MOTOR BANDITS' HOLD-UP

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2210, 24 July 1914, Page 8

MOTOR BANDITS' HOLD-UP

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MONEY TO BURN '

$y T«!esr»i)h.—Presj Araiooiation-Oojyrlglrt Sydney, July 23. in connection with the Eveleigh holdflP ohargos, the woman IColly, arrested With,tlio man Ryan in Melbourne, gave evidence; in; Court; that - about ..the.- time of the robbery ,she was: frequently in tho company of Ryaiiiand Freeman in .Ryan had -.plenty of, money land nad presented her wita several considerable sums, and jewellery and other jValuable articles. Tliey also had champagne suppers; Ryan then departed for. Uuolbourne,. she subsequently joining ■him. He'told_ her that he intended to stay ,a shorty time .there and. then go to Umerica, adding that she would never ■Trant; she would have money to burn, in Melbourne: Rvan inet Falkiner and other men, and landed 'over to one of ■them a bundle of five-pound notes. Another bundle was put in a jar behind a. fireplace of the; house where she and ..Ryan were staying, the police I 'afterAwards discovering' them. When, the policoioame to' arrest Ryan he jumped Out of bed jjnd; seized an automatic pistol. She advised him not to shoot, as it would only make things worse, and lie ■made no attempt to shoot. On the way 'to. Sydney under arrest, Ryan told her, ■to' toll; the.truth.

■Amongst tlie letters found in the house [where Ryan was arrested, and which ,wprq„ideutified :as, being-,; in his ,handiwriting, 1 ' was ' one" '. man named Brown, ''stating-''that' ; ho had ' received a call', from, another. quarter, aid ;tliat ! ''it looted like a ' , : a nice Jittlo roll, running ;to four figures." of; the; letters was, to;Falkiner, sending'a parcel of goods and asking Falkiner.to Ji^P'it'intactiuntil h&arrived,'adding: '•"You '6aA ■ guess ■ #hatf : the' contents will

COMMITTED-- FOR TRIAL. (Rec. July 23, 8 p.m.) Sydnoy, July 23. The evidence for the prosecution has concluded. ■ ■ Counsel for the accused submitted that there ivas no case against either, of them/the Crown ]ia>ing' resorted 'to presumptive' circumstantial '' evidence. AVith regard to Ryan, the prosecution failed to supply direct evidence of idcn.tificatioii, and- contended; that Kelly's Story., ought to ..be . viewed with.' caution, even'if she, wqre the', most reputable .woman in the world. She had not conRyan with the robbery,-.'and no-thing-in .the connected,him. with ithb;crime: ... -;Eitc'h -of -the- accused was .committed 'for' trial, bail being fixed in tho case of Twissi and. Tatham at . £1000 each.. Freeman 'did not apply for. hail. Ryan's application, was refused, the Crown prosecutor stating: that- 0n1y.. 1 £300 .out jDf-.the.-£33op'Stolen'-liad,been. recovered, and if .bail were allowed 1 the moneytaight be secured.