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Text replacement - "The True of Bushrangers" to "The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers"
Towards sundown on Saturday [[events79-2_4Jerilderie Robbery|8/2/1879]] the '''KellyGang''' arrived at the '''Woolshed Inn''' (Sometimes called Davidson's Woolpack Inn) to while away the hours before moving to the police station in Jerilderie. The inn was located on Cape Road, 3 Km east of Jerilderie off the Oaklands Road. See also ([[The Complete Inner History of the KellyGang and their Pursuers (38)|JJK]])
About midnight on Saturday 8/2/[[events79-2_4Jerilderie Robbery|1879]] the '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]''' arrived at the police station. The policemen were asleep. They were awaken by a man calling out; 'Constable [[Devine|Devine]], there is a drunken man at Davidson's hotel in the township who has committed a murder. Get up at once all of you.' ([[The True Story of the KellyGang of Bushrangers Chapter 13 page 4|CHC]])
[[Const Richards|Richard]]'s, got up first and he was soon followed outside by Const Devine. Both men were undressed and not prepared to meet the '''KellyGang'''. Ned [[Ned Kelly|Kelly]] told the police about a row in the town of Jerilderie. After he had established that all the police were outside he brought out a revolver and threatened Const Devine. Joe [[Joe Byrne|Byrne]] threatened Const Richards. The '''KellyGang''' then got the keys to the lock up and locked the two policeman in the watch house and then took their horses and put them in the police stables and gave them a good feed. After this the '''KellyGang''' went inside and escorted the policemen's wives and children into a room and appointed Steve [[Steve Hart|Hart]] to guard them. They were threatened with the policemen's lives if they were to escape.