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Yes, it seems he was.
Captain Moonlight was an Australian bushranger called Andrew George Scott. He came to Australia in 1868 and became a lay preacher in Bacchus Marsh, in Victoria. A bank was robbed and the gold was found with Andrew Scott. He was sent to prison in Pentridge, in Melbourne.
In jail he met James Nesbitt and they became best of friends. When they got out of jail they lived together in Melbourne. Scott was lecturing on prison reform, but he was getting into trouble from the authorities, so the pair, along with two other young men, set off for New South Wales, where they hoped to find work.
Unable to find work, they went back to the last place they had been turned away from, Wantabadgery Station, and held it up. The police arrived with reinforcements, thinking the Kelly Gang was there. Two bushrangers were shot, including James Nesbitt, and one of the police, Constable Bowen.
Captain Moonlight carried the dying Nesbitt back into the farmhouse, and "wept over him like a child...and kissed him passionately."
During his trial for the murder of the policeman, Scott wore a ring made of Nesbitt's hair. He wrote many letters in Darlinghurst Gaol before he was executed. The letters were never sent and were discovered by historians.
"We were one in heart and soul, he died in my arms and I long to join him, where there shall be no more parting," Captain Moonlight wrote in a letter to one friend. In another he said, "He died in my arms, his death has broken my heart." And in another letter, "When I think of my dearest Jim, I am nearly driven mad."
Just before his death by hanging on January 20, 1888, he wrote: "I want to rest in the grave of my friend, James Nesbitt. Gratify my last wish if you can. I have one hour to live." Sadly, his wish was not granted, and he was buried in Rookwood Cemetery, in Sydney.
But there is a happy ending. In 1998 his body was exhumed and carried in a horse-drawn wagon, to Gundagai Cemetery, where he was buried next to his dear James Nesbitt.
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Where did Captain Moonlight get the name from?
Captain Moonlite, aka Captain Moonlight, aka Andrew George Scott, was originally a preacher at the small Victorian town of Egerton. An admirer of Ned Kelly, he made a sudden decision to become a bushranger. His first target was the manager of the Egerton Bank, who was fully aware of Scott's identity. Scott tied him up, with orders to tell police he had been robbed by Captain Moonlight. It is believed that the choice of name was a spur-of-the-moment decision based upon the robbery occurring in the middle of the night, under moonlight.
What did Captain Moonlight do?
Captain Moonlite, aka Captain Moonlight, aka Andrew George Scott, was an Australian bushranger during the 1870s and 1880s. Prior to becoming a bushranger, he was a preacher at the small Victorian town of Egerton, but his misguided admiration for Ned Kelly caused him to decide to become a bushranger. His first target was the manager of the Egerton Bank, who was fully aware of Scott's identity. Scott tied him up, with orders to tell police he had been robbed by Captain Moonlight. It is believed that the choice of name was a spur-of-the-moment decision based upon the robbery occurring in the middle of the night, under moonlight. At one stage, Moonlight was caught and imprisoned in Ballarat, but upon his escape, he resumed bushranging. He was caught again, sentenced to prison again, and finally released in 1879 - whereupon he promptly formed a gang and resumed bushranging. He was finally caught when he and and his gang held up a farmhouse at Wantabadgery and held numerous people hostage. One man escaped and alerted the police. Nine policemen surrounded the farmhouse, and during the gun battle that ensued, one policeman and two of Captain Moonlight's gang were killed. Moonlight was captured, tried and hanged.
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Do you mean Captain Moonlight?. If so, Captain Moonlight was an Australian bushranger whose real name was Andrew George Scott. See the link for more information.
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Where did Captain Moonlight get the name from?
Captain Moonlite, aka Captain Moonlight, aka Andrew George Scott, was originally a preacher at the small Victorian town of Egerton. An admirer of Ned Kelly, he made a sudden decision to become a bushranger. His first target was the manager of the Egerton Bank, who was fully aware of Scott's identity. Scott tied him up, with orders to tell police he had been robbed by Captain Moonlight. It is believed that the choice of name was a spur-of-the-moment decision based upon the robbery occurring in the middle of the night, under moonlight.
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Captain Moonlite, aka Captain Moonlight, aka Andrew George Scott, was originally a preacher at the small Victorian town of Egerton. An admirer of Ned Kelly, he made a sudden decision to become a bushranger. His first target was the manager of the Egerton Bank, who was fully aware of Scott's identity. Scott tied him up, with orders to tell police he had been robbed by Captain Moonlight. It is believed that the choice of name was a spur-of-the-moment decision based upon the robbery occurring in the middle of the night, under moonlight.
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Captain Moonlite, aka Captain Moonlight, aka Andrew George Scott, was an Australian bushranger during the 1870s and 1880s. Prior to becoming a bushranger, he was a preacher at the small Victorian town of Egerton, but his misguided admiration for Ned Kelly caused him to decide to become a bushranger. His first target was the manager of the Egerton Bank, who was fully aware of Scott's identity. Scott tied him up, with orders to tell police he had been robbed by Captain Moonlight. It is believed that the choice of name was a spur-of-the-moment decision based upon the robbery occurring in the middle of the night, under moonlight. At one stage, Moonlight was caught and imprisoned in Ballarat, but upon his escape, he resumed bushranging. He was caught again, sentenced to prison again, and finally released in 1879 - whereupon he promptly formed a gang and resumed bushranging. He was finally caught when he and and his gang held up a farmhouse at Wantabadgery and held numerous people hostage. One man escaped and alerted the police. Nine policemen surrounded the farmhouse, and during the gun battle that ensued, one policeman and two of Captain Moonlight's gang were killed. Moonlight was captured, tried and hanged.
