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== Insp Henry Pewtress ==
=== Meet the people of the KellyGang story ===
== Importance of Sub Inspector Pewtress, No 1033 ==
Insp Pewtress was in charge of the police at [[Mansfield|Mansfield]]. '''Links to the KellyGang''' '''below''', [[#2|Early Years]] , Fitzpatrick Incident , [[#26/10/1878|Stringybark Creek Murders]] , Sebastopol Cavalcade , [[#10/12/1878|Euroa Robbery]] , Jerilderie Robbery , First Cave Party , Hare replaced by Nicolson , Second Cave Party , Death of Aaron Sherritt , Glenrowan Siege , [[#28/6/1880|Ned Kelly's Trial]] , Royal Commission , [[#10|Early service]] , [[#12|Later service]] , Family ,
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Early Years''' I was born in England.
I was recruited in England when the Victoria police was formed in 1852. I had been a sergeant in the police in London. I was 5' 10" tall and hazel eyes, by the 1870s grey hair, and sallow complextion
I was appointed 2nd class Sergeant on 15/11/1853,SGT, 1st class Segt on 6/5/1854 and Sub-Inspector on 1/8/1878
'''Photograph''' '''Stringyback Creek Murders 26/10/1878''' I was sent to Mansfield a short time previously upon a promotion, after a service of 20 years' foot duty in Melbourne. I had not really been in the bush before.
On [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|21/10/1878]] Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] issued the orders for our search party to me. (Sgt [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]] has a copy of the order)
I checked Sgt Kennedy papers after his death. ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 4|RC1751]])
Stringy Bark Creek Murders
I was in charge of the police station at [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] at the time of the murders.([[Royal Commission report day 1 page 14|RC118]])
The other officer in the district under Sup Sadleir was Insp [[Brooke Smith|Brook Smith]] at [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 45 page 17|RC15569]])
I was in bed with a cold when [[McIntyre|McIntrye]] arrived back in town after the murders ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 1|CHC]])
I could not raise Benalla on the telegraph to report the death and so I sent Const [[Const Thomas Meehan|Meehan]]. He had an exciting time and as a result my message was delayed ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 1|CHC]])
After sending Meehan off I organised a search party with Const [[Const Thomas Meehan|Allwood]] and others. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/8/1880|Argus9/8/80]])
We found the bodies of [[Lonigan|Lonigan]] and [[Scanlon|Scanlon]] with Mr Monk's help in the pouring rain and brought them back strapped on either side of a a pack horse ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 1|CHC]])
After the Inquest I lead another search party out but the men would not stay out over night for fear of the KellyGang.
The third search party was more sucessful and we found sgt Kennedy's body on German Creek ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 4|CHC]])
See also ([[The Age 28/10/78|Argus28/10/78]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/10/1878 (2)|Argus29/10/79]]) ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 26/9/1878 (2)|Kilmore31/10/1878]]) ([[Age 1/11/78|Age1/11/78]])([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/11/1878 (3)|Argus1/11/1878]]) ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 2/11/1878 (3)|Alexandra2/11/1878]])
I prosecuted [[Wombat ranges|Walter Lynch]] on [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|8/11/78]]. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/11/1878|Argus21/11/78]])
I ordered arrest of [[Wild Wright|Wild Wright]] ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/11/1878|Argus26/11/78]])
I was on the committee to establish the memorial for the dead police ([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/12/1878 (3)|Argus14/12/78]])
'''Euroa Robbery 10/12/1878''' I was in charge of the police station at Mansfield at the time of the robbery.[[Royal Commission report day 45 page 10|(RC15493)]]
'''After'''
On his way back from Wodonga Nicolson issued instructions to the several police stations, in order to ensure co-operation in the pursuit.
The Royal Commission noted;
"Some stress has been laid upon the telegrams despatched to Sub-Inspector Pewtress, conveying instructions as to the course he should adopt; but - apart from the fact that if any doubt existed in the mind of Mr. Pewtress as to the propriety of acting upon the orders received he had full power to decide for himself what was best to be done - a careful scrutiny of the telegrams does not bear out the allegation that the Mansfield contingent were instructed to proceed in a direction the opposite to that in which there was a possibility of the '''KellyGang''' with their plunder being encountered." ([[Royal Commission second Report Part IX ( page 12)|RC2nd reportIX]])
On 9/1/1879 I was transferred from [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] to Emerald Hill (South Melbourne) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/12/1878 (3)|Argus17/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/1/1879|Argus9/1/79]])
I was back hunting the '''KellyGang''' for a short time in the Mansfield area. ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 7/6/1879|Alexandra7/6/1879]])
'''Hare replaced by Nicolson 6/7/1879''' [[Nicolson|Nicolson]] stationed a small body of men at [[Mansfield|Mansfield]], under Sub-Inspectors Toohey and Pewtress. ([[Royal Commission second Report Part XII ( page 15)|RC2ndreportXII]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 3 page 3|RC713]])
I went out to search for the KellyGang in the Puzzell Ranges ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/6/1879|Argus 5/6/79]])
I was given a letter that had been sent to Mr [[Wombat ranges|Monk]].
I was responsible for the arrest of Walter Lynch. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/7/1879|Argus1/7/79]])
Evidence at the Monk enquiry ([[The Argus at KellyGang 17/5/1879|Argus17/5/79]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 21/5/1879|Argus21/5/79]])
'''Ned Kelly's trial'''
I was due to give evidence at Ned Kelly's [[Ned Kellys Trial|committal]] hearing. ([[The Age (29)|Age4/8/1880]]) '''Royal Commission''' I was not called to give evidence before the Royal Commission
== Early Service ==
See the details of my career. ([[Royal Commission report Appendix 6 page 1|RCApp6]])
== Later Service ==
I retired as a Superintendant in 9/3/1892
I identified Ned Kelly's helmet ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (52)|JJK]])
I died in 1915 ([[The Argus at KellyGang 7/5/1915|Argus7/5/1915]])
== Family ==
'''My wife''' Caroline Letchford (married 1854). '''children''' Isabella b1879, Beatrice b1872, Salome b1874, May Caroline b1876 '''home ?..'''
My twin brother, William Pewtress married Sarah Somerville, they had one daughter, Grace Isabella
== What happened to Insp Pewtress' family ==
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