'''Murders at Stringy Bark Creek in the Wombat Ranges 26/10/1878''' After the Murders, on [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|29/10/1878]] I took a search party of police out after the '''KellyGang''' including Const [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]] and [[Fitzpatrick|Fitzpatrick]] out from [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]], to [[Whorouly (2)|Whorouly]]; thence [[Merriang|Merriang]] to [[Buffalo River|Buffalo River]], to head of [[Dedongadale|Dandongadale]] Creek, to Rose, Mount Emu to Black Range Creek, to left-hand branch of the [[King River|King River]] to the head of [[Glenmore Run|Glenmore]] run and down to [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] on 3/11/1878.([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/11/1878 (4)|Argus5/11/78]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 3 page 1|RC 676]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 36 page 11|RC12966]])
I was at [[Benalla Police Station|Benalla]] when [[Laing|Mr Laing]] reported a citing of the '''KellyGang''' near the One Mile Bridge in [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]] on [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|3/11/1878]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 39 page 1|RC13960]]) See also ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 3|RC7986]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 51 page 18|RC17450]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 6 page 2|CHC]])
But rather than follow up on that news, on 5/11/1878 after talking to Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]], I started on the train from Benalla for Beechworth with a large party of men, including Const [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]] We were sent to search the ranges near [[Yackandandah|Yackandandah]] where the '''KellyGang''' were supposed to have been seen. ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 26|RC8856]]) see also ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 15|RC5658]])
They did not give me any chance to respond to this attack.
'''Sebastopol Cavalcade''' '''[[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|7/11/1878]]''' On 5/11/1878 my search party arrived in Beechworth and we then searched the ranges around the [[Rat's Castle|Rats' Castle]] and Main Divide between [[Yarrawonga|Yackandandah]] and Middle Creek on the 5th. On the 6th Mr. Sadleir met us at [[The Gap|The Gap]] with other police. He split the party into 2 groups one under Const [[SConst Flood|Flood]] and I commanded the other party. My party of about 9 or 10 (13?) were due to go to [[Myrtleford|Myrtleford]] but we joined in going to [[Sebastopol|Sebastopol]] on the [[Sebastopol Cavalcade|cavalcade]]. See also ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 5|RC1768]])([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 7 page 4|CHC]])
I was there when [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] was interviewed by Com Standish and the other officers but did not hear, I was talking to Const [[Strahan|Strahan]]. We were closest but I did not need to hear.([[Royal Commission report day 23 page 5|RC8872]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 8|RC1812]])
Const [[Fitzpatrick|Fitzpatrick]] was with my party. ([[Royal Commission report day 36 page 11|RC12960]])
Although I was in charge at [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]] did not you receive any information that the '''KellyGang''' was likely to be provided with provisions from Mrs. [[Margaret Skillion|Skillian]]'s hut. In fact I knew very little till Mr. Nicolson came. Everything was kept secret, to a great extent, from me. ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 11|RC8882]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 3 page 2|CHC]])
I rather approved of abolishing the police station at [[Greta|Greta]] after the murders, in order to give those men a little scope to knock about and place the police in a better position to get information. ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 9|RC8844]])