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== The Royal Commission evidence for 20/7/1881 ==
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=== full text ===
(see also introduction to [[Royal Commission report 20/7/1881|day 37]])
'''Mr Anton [[Anton Weekes|Wicks]] sworn and examined'''
<span id="rc13119">[[#rc13119|13119]]</span> ''By the Commission''— What are you?— A miner, and working on the roads sometimes.
<span id="rc13120">[[#rc13120|13120]]</span> Do you recollect going to Mrs. Sherritt's door and asking the way one night–the night that Aaron Sherritt was shot–were you present?— Yes. ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (61)|JJK]])
<span id="rc13121">[[#rc13121|13121]]</span> Why did you go to the door that night?— I was stuck up.
<span id="rc13122">[[#rc13122|13122]]</span> By whom?— By [[Joe Byrne|Byrne]] and [[Dan Kelly|Dan Kelly]] .
<span id="rc13123">[[#rc13123|13123]]</span> How many of them were there?— Two, that I saw.
<span id="rc13124">[[#rc13124|13124]]</span> Did they tell you you must do that?— Yes.
<span id="rc13125">[[#rc13125|13125]]</span> And [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]] came out?— Yes.
<span id="rc13126">[[#rc13126|13126]]</span> Who shot him?— Byrne.
<span id="rc13127">[[#rc13127|13127]]</span> Did you see anything further at the place that night; did you stop there all night?— No, about six o'clock I came before the door, and about nine o'clock I left the place.
<span id="rc13128">[[#rc13128|13128]]</span> They allowed you to go away?— I got home at half-past nine.
<span id="rc13129">[[#rc13129|13129]]</span> Where were you stopping when you went away?— I came home.
<span id="rc13130">[[#rc13130|13130]]</span> How far was that from the place?— Over a quarter of a mile.
<span id="rc13131">[[#rc13131|13131]]</span> What were you doing between six and nine–what did they do with you?— They stuck me up and asked for my name.
<span id="rc13132">[[#rc13132|13132]]</span> I mean after you got to the hut–what did you do after Aaron Sherritt was shot?— I came home. I stood an hour or two with the people outside.
<span id="rc13133">[[#rc13133|13133]]</span> Who were outside besides Byrne and Kelly ?— Byrne was with me, and Kelly was in the front of the house.
<span id="rc13134">[[#rc13134|13134]]</span> Did Byrne keep you there all the time?— Yes, three hours.
<span id="rc13135">[[#rc13135|13135]]</span> Just kept you there waiting for them?— Yes.
<span id="rc13136">[[#rc13136|13136]]</span> Did you hear any conversation with [[Ellen Sherritt|Mrs. Sherritt]] or [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Mrs. Barry]] ?— No, Mrs. Sherritt and Barry were coming out after Sherritt was shot.
<span id="rc13137">[[#rc13137|13137]]</span> And going in again?— Yes; the bushrangers let them in again.
<span id="rc13138">[[#rc13138|13138]]</span> Had you not a chance of escaping all that time?— No, Byrne was always quite close to me –as close as I sit next to this man here–I was handcuffed.
<span id="rc13139">[[#rc13139|13139]]</span> What did you do after nine o'clock when he allowed you to go?— He allowed me not to go at all–he left me standing. He slipped me a little way in the bush, and about fifteen minutes before they had taken the handcuffs off and left me standing there, and I stood about fifteen or twenty minutes by myself, and I went round home through the bush.
<span id="rc13140">[[#rc13140|13140]]</span> Did you go to your own hut?— Yes.
<span id="rc13141">[[#rc13141|13141]]</span> And remained there?— Yes.
<span id="rc13142">[[#rc13142|13142]]</span> Could not you have told somebody about what had happened.?— I was so frightened, I ran directly home.
<span id="rc13143">[[#rc13143|13143]]</span> Were there any other people there besides Byrne and Kelly ?— No, not that I saw. I heard Byrne call out, “ Dan , stand and watch the window.” That is how I know it was Dan .
<span id="rc13144">[[#rc13144|13144]]</span> Were they on horseback when they stuck you?— Yes, three horses–Byrne was leading one horse.
<span id="rc13145">[[#rc13145|13145]]</span> Was there anything particular about their appearance–had they any armour?— I think not Byrne–I think Kelly might; he looked very stout.
<span id="rc13146">[[#rc13146|13146]]</span> He had nothing on his head?— No, I could see his face.
<span id="rc13147">[[#rc13147|13147]]</span> Did you see them try to set the house on fire?— No, I did not, he always called out for two men and said, “Mind, I will set the house on fire if you do not come out,” but he never began to do it while I was there.
<span id="rc13148">[[#rc13148|13148]]</span> Did he say there were police in the house?— No, always two men he wanted out.
<span id="rc13149">[[#rc13149|13149]]</span> Had you seen Byrne before?— Yes, I knew him since a child; he was a neighbour of mine about half a mile.
<span id="rc13150">[[#rc13150|13150]]</span> Did you not hear Mrs. Sherritt and Byrne talking at all?— Yes, they were speaking and crying.
<span id="rc13151">[[#rc13151|13151]]</span> Did you hear what they said?— Byrne asked who were there, and she said “A man in there looking for work,” and he said always, “Bring the men out,” and he sent Mrs. Sherritt in to bring the men out.
<span id="rc13152">[[#rc13152|13152]]</span> Did you know there were policemen in the house?— No, I never did, and never heard it.
<span id="rc13153">[[#rc13153|13153]]</span> Did you hear any one say there were policemen about there?— No, not till after the murder.
''The witness withdrew.'' ....
