Episode 2 of 3

Trial and Execution

When: 26 March to 21 April 1868
Where: Darlinghurst Gaol, Sydney
Part of: Event of 1868: Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke of Edinburgh, is shot in the back in

O'Farrell was tried and executed in April 1868, despite Prince Alfred's request for clemency based on English legal standards.

O'Farrell was arraigned on 26 March and tried on 30 March. Prince Alfred wrote to the governor requesting clemency, arguing attempted murder was not punishable by death in England. O'Farrell was executed at Darlinghurst Gaol on 21 April 1868.

Sources

Henry O'Farrell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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