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== Importance of Constable McIntyre ==
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Survivor of Stringy Bark Creek
'''Links to the KellyGang''' '''below''', Early Years , [[#15/4/1878|Fitzpatrick Incident]] , [[#26/10/1878|Stringybark Creek Murders]] , [[#7/11/1878|Later]] , Euroa robbery , Jerilderie robbery, Glenrowan Siege , [[#inq|Joe Byrne's inquest]] , [[#nkt|Ned Kelly's Trial]] , [[#9|Royal Commission]] , '''Early service''' , Later service , Family ,
== Links to the KellyGang ==
'''Early Years''' I was born in about 1845 in Ireland ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/8/1880 (3)|Argus9/8/80]]) '''Photograph''' '''Fitzpatrick Incident [[15-04-78 Fitzgerald incident|15/04/1878]]''' I was stationed at [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] and went down to Benalla a few days before. ([[Royal Commission report day 36 page 6|RC12851]])
'''Mansfield Murders 26/10/[[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|1878]]''' I had no previous knowledge of the '''KellyGang''' '''''' except through the medium of the Police Gazette and the newspapers before we went out after them. ([[Royal Commission report 2/8/1881|RC14324]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 1|RC1727]]) I was the only policeman to survive the murders at [[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringybark]] Creek.
Who chose me for this work ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 4|RC1752]])
We left Mansfield before day light and tried to keep it confidential. ([[Royal Commission report day 41 page 10|RC14394]])
Const [[Const Thomas Meehan|Meehan]] gave me his reolver just before we left Mansfield ([[Royal Commission report day 52 page 7 (2)|RC17647]]).
Const Lonigan and I were the only ones in camp on the afternoon of Saturday 26/10/78. We fired at some parrots. We were each equipped with revolvers and we had a Spencer repeating rifle, breachloading fowling piece and extra ammunition on the pack horse. The instructions I learned from Sergeant [[Kennedy Sgt|Kennedy]] were that we were to meet a party of police at [[Hedi|Hedi]], and after a consultation we were to search the bush. In the meantime we did not anticipate any danger and the arrival of the '''KellyGang''' came as a complete surprise. I did not anticipate that we were close to them, because they never, to our knowledge, came to Mansfield. We thought we would have to go twenty miles into the bush before we got to their haunts. See also ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (18)|JJK]]) ([[The Age 28/10/78|Argus28/10/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/10/1878|Argus29/10/78]])
Sergeant Kennedy told me he would patrol the neighboring country about that day with Const [[Scanlon|Scanlan]]. Const [[Lonigan|Lonigan]] was told to mind the horses (we had a pack horse and a tent) and I was told me to do the cooking during his absence. ([[Royal Commission report day 41 page 7|RC14341]]) We were left at the camp with no instructions in case of a sudden alarm
I was surprised at our camping rather than going on to Hedi. I asked Kennedy, in a jocular manner, why he came there, and he said, "If we meet the other party of police, we will find they are out of tucker and they will eat us out." Sgt Kennedy went out with the object of searching for the outlaws, or to make himself acquainted with the unknown country, so that we could push forward the following day and know how to get back. ([[Royal Commission report day 41 page 8|RC14347]])
From what has come to my knowledge since, I do not know what to believe; I do not know what to think Sgt Kennedy might have known that the '''KellyGang''' were in the area. Perhaps the '''KellyGang''' decoyed them from the camp into a trap, I just dont know. Decoy would not be the proper word. He might have been decoyed with previous knowledge, obtained before he came to the ground. I would say he was induced, not decoyed. I think it is very strange they went to that neighborhood instead of continuing the direct road to Hedi. ([[Royal Commission report day 41 page 8|RC14355]])
I don't know if the '''KellyGang''' intended to murder us. I think they intended to take our horses and firearms, as Ned Kelly himself said that was his intention, but I think he did not care much whether he shed blood or not just allowed himself to be led by circumstances whether he would or not. ([[Royal Commission report day 41 page 9|RC14382]]) See also ([[The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 5 page 3|FH]])
The very first intormation we had from the '''KellyGang''' was to "bail up," and we looked round, and they had their arms presented.([[Royal Commission report day 41 page 9|RC14387]]) ([[The Age 28/10/78|Age28/10/78]])
