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ARMOUR ARCHIVES:
Post Office Telegraph.
29.6.80
Beechworth: For The Chief Commisioner of Police.
The armour worn by Ned Kelly
in custody of the Police here attracts
crowds of visitors. May I take possession
of it for a few days being responsible
for its safe return object to (unreadable)
for benefit of hospital.
W H Foster.
Source: PROV.
VICTORIA POLICE -[57]
DETECTIVE REPORT.
Subject { Re."Making of Armour" for the
late Kelly gang of murderers
and Bushrangers
POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Melbourne, Detective Office, 19/8/80
Sir,
I have the honour to report
for the, information of the officer, in
charge of Detectives, that I searched
and made inquiry for the person, or
persons, who made the armour for the
above mentioned gang of bushrangers,
and, up to the present, have been unable
to find out the same. I called and
remained for a time at the following
places: viz;- Kilfeeras Station (Herricks'),
Mason and Wests' Station, Greta township,
Oxley, Millawah, Wangaratta, Glenrowan,
Winton, Benalla, Beechworth, and
farms, & where sympathisers and
other friends of the gang were located.
I learned that a suspicion rested
on Pat Delaney, blacksmith, of Greta,
and Chas Culph, blacksmith of Oxley,
the former because he was an intimate
friend and could be relied upon by the
head of the gang (Ned Kelly), and the latter
because he was away from his place of
business a short time before the gang
were exterminated and captured,
I made myself acquainted with
relatives, sympathisers and friends of
the outlaws, and found that they
either "did-not know" or would not
disclose who was the guilty person
or persons who manufactured the
coats of iron for outlaws.
I watched the trial of Edward
Kelly, at Beechworth, but could
not gain anything of any importance
referring to the matter in question
Alex. D Wilson
Det.3102
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