AUSTRALIAN OUTLAW

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1930, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN OUTLAW

DAN / KELLY STILL ALIVE. SYDNEY, Nov. 21. A circumstantial , story to the effect ijhat Dan Kelly, one of the most picturesque of j Australian outlaws of the early days, ; is still alive, when everyone believed/that he was killed in the famous fight at Glen rowan, comes from Melbourne this week. J.' Stubbs, of Kew, writing to the Melbourne “Herald,” says:— “Mr Timms 'believes that he has been mesinformed regarding Steve Hart been seen in South Africa. The information he received was quite correct. Both .Steve Hart and Dan Kelly were there. 1 was in the company of Dan Kelly..- ten months ago, and I had that information from him. “At the last stand at Mother Jones’ shanty at 'Glenrowan, Joe Byrne was shot by,the police. Ned and Dan Kelly and Steve Hart escaped, but Ned returned; .being under the impression that Byrne, Dan and Hart were still in the hotel.-.- Dan Kelly and Hart reached Sydneiy and posed as squatters, wearing gold; watches and heavy gold chains, marks of distinction in those , days. They eventually got a stock boat forJndia, where they were etigag- , ed in horse4breaking. Some time later they drifted? to South Africa, but returned tft£lndia, and Hart died suddenly in ijGadguttai'. “Dan returned to Sydney. I know "■ i

where he lives-, in a small town in New South Wales. About 11 months ago lie was injured fin a sulky accident, and contracted a. partial paralysis oi the arm and leg.'j He lives a quiet and religious life. He says it- was Joe Bryne who shot Aaron Sheritt, and that Ned died an innocent man.

“I asked Dan if Ned shot Fitzpatrick, the.-policeman, and he said that Fitzpatrick shot himself with his own revolver.

“Dan Kelly, being the only one alive to give the correct account of anything that, happened, said, with a sigh of relief, ‘T shall be a free man in July’ (July last, that being the conclusion of 50 years). He wishes to return and have . a look at the district. He answers to an assumed name.”

Tim information raises an interesting position, and friends of the family, and those who have become allied with it through marriage down through the years, have started an intensive search.