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The report says that when he first showed at the rear of the police, surrounding the house, they thought he was a blackfellow, and walked coolly and slowly among the police. When within easy distance of senior-constable Kelly, who was watching him, he fired. The police then knew who he was and sergeant Steele, senior-constable Kelly, with Mr Dowsett (a railway guard), fired on the ruffian. The contest became one which was surprising. The police fired point blank at Kelly; but although it was apparent that many of the shots hit him in consequence of the way in which he staggered, yet he always recovered, and tapping his breast, laughed derisively as he coolly returned the fire, fighting only with a revolver. For half-an-hour this contest was carried on, and then sergeant Steele closed in on him, and when within ten yards fired two shots into his legs, and this brought the outlaw down. He was only wounded, and appeared still determined to carry on the desperate conflict, but Steele rushed him, and seized the hand in which Kelly held his revolver, the only weapon with which he was armed. He fired another shot after that. When on the ground he roared with savage ferocity, cursing the police. Kelly was then overhauled, and it was found that he had improvised armour for head, chest, and arms, out of stolen plougshares from neighbouring farmers, manufactured, as is supposed, by confederate blacksmiths in their neighbourhood.

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