THE LATEST.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3589, 28 June 1880, Page 2

THE LATEST.

Melbourne, This day. Capture of Ned Kelly. Ned Kelly has been captured by the police. The others of the party since their appearence at Sebastopol, hare bailed up a public house in the neighbourhood, and their capture is expected to be made during the day. Meibouhne, This day. Fuller Particulars. ;'ho man who was murdered by the K»]ys at Sebastopol was named Sberreit, a selector, and a former associate of the gang. He was recently employed by the police, (our of whom were secreted in a house near the scene of the'tragedy. Byrne and the Kellys compelled a German acquaintance to call Sherrett outside, when Byrne in&lantly killed him out of revenge. The police summoned them to surrender* but they refused, and Kellys then fired a volley, and attempted to burn the house. They remained outside till morning, and then disappeared. The police were inactive, and their explanations are unsatisfactory. They rode to Beechworth in the morning when the trackers reported that the Kellys had been seen at Murchison. It is rumored that the pursuing party have engaged the outlaws, and one of the pursuers is wounded.

Late?.

The police have surrounded the Kellys at Jones' Hotel, Glenrowan, 70 miles from the scene of the outrage at Sevastopol. Superintendent Hare is wounded in the arm.

The gang tore up the rails near Glenrowan ahead of the specicl train, but were unsuccessful.

Latest, Ned Kelly is wounded. Two children have been shot in one of the encounters with the gang. ■ There is intense excitement over the events.