Ned [[Ned Kelly|Kelly]] also gave an account of what happened at [[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringybark]] Creek in the Cameron [[Cameron Letter|Letter]] and the [[Jerilderie Letter (4)|Jerilderie Letter]]. ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 5 page 3|CHC]])
I gave my account ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter I page 4|CHC]]) ([[Cookson, 11_09_1911_1|BWC]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 30/10/1878 (3)|Argus30/3/78]]) see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/12/1878|Argus12/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/12/1878 (6)|Argus13/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 10/8/1880|Argus10/8/80]]) ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 2/11/1878 (3)|Alexandra2/11/1878]])
'''Later''' On the way to Mansfield I met a stranger ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter 5 page 3|CHC]])
I arrived in [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] to tell the world what had happened ([[The True of Bushrangers Chapter I page 1|CHC]])
I sent a telegram with information about the '''KellyGang''', see text.([[The Age 30/10/78 (2)|Age30/10/78]])
They kept me out of the way so that I would not be harmed by the '''KellyGang'''. I was too valuable as a witness for the prosecution
I went to the [[Glenrowan|Glenrowan]] siege with Com [[Standish|Standish]]. Later saw [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]] in Benalla. ([[The Age (33)|Age9/8/1880]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 11/8/1880 (3)|Argus11/8/80]])
'''Inquest into Joe Byrne's death'''
I gave evidence at the Magisterial Inquest into the death of [[Joe Byrne|Byrne]]. It was held at Benalla the day after the Glenrowan siege ([[The Argus (17)|Argus30/6/80]]) ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser (3)|OMA1/7/81]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 13 page 11|RC2905]]) '''Ned Kellys Trial'''
On Saturday 31/7/1880 an impromptu court was held in the kitchen attached to the gaol hospital to remand Ned Kelly to be transferred to Beechworth for his commital. I gave evidence ([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/8/1880|Argus2/8/80]])
I assisted in moving Ned Kelly from Melbourne to Beechworth ([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/8/1880 (2)|Argus2/8/80]])
I was called as the main witness for the Crown at [[Ned Kelly|Ned Kelly]]'s [[Ned Kellys Trial|committal]] hearing in [[Beechworth Court|Beechworth]] on [[1880-07---aftermath|6/8/1880]] by Mr Smyth .([[The Age (29)|Age4/6/1880]]) ([[The Argus (53)|Argus7/8/80]]) ([[The Age (31)|Age9/8/1880]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/8/1880|Argus9/8/80]]) ([[Herald (38)|Herald11/8/1880]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 12/8/1880|Argus12/8/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/8/1880|Argus13/8/80]]) ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (83)|JJK]])
I returned to Melbourne on the same train as Ned Kelly after his committal at Beechworth ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser at KellyGang 14/8/1880|OMA14/8/1880]])
I spent time in the hospital at the [[Richmond|Richmond]] police depot ([[Ovens and Murray Advertiser at KellyGang 14/8/1880|OMA14/8/1880]]
I gave some evidence at the trial. ([[The Age (49)|Age29/10/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 29/10/1880|Argus29/10/80]])
My application for a share in the [[Reward|reward]] was rejected by the Reward Board
'''Later'''
I gave evidence against Mrs [[Jones' Glenrowan Inn|Jones]] on a charge of harbouring the '''KellyGang'''. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 26/11/1880 (2)|Argus26/11/80]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 9/5/1881|Argus9/5/81]])
'''Royal Commission''' By the time of the Royal Commission I was retired from the force, on account of ill health. ([[Royal Commission report day 41 page 7|RC14322]]) see ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/6/1881|Argus1/6/81]])
How did the press report my evidence. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 4/8/1881|Argus4/8/81]])
The Royal Commission had been asked to look over the matter and to report as to the special circumstances of my case. After reading the papers the Chairman of the Royal Commission stated that the Commission had decided that my case did not come within the scope of the enquiry to deal specially with my case as requested. ([[Royal Commission report day 41 page 7|RC14323]])
'''Early Service'''
== Family ==
'''wife''' ... '''children .... home ..'''
'''What happened to Constable McIntyre's family''' KellyGang
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