Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-10-26

The charge was to this effect-that
he, John Farquharson, alias John Tyn-
dali, did. near the Clonclrry, on or about
the ninth day Of MarSn last, kill one
James Sexton, a bushman and miner
etc. Guilty or not guilty.
''Not guilty, was the quick and half
indignant response. Then the sergeant
of police who conducted the case for the
crown, said that on the 9th Of March
last. one James Sexton, bushman dig
ger. stockman-one, in fact, who like
most other men in Queensland, turned
his hand to anything left Cloncur-
~ either in company with, or on the
same day as, the prisoner, John Farqu-
harson; that, fortnight later, the
prisoner entered the town of Norman
ton alone At this time it was not
known that he had left with the de-
ceased a number Of horses had been
stolen some time previously at the cattle
station Of Millungera, and as the pris-
oner had been seen with gang ST men
who were recognized horse thieves,
couple ol police officers were sent up
toward the Cloncurry to find ont if GER
tain horses had not been planted in
that direction. On their way up they
found the murdered body Of James Sex
ton. 1t was known that the murdered
man had about him a considerable sum
Of money. The numbers Of certain bank
Queensland National bark notes
he had were found on "a slip OF pa
per. il a small pouch which the mur-
derer had overlooked. The watch Of the
deceased had also been taken The fact
Of finding The body had been kept as
quiet as possible by the police, in order
that the murderer might be put off his
guard Af,er giving il ont that he was
going % the gold di@aiu-F On the Gil
bert the prisoner La disappeared and
all traces of lis whIeIboEts wer. lost.
Descriptions OF him had been sent TO al!
the police stations ii the country Scno
few wcal5 ago word bad been received
from respected end wei known squat
tor, Mr. Mackenzie Of Tarraaon2 and
the RobiE.cn river, that he and some
others the prisoner among the nusHbgr
had come across the body Of "a man
who had been murdered by the blacks
The description of this man core
sponded with that Of John Farquharson,
and the papers found on the body were
also those Of the latter Ii was therefore
believed that the murderer Of James
Sexton had Glet with his just deserts at
the hands OF the blacks. However,
few days ago tho prisoner was rccog-
nized as being the real John Farquhlr-
son. living rnder the assumed name Of
Tyndall lie would produce witnesses
TO swear TO his true identity. The rur-
mise was that when he discovered the
body Of the man who was murdered
by the blacks, seeing IN it u present
ment Of himself, the idea occurred to
him to effect transfer Of personalities.
Ho had previously changed his name to
that Of Tyndall He therefore transfer
red his own papers to the person OF the
murdered man, whose real identity had
thus been lost Moreover. two GJ Queens
land National bank notes had been
found on the body corresponding with
the numbers on the notes that had been
taken from the body Of Sexton. To say
the least Of it, it was an ingenious de-
vice Of the prisoner g. Personally the
sergeant had no knowledge Of the ac-
cuscd, but he would produce witnesses
Of undoubted rcspectability and probity
who would identify him.
At the mention OF tho aforesaid wit
nesses Of ''respectability and probity"
an old bushman in the body Of the court
broke into AN explosive snort. He had a
l.. g l.
radea, but he was promptly elected
from the tent by stalwart trooper.
The sergeant now produced II warrant
for the prisOncr's arrest and testified 30
It's execution. He repeated that he
would produce witnesses who would
testify TO the prisoners identity and
justify his worship committing him for
trial
He paused. His straightforward and
earncst manner Of stating his case had
made It's impression. Jack. however,
seemed perfectly unmoycd. Then the
sergeant called his first witness. Timothy
Daily. ! looked at this representative Of
"undoubtcd respcctability and probi-
ty" and confess to having experienced
n species Of admiration for the man s
cool ciirOntcry. He was "A handsome vii
lain in his way at least he was the
style Of man that some women would
call handsome. There was n suggestion
Of McphisiOphclcs about him. To Inc
that set smile and those shifting blue
eyes were only the vcneerinR Of n cold
blooded. crafty nature. / noticed that
NOrah Duckcnzio never once took her
eyes of him while he gave his evidence.
His examination was 30 this effect
II was much against his natural in
clinntion8 that ho was In his present
position as n witness in this case against
the prisoner. they being 90 a certain
extent comrades and working on the
same station He had been at the Clon-
curry in March last. had seen the pris-
onor with the deceased james Sexton
and understood they intended travelling
together toward Norrnanton. He was
aware that Sexton had considerable
sum Of money with him was sorry TO
say that he had then his suspicious
about the prisoner character AS, how
ever, the witness had shortly aftcrward
left the ClOncurry. Travelled down 10
ibhih3tb"ut Jpll'l lut bhNtilHk mon
Of cattle belonging 30 Mr. Mackenzie.
and come with ti-m right out into this
northern territory. hc had had no op
portunity Of hearing the news Of Sex
tons murder Next saw tho prisoner
on Mr. Mackenzle'B run on the Robin
son river He was then going under tho
name Of John Tyndnll Io had heard
that one John Fnrquhnrson had been
murdered by blacks near the Calvert
river, but thought that the prisoner
had simply changed his name through
como private reason that wnB no con
Germ Of his and instances Of which
were by no means uncommon In tho
gulf country. In short the prisoner ho
saw was John FnrquhnrsOn.
Thon i rose 10 cross question DAILY,
and / admit | took pleasure in making
him feel uncomfortable ! was deter
mined TO play bold game md began
nt once to do 80.
What wac he doing at the Cloncurry
about the beginning Of March last and
would hc state the names of the men he
whH with7