Terrible Tragedy. TWO MORE MURDERS REPORTED.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 14, 26 July 1900, Page 3

Terrible Tragedy. TWO MORE MURDERS REPORTED.

SYpNKT, Juij 23. Hilda Mawbey and Miss - K»rz oscapefl by th» bedroom window, and fled holding each other's hands. Aftee tomahawking the others Jimmy Govsrnor pursued and killed Mies Kerz. He overtook Hilda through her falling in a creek. , The police are following the tracks of three blacks, who are showing great cunning in effacing fchoir footprintn by walking in each other's footsteps. When fired at eonio miles froha the scoiie, Jimmy raised his rifle, but did not file, as it is believed he has do ammunilien. Jimmy's wife states thai the tragedy wn."3 contemplated fps soms time. It was intended to murder all the Mawbays, but the one to ,do the killiug arrived too late. The murderers declared their intention of stealing horses and going to Goulburn river to kill three of their own people, who, tho Governors avar, killed fchsir father. Jackey and Portor offered great resistance to tbsir airasl. Mawbey says that he was on the best relations with tne blacks who, for the fencing the/ wera doing, owed him a few shillings. He refusad to give them any more money till they had earned it, bub allowad them rations. At the inquest on tho ricrims of the murder by the blacks, Albert Mawbey, aged nine, gave evidence that ho was awakened by hearing a black in tha room, who threatened to blow out hi* brains. He slipped out while Percy was being killed, and ran and informed his father. George Mawbey, a' cousin, aged 18, who was sleeping in th» same room, said he hoard M>*3 Mawbey and the girlc seroatnijag. He followed Percy into the sitting-room. S&w two blacks, on© of whom killed Percy. He hoard th« voice of another outside, which he recognised as Jimmy Governor, urging them to dash out their brains, as he had enough of the Mawbeys. Witness ran to tho bedroom,, and hid under the bsi rill the murderers went away. Information reached town ,late tonight that an elderly crippled man, named Alexander McKay, was killed by two blacks at Sportsman's Hollow, on the road -to Cassilis, on Mudgee river. McKays wife was, dangerously wounded. The murderers are described as identical with' the Mawbey murderers, They carried rifles and tomaH&wks, and had two-horses which are supposad to be stolen. , - , The scene "of 1 "the tragedy "is in the direction the-oamrderers were reported to-be making. , - ] '- : . "- / 1 Graat excitement preTmls, A {large party -of «frnied« horsemen? "are in 4iot j .pursuit. - '-'' '-, - { \ v 'Jr"'X', '

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The -reported death «f Mrs * Mawbey was premature, but she is in a very low state. , At the inquest -on the Mawbeys, Jimmy Governor's wife said that ehe wanted to see Joe and Jackey Porter oloa,e«d, because thny had no hand in the murders. Jimmy said that if Jack Dnderweod had no fi been bo slow they would have killed Mawßey and his two sons who were sleeping with him. He got a rifls and ammunition, and declared that he, Joe Gorernor, and Jack Underwood were going to their native haunts to kill some tribe, against whom - they had a grievance. They would steal rifles and ammunition, take to tho mountains, and shook anyone who came to take them. News was received this afternoon that the blackfellows concerned .in the Mawbey naasaaere, killed a woman named O'Brian and her child, 10 miles from Merriwa, to day. The McKays we^e stuck up early yesterday afternoon. Both the old people were terribly mutilated by a tomahawk. An adopted daughter escaped and gave information. The blacks stole McKays horse, accoutrements, and £8 in money. They subsequently stuck up an Indian hawker and demanded boots and ammunition. Both were armed with i rifles and tomahawks. They boasted that they had killed the Mawbeys and the McKays, and were then off to kill Henry Neville, of Wolkr, a few miles distant, and near their native haunts, which are described as the roughest country in Australia. If they reach it their capture will be extremely difficult. The police have left Gulgong to try" aad intercept them. Hundreds of settlers are assisting in the chase. Mrs OBrien, her boy, 18 months old, and Mrs Bennett, a nurse, who was staying wiLh Mrs OBrien, who was near her confinement, wa» sitting in the kitchen at> 11 o'clock in the forenoon, when the blacks arrived with tines. They rushed in and fired several shots. - Mra BsnnetS w&e wounded in the Bhouldea-, breast and thigh, but escaped through the window, and ran to OBrien, who was a short "distance away. She told him to go for help to the nearest neighbour, who \raa seven miles *way. When he returned there was no trace of the blacks... .Mis . OBrien- was lying dead ya tho kicchen, shot through the breast and tomahawked *on the head. -Tba child v/as also dead, and toinah&wked on tho head. Mra Bonuett's condition ia seiious. - At the inquest on the McKays, the evidence of his wife and daughter clearly established the identity of the slayers. A verdiot of wilful murder against Jimmy and Joe Governor was returned. From Geelong it was reported late ! to nigHt that Jaekey Underwood had been captured and lodged in gaol.