A GHASTLY DISCOVERY.

Evening Post, Volume LXIII, Issue 97, 24 April 1902, Page 5

A GHASTLY DISCOVERY.

The police spread in different directions under well known leaders. Yesterday In-pcctor Dillon and party worked tho country in the vicinity of the tragedy and the Buspocted men s camp searching for a upot whero tho remains of Doyle aud Daike were burned. The police had a heavy day in deop stony gorges, but without success until a little, before , 6 o'clock, when they followed up the creek 00 the bank of which .the tragedy occurred. They came on a large rock in the bed of the creek with all tho signs of the awful sequel of the tragedy. This was a mile and a quarter from the scene 01 the shooting, and less than half a mile from tho men's camp. A large basalt rock, about Bft in diameter and slightly hollowed in the centre, had been utilised to burn the bodies. It is supposed that tho boaL_ were taken across the oreek by a large log about twenty yards from Avhere tL.3 shooting occurred, and had probably been cut up there, rolled in blanket % and then conveyed to tho rock referred to, where the ghoulish work was resumed. After being burned, all the bones wore broken into small pieces with two hardwood sticks and a largo round stone like a cannon ball. These have been taken by the police, also pieces of a felt hat. The fire was in open forest country. The work apparently took longer than was expected, and the murderers being afraid of surprise went back to the scene of the shoot.ag and obtained pack bags from the pack horse. They burned the place whore Doyle and Dalko had been slain, and whore their blood was, also the big. log on which the bodies had probably been placed for dismemberment. Thtsy went back to the creek with the pack bags, gathered up all they could of the remains, put them in bags to carry away and conceal. They made a broom from brushwood and swept the stone as clean as possible, sweeping the ashes under the rock. All this seemed done with 4evilish deliberation. The rock hid scaled' off in largo flakes. Under these were blood and other terrible emanations from tho burning bodies. The scene was terrible. Inspector Dillon carefully collected what remained and evidence of what was left, and conveyed it to Springsure in pack bags, with the incinerated remains and the smarhed bones placed by tho murderers on Doyle's riding horse, which was found eight days afterwards still bearing them, his withers being cut by the straps. It is supposed that the horse escaped at night, while being led along, and would not be again caught, being a difficult animal to handle. The men, fearing to be seen, abandoned him with his terrible bnrden. The police are very keen, and will loave nothing undone \m find tho men wanted. There i 8 considerable doubt among the police authorities in Brisbane whether the men are remaining in the district or are escaping to the coast. Every precaution to secure arrest is being taken.