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Morgan was the illegitimate son of Katherine Owen,a Sydney Streetwalker,and 'Gipsy' Fuller,A street vendor.At the age of 2 years old he was adopted by an eccentric Campbelltown herbalist called 'Jack The Welshman',Who brought him up.In his teens he was sentenced and served 6 months at Berrima Goal for assulting a Policeman.In about 1850 he went to Murrumbidgee District and worked as a Stockman.He was sent to serve a sentance in Melbournes Pentrige Goal for stealing horses,but escaped from there and took to the roads around 1862 in the Wagga-Albury-Gundagai area.He was to remain at large for 3 years,creating panic and havoc wherever he went.His cold blooded killings,torturing and arson made him feared as a psycopathic killer.There was little doubt That he was unbalanced.On at least 2 occasions he severely wounded people,then later tended them and even wept by their bedsides.He was savagely against anyone whom he felt betrayed him.On 1 Occasion,after a squatter named Vincent had given information to the police,Morgan strapped him to a stock yard fence and set fire to his shearing and woolsheds,containing the whole seasons clip.The unfortunate man was almost roasted alive.Another time,when one of his own pistols fired accidentally and he thought he was under attack,he fired wildy into a group of prisoners wounding a boy and killing 1 man.He Shot a Chinese miner through the shoulder to encourage the Others,and the unfortunate man died later as the result of the wound.Unfortunately for the police in the area(there were only 35 of them to police an area the size of Victoria),Little Could Be sent Because of the large number of police who were chaseing the Hall Gang and other bushrangers further north.The Police Tried Desperately to catch him,especially after he shot one sargent in cold blood after the man had bidden him 'good morning' on the road,and killed another police man by fireing into a tent were he slept this brave man Sgt Thomas Smyth managed to return fire Before losing consciousness and dying,Morgan (who Adopted the name in admaration of Henry Morgan the pirate)crossed the Murray River and was at last shot dead on Peechelba Station after holding it up.A servant Girl slipped away and raised the alarm and a large armed party surrounded the house during the hours of darkness.Morgan was shot in the back by a stockman named Paddy Quinlan.He Died complaining that they had not challenged him and given him a chance to fight it out.Nop doubt the Ghost of Sgt Smyth Chuckled at That.Margans Body was taken to Wangaratta were a inquest was held and a verdict of justifiable homicide was brought in.Afterwards the body was exposed to the gaze of the curious at the police camp.A photographer named poil posed the body and took photographs to be used as postcards,The Then Governor of Victoria Requested that Mogans Scrotum be Removed and made into a tabbacco pouch for himself.

Channel: Film & Animation Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Author: wicksy03

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