Daily American organ., 1856-04-28
Atrocious Assassination Of Lady in Ire
land.

land.
Mrs. Kelly of No. 6S Upper Bagot street, Dub
lin, was assassnated, the evening Of the 9Th, on
her own lands at Balinderry, within half mile of
the town Of Moate, In the county Of Westmeath.
The foul murder was perpetrated by two assassins,
dressed in petticoats and black wells The lady was
walking in her grounds, In company with her me-
phew, when the men approached her, desired her
nephew to stand aside, and then discharged their
pistols at Mrs. Kelly, killing her on the spot The
name of deceased has been before the public for
years, being distinguished in the law courts as the
successful suitor in the case Of Kelly U.s. Thewles.
She was the widow of Edmund Kelly, ESQ, of
Lockwood, who bequeathed to her f2o, 900 year
and 100000 in the funds. The win occasioned
much and heightened litigation, which excited
great interest at the time. Shortly after the muir
der the police were on the alert two persons Of
respectable station in life were arrested on suspi-
cion of being parties to the murder, and are now
in custody
The deceased was the heroine of one of the
Causes Celebres OF Ireland the story of which may
be briefly told as follows: The Irish Court of Del
egates gave judgment on Saturday, January ii,
1851, in the case Of Thewles Us. Kelly, which was
an appeal from sentence of the Irish Prerogative
Court, establishing the validity of an instrument
propounded by Mary Kelly, the widow of Mr.. Ed
mund Kelly, formerly of Merrion Square, Dublin,
as the last will and testament of her husband Mr.
hcuy WAS bOHCItOf, VINO lcIt property W the
value of thirty thousand pounds year. and per-
sonal property amounting to quarter of a million
He had illegitimate children, and near collateral
relatives but in the document propounded by his
widow all his relatives were cut off with one trivial
exception and the whole of his wealth was left to
herself The appellant was lady, the first cousin
of Mr.. Kelly, and the ground of her appeal was
that the viii established by the court below was
obtained by undue influence.
The nephew of Mrs. Kelly has been arrested as
an accomplice.
The Freeman's correspondent writes from Moate
as follows
Mrs. Kely's property of Ballinderry is situated
about one mile from the town of Moate, in the
county of Westmeath. She held 200 acres in her
possession, and the management of it was in.rust-
ed to her nephew, Mr. Geo. Strevens. Mrs. Kelly
had been residing in England since last November,
and only returned to Ballinderry about fortnight
ago, accompanied by her solicitor, Mr. Campion.
1t is stated that three four tenants had recently
been served with ejectments, on the part of the
unfortunate lady, but they were not proceeded
with. Mr.. Campion had brought down FIVE or six
stamped agreements, which the tenants were to
sign for an increased rent. This was to have been
done in the of few days, but it is said the
tenants we're satisfied with the arrangement How
ever this may be, the police have taken two Of
them into custody, and also laboring man named
Owen Waters, who was in the employment Of the
deceased, and who had been absent from work
during part Of the day on which the murder took
place"