NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHRANGERS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Volume I, Issue 44, 30 September 1863, Page 6

NEW SOUTH WALES BUSHRANGERS.

CAPTURE OF TWO OF GABDINEB's GANG.

The Sydney correspondent of the " Daily Telegraph,"says:—" Senior Sergeant Stephenson succeeded a few days ago in putting an end to the worthless life of Lowry, the celebrated Southern ranger, and captured one of his gang. Sergeant Stephenson's narrative of this event will well repay a perusal. It runs as follows

" I arrived at Vard/s public house, at Cook's Vale Creek, forty-five raiies from Goulburn, at seven o'clock a.m., 29th instant, with constable Herbert and Detectives Camphiii and Saunderson, for the purpose of searching the house (Vardy's), by virtue of a warrant, for stolen notes. When I approached the house, I placed Herbert at the rear, and Camphin in front, to see that no person left, while Saunder?on and I were searching. I went into the bur, and asked Vardy if he h id any strangers in the house. He said yes, and on being aaktd where, he nodded in the direction of the room. I asked him how many there were. He replied two. I immediately went to the door, and, findinj it was locked ou the inside, de.minded admittance. Iteciiviirj no reply, I said if the dou* was not opened I would force it, and placed my bhouider ajain&t it

for that purpose, but not succeeding in the first attempt, a shot was fired from the room through the door at me, which took effect in the back of police horse 180, which I had been riding, and was hung up in front of the house. I then unhooked the horse when I saw him in danger, and gave him to the publican, telling him I would hold him responsible. At this time the room door was thrown open, and a man roshed out with a revolver in each hand, crying—" I am Lowry, come on, you , I will fight you fair." I was then standing at the bar door, prepared, and as soon as he presented at me I fired at him. Both shots went off seemingly together —he being then about tive yards from me. He approached; we fired in each other's faces. When within three or four feet of each other, he staggered and dropped the revolvers. I then sprang on, seized, and secured him. Saunderson immediately came up to my assistance, and we handcuffed him at once, when I found he had received a bullet in the throat. In the firing, the barrel of my revolver was struck; the ball glanced off, skinned the knuckles of my right hand, and went through the jacket sleeve. A second ball entered the right front of my jacket and came out at the back. I left Saunderson in charge of Lowry when secured, and then, accompanied by Camphin, I proceeded to the room where Lowry slept, and found Larry Cummins (a bushranger, and brother to the Cummins recently shot) in bed. I arrested him; he offered no resistance. I found a loaded revolver on the washstand, near the bed; brought him into the yard and handcuffed him, and left Camphin in charge of him; and proceeded with constable Herbert to make a general search of the house. From what I observed I believed the publican Vardy knew whom he was harboring, and on that account I took him into custody. I also found on the premises Henry and Kobert Hogan, Thomas Brown, James Williams, and John Watson, who appeared to be aiding in the harboring. These I also arrested.

"On Lowry I found one hundred and sixtyfour pounds, nineteen shillings and sixpence. f *• * » •

"Having secured all the prisoners (eight) I started for Goulburn as quick as possible, and on getting to Woodhouseleigh (eighteen miles from Goulburn), the horses to the dray on which the prisoners were, got knocked up. I also found that Lowry was growing very weak. I despatched a messenger to head-quarters for a doctor and assistance, anticipating a rescue. A party of four police arrived at about half-past two o'clock a.m., and Dr. Waugh about three o'clock a. m. He attended Lowry, who died about six o'clock a.m. His dying words in reply to Dr. Waugh were—"My name is Lowry— Thomas Fredk. Lowry." I arrived in Goulburn about one o'clock p.m.; Lowr/s body lies at the hospital waiting an inquest." J. Stephenson, Senior Sergeant of Police."