ARRESTS AT EUREKA: WITNESSES AT THE EUREKA TRIALS

Information provided by Jenny Fawcett

The following list of names is that of the men who were arrested during, and after, the insurrection held in the Eureka Stockade on 3rd December 1853. The information was supplied by a correspondent to the Argus newspaper who was writing about occurrences at Ballarat.

The men arrested, between the 6th and 10th December 1854, were not brought before the Police Court of Ballarat until Martial Law had been declared.

Police Proceedings

The Police Court proceedings were to determine whether the men arrested should be committed for trial.

'The court met about 10.00 am, Mr Sturt presided and Mr Smith and Mr Webster sat with him. Mr Hackett was in court but did not take his seat on the bench and interfered little with the proceedings of the court. The public, in whose presence the examination was conducted, consisted of two representatives of the Melbourne morning Herald, two from the Argus, two solicitors and a few officers of the military and police forces, also Mr J H Dunne, the barrister and a number of soldiers and constables, the admission of the general public to the camp being strictly prohibited, and the parties interested being admitted only by special order.'

Mr Hackett suggested that a placard with a list of the parties, whose cases should come to trial, should be affixed to a tree in the camp and each new case called should be announced so that the anxiety of relatives should be allayed and the witnesses might be on the alert.

The list of those men arrested within or near the stockade and subsequently discharged are denoted by an asterisk. The Ü denotes names additional to those listed by Ian McFarlane in the September 1994 Genealogist.

Adams, Charles	Hickey, Patrick Ü	Phelan, John
Alliare, Nicholas	Hindon, Joseph	Pohill, ?
Allen, Richard	Hinds, Isaac	Powell, John
Anderson, Carl Ü (Swedish)	Hogan, Jeremiah Ü	Priauix, Peter
Asburn, James Ü	Howard, Patrick	Quin, John
Avondale, William Ü	Humphreys, Richard	Reid, Henry *
Barry, Thomas	Josephs, John *	Robilliard, Henry
Bazley, Henry	Keddar, Charles	Rodan, ?
Beattie, James *	Kelly, John Ü	Romeo, ? (an Italian)
Bisk, Thomas	Kennedy, Michael Ü	Ross, Alexander
Box, Thomas	Kennedy, Patrick Ü	Ryan, Martin
Brown, Charles	Kent, Francis	Ryley, Walter
Bryant, ?	Kinnear, Martin	Sexton, James Ü
Burn, Edmund	Leadow, John Ü	Sheady, Patrick
Cahill, John	Leslie, Robert	Smith, Arthur
Campbell, James	Livingstone, Charles	Somerville, William Ü
Carboni, Raffaello	Lorenson, Jacob Ü *	Stafford, William Ü
Cornish Brothers * 4 discharges	Macartner, Daniel Ü	Steer/Steere, William
Davidson, George	Mackeon, Joseph	James
Degan, Thomas	Magennis, Dugald	Steinman, Herman Ü
Delamere, John	McMahon, Edward Ü discharged	Swanson, Andrew (Swedish)
Develin, William Ü	Manning, John *	Thompson, George
Dignum, Thomas	Mayher, Thomas	Tigh, Thomas Ferdinand
Dynan, Michael	Meade, Patrick Ü	Toohey/Tuohey, Michael
Edwards, John	Molloy, William *	Trynon, Henry
Ellis, Joseph	Murphy, Thomas Ü	Unnamed, (5) men
Fenwick, John *	O'Brien, Kennedy	Walker, Joseph Ü
Ferguson, ?	Orr, Matthew	Winkfieldl, Robert
Frazer, Alex #	O'Rourke. Thomas	Winkley, William
Gilhooly, Patrick	Pardy, John Ü	White, Andrew
Gleeson, Michael Ü	Penny, Samuel Ü	Wright, William
Gray, Joseph	Penrose, Joseph
Hayes, Timothy *	Pergo, ? (Spanish)
Hepburn, James	Peters, Cornelius	# Charge of calling out 'Joe' - fined

The following is a list of men who appeared as witnesses before the bench for the hearing of charges of those ARRESTED at the Eureka Rebellion.

