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Story of the KellyGang - the Royal Commission evidence

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== The Royal Commission evidence for 4/5/1881 ==

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(see also introduction to [[Royal Commission report 4/5/1881|day 15]])

'''Constable [[Const W Duross|Duross]]''' '''giving evidence'''

[[#rc3882|3882]] Were those three constables at Glenrowan ? —Yes, the following day.

[[#rc3883|3883]] Are you named for the [[Reward|reward]]?— Yes, £42.

[[#rc3884|3884]] Where were you that morning?— We were in [[Beechworth|Beechworth]], and went down by special train.

[[#rc3885|3885]] Were you stationed in Beechworth?— We were withdrawn from the place that night; about six o'clock the night after Sherritt's murder.

[[#rc3886|3886]] When did you go down?— On the Monday morning.

[[#rc3887|3887]] Did you come into barracks in Beechworth?— Yes.

[[#rc3888|3888]] Whom did you go out in charge of?— Senior-Constable [[SConst P Mullane|Mullane]].

[[#rc3889|3889]] How many men?— Nine or ten; and [[John Sherritt Jnr|Jack Sherritt]] came along with us.

[[#rc3890|3890]] Why?— He said he wanted to be revenged of his brother on Byrne.

[[#rc3891|3891]] Had he been round to collect men that morning?— Yes. I think he slept at the barracks that night, and there were three other men that relieved us down at Sherritt's place, and he galloped down the first thing to them to go by special train, and they came back with him, and we all went down in the special train.

[[#rc3892|3892]] That was to [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]]?— Yes.

[[#rc3893|3893]] After you left the hut what did you do?— We walked into Beechworth.

[[#rc3894|3894]] What steps were taken to follow the murderers?— The police came out on horseback, five or six of them I think, and they relieved us, and we were told by Mullane to proceed to Beechworth

[[#rc3895|3895]] Did any black trackers come to follow the tracks?— No; not one.

[[#rc3896|3896]] None of those four that were in the hut were sent in pursuit of the outlaws?— No.

[[#rc3897|3897]] It was Sunday night you went in?— Yes.

[[#rc3898|3898]] You saw the black trackers when you went to Glenrowan?— Yes.

[[#rc3899|3899]] At what time did you arrive at Glenrowan?— At nine o'clock in the morning.

[[#rc3900|3900]] Did you take up your stations directly?— Yes, immediately.

[[#rc3901|3901]] Who put you into your position?— I saw Mr. [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] there and Mr.[[O'Connor|O'Connor]], and I got close alongside of them, off where Mr. Sadleir was standing, just alongside the house. I did not know Mr. O'Connor at the time; and there was some other constable there, and I said, “Which is Mr. O'Connor?” and he nudged me to say that is he.

[[#rc3902|3902]] Whom did your sergeant report himself to when you arrived?— I think Mr. Sadleir; I would not be certain.

[[#rc3903|3903]] Did you get instructions from anyone?— No.

[[#rc3904|3904]] What did you do?— First I went to where [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] was.

[[#rc3905|3905]] Where was he—he was taken?— Just in the room adjoining the station. I got some warm bricks and put them to his feet, as he was complaining of cold.

[[#rc3906|3906]] Where was Mr. Sadleir?— I think he told me to attend on Kelly.

[[#rc3907|3907]] Where was he?— I think he was on the platform when we arrived; I would not be certain.

[[#rc3908|3908]] Was Ned Kelly taken at the time of your arrival on the platform?— Yes.

[[#rc3909|3909]] You knew he was taken at that time?— Yes.

[[#rc3910|3910]] After that you went down to the scene where they were shooting at the house?— Yes.

[[#rc3911|3911]] What did you do when you got there?— I heard that news from a couple of men, and took up my position alongside of Mr. Sadleir, and he had evidently heard about the men while they were in the room. I had my Spencer rifle at this time, and was firing a couple of shots at the house, and be saw a couple of splinters flying out, and he gave me orders to fire into the brickwork low down.

[[#rc3912|3912]] He saw you fire the shot?— Yes, and he told me to fire into the chimney, low down; that he believed the men were there.

[[#rc3913|3913]] As to Sherritt's hut, did Mrs. Sherritt or Mrs. Barry tell you anything about the men, the Kellys, having armour on; did you hear about that at that time?— No.

[[#rc3914|3914]] You had no idea of that?— I never heard of it.

[[#rc3915|3915]] Did you see any tracks of horses in the morning at Sherritt's hut?— No; we heard the foot of horses in the scrub.....

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