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Australian Bushranging The Marly Days Continue
Gardiner alias Clarke was tried at the Sydney Central Criminal Court for shooting and wounding Middleton with intent to murder. After a dramatic sequence the jury found him not guilty on the first indictment, triggering a riotous courtroom uproar and a shocked judge. Gardiner faced a second trial for robbery and assault with intent to kill, with evidence from Middleton, Hoste, Despremore, and doctors. The case traced his past convict history and escape, as authorities clamped down on the chaotic display in Darlinghurst.
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David Forbes
Crown
Williams
Frazer
Redmond
Roberts
Gardiner
Central Criminal Court
Supreme Court
Fran Gardiner
Alias Clarke
Naling Christie
Sydney Central Criminal Court
Justice Wise
Middleton
Mepsie
Plagey
Dale Jey
Per Heetelocket
Vigne
Pwilty
Padias
Ines
Cardiner
Wolyan
Evore
Luis
Mt Isra
Manimyr
Che Lineriaia
Lin
Gardiner Hinds
Ayslinghuret
Momsrs
Durgington
Hewitt
Willian Imusic
Howie
Oia Uda
Isaacs
Dalley
Hoste
Despremore
John Budd
Executive Council