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== Importance of Const William Canny (3100) ==
See also Kenny '''Links to the KellyGang''', Early Years , Fitzpatrick Incident , Murders at Stringy Bark Creek , Sebastopol Cavalcade , [[#10/12/1878|Euroa Robbery]], Jerilderie Robbery , [[#2/12/1879|Autum 1879]] , [[#6/7/1879|Hare replaced by Nicolson]] , [[#6|Spring 1879 Early 1880]] , [[#2/6/1880|Nicolson replaced by Hare]], [[#28/6/1880|Glenrowan Siege]], Ned Kellys Trial , [[#krb|Reward Board]] , Royal Commission , '''Early service''' , Later service , Family ,
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Euroa Robbery 10/12/1878''' Sup [[Hare|Hare]] especially picked a group of really good horses and gave them to the best riders amongst the police, Const [[Const Lawless|Lawless]], [[Const Faulkiner|Falkner]], and myself. ([[Royal Commission report day 7 page 4|RC1427]])
I knew the country and the personal appearance of the members of the '''KellyGang''' from their childhood. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 7|RC1286]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 9|RC5482]]) '''Photograph''' '''Autum 1879''' In April and May I was out with Sup [[Hare|Hare]] and others on a search party. We had a run in with some boys and came across a sympathizer. He was having a wash in a dam. Sup Hare sent Const [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]] and me into Wangaratta to get extra police to watch the place. see also ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 8|RC1290]])
During a search party with Sup [[Hare|Hare]], and Consts [[Const Lawless|Lawless]] and [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]], we found three or four saddles hanging up at a place near the [[Tom Lloyd|Lloyd]]'s home that had been recently uses, noticing they had surcingles on made by a saddler at Wangaratta. The person who occupied the place was a man with one hand, a bachelor, which clearly showed that he had not a use for four saddles. When the '''KellyGang''' was captured, and the horses and saddles brought to Benalla, I identified those saddles as the ones we had seen hanging up in the house near Lloyd's. ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 2|RC5327]])
'''Hare replaced by Nicolson 6/7/1879''' In July Ass Com Nicolson started regular rifle practice for the officers stationed at [[Benalla Police Station|Benalla]]. See my scores ([[Royal Commission report day 4 page 7|RC1014]]) '''Spring 1879 Early 1880''' '''Second Cave Party 12/1879-4/1880'''
I was a a member of the cave party and left early
Const [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]] understood that I had been speaking of the cave, or that I was put away. ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 15|RC5663]])
Const [[Const R Alexander|Alexander]] was incharge of the cave party. The other members of the party with me were Consts [[Const Armstrong|Armstrong]], and [[Const McColl|McColl]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 17 page 18|RC5247]])([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 1|RC1717]]) See ([[Royal Commission report 21/7/1881|RC13857]]) '''Nicolson replaced by Hare 2/6/1880''' On the [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|11/6/1880]] Sup [[Hare|Hare]] sent for Const [[Const Faulkiner|Faulkiner]] and me, and directed us to take a tour round the country, and see if we could not get some information of the outlaws. We were away seventeen days, and travelled about 500 miles. ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 8|RC5479]])
On [[events 1880-4/ 1880-6|16/6/1880]] or the 17th Const Faulkiner wrote to Mr. Hare from [[Cotton Tree|Cotton-tree]], that we had been informed, on good authority, that the '''KellyGang''' had been seen coming home frequently. ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 8|RC5480]])(RC [[Royal Commission report Appendix 15|App15]])
Const Faulkiner and I went to the Chinamen's camp, and employed some of them to come and wash sheep. We asked them if they were not frightened of the '''KellyGang'''. One of them replied that they were too far away; he said that the '''KellyGang''' were getting their provisions from the Chinese store at the Buckland Gap, and had pack-horses to carry it away. He said they came down from the ranges, two at a time; this, he stated, they did frequently. We asked him why he did not tell the police. He replied that the police were too frightened to go near them. He asked us not to tell the police; that they had been threatened if they told the police they would be shot and then burnt. We told the Chinamen that we were living on the sheep station.
We then returned to Wangaratta, and, on 25/6/1880 and sent a telegram to Mr. Hare stating that we would be back to Benalla in the evening, and wished to see him. ([[Royal Commission report day 18 page 9|RC5483]])
'''Glenrowan Siege 28/6/1880'''
'''[[ev80-06-28Glenrowan|27/6/1880]]'''
I started to get ready to catch the special train in Benalla at about 3pm ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 4|RC8030]])
'''Special train leaves Benalla to go to Beechworth - follow up on death of Aaron Sherritt'''
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'''Arrive at Glenrowan'''
I arrived at Glenrowan by train as part of the first party at about [[ev80-06-28Glenrowan|2.30 am]].
After we met [[Thomas Curnow|Curnow]] the decision was taken to detach the pilot engine. SConst [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]] jumped out, and Mr. [[Hare|Hare]] put his head out of the window and said, "What is up? " Mr. Hare turned round and told Kelly to take half the men to go on the engine; he would go on the pilot engine and let Kelly go on the other. Const [[Const Arthur|Arthur]] and I went with him. We were on the engine; the three of us, but the engines then were detached. ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 5|RC8047]])
I was one of the first party who had a double barrelled shot gun ([[Royal Commission report day 22 page 17|RC8391]])
'''Begining of the siege'''
I was near Sup Hare when he was shot
'''Arrival of Sup Sadleir and police from Benalla'''
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I got some food from Const [[Kirkham|Kirkham]] when he came around ([[Royal Commission report day 19 page 30|RC6680]])
I spoke to Consts Kirkham and [[Const Wilson|Wilson]] ([[Royal Commission report day 19 page 31|RC6710]])
'''Capture of Ned Kelly'''
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'''Release of the civilians'''
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'''Burning of Jones's Inn'''
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See also the Royal Commission's comment on my role [[2nd Report of the Royal Commission|(RC 2nd report XV)]].
I gave evidence at the [[Courts|Magisterial Inquiry]] into [[Joe Byrne|Joe Byrne]]'s death which was held in Benalla on the day after the siege. ([[The Argus (17)|Argus30/6/80]]) ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser (3)|OMA1/7/80]])
'''Kelly Reward Board and Royal Commission''' Following the meetings of the [[Reward|Reward Board]] in December 1880 it was recommended that I recieve a reward of about £175
I gave [[Royal Commission report day 20 page 1|evidence]] to the Royal Commission when they were in Glenrowan on 14/5/81
See what the press had to say about our evidence ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/5/1881 (4)|Argus16/5/81]])
== Early Service ==
== Later Service ==
I died in 1935 ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/8/1935|Argus5/8/1935]])
== Family ==
'''wife''' ?... '''children ?.... home ?..'''
== What happened to Const William Canny's family ==
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