Who was Aaron Sherritt?
Q: Who was Aaron Sherritt?
A: Aaron Sherritt was a close friend of Joe Byrne and later Ned Kelly. He lived in the Woolshed Valley, near Beechworth, Victoria and had gone to school with Byrne.
Q: What led to the Kelly Gang's final shoot out with the police at Glenrowan?
A: The murder of Aaron Sherritt in 1880 was the first of the actions that led to the Kelly Gang's final shoot out with the police at Glenrowan.
Q: What did Aaron Sherritt do for the police after the bank robbery at Jerilderie?
A: After the Kelly Gang robbed the bank at Jerilderie, New South Wales, they disappeared for 18 months. In January 1879, Sherritt went to the police station at Benalla and gave them information about where the Kelly Gang was hiding, and what they were going to do next. He was paid £2 for his help.
Q: How did Maggie Skillion react when she found out about Aaron selling Kate Kelly a stolen horse?
A: When Ned Kelly's older sister, Maggie Skillion found out about this she reported it to the police. It went to court but eventually dropped because of lack of trust from both sides towards each other as criminals.
Q: Who shot Aaron Sherritt dead late one night?
A: Late one night on 26 June 1880 Joe Byrne and Dan Kelly went to Sherritt's house at Sebastopol and shot him dead when he opened his door.
Q: What plan did Ned Kelly have that failed due to not reporting Aaron's death until midday?
A: Ned Kelly had planned on having a large group sent by train from Beechworth during night time in order for them capture them but this failed when four policemen living in his house didn't report his death until midday instead.
