The Argus at KellyGang 12/2/1879 (9)
Mr Tarleton replied, "Yes." "Well," said Kelly, "that's just what I am going to do with Richards-shoot him before he shoots me." The party then interceded for Richards but Kelly said, "He must die." Kelly then started to walk in the direction of the police camp, in company with Richards. Hart and Dan Kelly rode up the street shouting and flourishing, their revolvers. The captives were then free. Both the Kellys were dressed as troopers. Before leaving Ned Kelly remarked that he had made a great blunder in connexion with the affair, which would likely be the means of capturing the gang. Mr Tarleton then got his horse and mounted it, for the purpose of going to Deniliquin, when a number of persons warned him of the scouts posted about by the Kellys to watch. But knowing that he was better mounted than any of them, and having a strong desire to report the matter, he started at a quarter to 4 pm, and reached Deniliquin at a quarter to 6 the next morning, only one minute before the train left the station, giving Mr Tarleton just time to take his seat. At the time Mr Tarleton left Jerilderie, did not see anything of the postmaster or Richards.
THE MELBOURNE POLICE
Owing to Captain Standish being at present up country, no official information con- cerning the outrage committed by the Mansfield murderers at Jerilderie, NSW, beyond the following brief telegram from Superintendent J D Brown, of Hay, addressed to the Chief Commissioner of Police, Melbourne has been received :- "Jerilderie police barracks and bank stuck up by the Kellys yesterday. Horses and arms stolen. The gang are riding two bay horses, one black and one chestnut. The two horses stolen were a grey, 16 hands high, branded 'J S' on near shoulder, and a bay branded 'J E' conjoined near shoulder."
BALLARAT
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
T'UESDAY EVENING
With reference to the Kelly pursuit an officer of high standing in the volunteer force at Billarat has made a suggestion that a general turn out of the citizen soldiery should lake place, and that a recognised system of military skirmishing should be arranged for throughout the territory infested by the gang. The idea is that the troops volunteering for the work should bo given, at the Government exense, say, a month s leave of absence from their ordinary duties, that they should be armed with the best weapons procurible, which should be placed in the hands of sharp shooters, that once in the outlaws' couitry (that is if the gang doubles back again to Victoria), the whole of the outlets from the mountain country should be guarded, and that a cordon of men should be degrees scour and close in upon suspected localities working- by the customary strategic bush signals suth us flags and so forth. I am told that officers and men are not only willing but anxious to take the bush after the bush rangers, and that at 48 hours notice quite an army of well drilled and skilful marksmen could be mustered for the service.
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