AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 281, 14 August 1880, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Per s.s Albion at the Bluff ) Melbourne Aug. 4,

The preliminary investigation -into the charges against Kelly takes place at Beechworth on Friday next.. , ,lt is expected the Kelly sympathisers will make a demonstration, in which event the examination will be held inside the gaol. Kelly has been vexy quxe since his arrival at Beechworth,. and is on I, visited by his solicitor’s (Mr Zmcle) clerk Hisj sudden removal rather surprised his

■ Greta friends, and many visited Benalla to ;to confirm the statements made by the Press. K: An attempt. Trill he made to obtain ' a postponement of the trial for a week. The witneasto he examined on behalf of the Crown ■will be Constable Mclntyre (who shot kelly at Glenrowan), -Senior Constable Kelly, and Constable Bracken. The last-named will give evidence with regard to certain statements made by Ned Kelly at Jones’ publichouse, Glenrowan, previous to the arrival of the police it is also expected that a witness will be brought from Jerilderie. Kelly’s demeanour in the train was more extraordinary than at first reported- His hatred for Sergt. Steele was very marked. On the way up he sprang on him and had to be thrown down on the seat by two constables of Euroa. He looked out of the train and pointed to a fence, saying “That’s where Steve : Hart hung up his horse when he saw the d—d polieeman coming. The fool passed him and Steve said ‘ good day ’ to him, but ho did not drop to him." At Glenrowan Kelly told Sergeant Steele he would like to have him in the bush, and he would shoot him ; and also taat whilst in the bush he had ■made his own powder'; with regard to the proceedings at Jones’ hotel, he said he and "Byrne started firing from the verandah, as Hart and Dan Kelly were too slow in coming out after the police had fired ; they fired again from the chimney, and it was then that he was wounded ; he then went into the house and searched under the beds for Bracken to shoot him, but could not find him; having done so, he walked out through the back door, and told Byrne he would break through the police at daylight ; When he commenced firing he expected the gang to come out and join him ; subsequently he said he was sorry that he and the others had not rushed the station when the train came in, for if he had done so, he was certain they would hare killed all the party: