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== Importance of Superintendent Francis Augustus Hare ==
'''In Command of the hunt for the KellyGang'''
I, [[Standish|Standish]], took over [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] as the officer incharge of the hunt for the '''KellyGang''' within a few days of the Euroa robbery-on 13/12/1878. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/12/1878 (5)|Argus13/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/11/1878 (5)|Argus13/11/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/12/1878 (3)|Argus14/12/78]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 1 page 5|RC 26]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 12 page 3|CHC]])
About twelve noon on [[ev78-12--2Euroa Robbery|12/12/1878]] I received a telegram from Captain Standish directing me to report myself with horse and accoutrements at [[Euroa|Euroa]] that night. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 2|RC1253]])
. '''First Standing Search Party 20/2/1879-16/3/1879''' I met the [[Diseased Stock Agent|Deceased]] Stock Agent a couple of times after the sympathizers had been held on remand in [[Beechworth Court|Beechworth]]. Later I found him out myself. I received a letter informing me about the '''KellyGang''' from the [[Diseased Stock Agent|Deceased]] Stock Agent on 20/5/[[events 1879-05/ 1879-07at KellyGang|1879]].([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 13|RC1404]])
I set up our first standing [[Police Search Parties|search party]] to watch Mrs [[Mrs Margaret Byrne|Byrne]]'s home for about 25 days. Our camp was about a mile from her home. Aaron [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]] used to spend evenings at Mrs Byrne's courting her daughter and the he would come and spend time with us. ([[Last of the Bushrangers|Hare]]). SConst [[SConst Mays|Mays]] was my 2IC and he sets out how we conducted ourselves at the camp. It was very irksome work.([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 4|RC1279]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 14 page 2|CHC]])
It would take me a week to tell the half Aaron Sherritt said. All this time Aaron was faithful and true to me. I say he was a man of most wonderful endurance. He would go night after night without sleep in the coldest nights in winter. He would be under a tree without a particle of blanket of any sort in his shirt sleeves whilst my men were all lying wrapt up in furs in the middle of winter. This is an instance that occurred actually: I saw the man one night when the water was frozen on the creeks and I was frozen to death nearly. I came down and said, "Where is Aaron Sherritt?" and I saw a white thing lying under a tree, and there was Aaron without his coat. The men were covered up with all kinds of coats and furs, and waterproof coatings, and everything else, and this man was lying on the ground uncovered. I said, " You are mad, Aaron, lying there"; and he said, "I do not care about coats." ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 5|RC1281]])
'''Nicolson replaced by Hare 2/6/1880''' I had a very brief hand over from Ass Com [[Nicolson|Nicolson]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 12 page 13|RC2513]])
Nicolson gave me no information whatever concerning the Kelly [[Kelly's Armour|armour]], and it was only in conversation with different people-Mr. Sadleir especially-that I picked up that, and found that it was supposed that when the Kellys next appeared it would be in armour. ([[Royal Commission report day 9 page 2|RC1596]]) (See also [[Royal Commission report day 4 page 3|RC950]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 12 page 15|RC2558]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 30/12/1881|Argus30/12/81]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/1/1882|Argus5/1/82]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 17 page 2|CHC]]) ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (57)|JJK]])
Nicolson had dismissed all the agents. I discussed the matter with Sup Sadleir.([[Royal Commission report day 13 page 11|RC2913]])
I was taken from Benalla to Richmond by train on 29/6/1880. Dr [[Ryan|Ryan]] also reported on my health and the bullet that caused the wound. ([[The Argus (14)|Argus30/6/80]]) ([[The Argus (19)|Argus30/6/80]])
On 30/6/80 I left the Spencer street station for Sunbury at twenty five minutes to four. My wife's family, Mr W J Clarke of [[Rupertswood|Rupertswood]] has kindly agreed to look after me. The Victorian police have arranged that I will be visited each day by Dr Charles [[Ryan|Ryan]]. ([[The Age (14)|Age]] 1/7/80) ([[The Argus (35)|Argus5/7/80]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 21 page 2|CHC]])
On behalf of the [[Governor of Victoria|Governor]] Captain Le Patourel wrote to me to congratulate me on the capture of the '''KellyGang''' soon after the siege at Glenrowan. See text of the letter I also recieved a letter from Mr [[Hare|Carrington]] and from many others. I did not issue any comment to the press or influence the versions of events that were reported in the press.([[Royal Commission report day 9 page 4|RC1602]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 26 page 4|RC10078]]) See also ([[The Argus (30)|Argus1/7/80]]) My statement ([[The Argus (40)|Argus20/7/1880]]) ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser at KellyGang 24/7/1880 (5)|OMA24/7/1880]])
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