A KENETON MYSTERY.

Grey River Argus, Volume XII, Issue 1333, 6 November 1872, Page 2

A KENETON MYSTERY.

_ About one of the most mysterious riddles ever propounded has been submitted to the police force of Kyneton for solution. Some time ago parcels were found in the grounds fenced in around the post office. In these parcels the following valuables were found : — A quantity of coarse gold, notes, and silver (American and English) coins, and several papers purporting to have been issued to one; Edward Blewiti , Edward Blewitfc, it

seems, was in New Zealand, several of the papers being dated in that, colony. One of the papers is a bank Blip snowing that Edward- Blewitt was the possessor of L6OO in a Melbourne bank some three : years ago. (We have not given the full particulars for very" obvious reason .) These parcels, of considerable value on the^,_ whole, were found some weeks ago. Ono parcel was found by the domestic setvaut in the employ of the postmaster, and the other by a baker's boy. They were not; „* concealed, but perfectly open, lying on the ground, as if drbpped by some one in passing. Every effort has been made by ihe police to discover the owner, but without success. The nearest clue the police have got is of the most flimsy nature. A man called at one of the banks , in Kyneton a few days ago and said he/; knew a man named Edward Blewitt some three years backnn New Zealand.^ Thi5.,.;... Blewitt had, he knew, resided in Kyneton. '. The man that gave this information is not to be found, though 'he • has been sought for at Lauristbn. Though the ground is , " : privateand is fenced in, it has often been trespassed upon by persons at night. ; It • is certain, beyond all doubt, that whoever: lost these articles is aware of the loss. ! Why is the loss concealed 1 Where is , Blewitt? These are questions that ought .^ to be answered, even if the mystery is. not entirely cleared up. No man, drunk or ;. sober, could be possessed of such a variety . of valuable articles and lose them without, knowing it, and unless he had a powerful motive for so doing, he would not conceal the fact of his loss. :•■:.';.