Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-19
Yus Suseles Aerald.
AUSTRALIANS OUTLAWS AT BAY.
Mounted Policemen Surrounded in the Bush
and Shot Down in Gold Blood.
From the Melbourne Arcus.l

From the Melbourne Argus
Considerable sensation has been
caused by q murderous attack up
On party of police ut Stringybark
Creek near Mansfield. A few
mouths ago Constable Fitzpatrick
endeagored to arrest q young crim-
inAl, Daniel Kelly, at Greta, ON a
oharge OF horse stealing, hut
= rescue was made by
the prisoners brother, Ed
ward Kelly, who shot the consta.
bic in the wrist. The two Kellys,
for whom o 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 confeder-
Atcss whose names are unknown.
Two parties Of mounted police were
recently despatched in search of
them. One of them, numbering
four men-Sergeant Kennedy and
Constables Seaman, Lonigan and
McIntyre--camped on Saturday
last at Stringy bark Creek.
No special precautions were
thought necessary, because the
party supposed they were o
long way from KeIIy's where
Al,outs. At about 6 A. NJ. on Sat
urtiay, Kennedy and Scanlan went
down the creek to explore, and
they stayed away nearly all day.
II WAS McIntyre's duty to cook,
and he attended closely to camp
duty. In the forenoon some noise
was heard, and Mcintyre went out
to have q look, but found nothing.
He fred two shots out of his gun
1t pair OF parrots. This gunshot,
he subsequently learned. was heard
by Kelly, who must have been on
the lookout for the police. At
about r. NJ, while Mcintyre was
at the fire making the afternoon
tea, and Lonigan with him,
they were surprised with
the cry. "Bail up; throw
up your arms" They looked uE
and saw four armed men close to
them. Three carried guns, and Ed.
ward Kelly two rifles. Two of the
men they did not know, but the
fourth was the younger Kelly. Nc.
Intyre had left his revolver at the
tent door, and was unarmed. He
therefore held up his hands AS direct
ed and faced round. Lonigan start
ed for shelter behind a tree, and a
the same time put his hand upoI
bis revolver. Hut before he hat
moved two PAGES Edward Ke!I,
shot him In the temple. He fell ans
died II, u few seconds.
Kelly had Mcintyre searched, as'
when they found him unarmet
they let him drop his hands. TN
men helped themselves to severa
articles. Kelly asked where tn
other two men were, and said h
would put hole through McIntyr
II he told lie. Mcintyre told hin
who the two absent men were, All,
hoped they might not be shot il
cold blood. Kelly said, "No, an
nota coward. I'll shnot 10 man
he holds up his hands," He coun
selled Mcintyre to advise Kenned.
!. and Seaman to surrender.
Kelly then caught sound of lh
approach of Kennedy and Scanlau
and the four men concealed them
selves, some behind logs and on
In the tent. Thev made McIntyr
sit on log, and Kelly said, "Mind
I have q rifle for you if you Civ
any alarm" Kennedy and Sean
Ian rode into camp. Mcintyre wen
forward and said, "Sergeanl, / thin
you had better dIsmount and SUI
render, as you sre surrounded.
Kelly at the same time called on
'sPut up your hands," Kenned
fancled that 1t was Lonigan VIII
called out, and that ajest was in
tended, for he smiled and put hi
hand on his revolver case. He wa
fired at, but not hit; aud Kenned
then realized the hopelessness of hi
position, jumped off his horse, an
said, "Irs all right; stop firing.
Scanlan sprang down ard tried
make for tree. but before he coul
unsllpg his rifle he was shot dowr
ds never epoke.
Mcintyre, believing that the me
intended to shoot the whole party
jumped Kennedy's horse and dash
ed down the creek. Several shot
were fired, but none reached him
His horse, however, was wounded
and after riding short distance h
had to abandon the animal. II
made his way across the countr
to Mansfield, where he arrived o
Sunday afternoon. A search party
consisting of police and volunteers
at once went out, and recovered tn
bodies of Seaman aud Lonigan
but Kennedy was not to be found
nor could any trace of him be dis