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== The Royal Commission evidence for 20/7/1881 ==
''''''
=== full text ===
(see also introduction to [[Royal Commission report 20/7/1881|day 37]])
'''Mr Anton [[Anton Weekes|Wicks]] sworn and examined'''
<span id="rc13119">[[#rc13119|13119]]</span> ''By the Commission''— What are you?— A miner, and working on the roads sometimes.
<span id="rc13120">[[#rc13120|13120]]</span> Do you recollect going to Mrs. Sherritt's door and asking the way one night–the night that Aaron Sherritt was shot–were you present?— Yes. ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (61)|JJK]])
<span id="rc13121">[[#rc13121|13121]]</span> Why did you go to the door that night?— I was stuck up.
<span id="rc13122">[[#rc13122|13122]]</span> By whom?— By [[Joe Byrne|Byrne]] and [[Dan Kelly|Dan Kelly]] .
<span id="rc13123">[[#rc13123|13123]]</span> How many of them were there?— Two, that I saw.
<span id="rc13124">[[#rc13124|13124]]</span> Did they tell you you must do that?— Yes.
<span id="rc13125">[[#rc13125|13125]]</span> And [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]] came out?— Yes.
<span id="rc13126">[[#rc13126|13126]]</span> Who shot him?— Byrne.
<span id="rc13127">[[#rc13127|13127]]</span> Did you see anything further at the place that night; did you stop there all night?— No, about six o'clock I came before the door, and about nine o'clock I left the place.
<span id="rc13128">[[#rc13128|13128]]</span> They allowed you to go away?— I got home at half-past nine.
<span id="rc13129">[[#rc13129|13129]]</span> Where were you stopping when you went away?— I came home.
<span id="rc13130">[[#rc13130|13130]]</span> How far was that from the place?— Over a quarter of a mile.
<span id="rc13131">[[#rc13131|13131]]</span> What were you doing between six and nine–what did they do with you?— They stuck me up and asked for my name.
<span id="rc13132">[[#rc13132|13132]]</span> I mean after you got to the hut–what did you do after Aaron Sherritt was shot?— I came home. I stood an hour or two with the people outside.
<span id="rc13133">[[#rc13133|13133]]</span> Who were outside besides Byrne and Kelly ?— Byrne was with me, and Kelly was in the front of the house.
<span id="rc13134">[[#rc13134|13134]]</span> Did Byrne keep you there all the time?— Yes, three hours.
<span id="rc13135">[[#rc13135|13135]]</span> Just kept you there waiting for them?— Yes.
<span id="rc13136">[[#rc13136|13136]]</span> Did you hear any conversation with [[Ellen Sherritt|Mrs. Sherritt]] or [[Mrs Ellen Barry|Mrs. Barry]] ?— No, Mrs. Sherritt and Barry were coming out after Sherritt was shot.
<span id="rc13137">[[#rc13137|13137]]</span> And going in again?— Yes; the bushrangers let them in again.
<span id="rc13138">[[#rc13138|13138]]</span> Had you not a chance of escaping all that time?— No, Byrne was always quite close to me –as close as I sit next to this man here–I was handcuffed.
<span id="rc13139">[[#rc13139|13139]]</span> What did you do after nine o'clock when he allowed you to go?— He allowed me not to go at all–he left me standing. He slipped me a little way in the bush, and about fifteen minutes before they had taken the handcuffs off and left me standing there, and I stood about fifteen or twenty minutes by myself, and I went round home through the bush.
<span id="rc13140">[[#rc13140|13140]]</span> Did you go to your own hut?— Yes.
<span id="rc13141">[[#rc13141|13141]]</span> And remained there?— Yes.
<span id="rc13142">[[#rc13142|13142]]</span> Could not you have told somebody about what had happened.?— I was so frightened, I ran directly home.
<span id="rc13143">[[#rc13143|13143]]</span> Were there any other people there besides Byrne and Kelly ?— No, not that I saw. I heard Byrne call out, “ Dan , stand and watch the window.” That is how I know it was Dan .
<span id="rc13144">[[#rc13144|13144]]</span> Were they on horseback when they stuck you?— Yes, three horses–Byrne was leading one horse.
<span id="rc13145">[[#rc13145|13145]]</span> Was there anything particular about their appearance–had they any armour?— I think not Byrne–I think Kelly might; he looked very stout.
<span id="rc13146">[[#rc13146|13146]]</span> He had nothing on his head?— No, I could see his face.
<span id="rc13147">[[#rc13147|13147]]</span> Did you see them try to set the house on fire?— No, I did not, he always called out for two men and said, “Mind, I will set the house on fire if you do not come out,” but he never began to do it while I was there.
<span id="rc13148">[[#rc13148|13148]]</span> Did he say there were police in the house?— No, always two men he wanted out.
<span id="rc13149">[[#rc13149|13149]]</span> Had you seen Byrne before?— Yes, I knew him since a child; he was a neighbour of mine about half a mile.
<span id="rc13150">[[#rc13150|13150]]</span> Did you not hear Mrs. Sherritt and Byrne talking at all?— Yes, they were speaking and crying.
<span id="rc13151">[[#rc13151|13151]]</span> Did you hear what they said?— Byrne asked who were there, and she said “A man in there looking for work,” and he said always, “Bring the men out,” and he sent Mrs. Sherritt in to bring the men out.
<span id="rc13152">[[#rc13152|13152]]</span> Did you know there were policemen in the house?— No, I never did, and never heard it.
<span id="rc13153">[[#rc13153|13153]]</span> Did you hear any one say there were policemen about there?— No, not till after the murder.
''The witness withdrew.'' ....
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