'Dogs! Curs! Coward!. Follow me if you want to catch the Kellys. I'm going to join the Gang! Come out a little way and I'll shoot the lot of you' ([[The Argus at KellyGang 30/10/1878 (2)|Argus30/10/78]])
We really sturred the police and they went after us. For this display of support for our friends the police charged my brother and I with using threatening language and I and my brother were lock-up in [[Mansfield|Mansfield]] ([[The Age 31/10/78|Age31/10/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/10/1878 (2)|Argus31/10/78]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 2 page 3|CHC]]) ([[The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 2/11/1878 (5)|Alexandra2/11/1878]])
While in the lock up Sup [[Sadleir|Sadleir]] promised me £30 if I would go and find the body of Kennedy, or bring him in alive. He put some conditions to this. I wanted to see [[Margaret Skillion|Maggie]]. Before anything could be done the police found Sgt Kennedy's body. ([[Royal Commission report day 10 page 2|RC1736]]) ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 5 page 2|CHC]])
I was released from custody in Mansfield on [[ev78-10--4Mansfield Murders|30/10/78]]. ([[The Argus at KellyGang2/11/1878 (2)|Argus2/11/78]])