Dr. Cussen
Events
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7 Dec 1840 — Melbourne watch-house — removal; imprisonmentDr. Cussen had Harlequin removed from the watch-house to the hospital after seeing that he was very ill.
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8 Dec 1840 – 9 Dec 1840 — death in custody; manslaughter chargeHarlequin died after being conducted as a prisoner by two Mounted Police from the River Hume to Melbourne.Sources
- SUPREME COURT. Port Phillip Gazette (Vic. : 1838 - 1845), Wednesday 19 May 1841, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/225008073
- SUPREME COURT. -- CRIMINAL SIDE. Port Phillip Patriot and Melbourne Advertiser (Vic. : 1839 - 1845), Thursday 20 May 1841, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226511209
Mentions of person in sources
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Dr. Cussen
7 Dec 1840“Dr. Cussen, deposed— I am Assistant Colonial Surgeon ; I remember perfectly the 6th of December last year; I attended the watch-house that day, between the hours of five and six o'clock, to visit a black man that had recently been brought in from the interior, by the mounted police; his name was Harlequin ;”
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Dr. Cussen
9 Dec 1840“Dr. Cussen, deposed— I am Assistant Colonial Surgeon ; I remember perfectly the 6th of December last year; I attended the watch-house that day, between the hours of five and six o'clock, to visit a black man that had recently been brought in from the interior, by the mounted police; his name was Harlequin ;”