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Mounted Policemen In Australia Surround.
ed In the Bush and Shot Down In Cold
Blood.

Mounted Policemen In Australia surround.
ed In the Bush and Shot Down In Cold
Blood.
A Melbourne paper says: Considers
BILE sensation has been caused by q
murderous attack upon party of police
at Stringy bark creek, near Mansfield.
A fe " months ago Constable Fitzpatrick
endeavored to arrest young criminal,
Daniel Kelly, at Greta, on charge of
horse stealing; but rescue was made
by the prisoners brother, who shot the
constable in the wrist. The two Kellys,
for whom a reward was offered, have
since been at large in the ranges form
ing the watershed OF the King and
Broken rivers. They have been joined
by two confederstes whose names are
unknown. Two parties of mounted
police were recently dispatched in search
of them. One OF these, numbering
four men-Sergeant Kennedy and Con-
stables Scanlan, Lonigan and Mcintyre
-camped Saturday last at Stringybark
creek.
No special precautions were thought
necessary, because the party supposed
they were q long way from Kelly's
whereabouts. About six A. N. on Satur-
day, Kennedy and Scanlan went down
the creek to explore, and they stayed
away nearly all day. It 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 look, but found nothing. He
fred two shots out of his gun at a pair
of parrots. This gunshot. he subse-
quently learned, was heard by Kelly,
who must have been on the lookout for
the police. At about Eve P. NJ, while
Mcintyre was at the fire making the
afternoon tea, and Loniqan with him,
they were surprised 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 un-
armed. he therefore held up his hands
as directed and faced round. Lonigan
started for shelter behind tree, and at
the same time put his hand upon his
revolver. But before he had moved
two PAGES Edward Kelly shot him in the
temple. he fell and died in few sec.
onds.
Kelly had Mcintyre searched, and
when they found him unarmed thoy 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 hole through
Mcintyre if he told lie. Mcintyre
told him who the two absent men we're,
and hoped they might not be shct in
cold blood. Kelly said, "No, I am not
q coward. I'll shoot 10 man if he holds
up his hands" He counselod Mcintyre
to advise Kennedy and Scanlan to sur
render.
Kelly then caught sound Of the ap.
proach Of Kennedy and Scanlan, and
the four men concealed themselves,
some behind logs and Ole in the tent.
They made Mcintyre sit on log, and
Kelly said, Mind, 7 have rifle for
you if you give any alarm" Kennedy
and Scanlan rode into the camp. No
Intyre went forward and said, "Ser-
geant, I think you had better dismount
and surrender, as you are surrounded"
Kelly at the same time called out, "Put
up your hands" Kennedy fancied that
it was Lonigan who called out, and that
a jest was intended, for he smiled and
put his hand on his revolver case. He
was instantly fired at, but not hit; and
Kennedy then realized the hopeless
ness of his position, jumped off his
horse, and said, "It's all right; stop
firing" Seaman sprang down and
tried to make for tree, but before he
could unsling his rifle he was shot
down. He never spoke.
Mcintyre, believing that the men in
tended to shoot the whole party, jumped
on Kennedy's horse and dashed down the
creek. Several shots were fred, but
none reached him. His horse, however,
was wounded, and after riding a short
distance he had to abandon the animal.
He made his way across country to
swhere he arrived on Sunday
afternoon. IA search party, consisting
Of police and volunteers, at once went
out, and recovere the bodies of Scan
Ian and Lonigan; but Kennedy was not
TO be found, nor could any trace of him
be discovered.