The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1865-04-22 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

BUSHRANGING IN NEW SOUTH WALES.  Another policeman has fallen a victim to his sense of duty, (says the Sydoey Morning Herald.) On the 27th ult. Hall's gang stuck up about thirty persons on the Goulbourn-road, taking from them various amounts, from half-a-crown to 11/. 12s. Twelve drays were stopped. The robbers opened cases, took a little clothing, and a double-barrel gun. Theydrank bottled porter, and gave some to the people. Two watches were stolen one horse, saddle, and bridle. Hall, Gilb et, and Dunn went into Collector, and stuck up Kimberley's inn. On this reaching the ears of the lock-up keeper, Samuel Nelson, who was the only policeman there, he took his carbine and went up towards Kimberley's. Dunn met him on the road, and called upon him to stand, fixing at the same instant. Nelson cried out 'Stop!" and fell. Dunn fired again. Both shots took effect—one on the head or neck, the othe rin the heart. Nelson never spoke after receiving the second wound. After he committed the murder, Dunn went to Kimberley's inn, and the buehrangeis left the township. Subsequently the police sighted them on the brow of a hill, and charged them; the tuebrangers leaped their homes over logs and made off, and were lost eight of, the evening being intensely dark. They abandoned a stolen horse. The murdered man has left a wife and eight children. Frederick Nelson aged about 18, eldest son of the deceased, gave the following account of this outrage at the inquest cu the body :- I am farming about Collector, and resided with my father, the deceased. 3ly father was named Samuel Nelson, and was lock-up keeper here. Ile was aged about thirty-eight yeats, and had been in the police force here about seven years and a half, and had previously been in the police force at Moreton 13ay. I had tea with my father yesterday evening, and afterwards went over to Mr. Waddell's, and remained there about half an hour, and on leaving I saw my father in Constable Bourke's yard. He left and walked towards home. dld nit speak to him as he was a good way off. I Mal heard that the bushrangers were At Kimberley'., and went towards there to see it it were true. On my way I met Mr_ Edwards, who told we It was true. While I wail going towards Kimberley's my father was also doing so, but from a different direction, and got near the house before I did. When my father got near a ,enee close by the house, a bushranger sprang from behind the fence and called to my father to stand, and fired immediately afterwards, on which my father staggered into the road and called out, "Oh !" The bushranger fired again, and my father fell. I was inside the fence at this time, and about ten yards from my father: the bushranger called on me to stand, but I ran away, on which the bushranger fired at me, but did not hit me. It was light enough for me to see, but not to recognise the man who shot my father. I spread the alarm throughout the township of what was going on, and after a while my brother came anal said that the bushrangers had gone, on which I went up to Kimberley's and found my father's body had been takers inside the house. Ile wan quite dead. While this took place soy brother was compelled to hold the buehrangert• horses outside Kimberley's house, having before this been compelled to march there, a distance of three miles. When my father fell I heard his carbine fall from his hands ou to the graund.  In connection with this, the Government have offered a further reward, altering the conditions on which the rewards were previously offered, as will bo seen by the following :  instead of the reward of 2,0001. for the double apprehension of both these criminals, a reward of 5001 will be. paid for the arri at of the said Benjamin flail, and 5001 for the arrest of the said John Gilbert, and a reward of 5001. for such information as may lead to the capture of either of them, or I,ok , if, on such information, they are both taken. It is to be understood that the person or persons performing the above duty, whether pol,cemen or not shall receive the reward, and it will not go uno any police fund.  Depredations are as rife as ever on the southern roads.