Governor Thomas Davey was supposed to bring the 'detestable monsters' of 1800's Van Diemen's Land under control — but a so-called 'demon bushranger' would bring about his humiliation and carve out a story to rival that of Ned Kelly.
The man who replaced Davey, William Sorell, was "better than Davey", Alison Alexander says.
Soon enough, Howe was on his own, his gang members caught, surrendered or killed, with him "forced to rely on supplies and ammunition" taken in raids on stock keeper properties, Georgina Stones says. Inside were two men, William Pugh and Thomas Worrall, whose account of the confrontation was noted by Charles White in 1900.
"I ran very fast; so did Howe; and if he had not fallen down an unexpected bank, I should not have been fleet enough for him … we were then about fifteen yards from each other ... he stared at me with astonishment. For their work, Pugh was rewarded £50; Worrell £40 and to their co-conspirator Robert Warburton, who had lured Howe to his death, £15.
The sight of the decapitated head helped make "those who had feared him felt safe at last", Charles White wrote.Georgina Stones would like there to be a "marker near the place where he fell".
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