American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-25
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

4 Distressing Murder. A most unfortunate
affair occurred up town yesterday morning,
which resulted in the death of small girl,
about fourteen or fifteen years Of age, named
Mary Elizabeth Earles. The murder was COM
mitted in small store kept by Mis-. Green
baum, on the north side Of west Saratoga, near
Rock street, by lad named James Kelley,
some seventeen or eighteen years of age. 1t
seems that Kelley had taken umbrage at some
thing the girl had said to him about week
since, and would then have attacked her, but
for the interference of her aunt. He went
away vowing to be avenged, and that the first
opportunity offered he would be the end Of her;
which threat he has most unfortunately for
himself and his victim carried out The girl,
Eatles, had gone to the pump about half-past
O'Clock, yesterday morning, when Kelley i'm
mediately attacked her, and she retreated into
the shop of Mrs. Greenbaum, where he follow
ed, and gave her most violent kick OIL the
side, having on pair of heavy new shoes, and
then fled. The girl Immediately placed her
hands on her side, ard doubling up in great
pain, managed to get into the street, from
whence she was carried across the street into
the house of friend, where she died in about
fifteen minutes. The mother of the GIRL who
lives in Harmony Lane, between Poppleton
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for, TO the market, where she huxsters fruits,
but her child was dead before she arrived
! Drs. E. j. Chaisty, Lawrence and McLaugh-
lin, were also soon on the spot, but too late to
! render any assistance. Coroner John d. Bow
man was sent for and held an inquest over the
body; post morten examination was had by
the three physicians named The body showed
no outward symptoms of violence, excepting q
slight bruise under the floating rib on the left
side, On making all ncision in the lower part
of the belly, discolored spot was found on the
right side, and on dissecting through the lair of
: muscles, large quantity of fluid blood was Vi
sible, where none is ever found except in cases
of violence OF disease. On opening further
the abdomen was found filled with both fluid
and clotted blood, which had flowed from a
ruptured artery, and which was the cause Of
her death. The above facts being submitted
r to the inquest, the jury returned verdict that
the "death of Mary Elizabeth Earles was eaus.
ed by violent kick or kicks, inflicted by James
Kelley" 1t was in evidence before the Jury
a that Kelley is a most notorious and bad youth
}. and has acted very violently towards Other
q persons, but it seems more than reasonable tc
suppose that, Notwithstanding his previou:
threats, the murder was more the result of &C.
cldent than intention on his part. The cir
g had been sick and was in delicate state oil
health, which made her system less able tc
stand the blow, than it would otherwise have
: been. Immediately after committing the act
S Kelley fled, and at our last accounts had moi
been taken, although the police were in stric,
> search for him.
u Since the above was in type, two small lad:
s named George Thompson and Samuel Kelley
g were arrested by officers Myers and Barnard
4 on the charge Of assisting the murderer to es
cape, having, it is said, been seen in his com
pany after the unfortunate affair occurred
0 They we're taken before Justice Kennard
e where Thompson was released on bail, ant
s Kelley Che brother ofthe murderer,) commit
E ted to jaiI James Kelley is about feet, 0
D 5 inches high, red hair, and of very slende
: make. He had on Yesterday morning, blac
jacket and black cloth cap.