"MONEY TO BURN!"

Mataura Ensign, 23 July 1914, Page 5

"MONEY TO BURN!"

A WOMAN'S EVIDENCE. EVELEICH "HOLD-UP" CHARCES BT ELECTKIO TELEGRAM COPYRIGHT. FEB UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. Roeeiwd' Julv 23, 9.50 a.m. •SYDNEY, July '23. In cownoctioni with 'the Ev«Jeigjh "hold-up" charges, a> woman ■ named Kelly, who was arrested with Evan l in Melbourne, gave evidence to tih.o effect that -about the 'time of the robbery she was frequently in the company of Ryan and Freeman in Sydney. liyan. had plenty of money and presented' her with several considerable .sutivs, jewellery audi other valauble articles* and they had champagne, suppers. Ryan the,™ departed for Melbourne, she subsequently joining him. He told her that ho intended to .stay a sliort time and 'Mien, >go to America, adding that sh's would never want and would 'have money to burn. In> Melbourne Ryan met Falkiner and other men and handed) over to one of theni a> bundle of fo notes. Another bundle was put in a iar behind the fireplace in the house whore she audi .Ryan, were staying. The •police 'afterwards discovered them. When the police calme to airrest Ryan foe jumped out of bed 1 and .seized nit .automatic pistol. She advisedibiim not to .shoot, saying that it -would only, make things wonsc. He did not attempt to shoot. On the way to Sydney under arrest Ryan told lier to te'll the truth.

Ainonec llio letters foil neb i» tlie lmu.se where Ryan was arrested anil which have been, identified as being <tm his Irarod-wrking was one to a mam named Brown- sta ting, "I received n eaß'frcm another quarter. I't .looked like ai cakewalk for a ivio-e little roll .miming to four figures."

There wa.s another to Falkiner stating fchat he wa.s sending a parcel of goods and asking .him to keep them intact until his arrival, adding, "You c-ai'.ii guess what the contents will be!"