WITNESS	OCCUPATION	APPEARED AGAINST
Goodenough, Henry	Trooper	Hayes, Timothy Beattie, James Fenwick, John Carboni, Raffaello Phelan, John Swanson, Andrew
Gour - James	Private - 40th Reg	Carboni, Raffaello
Peters - Andrew	Trooper - Constable - Ballarat	Hayes, Timothy Carboni, Raffaello Josephs, John Swanson, Andrew
Gillman - John	Sergeant - Mounted Police	Bryant, ?
King - Hugh	Constable
King - John	Sergeant of Police	Beattie, James Carboni, Raffaello Lorenson, Jacob
Hagherty [Higgerty] Daniel	Sergeant - 40th	Fenwick, John Josephs, John Manning, John
Hynott - Patrick	Private - 40th	Fenwick, John Josephs, John
Hackett - Mr		Ferguson, ? Bryant, ?
Langley - Thomas Edmund	Sub Inspector of Police	Hayes, Timothy
Richards - Thomas Bailey	Lt - 40th	Hayes, Timothy
Cossac?	Sub Inspector	Rodan, ?
Carruthers - Thomas	Private 40th	Hayes, Timothy
Furnell-Samuel J	Sub Inspector of Police	Fenwick, John Reid, Henry Phelan, John
Fleming - William	Private - 40th	Hayes, Timothy
Reilly - Patrick	Sgnt - Mounted 40th	Beattie, James
Rowan - James	Private 40th	Hayes, Timothy
Rivel -[Revel], William	Private - Mounted 40th	Beattie, James Dignum, Thomas
Atkins - Thomas	Constable	Beattie, James
Anderson - George	Miner	Rodan, (defence)
Thompson - William	Constable	Hayes, Timothy
King - John	Trooper	Tuohey, Michael
Badcock - John	Constable at Ballarat	Beattie, James Carboni, Raffaello Phillips, ?
Burr - Thomas	District Surveyor	Black, ? Lawlor, ? Vern, ? Kennedy, ? Manning, John
Donnelly - John	Private - 40th	Josephs, John Carboni, Raffaello
Dalgleish - William		Manning, John
Milne - Thomas	Sergeant of Police Ballarat	Josephs, John Carboni, Raffaello
Murrell - William	Corporal - 40th	Ferguson, ? Pergo, ?
OKeefe - Patrick	Private - 40th	Josephs, John Carboni, Raffaello
Doherty - John	Constable	Tuohey, Michael
Carter - Charles Jeffrey	In charge of Foot Police	Josephs, John Manning, John
Gaunt - James Richardson		Campbell, James
White - John Mordan	Trooper	Rodan, ? Reid, Henry
Lawlor - Michael	St Major - Mounted Police	Reid, Henry
Byford - George	Private - 40th	Ferguson, ?
Bellairs - Eugene		Campbell, James
Perry - Henry	Private - 40th	Bryant, ?
Sullivan - John	Private - 12th	Campbell, James
Rayner - Joseph	Private - 40th	Campbell, James
Richardson - William	Corporal - 40th Mounted Division	Tuohey, Michael
Penrose - Joseph	Miner [mate of Reid]	Reid, Henry (defence)
Pennihman-John		Reid, Henry (defence)
Wearne - James		Reid, Henry (defence)
Foster	Inspector	Dignum, Thomas Lorenson, Jacob
Lynot - Patrick	Private - 40th	Romeo, ? Sheedy, Patricj
Morgan, Broadley Thomas	Auctioneer	Ellis (defence) Molloy, William
Cooper - W.H	Storeman to Mr Sweeney	Tighe, Thomas
Copack - Leonard	Lt Mounted Police	Phelen, John
Hall - Lt	Lt	Phelan, John
Cuckan - John?	Trooper	Phelan, John
Viret - Edward	Sergeant of Police	Tuohey, Michael