“Some strange disclosures have come to light regarding the movements of Byrne.”
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“A magisterial enquiry was held before Mr Alex. Tone, J.P., at the Wangaratta Hospital, on the body of a boy named John Jones, who was accidentally shot by the police in an encounter with the Kelly gang at Glenrowan.”
“The pilot engine was stopped half a mile from Glenrowan, and we were told that the line had been pulled up by the Kellys a mile beyond Glenrowan.”
“After a disappearance of upwards of 12 months, the Kelly gang have turned up in a most extraordinary and daring manner, and have committed another murder rivalling in atrocity those with which they started their career as bushrangers.”
“After we were bailed up we were taken over to Mrs. Jones’s Hotel, and were kept there until it was determined by Kelly to stick-up Constable Bracken. He permitted Curnow, Mrs. Curnow and myself to go with him in our buggy to the police station, which is about three-quarters of a mile from the railway station, and is not far from Mr. Curnow’s residence.”
“Referring today to a statement published this week that the death of Mr Michael Reardon at Bendigo, on Saturday last was believed to remove the last witness of the Kelly gang shooting at Glenrowan Inn 62 years ago, Mr D. H. Mortimer, of Somerton in the Tamworth district, said today that his father, Mr David H. Mortimer, of Leneva (Victoria), now aged 83, also witnessed the encounter.”
An account of the tail-end of the siege by George Allen, one of the reporters who was on the police special train. Also, an account by Dr. Ryan on Ned Kelly’s injuries.
“Early on Sunday morning I was awakened by my husband getting out of bed. He went outside, and some one, who turned out to be Ned Kelly, said, “Don’t you know me?” My husband said, “No.” “Oh! you must know me, I’m Ned Kelly;” and he laughed whilst he said it.”
“Kelly looks much emaciated and is covered with bruises from gunshots which failed to penetrate his armour, but struck him hard in spite of it. From what Kelly has stated to the police the movements of the gang for the past six months will shortly be made known.”
“The excitement caused here by the conflict between the police and the Kellys, and the destruction of the desperate gang of outlaws, is subsiding. A general feeling of relief is experienced by the respectable inhabitants of the district, and it is pretty certain that now the gang are no longer to be feared that some of their movements during the past twelve months will be made known. Already stories concerning their movements are freely circulated, and from these it is apparent that the police have during the past month or six weeks made it very unpleasant for the outlaws.”
Glenrowan 