The Argus at KellyGang 13/5/1881
THE POLICE COMMISSION
TO THE EDITOR OF THE ARGUS
Sir – Inspector Montfort in his evidence before this board, alluded to the services rendered by Senior-constable Hall in the Kelly country some years back, and it appears to me that those services were of a nature which would enable the officer in question to give valuable information to the commission.
Senior-constable Hall was the first officer placed in charge of the enormous Greta district when the station was formed there. He succeeded in breaking up the large gang of horsestealers that then infested the locality, and brought to justice the notorious men whose names have been so familiar to the public of late, namely, Edward Kelly, Wild Wright, Quinn, Gunn, Barnett, Lloyd, and others of the Kelly class. He got Edward Kelly two sentences, one of six months and one of three years' duration, and he was successful not only in capturing the robbers, but in recovering the plunder. It is popularly believed that he was personally acquainted with every criminal in the whole district, and when he left the leading residents did all in their power to testify to the value of his services, while the local press were loud in his praise.
Surely this officer must have information which would be useful to the police just now, when a new outbreak from the same people is hourly expected. It would to my mind be more satisfactory if the board sought for such knowledge as would tend to prevent the commission of new outrages.
May 9. INQUIRER.
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