Weekly Times (Melbourne, Vic. : 1869 – 1954), Saturday 3 July 1880, page 21
THREATS AGAINST CURNOW AND OTHERS.
By far the greatest credit is due to Mr. Curnow, the school teacher of Glenrowan, who stopped the pilot engine by holding up a red light, and who being suspected of friendliness towards the gang, was previously allowed to leave the house by Ned Kelly. Curnow’s life is not safe a moment here. The most bitter and horrible threats are used against him, and also against Constable Bracken, who escaped from the hotel; and Dowsett, the railway guard, who is acknowledged by officers and men to have behaved most pluckily in the fight and capture of Ned Kelly. Dowsett has received a warning that his life will he taken if he remains in the district, and he, therefore, applied to-day to be removed; and Bracken is protected every night at Glenrowan by extra policemen.
THREATENED REVENGE.
A strong and well-armed party went out there to-night, as information has been received that the relatives and friends of the gang who were at the wake at Mrs. Skillion’s, intend coming down on Glenrowan and burning the police-station and school teacher’s residence, in revenge for the action of the police. Threats to that effect have been heard to be uttered by the near relations of the outlaws, and it is expected that to-night, after the funeral and when inflamed with drink and their worst passions aroused, a crowd of the sympathisers will swoop down on Glenrowan and commit some fearful crime. The temporary wire having been taken down, there is no communication with Glenrowan, so we must wait until the arrival of the train to know the result. The relatives and sympathisers make no secret of their hatred to the police and determination for revenge, so that in all likelihood, instead of this being the beginning of the end, it may be only the commencement of a still longer and more terrible reign of terror than that now supposed to be past. Sergeant Steele’s life has also been threatened, and already revenge, although in a small degree, has been taken on him, by poisoning several of his grey-hounds. This is supposed to have been done by a man who was seen at the police station as the party returned from the fight with the outlaws, but who escaped before being recognised.
Glenrowan 