BUSHRANGING EXTRAORDINARY AT GOULBURN.

Evening Star, Issue 3409, 24 January 1874, Page 3

BUSHRANGING EXTRAORDINARY AT GOULBURN.

The following is the case that has been refcrred to in, our Sydney telegrams, of robbery and attempted murder of a Mr Slocombe (FKOM THE * OOULBI7BN HER ALT),’ JAN. 7.) About half-past four o’clock on Monday morning Mr James Slocombe of tbis town left home for Burrowa, intending to reach there the same night. Whtn at Knox’s Hill, near Gullen, thirty miles from Goulhum, he saw a man standing at a little distance from a bay horse. grazing, with a rather large valise in front, of him. This man was about forty years of age, rather short, of slight make,.and very pale. As Mr Slocombe approached, he mounted his horse and rode up to Slocombe, who slackened his pace. _ Some conversation ensued, Slocombe , saying lie hoped to make Burrowa that night, and the stranger, saying he was going there too, but only as far as the Fish River just then. They rode on for about two miles, when Slocombe said he must push on, .and gave hishorse the rein. The other lagged behind for a minute or so, and then suddenly rede up, and presenting a new revolver at Mr Slocombe, said, “ Bail up; I must do it ” He then, made him dismount, atid lead his horse about a hundred yards off the road into some scrub. He then took, out of his pocket, and told Slocombe to tie |»B legs to a sapling. This he objected to,

and proceed to- hand over his money, conlisting of about LI 17s, saying that was all the other could want, and that he ought to let him go. The other said that he could not, as he wanted to bail up some othtrs. He then tied- Mr Slocombe’s hands behind him and to the sapling, and also tied his legs ; searched him and took his watch, an Albert chain, a gold ring, and one of his spurs. He took his pocket-book out of hia breastpocket, and after examining the contents thrust it into one of the tail pockets of his coat. He then bandaged a handkerchief across his eyes and tied another over his mouth, an I commenced to loose his necktie and collar. Slocombe thought he was cuttmg them, and asked him to be careful not to cut his neck. Ho said there was no fear of that j b‘it he immediately he said this he commenced cutting at Mr Slocombe’s throat Finding himself wounded. Slocombe struggled violently and broke the cords by which he was tied. He then fell, but rose imme diately, and finding his legs free from the cord, he made of as fast as he could. The robber, finding himself Outrun, fired two shots, one of which struck the pocket-book already referred to. But for the robber having transferred it to the tail-pocket, Mr Slocombe would have been wounded iu the hip. The bushranger then went for his horse, and Slocombe concealed himself behind a tree, shortly afterwards seeing the other pass by on horseback, revolver in hand, and looking about as if in search of him. Slocombe then went to his horse, mounted, and rode to Mr.Glennan’s at Wheeo. On coming on to the road he saw a team and two men camped, and told them he had been nearly murdered ; but they seemed to take little notice, and it is supposed they thought he was drunk. At this time his wounds were not bleeding much. He reached Mi Gleunaa’s, and his wounds wore then washed and bandaged. Mr Glennan got a doublebarrelled gun, and they rode back to near the scone of the robbery ; but Slocombe was unable to point out the exact spot. The wounds .were four in number. Doubtless this was caused by Slo.combe’s moving his head in his struggles to escape. Mr James Warn, his son, and Mr Slater then brought Slocombe into Goulborn in a buggy. The wounds commenced to bleed profusely on the way, and on bis arrival his clothes were saturated with blood. He was at tended to by Dr Davidson, who says that the slightest (nearer to the carotid artery would have severed it.