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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