In September 1877 Tom and Jack Lloyd and Dan Kelly got into trouble in Winton after a prank. They were charged with wilfully damaging my property. I was a hawker and we owned a shop in Winton. See also (RC12871)
The incident started with Dan Kelly came to our place to deliver some meat
to my wife Mrs Goodman and pick up some groceries. They often did this sort
of thing. Boys had spare meat you know. Because it was late and we had closed
for the day my wife would not open up. They were being silly and smashed there
way inside. By some accounts my wife was at home by herself until 'Morris
Soloman', a visiting hawker from the Solomon Store at Winton got involved.
I was the main witness and at the trial on 19 October 1877 at the trial in
Benalla before Magistrate
Butler. They each received 3 months in Beechworth
Gaol and ordered to pay £2 /10 in damages. Tom Lloyd was also sentenced
to another 3 months for assaulting my wife Mrs Goodman.
In the Cameron
letter the KellyGang said that I had been
convicted of committing perjury. Authors of books since that time have taken
that statement at face value.
The facts of the matter are slightly different (Argus7/12/77)
(Argus19/2/78)
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