Brutal Murderer, Mentally Ill or Political Martyr: The Curious Case of James Seery

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Schauble, John ^{[1
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[1] Monash Univ, Hist, Clayton, Vic, Australia

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VICTORIAN HISTORICAL JOURNAL | 2020年 / 91卷 / 01期

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In 1870, a ghastly murder on a remote goldfield in the Victorian high country resulted in the swift capture, trial and execution of the accused. Whether justice was done is another matter. While all the prescribed forms were followed, the case of James Seery had more hallmarks of rough bush justice than the civil society the young colony of Victoria was striving to become. Seery went to the gallows despite serious doubts about his capacity to face trial, raised at the time but addressed in only the most perfunctory fashion.

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