text_original: To it came the sheriff at mid  night with a posse, and after as desperate a resistance as unarmed men could make, two were captured. On one of these was found a note: " Kill a sheep and give Jerry the half. " Rob't Mitchell."
text_transcription: TO IT CAME THE SHERIFF AT MIDNIGHT WITH A POSSE AND AFTER AS DESPERATE A RESISTANCE AS UNARMED MEN COULD MAKE TWO WERE CAPTURED ON ONE OF THESE WAS FOUND A NOTE KILL A SHEEP AND GIVE JERRY THE HALF ROBERT MITCHELL
phonemes: tʊ ɪt kˈeɪm ðə ʃˈɛɹɪf æt mˈɪd nˈaɪt wɪð ɐ pˈɑːsi, ænd ˈæftɚɹ æz dˈɛspɚɹət ɐ ɹᵻsˈɪstəns æz ʌnˈɑːɹmd mˈɛn kʊd mˈeɪk, tˈuː wɜː kˈæptʃɚd. ˌɔn wˈʌn ʌv ðiːz wʌz fˈaʊnd ɐ nˈoʊt: " kˈɪl ɐ ʃˈiːp ænd ɡˈɪv dʒˈɛɹi ðə hˈæf. " ɹˈɑːbt mˈɪtʃəl."