THE KELLY GANG.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1987, 7 July 1880, Page 3

THE KELLY GANG.

[By Telegbaph.] [Per s.s. Tararua, at the Bluff.] MELBOURNE, Juno 29. On Saturday evening, the Kellys caught and handcuffed a German at Sebastopol, near Beech worth, and compelled him to accompany them to the hut of Aaron Sherritt, who recently kept the police informed of the movements of the gang. There were four constables in the hut, and Sherritt, on opening the door on the German asking for directions regarding tho road, was shot through the eye. The rest of the gang then fired a volley at tho hut, calling upon the police to surrender. The latter refused, and acted entirely on the defensive, the night being dark. The Kellys then endeavored to burn the hut, without success. Tho gang remained outside several hours, keeping tho police prisoners inactive twelve hours. Constable Armstrong brought tho news to Beechworth at midday on Sunday, when a contingent of police and black trackers started in pursuit. The Kellys made for the township of Qlenrowan, on tho North-eastern line, summoned the station master, and compelled tho platelayers to tear up the line on both sides of Glenrowan. Mrs Jones’ hotel remained in possession of the gang tho whole of Sunday. Two bodies of police finally appeared during Sunday night and surrounded the hotel. Fortunately they were apprised of the tearing up of the lino half an hour before. Superintendent Hare was shortly after slightly wounded in the wrist. Ned Kelly, who had escaped to the bush, returned at daylight. Ho was wounded in several places in the log and arm, and after encountering three police, was captured alive. Tho firing was kept up for several hours between tho hotel and tho police. On Monday morning the gang released tho prisoners, who reported that Byrne was mortally wounded, Dan Kelly and Hart remaining in possession of the hotel. At two in tho afternoon the Government dispatched a twelvepounder gun, with the intention of destroying the hotel. Meanwhile fifty police arrived, and it being important to capture the outlaws before night, they set fire to the hotel, which was completely burnt. During the afternoon the bodies of Dan Kelly and Hart were found charred. Byrne was found quite dead, but unburnt. The platelayer, Cherry, found in the hotel, was brought out and died shortly alter. A daughter, aged 14, of Mrs Jones and another child wore wounded during the encounter, tho former in the head.