Cash, Martin (1808-1877), was an Irish-born Australian bushranger (outlaw). His crimes included burglary, larceny (stealing money or property), and murder. Late in his life, he became a farmer. 
Cash was born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Ireland, in 1808. In 1827, he was convicted of housebreaking (breaking into a dwelling to commit a crime) and sent to the British penal (prison) colony at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was sentenced to seven years but earned an early ticket of leave—a type of parole granted to well-behaved prisoners.
In 1837, Cash left New South Wales for Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania). There, he was convicted of larceny in 1839. Over the next few years, he escaped to the bush (remote countryside) several times. At one point, he avoided capture for nearly two years. He was returned to the penal settlement but escaped once again with two other bushrangers.
Cash was finally captured in 1843 in Hobart Town (now Hobart). He was charged with the murder of one of his pursuers and found guilty. He was originally condemned to death, but the sentence was changed to life in prison. He was sent to the Norfolk Island penal settlement. After a period of good behavior, he received a ticket of leave in 1854. He returned to Van Diemen’s Land, where he received a pardon and became a farmer at Glenorchy, near Hobart Town. He died on Aug. 27, 1877.
