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|21 June]] I saw [[Patrick Byrne|Paddy]] Byrne riding near by as we watched Mrs Byrne's home. "I was the first to see him, and I said, "D-it, here they are coming along." And Armstrong ran out on the main road, and I told him to keep in where he was, and I do not remember seeing Sherritt there."([[Royal Commission report day 17 page 12|RC5101]])
I did not know any of the other members of the Byrne family ([[Royal Commission report day 17 page 2|RC4716]])
The Royal Commission was critical of our work during or time ar Aaron Sherritt's ([[2nd Report of the Royal Commission|RC 2nd report XIV]])
'''Death of Aaron Sherritt 26/6/1880''' Const [[Const W Duross|Duross]] and [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Barry]] have set out many of the details of what happened. The police party was headed by Const [[Const Armstrong|Armstrong]].
I and Consts [[Const Armstrong|Armstrong]] and [[Const R Alexander|Alexander]] were in the bedroom when Aaron Sherritt was shot. ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 2|RC4200]])
I was lying on the bedroom floor when I heard a voice outside, at the rear of the hut, saying "Aaron Sherritt, I have lost my way, I want you to put me on the road." Then heard Sherritt say (this was giving me and my mates to understand that he knew who was outside), "It is only Anthony Weekes, a German that lives over the creek, he is in the habit of going astray when he gets drunk." Mrs. Sherritt then said to Sherritt, .... ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 2|RC4208]])
I then hoped up on a flour bag in the bedroom and looked over the partition between the bedroom and kitchen. ([[Royal Commission report day 15 page 13|RC3778]])
I lost my ammunition ([[Royal Commission report day 32 page 6|RC12159]])
Const Armstrong explained what happened the next morning
'''Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880'''
'''Arrival at Glenrowan from Beechworth'''
I arrived at Glenrowan from Beechworth.
I did not seem to play a significant role in the events of the day
'''Kelly Reward Board'''
Following the meetings of the [[Reward|Reward Board]] in December 1880 I recieved a reward of about £42
'''Royal Commission''' I gave evidence to the Royal Commission on 5/5/1881 ([[Royal Commission report day 16 page 1|RC4162]] ) and 10/5/1881 ([[Royal Commission report day 17 page 1|RC4688]])
See how the press reported my evidence ([[The Argus at KellyGang 6/5/1881|Argus6/5/81]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/5/1881|Argus11/5/81]])
Det [[Ward|Ward]] had another go at me and what happened at Aaron Sherritt's at about the time I gave evidence before the Royal Commission. It would seem that he wanted to control Mrs [[Ellen Sherritt|Sherritt]] and Mrs [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Barry]]'s evidence against us to save himself. Const Armsrtong gave the Royal Commission chapter and verse. ([[Royal Commission report day 32 page 10|RC12222]])
The [[Royal Commission|Royal Commission]] made the following finding about me
"10. That the constables who formed the hut party on the night of Aaron Sherritt's murder - viz., Patrick Dowling, etc - were guilty of disobedience of orders and gross cowardice, and - be dismissed from the service. " ([[Royal Commission second Report (page 2)|RC2ndReport]])
After the Royal Commission report came out I was sacked from the police. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 3/3/1882|Argus3/3/82]])
I was called before phase 2 of the Commission. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/5/1882|Argus9/5/82]])
== Early Service ==
I started off in the Garrison [[Army|Artillery]]
I spent some time at the police station at [[Shepparton|Shepparton]] before I went to Sherritt's place
== Later Service ==
== Family ==
'''wife''' ?... '''children ?.... home ?..'''
== What happened to Const Dowling's family ==
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