THE DOINGS OF THE KELLY GANG.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1561, 19 February 1879, Page 3

THE DOINGS OF THE KELLY GANG.

The following account of the doings of the Kelly gang at Jerilderie is supplied by correspondents of the " Argus :" — Jebildebie, N.S.W., Feb. 10.

The Kelly gang stuck up the telegrnph office to-day at two o'clock, and cut the office connections, and also cut down seven poles. The stationmaster and assistant were covered by revolvers, and marched up to the lock-up, which they had stuck up, and were there locked up, together with two constables. They were released at 7 p m,, and told not to touch the wire till morning, but the stationmastpr did so, and fixed a wire along the fence.

They stuck up the Bank of New South Wales. The gang took nothing from the telegraph office, but cut the wires about in a fearful mess. Nothing more was seen of the gang after they left at 4 p.m.. but it is supposed they may return. They were drinking, and were reckless. They locked the stationmaster up, and made him promise not to merd the line till morning, but as soon as he wii* released he got help, and fixttl the wires along the fences, so as to work. They took the constable down with them from the barracks, and walked into the bank, and stuck up two clerks, and then found Mr Tarleton in a bath in his room. Stuck him up, and then proceeded to Cake everything. After this they marched the bank officials into the Royal Hotel, where they collected a whole room full, and then came over and stuck the telegraphmaster up and made him stop the lines, which he did by disconnecting the wires. Then they ordered some men to chop down the poles, and told the telegraph officers to lock up the place and go with them. They said they would take them a few miles with them ; but when they got to the lock-up they put them into the lock-up with the two police, and threatened Mrs Devine, the senior constable's wife, with her life if she let them out before 7 o'clock. It i* believed they have taken about £2OOO from the Bank, besides burning a number of deeds, securities, books, &c. Jebildebie, February 11.

They then started towards Wanamurra station, and nothing has been seen of them since. They had a room full of people stuck up at the Royal Hotel, where they had a few drinks, and Ned Kelly handed a paper he had written to Mr Leving, of the Bank, and made him promise to have it published. He regretted he had not time to finish it, but wished to have it printed, and he would write the remainder some other time. As soon as they had gone some persons started to Moana, and some one for Deniliquin, to give information. It is supposed they got about £2OOO from the Bank, and destroyed a lot of books and deeds.