The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-20

ottcu io' e'o performance OF second cere-
mony with her liege, which she convinced him
was necessary to her social standing and per-
sonai happiness Accordingly the ceremony was
performed by the Rev Mr.. Shultz. at Werburob's
Church, Dublin, in the year l838--the only
marriage fortunately for the lady) recognizable
6y law IN delivering the decision. After this,
Mr.. Kelly was mesmerised into making new
will, in which he revoked the former behests--
only leaving to his daughter, whom he formerly
so fondly loved. El00 ($500) a year--and APP
pointing his wife whole and sole legatee to the
bulk OF his enormous estates.
One OF the romantic Incidents OF this case
was this: His daughter, Oh whose education he
had expended so much pain and money, having
been totally neglected, was thrown upon the
kindness of some friends in the negborhood Of
her fathers princely mansion of Kiltoon. She
was actually reduced to poverty, when Mrs.
Manchoon, the kind hearted postmstress of the
village of Athleague, contrved to establish an
interview between the father and daughter,
trusting to the influence of natural emotion in
causing some change favorable to her protege
in the breast of the infatuated and unnatural
parent. The millionaire and his lone child met
in the back parlor of the little village post-of-
flee. The old mans feelings were deeply
wrought upon Memory dawned upon his in
tellect, and many endearng "reminiscences OBJ
truded themselves upon his distempered mind.
Tears rolled down his wan and faded cheeks,
and he warmly embraced her he loved so in
tensely in former years.
Mrs. Kelly having been informed of her lord
and master'svsit to the little sequestered village,
collected her myrmidons and went in search Of
the strayed sheep. They made an excursion on
the premises, found the ancient truant in the act
of his tears and embraces, forced him from the
premises, and made him believe that his daughter
planned death by poison or assassination y
The lady adventurer having used Malone for
all necessary purposes to answer the require
ment of the law, conceived the idea of throwing
off so disreputable n tool who did not hesitate
to perform the dirty work she required of him
for a consideration.
The wealthy paryenue was finally induced to
purchase a property in England, in Warwick
shire, where he lived but short time previous
to his dissolution, in 1915, when bis relict came
into possession Of all his property and effects
When Malone saw that no chance remained for
him Of grasping the object of his double pas
|slOn--ayarice and lust--he became furious and
vowed vengeance. One claimant to the Kelly
estate was silenced by bride of $4,000 But
Malone was not to be satisfied with trlc. He
gave to Mr.. Greer, most respectable solicitor,
PiChaSe VI lclteFS VI 'uc luoSI CTlfitlIIul ana
hagitious character, in which Mrs. Kelly laid open
her tissue of audacious and vagabond plans, and
which, under Providence, led TO the development
Of the entanged network by which the ease was
wound up and surrounded.
1t eventually turned opt that there was no
proper and legal marriage in 1927; that MIR.
Kelly made in 1885 a bona fde will and tesla.
ment which was destroyed by the "partner of
his soul" that, when he was dotng, and men,
tally incapable, she induced him to make a new
will in her favor; and that Malone was cogn-
zant of, and party to, all these facts.
Grounded on these developments, and review
ing the history of the lives of both man aud
wife, incased as they were in robe of the most
singular romance, Justice Champion, on behalf
of his brother delegates of final appeal on the
merits declared the second will null and void
and pronounced the decision to he against Mrs
Kelly, with costs; thereby saddng her with ex-
penses amounting to $4,000, and only leaving
her wifes sha-e-one- third Of the real and per-
sonal estate, amounting in the whole to nearly a
million and half of dollars
The poor girl, who was an outcast and wan
derer, in poverty and obscurity, for several years
the heroine of the back-parlor scene Of the little
post Office of AAfeague, county Roscommon
is now an heress, worth her half million of dol
lars. In winding up our bundle of facts, which
are but the barcst outlines of the singular c.
tuge, we would express hope that the good
Mrs. Mannhoon, the pOst-mistress, will not be
| forgotten in the redistribution of the old mans
| estate.