IMITATING THE KELLY GANG.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3132, 17 April 1883, Page 3

IMITATING THE KELLY GANG.

YOUTHFUL MURDERERS.

[By Telegraph.]

Dunedin, April 17.

Further particulars of the Epping tragedy at Launceston, states that Wilson, the repairer on the railway, lived half way between Epping and Cleveland. He had gone to bed at the usual hour at night, but was aroused by atones being thrown on his honse. He got up to find out the cause when be was shot by Ogden, who is twenty years of age. Wilson died shortly after wards. The murderers then fired through the window of the house, wounding Mrs Boram, who was living In the house. They then appear to have demanded money, and Mrs Wilson gave them what little she had, amounting to thirteen shillings. A daughter of Mrs Wilson, aged about.eleven years, said she knew Ogden and hearing this the murderers took the girl some distance with them along the main road, but after threatening to shoot Mrs Wilson, who followed them, they released the girl. Before leaving they had set fire to the house which was quickly burnt to the ground. The act is attributed, not to the object of robbery, but rather to an insane desire for Kelly notoriety. Ogden comes from a bad lot. He was an inmate of Hobart [Reformatory,and is suspected of perpetrating recent cases of sticking up. Later. Ogden and Davis, after leaving Wilson’s, attacked a line repairer and scalped him. They also murdered Alfred Holman; the driver of Page’s mail coach, whom they shot without warning. They were captured by Constable Philips and two settlers, on the afternoon of the 18th. When taken, they boasted that they could nave shot the constable and Inspector Palmer, whom they covered with their guns in the dark. They were quite unconcerned and sang Kelly songs on the way to the look-op.