The Argus at KellyGang 26/11/1880 (2)

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Public feeling has been greatly excited by the conduct of Mr David Gaunson, Chairman of the Committees of the Assembly, in getting up an agitation for the reprieve of the bushranger Kelly.  Petitions from Ballarat and Sandhurst have been presented to the Assembly, praying that he may be superseded as chairman, and a motion has been tabled in the Assembly for his removal.  Mr Gaunson’s constituents at Ararat have called upon him to resign, but he declines to do so.


Sir Redmond Barry, senior judge of the Supreme Court, died on the 23rd inst., of congestion of the lungs, following upon carbuncle.  His decease is universally lamented.


CHARGE OF HARBOURING THE KELLY GANG

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH)

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

WANGARATTA, THURSDAY

Anne Jones, late of the Glenrowan Hotel, was charged before the Wangaratta Bench this morning, under the 275th clause of the Criminal Offences Statute, with harbouring a felon.

Mr Chomley prosecuted on the part of the Crown, and Mr J Dwyer appeared for the prisoner.

Constable Thomas McIntyre was examined as to the fact of the murder of the police at Stringybark Creek, with a view of subsequently establishing a knowledge of the murder on the part of the prisoner.  Nothing new was elicited in this witness’s examination.

Detective Michael E Ward deposed as follows:- I know the prisoner, and had frequent conversations with her at her hotel at Glenrowan about the Kellys between October, 1878, and June, 1879.  Asked her if she could give me any information as to where I could find the Kelly gang.  I said it was a pity they should be at large; that they had killed intimate friends of mine, naming the three police who had been shot.  I said, “You can have the money, and I would have the credit for capturing them.”  She said she had no knowledge whatever of where they were, and that it was not likely they would come to her place, but if she could find out anything as to their whereabouts she would let me know.  She said that Hettie, sister of Steve Hart, was stopping at her place, and she would try to find out from her where they were, as Kelly had killed her brother, and done away with them.  She stated also that Kate Kelly and Mrs Skillian would not speak to her.

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