Before I publish the third part of A Brief History of Queensland Bushranging, I wanted to share the indictment of James Alpin McPherson, alias The Wild Scotchman, who bailed up and stole from the mails relentlessly in the mid 1860s. He did not injure any of his victims, and this is why this particular bushranger was able to finish his sentence, return to the community, start a family and pass away in a horse riding accident in middle age.
Brief to the Crown (no. 2) by Robert Little, Crown Solicitor, regarding the case Regina vs. James McPherson, otherwise called the Wild Scotchman.
Queensland State Archives Item ID1137561, Depositions and indictments
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