To the ACP from Detective Michael Ward re: interview with Jack Sherritt To the ACP from Detective Michael Ward re: interview with Jack Sherritt

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Public Record Office Victoria (State Archives of Victoria, Australia)
North Melbourne, Australia

This letter by Detective Ward to ACP Nicolson provides details of an interview Ward had with Aaron Sherritts brother Jack: a secret service agent. The letter describes a plan to have Aaron arrested as a way of drawing out Joe Byrne and implies that Aaron may also have been engaged as an agent. Detective Wards letter substantiates the theory that a great deal of the information gathered by police came directly from the secret service agents employed by the Police. A year later, Aarons association with the police would lead to his murder, as word of his involvement reached the outlaws.

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Title: To the ACP from Detective Michael Ward re: interview with Jack Sherritt To the ACP from Detective Michael Ward re: interview with Jack Sherritt
Creator: Public Record Office Victoria, Public Record Office Victoria
Date Created: 1879-07-17
Provenance: VPRS 4965 P0 UNIT 5 ITEM 61 RECORD 1, VPRS 4965 P0 UNIT 5 ITEM 61 RECORD 1
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on the 14th of June 1879 with arms and ammunition. Will the superintendant please cause Constable Healy of Melbourne to be in attendance. Should you not approve of Aaron being arrested in the way suggested by me, please let me know and the Charge can be set down on the Charge sheet the day of his surrendering to bail. M. E. Ward Det. 2358 Since writing the above I heard a rumour that I was about to be subpoenaed as a witness in the Case if so I would much rather be out of the District as I cannot stand the list. there is a prisoner here for Melbourne and I could take him to Melbourne on Saturday morning and return on Tuesday afternoon when all will be over, before going to Melbourne I could arrange all for the watching Byrns house and the arrest of Aaron. M. E. Ward Det 2358
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