The Globe-republican., 1890-01-15

would give them two days in which q
make up their minds to send for the
money. If they held out at the end OF
that time he would take his own meas
ures to extort the money. One of the
Englishmen was large landowner in
Australia, another was civil officer at
Melbourne, the third was fresh from
England, and was intending to start
mandatory of some sort at Melbourne
or Sidney. Davis and both labored
with them to make them realize the
situation, but they were pig-headed and
obstinate, declaring that it was all .
bluff, and that the rangers would not
dare proceed to extremes. We believed
differently. They were escaped con-
victs, each one outlawed, and more vii
famous gang one never looked at.
On the morning of the third day, with
out having annoyed US in the least dur
ing the interval, the chief called for
their decision. Each Englishman CURLY
replied that he would never get another
dollar of their money. The civil officer
was the leader and the most Independent.
He was seized, tied hand and foot, and
after his boots and stockings had been
removed he was placed with his feet to
the fire. He stood the torture until we
could smell the odor of his burning
soles and then gave in. The other two
followed his example without waiting
for the torture. Each one wrote note
to friend in Melbourne worded by die
tation. While the chief was a very
rough looking fellow, he proved to have
a very fair education. When the letters
were ready he took them and started,
presumably to find a messenger to act as
a go-between. There were four left to
guard US, and after the chief had gone
one of them bruised some herbs and
kindly tied up the Englishman's feet
Our three fellow prisoners rather
Stunned Davis and myself during the
afternoon, seeming to be put out because
we were not called upon to ransom our
selves. But we afterward recalled that
they made much of the child, and had
her with them good share of the time.
Each outlaw also had good word for
her whenever she came near, and she
was permitted to run about without re-
straint.
At four o'clock in the afternoon this
was the situation: Three of the guards
were asleep beyond the fire. The fourth
sat on the ground, with his back to
rock, reading novel, while he had rifle
across his knees. Davis and lay close
together, talking matters over, and the
Englishmen were ten steps away. Little
Eva was running about, shouting and
playing. All at once we heard the pop
of revolver, followed by death cry,
and as we sprang up two of the English
men, each with pistol in hand, dashed
past us. In sixty seconds moro every
one of the bushrangerA was dead. They
had coaxed Eva to bring them the pis-
tolls, which were lying ON the far side of
guard and made two trips. As soon as
they had the weapons one of them shot
down the half-asleep guard, and then the
others were slain before sleep was fairly
off their eyelids.
The smoke was still hanging over the
camp when we began the construction
of litter, and within half an hour we
were headed for the highway and carry
ing the victim of torture along with US.
We kept going all night, as we had to
go slow, and about daylight came out at
the stage station. A squad of mounted
police set off for the camp, and on their
way to it came across and killed the
leaders of the bushrangers, thus wiping
out the last of bad gAng.-N. Y. SIM.