The Jerilderie Bank Robbery.

Waikato Times, Volume XV, Issue 1258, 22 July 1880, Page 3

The Jerilderie Bank Robbery.

On the Bth of February, 1879, tlio bushrangers found tb/»ir way to Jerildcrie, a town on the Billabong Creek which conlains about 200 inhabitants about 80 miles from the Victorian border, and directly north of the Mansfield district. At midnight .the outlaws surrounded the lock-up and called out " Dovine ! " there's a drunken man at Lliehardson's hotel, who has committed murder. Get up all of you at ouco !" The constables dressed immediately, and soon found out that they were duped, as on making thei.i appearance the gang b.iiled them up with revolvers, telling 1 them to " pus up their hands. " Kelly and Hart then dre^cd up in the constables clothes and actually marched constable Richards about the town in Civilians clothes, the rest of the day so as to throw off suspicion. They robbed the bank the next morning 1 . The manager of the bank was in the bath, and upon being asked what money he had, replied that tbere was between £600 and £700, when Kelly said, " You must have £40,000 in the bank." Living then handed him the teller's cash, amounting to about £691. Th« outlaws, not satisfied, mado further search, and discovered a drawer which contained the sum of £1,450, which they put into a bag. They then went up to Mr Gill's houfee, who is the proprietor of a paper published there, and demanded to see Mrs Gill. They further told her that she need not be afraid, upon which Mrs Gill replied, "I am not afraid." Kelly said, " Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you nor your husband, but he should not have run away." Mrs Gill leplietl, "If you shot me dead, I don't know where Mr Gill is. You gave him such a fright, I expect he is lying dead somewhere." Living said, " You see, Kelly, the woman is telling the truth." Kelly said, "All I want him for is to print this letter — the history of my life, and I wanted to see him to explain it to him." Living said, « • For God's sake, Kelly, give me the papers. I will give them to Gill." Living, under promise, then received the papers. The party then went to Mr McDougald's hotel, where Kelly took a blood mare out of the stable, and the four desperadoes then cleared off to their haunts. The final outrage, in which the gang overreached itself, and which we published a week ago, is no doubt fresh in minds of our readers, and need not be repeated.

A Miner, lately arrived at Hokitika from Lake Mapourika district, reports that Cunningham and party, who have been prospecting 1 a lead adjoining Zala and Company's ground, have struck payable gold, which will give good wages for Bomo time to come.