Fitzpatrick returned to Benalla and received medical treatment, a minor injury to his hand/wrist. The next day Ellen Kelly along with William Williamson and William Skillion were arrested and charged with being accessories to attempted murder of Constable Fitzpatrick.  They were found guilty and Ellen Kelly was sentenced to 3 years gaol, with Williamson and Skillion each getting 6 years.   The sentence was widely considered to be excessive. There were mass public demonstrations against it. The sentences were delivered by Sir Redmond Barry who later sentenced Ned Kelly to death.