Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-12
Judge Kelley's Reply offspring, the
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Spring, after conviction of the horrible murder
in Philadelphia, made a speech 10 the Court de-
nying the murder and imputing tito his son. Judge
Kelley made the following reply to the prisoner:
fJudge Kelley remarked, that he had great
many objections to his going back to New York.
As you now have done, and as have listened to
your statement, consider it proper that should
convicted of the crime of murder, and your days
upon this earth are numbered. Those days will
soon cease to exist. You asked to be heard be-
lore, and you have sgan asked it There are rea-
sons which make me regret granted youl request,
and there are reasons which ma Ike me feel satisfied
that have heard you. h.
-"faSehood cant serve YOU now. Truth should
by every manly impulse, prompt you TO vindicate
the character of your son, as you value your peace
and safety hereafter. You are man under con-
victon, whose penalty is death, and your thoughts
should be turned upon preparation to meet it,
Your son is destitute orphan, with the world
before him, who is the only one 10 watch over
your three, little destitute female children. His
words have not told ME this His lips have not
spoken the words. But there are those in whose
employ he worked-toiling for his little sisters
They have watched his course, and saw that he
had but one object in the world-their welfare.
He twas who presented himself, foot sore and
heart sore, to Captain Stewart and other gentlemen
IN Albany, 10 procure your Liberation from prison.
He goes there, and presents his letters to Governor
Hunt of the great State of New York, and in the
49, SAs 6esa1H6 AAeStioAtSt tSilS u.s. IdISS
and procures your pardon, and starts for your prs
on. Your character is recorded in this city
at an early day, and in N. York subsequently,.
"Your sons character stands recorded ON every
foot of the way from Washington to Albany, and
it will be perpetuated. Your statements are all
contradicted HIS all confirmed, Whoever kill
ed Mrs. Lynch and Mrs. Shaw, carried with him
the traces of murder upon his body. Whoever
inflicted forty one stabs upon the former, and sew
enteen gaping wounds upon the latter, was not in
condition to be seen Immediately afterwards. At
about a quarter before ten O'Clock the deed was
done. s,l
"Fiye witnesses say they were with, or saw the
boy, all that evening, up to II O. clock. When he
arrived at Maguires. having just left lad a min
ute or two before was free from stains Of blood
and excitement. He had not, a little before, slew
two stiong women. Your story is characterized
by the highest state of improbability, whether
viewed as a v'ndication of yourself or a crimina :
ton of yourson. feel grieved that should have
SO to address you, but feel that it is duty pa,
"Fhose two women may have been slaughtered
without the power or the time to utter prayer or
they may have upon their Bonded kne es, implored
mercy, or forgiveness, while being slain. Take
for an example, the latter. if such were the case
and spend your last moments in preparing to meet
God, and not in deyising means to iniure those
whom you suppose have injured you.s Look to
your God, and whatever you may have doa. for.
mery, let not your last act be an attempt TO muir
der your own offspring by falsehood" ,-.4t-