One of the Kelly brothers (most likely Dan, as he and Hart were friends and had likely met in gaol at some point) came to his property and asked him to help them pan for gold.

as he rode off to Bullock Creek to help the Kelly brothers and their friend Joe Byrne pan for gold.

Following Joe's death from a police bullet during the night, and Ned's capture in the early morning (at roughly 7am) of the 28th, Hart and Dan Kelly found themselves trapped in the hotel and in a hopeless situation.

Their corpses were then badly burnt, as police (not knowing the two had already died) set the Glenrowan Inn on fire in an attempt to draw the outlaws out of the hotel.

It has also been rumoured that the pair survived the siege of Glenrowan to escape to either America, South Africa or simply to Queensland.