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  alias Windham who escaped from the Saint

extreme North, in the early days of it, when few
would venture to go there, In consequence of this long
service he suffered severly in length from the effects
of exposure, climate &c -- Constable Little's service
in the North was Bourketown 1 year Normanton
3 years Cloncurry 2 years Milchester 5 years Ravenswood
2 years Cape River 1 year and Gladstone
6 years and 6 months - over 25 years
Whilst
in the North my husband, Constable Little, arrested
in a notorious horse stealer, Charles Farell
after three days chase, brought him before
the Const at Milchester, where he got 3 years
penal Servitude
Constable Little also
followed up and arrested a man named Williams
alias Windham who escaped from the Saint
Lawrence police when escorting him to Townsville
to stand his trial for forgey . This arrest
was only made after a chase of 17 days. This
prisoner from Sub Inspector Dyas was to follow
the man up even if he had to go to Port Darwin,
On this trip my husband had to buy several horses
at his own expense, and one which cost him £28
died from the hard riding and although Inspector
Morrisset told Constable Little that he had
recommended him for a reward, yet he never got
any