Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-01-14
AUSTRALIAN OUTLAWS AT BAY
Mounted Policemen Surrounded In the
- Bush and Shot Down in Cold Blood. q
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We take the following from a recon
issue of the Melbourne Argus:
Considerable sensation has beer
caused by a murderous attack upon 4
party of police at Stringybark creek
near Mansfield. Afew months ago Con.
stable Fitzpatrick endeavored to ar.
rest a young criminal. Daniel Kelly, al
Greta, on a charge of horse stealing
but a rescue was made by the prison
er's brother, Edward Kelly, who shot
the constable in the wrist. The two
kellys, for whom a reward was offered,
have since been at large in the ranges
forming the watershed of the King
and Broken rivers. They have been
Joined by two confederates, whose
names are unknown. Two parties OF
mounted police were recently dis
patched in search of them. One OF
these, numbering four men-Sergeant
Kennedy and COnstables Seaman,
Lonigan and McIntyre-camped on
Saturday last at Stringybark creek.
No special precautions were thought
necessary, because the party supposed
they we're a long way from Kelly's
whereabouts. At about 6 am. on
Saturday, Kennedy and Seaman went
down the creek to explore, and they
stayed away nearly all day. 1t was
McIntyre's duty to cook, and he at
tended closely to camp duty. In the
forenoon some noise was heard, and
Mcintyre went out to have a look, but
found nothing. He fired two shots
out of his gun at a pair of parrots.
This guhshot he subsequently learned.
was heard by Kelley, who must have
been on the lookout for the police.
At about Bpm, while Mcintyre was
at the fire making the afternoon tea,
and Lonigan with him, they were sur
prised with the cry, bail up; throw
up your arms" They looked up and
saw four armed men close to them.
Three carried guns and Edward Kelly
two rifles. Two of the men they did
not know. but the fourth was the
younger Kelly. Mcintyre had left
his revolver at the tent door, and was
unarmed. He therefore held up his
hands as directed and faced round.
Lonigan started for shelter behind n
tree, and at the same time put his
hand upon his revolver. But before
he had moved two PAGES Edward Kel
ly shot him in the temple. He fell
and died in a few seconds.
Kelly had Mcintyre searched, and
when they found him unarmed they
let him drop his hands. The men
helped themselves to several articles.
Kelly asked where the other two men
were, and said he would put a hole
through Mcintyre if he told a lie.
Mcintyre told him who the two absent
men were, and hoped they might not
be shot in cold blood. Kelly said.
No, am not a coward. I'll shoot
no man if he holds up his hands.
He %counselled Mcintyre to advise
Kennedy and Seaman to surrender.
Kelly then caught sound of the ap-
proach Of Kennedy and Seaman. and
the four men concealed themselves.
some behind logs and one in the tent.
They made Mcintyre sit on a log, and
Kelly said, Mind | have a rife for
you if you give any alarm Kennedy
and Seaman rode into the camp. Nc.
lntyre went forward and said Ser
geant, | think you had better dismount
and surrender, as you are surrounded. "
Kelly at the same time called out
Put up your hands" Kennedy fan
cied that it was Lonigan who called,
out, and that a jest was intended. for
he smiled and put his hand on his re-
volyer case. He was instantly fred
at, but not hit and Kennedy then
realized the ~hOpelessness Of his posi-
ton, jumped off his horse and said:
Its all right; stop firing" Seaman
sprang down and tried to make for a
tree, but before he could unsling his
rife he was shot down. He never
spoke.
Mcintyre, believing that the men
intended to shoot the whole party.
jumped Kennedy's horse and dashed
down the creek. Several shots were
fired, but none reached him. His
horse, however, was wounded, and af-
ter riding a short distance he had to
abandon the animal. He made his
way across the country to Mansfield.
where he arrived on Sundayafternoon.
A search party, consisting of police
and volunteers, at once went out, and
recovered the bodies of Seaman and
LOnigan but Kennedy was not to be
found, nor could any trace Of him be
discovered.