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Charles Rutherford (actor)
Charles Rutherford may refer to: * Charles Rutherford (bushranger), Australian bushranger * C. H. Rutherford, Arizona state senator * Charles Smith Rutherford (1892–1989), Canadian soldier, recipient of Victoria Cross {{hndis, Rutherford, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Rutherford (bushranger)
Charles Rutherford (6 September 1869) was an Australian bushranger who, in the late 1860s, went on a crime spree with Frank Pearson, alias Captain Starlight, in the north-west of New South Wales. Rutherford and Pearson raided stations and isolated settlements. During one shootout with the police, Rutherford killed a constable. After Pearson's capture in December 1868, Rutherford remained at large for nine months, eluding the police until he was shot dead while holding up a hotel. Life Rutherford's early life is largely unknown, though he is believed to have been Australian-born. He worked as a stockman and horsebreaker at Gunningbar Creek, in the Central West of New South Wales. It was here, in September 1868, that he met Frank Pearson, who lured him into bushranging. The pair began raiding stations, stealing prized race horses in the process. Arriving at the Warrego in early October, they held up the Shearer's Inn in Enngonia, unaware that two constables on their trail ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |