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== Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer by Sup John Sadleir ==

Late on the evening of the 6th I happened to reach Beechworth. Senior Constable (afterwards Superintendent) [[SConst James|James]] had joined me in the afternoon and rode with me to Beechworth. It was bright moonlight as we entered the camp, and we were surprised at seeing the place overrun with armed men. I knew there were but one or two police on the camp, and I called in a low voice to James to ‘look out’ , not knowing what we had before us. We were both armed, of course, but as we advanced James recognised the men as residents of the town. We then discovered that Constable Keating, one of the two men of the station, acting in a very prompt and creditable manner, had collected this party of young townspeople to follow up the information the man from Sherritt’s house had brought. After interviewing this man I was satisfied that he had seen the Kellys right enough, and that it was desirable a search should at once be undertaken. Having arranged by telegram for additional police to be sent up to Beechworth during the night, I thanked the volunteers for responding so readily to Constable Keating’s call, and let them return to their homes. A large party of police answered to my summons, including the Chief Commissioner and Mr [[Nicolson|Nicolson]]. The press reporters who happened to be in the district at the time had also joined the party.

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