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knew Fitzpatrick to be one night sober and that he sold
his sister to a Chinaman but he looks a young strapping
(fellow) rather genteel more fit to be a starcher to a
Laundress than policeman for to a keen observer
he has the wrong appearance or a manly heart the
deceit and cowardice is too plain to be seen in
the puny cabbage hearted looking face I heard
nothing of this transaction until very close on the
trial I being then over 400 miles from Greta when I
heard I was outlawed and a hundred pounds
reward for me for shooting at a trooper in Victoria
and a hundred pound reward for any man that could
prove a conviction of horsestealing against me
so I came back to Victoria knew I would get no
Justice if I gave myself up I enquired after my brother
Dan and found him digging on Bullock Creek
heard how the Police used to be blowing that
they would not ask me to stand they would
shoot me first and then cry surrender and how
they used to rush into the house upset all the
milk dishes break tins of eggs empty the flour
out of the bags on to the ground and even the
meat out of the cask and destroy all
the provisions and shove the girls in front
of them into the rooms like dogs so as if any
one was there they would shoot the girls first
but they knew well I was not there or I would
have scattered their blood and brains like rain I
would manure the Eleven mile with their bloated
carcases and yet remember there is not one drop
of murderous blood in my veins Superintendant
Smith used to say to my sisters see all the
