Original: Months prior to arriving in Jerilderie , and with help from Joe Byrne , Ned Kelly dictated a lengthy letter for publication describing his view of his activities and the treatment of his family and , more generally , the treatment of Irish Catholics by the police and the English and Irish Protestant squatters .
Simplified: Months before going to Jerilderie , and with help from Joe Byrne , Ned Kelly dictated a long letter ( 56 pages ) . The letter told his story , about how he became a bushranger , and the treatment of his family by the police .