Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: At Euroa he met an old school friend of his , Francis ` Fanny ' Shaw ( sometimes known as Maggie Shaw ) and through her , the police found out the name of the last member of the Kelly Gang .
Simplified: At Euroa he met an old school friend of his , Francis ` Fanny ' Shaw ( sometimes known as Maggie Shaw ) and through her , the police found out his name .