New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-26
This is shamefully violent.
A DREADFUL MURDER.

Accounts reached Dublin on the 9th inst. OF the
murder of Mrs Sarah Kelly, at Balindeiry, near
Moate, County of Ne-tmeath, at O'Clock on the
preceding evening So far as We have yet sscertsned
the disboical deed was not prompted by the incits-
ments to murder which bad been usual In the rural
districts of Ireland. The hspless woman was, &c ord
ing to of the accounts that have 50 far reached
us a person who gave her tensntry serious II any,
ground at all for complaint She gave good deal Of
employ yment to the neighboring poor; ana even the
children of the locality were enabled, through bet
iudcious outlay in this way, TO contribute TO the
maintenance OF the poor peasants household
The following particulars are gwen by correspon-
dent of Saunders ps-Letfer, who agrees with the
above opinion that the murder was not an agrarisn
crime IL not thought that the horrible crime was
the result Of any agranaD conspiracy. The name of
Mis- Kelly has long been before the public IN cOnnec
on with the will of her husband who left her property
Which at the time of his death, amounted to I'll 900
a-year and upward of 1900, 900 in ready money
available surtties The will disputed by the next
Of kin, and after great litigation, IN the beginning ad
v, to the wife, her tie established. She had
& some years resided each at handsome seat
not far from Brighton, having her Dublin houe IN Up
per Baggot street, aso property which was occa-
rionally visited in BallndeIp, ia the county West-
mt ath, the post town Of which In Moate. With
her great wealth she lived in very quiet manner,
ard in pecuniary matters, well ~ IN the general az
fairs of fe she displayed considerable Intelligence aud
sagacity Mn. Kelly let Dublin very recently for
Ballndeny, whore she purposed building new and
handsome mansion, and Monday last, before dinner
walked about the grounds in company with profess
sional gentleman who visit. After their re-
turn 10 the house il ia IL stated that she walked out
again with r. lative, and after some time shot was
heard which at the moment created no uneasness.
However, in a short time her companion returned and
stated that Mr.. Kelly had been brually murdered.
That as they were passing close o ditch, Two men.
dressed in female attire and with Grape wells drawn
their faces, jumped out and warned him 10 stand
asde-that shot then fired, which took effect on
the lady, and that when the assasriDs went off, he at
flew and gave the alarm. The domestic, went At
once TO the spot and he unfortunate NTs. Kelly was
found lying dtad the he ad presenting fearful SPeeta-
Gle"
The estate of Balir derry, where the murder took
place, contains nearly 800 acres; Mrs. Kelly had
been engaged in draining AMI improving It. There Is
little eX6ggeraion to the extent OF the property OBJ
taned by the deceased under the will Of her husband,
Edmond Kelly, esq, Of lockwood, which had been the
subject of such pIotracted litigation in the cause VI
Kelly e. Tbewes, in the pre'ogatye Court and tho
Court Of Delegates. Besides landed estates to tho
value Of between 1900 and Ee,OOO year, Mrs.
Kelly obtained nearly 1880 900 in funded property.
In the case in which she bad been proseeuriX n few
years since, she stated to have paid tJO, 600 br
iLvtstment in share property, which sum eventually
she Ort But her chattel property must st have been
upward Of 1900 0OO Sic had lent El1i,O0 10 the
Midland Great Western Railway Company, for which
she held mortgage the Royal Canal, the property
Cf that Company, for which she has been receiving
LeaIly II 600 per annum.
Mrs. Kelly, about a year since, made will. which
deposited for safe keeping at the bank Messrs-
LatOuch s. Co, Whsre 1t now remains.
an inquest was held on the mutis,ed REMAINS Ihe
verdict was WLi1 murder.
A professional man who had been discharged, as
there was the slightest ground Of suspicion against
HIN. Another iLcvidual, relative Of MIS- Kelly,
has yet been Discharged and three persons Of tho
peasant class in custody.
The following version Of the particulars s from a
Dublin paper:
The deceased was the heroine Of one Of the Causes
CEebres OF Ireland the story Of which may be briefly
told az folows: The Irish Court Of Delegates gave
judgment Saturday, Jan. II, 1881, IN the case of
TheBlts sgt. Kelly, which was appeal from SEN
tence of the Iisb Prerogatye Court stablshing the
vsldity Of an instrument propounded by Mary Kelly,
the widow of Mr. Edmund Kelly, formerly of MerrlOn
square Dublin, the last will and Testament Of her
LusbaDd. hr. Kelly was solicitor who left real
prop ery 20 the value Of t3 900 year and penonal
property amounting 70 aquarter Of mI.lon. He bad
eeitInate Children and collateral relatives but
in the document propouDded by his widow oil BIZ reh-
tives cut off with trivial exception and the
whole II biz wealth left to herself The appellant
wa lady the frst cousin of Mr. Kelly, and the
ground Of her appeal wa that the ALL established by
the Court below Obtaioed BY undue influence.
Mr.. Kelly seems to have been OF doubtiEi
course Of life la her earlier days, but she was G.
woman Of extraordinary faseiDatlOns; her case as-
tUued the fact Of marriage between her ana
Mr. Kelly e. long ago az ls2l, bat seems tksl she
was married again many yesrs sh.r, auG thence =
forv ard passed the testAtCrs undoubted wls bee
ipfrepee was unbounded; and II seems TO have es/I
exercised IN the manner Of mental oonpulssoo, 10
bryg about lgements whereby the tests,s1 de-
ur.yed himself Of any further testamentary oonty o
over bic property after the disposition vi II - fsy' Of
Mrs. Kelly had once been made La The course u the
PROCEEDINGS to JEset the viii. Mr.. halonp took a
course which the count oescrheJ a. sboiD nsble in
rerpect u certain leters de.eosng ra dulent COM
| pa:. between Mseps aad M. ksD.f made s9ma