A Reminiscence of the Kelly Gang.

Manawatu Herald, 6 May 1893, Page 2

A Reminiscence of the Kelly Gang.

-* The Post's own correspondent at Melbourne wires, Mr Wallace, of the Broken River Hotel, has been successful in obtaining possession of a watch taken from Sergeant Kennedy when he was shot at Stringy Bark Creek, Wombat Eangesf b.y the Kelly gang in October, 1878, when Constables Lonaghan and Seanlan were also shot. .Wallace was once a member of the police force. He had a good idea where the watch was, and for years he. has been trying to secure it and restore it to . Mrs Kennedy. Tliere wife^pu 1 erroneous impression abroad That a reward of £50 had been offered for its restoration, and an individual whose name Mr Wallace declines to disclose offered to get the watch back if there was no fear of prosecution. Wallace wrote ' to ; the Chief Commissioner, who replied that there was no reward, and as the persons who stole the watch were clearly dead no prosecution would be instituted. The correspondence took place in July last, and nothing more was heard until Thursday, when a little giii left in the bar of the hotel a brown -paper .parcel addressed to Wallace, who was not Jold of the matter until Saturday. . .He then opened the parcel, and : found a gold watch with the^inAtial^^'-M.K.'' on • it, and on tefern.ng.itQ; the description in an o'd Police Gazette saw * that it was the watch^presented to Kennedy by the Aiiti'lGaljle'Stealing . , Association. He- at once' wired to the Chief Commissioner and,. Mrs Kennedy, who is living at Maniifleld, that he had got the murdered man's watch, arid ttjib it -was in > good condition except Uinat the main-spring was hvokftn. ■-.'■■ ' : :.:'-• vi ! -\ .*