Richard Mare

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Maureen Withey on 13th July 2024

At Moreton Bay. Source: Letters Re Moreton Bay, dated July, August and September 1837. Letter from Commandant, Moreton Bay , to Col. Sec., dated 12 Nov 1836. No 5: Re chief overseer Richard Meyers/ “Mangles” & allowances Letter from Commandant, Moreton Bay , to Col. Sec., dated 28 May 1837. No 6: Re William White [also spelt Whyte]/ “General Stewart” – dismissed as Chief Constable, Richard Meyers appointed in his place. Letter from Moreton Bay, to Col. Sec. Dated 25 Aug 1837. Acknowledging letters received per “James Watt” & Sloop “Captain Fyans” [No 37/2] 1: Re prisoners forwarded to Head Quarters per Steam Ship “James Watt” with exception of Richard Mayer [also spelt Meyers]/ “Mangles” 3 & John Goodwin/ “Speke”3 – Richard Mayer volunteers to stay on as Chief Constable, ...

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Maureen Withey on 18th May 2021

Richard Mare, for breaking into a dwelling-house the parish of Stone, and stealing a silver spoon and hand whip, the property of Mary Hill—he was also charged with stealing from the dwelling-house of John Birchall, of Lane-End, small box containing three car-rings, the property of the said J. Birchall—he is further charged with stealing from the dwelling-house with stealing from the dwelling-house of Wm. Hodson, of the parish of Stone, a silver tea-spoon and divers other articles; Staffordshire Advertiser, 13 Dec 1823. -------------------------------------------------- Burglaries in the Pottery. Richard Mare, charged with stealing a silver spoon and other articles from Miss Hill’s, near Lane End and Catherine Dudley, with receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen, were arraigned and tried together. Miss Hill’s house had been broken into on the night of the 30th of November, and a silver spoon, hand whip, umbrella, and other articles stolen. On the following evening, December 1, Broadhurst Harding, constable of Lane End, was going his round through the streets at Lane End, at half-past eleven o’clock at night, he passed the house of William Johnson, where be heard great noise: he entered it, and found Richard Mare with others; he took Mare into custody, in consequence of some suspicion, and conveyed him to the watch-house, and upon searching his person, found the silver tea-spoon, stolen from Miss Hill’s, concealed in an inside breast pocket in his waistcoat. Harding having received some important information from his prisoner, went to the house of Catherine Dudley, at Stoke Lane, near Newcastle, the following evening, accompanied by the prisoner Mare, and an assistant, Charles, they reached it about twelve o’clock at night; Mare knocked at the door at the door, when female voice from within said Who’s there? he replied Dick,” upon which a little girl opened the door, and they were admitted. The umbrella and whip, stolen from Miss Hill’s, were found in a false loft between the between the roof of the house and the ceiling of the up-stairs room. These were the principal facts proved, and the prisoners were then asked if they had any thing to say in their defence. Richard Mare acknowledged that he that he was guilty of having the spoon in his possession, but denied that he had stolen any of the articles ; and Kitty Dudley, Irish Kit, as she is denominated in her neighbourhood, said that two men left the stolen goods at her house when she was with her little girl; that Brammer had owed her grudge for 20 years and had often said he would force her out some time; that when he came at midnight into her room she was in bed, and he used her very ill with a thick stick. Brammer was questioned the Judge on these points and declared that knew nothing at all of her before that night; and that, upon her threatening to turn a bear loose upon him, which was kept below, did knock his stick against the bed-post, but he did not touch her with it. In answer to another question from the Judge he stated, that there was not only a bear, but thirteen dogs and bitches kept at the house. He stated also, that Kitty said to Mare that night, “Dick, I thought you would never split about it.”—Verdict, guilty. The same two prisoners were then arraigned upon another indictment, charging Mare with stealing a silver spoon, half-a-dozen knives and forks, and other articles, the property of Mr. Wm. Hodson, publican of Rough Close, near Lane-End, and Dudley with receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. It was proved that on the same night as Miss Hill’s house had been entered, Mr. Hodson’s house had been broken into, and the articles named in the indictment stolen thereout ; that the constable, Harding, found the tea-spoon in the pocket of Mare on the following night; and the knives and forks at the house of Kitty Dudley on the subsequent evening. Mare in his defence said; that he had bought the waistcoat in which the spoons were found, from man of the name of Smith and Dudley repeated her tale about ill-treatment, and declared she had never stolen a ha’p’orth of any thing in her life, and that there was not bigger slave for a family in Stoke parish. Verdict—guilty. Staffordshire Advertiser 20 Mar 1824. -------------------------------------------------- The following convicts, who had been capitally convicted left our county gaol on Tuesday night, for the York Hulk, Portsmouth—Richard Scarratt, John Cox, Charles Bonell, John Baylis, James Davis, Richard Mare, and James Hawson, for transportation for life Staffordshire Advertiser, 8 May 1824.

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Maureen Withey on 18th May 2021

Supreme Criminal Court. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2. Before the CHIEF JUSTICE. Richard Mayer was indicted for a highway robbery on the person of Enoch Jones, putting him in bodily fear, and taking from him a musket, the property of Edward Lawson, Esq. At Bathurst, on the 3d of July last. Enoch Jones deposed, that he is a servant to Mr. Lawson, residing near Bathurst; that about 8 o'clock, on the morning of the 3d of July last, being near a mile from his hut, with a musket in his hand, he saw two men approach, who he at first took to be stockmen ; they came up and asked witness if he had seen any cattle straying about, marked W M; witness replied that he did not; some further conversation took place, during which, witness's musket was leaning against a rock, beside where he stood; one of the men, the prisoner of the bar, snatched it up, and said " this is just what I wanted, and now you b—g—r shew us where your swag is, or I'll blow the contents of it through you." witness protested that he had nothing with him, when the prisoner still continued to threaten, and opened the pan of the gun to see if it was primed, he frequently presented it at witness; and had it not been for the other man, witness believes he would have shot him; they at last went away conveying the musket off with them, which they discharged when at some little distance from witness, and then reloaded it. Patrick Blanchfield deposed, that he knows the prisoner; he gave witness a gun on the first day he left Mr. Rankin's farm, which he said he took from a Government servant belonging to Mr. Rankin, called Jones; the prisoner told witness that there was a man in company with him when he took the musket, named Jonsy, who has not been heard of since. His Honor summed up the evidence, stating that, in his opinion, the case was clearly made out against the prisoner. Guilty.- Remanded. Sydney Gazette, 5 Dec 1825.

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Maureen Withey on 17th May 2021

Colonial Secretary Index. MARE, Richard. Per "Mangles", 1824. 1824 Oct 30 On list of convicts landed from the "Mangles" and forwarded to Bathurst for distribution (Reel 6013; 4/3512 p.648) 1825 Jan 31 On lists of prisoners discharged from Bathurst during Jan 1825 (Fiche 3300; 4/1916.1 pp.4, 8) 1825 Dec 2 Sentenced to death. On return of prisoners tried before the Supreme Court of New South Wales; listed as Mayer (Fiche 3298; X727 p.15) 1825 Dec 7 Convicted of highway robbery; sentence of death commuted to transportation to Moreton Bay for life. On return of prisoners tried and sentenced by the Supreme Court; listed as Mayer (Fiche 3298; X730 p.27)