THE KELLY GANG.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 125, 1 March 1879, Page 3

THE KELLY GANG.

The following is a fuller account of the raid on Jerilderie : Mr Living, teller of the Bank, states that about ten minutes past twelve o'clock on Monday morning, he was sitting at his desk in the Bank when he heard footsteps approaching from the direction of the back door. He at first took no notice, 'thinking it was the manager. The footsteps continued approaching him, when he turned round ■on his stool and noticed a man approachttyipg from the back door. He imme- '■* <i'iately accosted the fellow, who had a revolver already levelled at him, and on asking the intruder who he was and what right he had to enter the Bank by " the back way, he answered that he was Kelly, and ordered Mr Living to bail up. The fellow, who afterwards turned out to be Byrne, ordered him to deliver up what firearms he had. Living replied he had none. Young Mackie who was standing in front of the Bank then came in when Byrne ordered him to jump over the counter, which he did. He then told him to come with him to •Cox's Hotel, and remarked that they had all the police stuck up. They went into the hotel, where they met Ned Kelly, who asked for Tarleton, and was told he was in his room. They went back to the Bank, but could not find the manager. Ned Kelly said to Mr Living " Yon had better go and find him." Living then searched, and found the manager, in his bath. 'On finding the manager, he said, " We are stuck up. The Kell'ys are here, and the police are also stuck up." Byrne then got Hart and left him in charge of the manager. Ned Kelly came and took him into the Bank and asked him what money was in the Bank. Living replied there was between £OOO and L7OO. Kelly said, ■*'. You must have LIOOO in the Bank." Living then handed him the teller's ■cash, amounting to about L 591. Elliott, schoolmaster, then went into the Bank, and as soon as Kelly saw him he ordered him to jump the counter. Elliott replied that he could not, but Kelly made him, and they then tried to put the money in a bag. but not having one sufficiently large, Ned Kelly went and hi ought a sack and put the money j in it. Kelly asked if there was any more j money and was answered t: No." Kelly then obtained the teller's revolver, and again requested more money. He then j went to the treasurer's drawer, and requested to know what was in it. and was told by Living that it contained nothing of value. Kelly insisted on its being opened, and the key was given him, but he could not open it. owing to the manager having a second key which j was required to open it. Byrne then j wanted to break it open with a sledge j hammer, but Kelly brought ihe manager j -'"from the hotel, and demanded the key, which was given him, and the drawer when the sum of L 1550 was taken out by Kelly-and placed in the sack. Kelly then took down a large j dee.fl box, and asked what it contained, and was t<>id that the contents consisted •of a few documents which were of no use. He replied he would burn the contents, but Tarleton argued with him. He however left the papers and said lie would come back and see any deeds for town allotments. The whole party then went ■into the Royal Hotel. Dan kelly was in the hotel, and Ned Kelly took two parties out to the back of the hotel, where he made a fire and burnt three or four bank books. In the meantime Rankin and Gill, seeing the Bank door open, went in and were, immediately followed by Kelly, who ordered them to bail up. Both at once made off, Rankin running into the hotel, and Gill in some other direction. Ned Kelly ran after Rankin, and caught hi.n in the hotel. Kelly caught him. by the collar, and .asked him why he ran away, at the same time telling him to go into the passage —that he intended to shoot him. He took Rankin into the passage, and after straightening him. against the wall levelled a revolver 0 at him. Several persons called out to KeTy not to fire, and he did not. He then called Hart by the name of" Revenge," and told him to shoot the first man that attempted any insistence and told Rankin that if he attempted any he would be the first shot. Kelly then asked for Gill, and took Richards and Living with him to look for Gill. The policeman had his revolver with him, but Kelly had proviou«]y withdrawn the cartridges. The party went to McDougall's hotel, where Kelly took a blood mare out of j the stable and remarked that he would take, the animal, but would return in three weeks. The party went to the telegraph offices and met Byrne, who had cut the wires. Eight telegraph poleswerecut. and Byrne took possession of the office. He overhauled all the telegrams sent that day. Ned Kelly broke the insulators at the office with his revolver, and after this he took the postmaster and assistant to the Royal Hotel, and left the party there. Kelly returned to the Bank, and obtained a saddle and a pair of riding trousers belonging to Tarleton, also a gold chain and gold watch. The saddle was then yxtt on the mare, and Dan Kelly, mounting it. rode away, but returned in five minutes. Dan Kelly and Hart then both kept guard at the hotel. Ned Kelly informed the postmaster that if he 1 attempted to mend the wires before next day, or offered any resistance, lie would be "shot. Later in the. day Kelly mixed up with a number of persons at McDonald's and said anyone could shoot him, but. they would have to abide the consequences, if they killed him every . inhabitant of the place would be shot, irirtojd Jefferson that he intended , to take him a few miles into the bush, and

then liberate him. Kelly said he was sorry he had not seen the printer. He wanted him very particularly to do some bills. Kelly did not want him to do it for nothing. lie would pay him for it. Kelly and Hart rode once or twice through the town, revolver in hand. Again Kelly and Hart went to the police barracks, where an altercation ensued over a mare of McDougifi's. High words took place, when it is said Kelly threatened to shoot Hart, and pulled out a revolver. During the afternoon, Kelly made Hart deliver up a watch he had taken from the Rev. Mr Gribble and told him, if he. wanted a watch to take a good one. At the same time he called him a "thing." Hart was compelled to hand over the watch to Gribble. McDougall's racing mare was takeu, but when it was missed McDougall and Gribble spoke to Ned Kelly, and Hart rode off from McDougall's saying " Hurrah for the good old times of Morgan and Ben Hall." They were cheered by a number of persons who were standing by. Just before this some strangers appeared and no one knew where they came from. They then followed towards Wangamburra station, and were met on the plain by Byrne and Dan Kelly, who were leading two packhorses. It is reported they stuck up Wangamburra station and threatened to burn it down, but afterwards started in the direction of Corrumboar without doing any harm.