BUSHRANGING REVIVED.

Temuka Leader, Issue 9427, 6 July 1882, Page 3

BUSHRANGING REVIVED.

The mail coach from Armidale to Inverell was “ stuck up” at 8 o’clock on Tuesday (the Tamworth News reports), 18 miles from Tingha, and 300 yards from Cook’s public house. A man came out of the house and, presenting a revolver, ordered the driver to deliver the mailbags. The driver gave up the Tinga and Kangaroo Camp bags, but the bushranger, perceiving a large bags trapped to the back of the coach ordered it to be handed over. This having been done the bushrager told the driver to proceed on his journey. The latter, however, turned his horses to go back to the hotel, when the bushranger threatened to shoot him if he did not at once drive (owardg Tingha— hip deg^i-

.'nation.:' Aftei the coach had proceeded a *hort distance, the bushranger galloped up, and asserted that the driver had more bags. The latter denied this, affirming that the Inverell bags had been sent by a small boy on horseback, via Newstead and Elmore., The bushranger then rode away, instructing the driver to tell the Tiogha police that he (the bushranger) was Riley, who “stuck up” the Warialda and Telman mail coach some time ago. He added that he would leave 'the bags, and; all those ilbtters that he did not want near a certain tree, where they could be found if sent for in two hours. Two other InVerell bags were secreted under the passengers’ seat in the coach, and were not as the bushranger did not dismount. The large bag taken from the back of the coach contained newspapers only. ;In the other bags that wore taken there was little of any value. The driver, who was alone, was not deprived of any money by the bushranger. The latter is about 5 feet 7 inches in height, of slender build, and ragged appearance. He wore an old cabbagetreo hat, a shabby tweed coat, and moleskin trousers —both being very dirty and elastic-side boots. He appeared to be about thirty years old, and was mounted npon a chestnut horse. His. genera* appearance led to the impression that he had been camping in the bush for a long time, and had not been able to get clean clothing and repose, Senior-con-stable Bickley and party left for the scene of the robbery immediately after the news was received here. The event has caused the greatest excitement in the district, and the return of the police is anxiously awaited.