THE KELLYS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 1109, 6 March 1879, Page 3

THE KELLYS.

The Melbourne Argus publishes, from a correspondent, a summary of a written statement which the outlawed murderer Edward Kelly, left at Jeriderie on the occasion of his last robbery under arms. It is a wandering narrative (says a correspondent) full of insinuations and statements against the police, and of the type familiar to all who have had experience of the tale which men of the criminal stamp are accustomed to tell, it being as impossible to prevent these men from lying as it is from stealing. According to Edward Kelly his criminal career commenced when he was 14 years old, when he received a sentence of three months' imprisonment for using a neighbor's horse without his consent. After this convictions were frequent, and, says Kelly somewhat naively, " the police became a nuisance to his family." At one period of his life Kelly describes himself as a " wandering gamester." When the affray with Constable Fitzpatrick took place, however, Kelly was engaged in the horse stealing business, and ho says he has stolen 200 horses. His narrative of what took place when Fitzpatrick was shot may be given. He says: —Constable Fitzpatrick came to apprehend my innocent brother Dan. My mother asked him if he had a warrant. He replied he had a telegram. Dan was having something to eat at the time. My mother said, "if my son Ned were at home, he would throw you out of the house.' Dan looking out of the window, said, 'Here he comes.' Fitzpatrick turned suddenly round to look, when Dan, throwing down his fork, jumped up and seized him, and in the scuffle Fitzpatrick was shot." We quote this statement because of the publicity which has been giver to serious charges against Constable Fitzpatrick. It was alledged in Parliament that the policemen had attempted to take liberties with Kelly's sister, and that this hfd led to the fight in the hut. Only the other day a day a Melbourne journal actually published a tale told by the women of the wretched family to the same effect, and in other ways things have been done which had the effect of working up a sympathy with the Kelly's on his account. But from Edward Kelly's own narrative it is apparent that these charges are pure invention. The women ia not mentioned, and it is admitted that Constable Fitzpatrick was resisted and assaulted while in the execution of his duty, An account is given of the terrible tragedy at Mansfield, but it is obviously a string of falsehoods, and would be improper for any journal to publish it. It is admitted, however, that the police were not in any way the aggressors, but were surprised and shot down in cool blood.

According to the Bay of Plenty Times, Te Kooti has had a vision to the effect that there is to be fighting in the Waikato, and that the cause of the dispute will be brought about by the Government support of Rewi against the King. He also states that three murders are about to be committed in consequence of certain land sales, one by a Tauranga Native, and two by Arawas. The latter portion of this dream is implicitly believed in by the Maoris.

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