The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-21
OUTLAWS HUNTED DOWN.

Inc coiohy oI NlcJOrla mas been terror |
lied by band of outlaws and assassins
known as Kelly's gang. About year
ago says the Melbourne Age, they am
pushed and killed several mounted con-
stables, who were on their trail, and they
have since then committed many depre-
dations and outrages. They appear to
have been perfectly safe in the confidence
of the country people, among whom they
moved freely, and by whom they were
sheltered About the 2sth of June news
came . IL, police at Benalla thstlthe
lzzSSs..y; may saS ii:'l captured the village of
Glenrowan, and were in theiaotel at thstl
place, where they had about forty people,
young and old prisoners, A special train
with q party Of newspaper men, police
and blacktrackers, started from Benalla
to the scene of the outrage, but stopped
short of the township, and as the gang
had torn up the track at curve on the
road, one side of deep ravine. The in
tention was to ditch the train, and
MASSACRE THE SURVIVORS. -, 4 1U
The design miscarried. On the arrival,
Of the train at the depot shot was fired,
and the police and blacktrackers were
soon engaged with the gang. Superin-
tendent Hare was wounded at the first
"a .
shot. About sixty shots were fred
through the weather boards of the hotel,
when the screams Of women and children
induced the officers to discontinue. After
pause the action continued, the outlaws
keeping up steady fire on the officers.
Two Children boy and girl-were
wounded. Reinforcements having ar
rived, a heavy volley was poured into the
house, and Byrne, one of the gang, was
fatally shot. Ned Kelly, the leader left
the hotel during the fight, and returned
in the morning. 1t was nearly 8 o'clock
when his tall figure was seen close behind
the line Of police. At first it was thought
he was black fellow. He carried a
great coat over his arm, and walked
cody and slowly among the police. His
head chest and sides were well protected
with @ '@@ q @a'
HEAVY PLATES OF QUARTER-INcH IRON.
When within easy distance of Senior
Constable Kelly, who was watching him,
he fired The police knew then who he
was, and fired on the ruffian. The con.
test became one which, for its remarkable
nature, almost battles description. Nine
policemen joined in the conflict, and fired
point blank at Kelly, but although it was
apparent that many of the sho hit him,
in consequence of the way in which he
staggered, yet he always recovered him.
self, and tapping his breast, he laughed
derisively at his opponents as he cody
returned their fire, fighting only with a
revolver. 1t appeared as if he was a
fend with charmed life. For half an
hour the strange combat was carried on.
{ Then Sergeant Steele rapidly closed in on
him, and when only about ten yards Of
him, he fired two shots into his legs, and
this. ~tU &ua rs =. GogWUNAH
, BROUGHT THE OUTLAW DOWN.
, He was only wounded, and appeared still
r determined to carry on the desperate con
fict; but Steele bravely rushed in ant
siezed the hand in which Kelly held hi
Q revolver, the only weapon with which HI
| was armed. He fired one shot after this
i but without effect. When on the grount
r he roared with savage ferocity, cursinl
the police. Ultimately, he was strippe'
+. of his armor, and then became quiet AM
T submissive, after which he was carried
Il bound, to the railway station by Sergean
a Steele This desperate is in Jail. Tn
v prisoners meanwhile escaped from tn
4 hotel, and the fight was renewed. Car
non was telegraphed for Rev. Fathe
Tierney asked Kelly's sister TO go t
4 the house and tell her brother to sui
$. render. This young woman, well mount
J. ed and becomingly dressed, said sh
is would rather see him burned in the houi
le than ask him to surrender. The tirin
es was renewed, and at length, in the pre-
~ =, ence of two hundred spectators, th
d house was set on fire. Father Tierne
I went in amidst the flames and rescue
ID an old man named Sherry, one OF tt
: prisoners, who had been badly wounde'
! also the body Of Byrne. Two other ou
laws perished in the flames. The COUNT
=" 70 people retained the bodies and threatent
W vengeance on the police. However, Il
a Kelly gang is blotted out.