The Last of the Bushrangers: An Account of the Capture of the Kelly GangHare, Francis Augustus
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The Last of the Bushrangers: An Account of the Capture of the Kelly Gang
Hare, Francis Augustus
Brigands and robbers -- Australia; Kelly, Ned, 1855-1880
One night he returned, as was his custom, to where I was watching. He
appeared rather anxious, and said, "Is there any news of the Kellys?"
I said, "No; why do you ask?" He replied, "What is the meaning of all
the activity that has taken place among the police to-day in different
parts of the district?" I said, "What do you mean?" He replied, "This
morning at four o'clock two men left Beechworth, and went in the
direction of Woolshed. Three other men started early in the morning
from Eldorado, going in the direction of Woolshed, and some three or
four men started in the direction of Wangaratta." I was perfectly
amazed at the organization of the sympathizers thus to have ascertained
the movements of the police. I said, "Tommy, tell me how you get all
this information." He replied, "I could not do that, but you would be
perfectly astounded if you knew how much we know of the movements of
the police."
To test whether his information was correct, I inquired, and found
every word he said was true; but I never was able to find out how he
obtained his information. I asked him if all the agents in the district
knew as much as he did. His reply was, "Oh, yes, but I am the head over
all of them."
I was in the habit, whilst with my cave party, of getting all
information of everything that was going on throughout the district
concerning the Kellys. One evening Detective Ward came to my camp and
told me that Dan Kelly had been seen near Myrtleford, riding in the
direction of Beechworth. Half an hour afterwards Aaron, on his way to
Mrs. Byrne's, called in at my camp. I told him that Dan Kelly had been
seen that day.
He started up at once, and said, "Then he will call at my mother's
place to-night, or else at my hut, which is about two miles from my
mother's;" and added, "I wish, Mr. Hare, you would bring a couple of
men with you, and come with me to my mother's place; some of the gang
are sure to call there if they are passing by. Let the remainder of the
party go to the usual place at the stock-yard and watch Mrs. Byrne's.
You come with a couple of men to my mother's place, and get two men
from the upper camp and put them in my house."
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