
Spotlight: Trial of Jackey Jackey (Account of the robbery of Tomlins)
Geelong Advertiser and Squatters’ Advocate (Vic. : 1845 – 1847), Wednesday 1 October 1845, page 2 HOBART TOWN. TRIAL OF JACKEY JACKEY. William Westwood (Jackey Jackey) was capitally charged with robbing (being armed with a gun) Mr P. S. Tomlins, at Redlands. on the 10th August ; of a one pound note, a half-crown, and a shilling. The prosecutor stated that he was at Redlands on the day in question, and in the parlour at Redlands: between seven and eight in the evening a man suddenly entered the room, armed with a gun, which he pointed in the direction of … Continue reading Spotlight: Trial of Jackey Jackey (Account of the robbery of Tomlins)