New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-11
4 STRANGE CASE IN IRELAND.
Correspondence Of The N Y. Tribune.

CCTIenCrutGce 81 The n. \, Tribune.
DUBLIN, Dec. % 1857.
In looking back on the year now about TO close, we
have not TO record such mercantile disaster as Britain
and America deplore-eyen making due allowance for
the disproporion in our commercial opportunities
with the allowance to the extent of popu-
ation have the annals of our public prints and Court.
Of Justice registered proportion of crimes equal in
amount and arocity yet have We to regret not few,
most of them resulting from now happily, pass
ing away the priscr restgio traudis-aud among the
most notable enc that has given rise to trial that has
been occupying the Courts this week and last which
may be regarded as the romance Of crime outdOne by
the reality.
Some wears ago there lived in Merton square
attorney named Kelly, who amassed large fortune,
partly consisting of none in bank and partly OF money
lent or invested in railway shares or in the purchase
Of land in his native county, RoscommOn. lie lived
rather peiuriousy, and was not much noted for reh-
erosy 10 his poor relations Yet were there indul-
gences 10 which he was addicted; and IN enjoying
these there was house he used 10 frequent in Dem
lille street very conveniently situated that he could
pass into il from The rear ui his own mansion.
in one of these visits he met very beautiful fa>ci
mating young lady, native oi hent III England; aud,
TO save himself the trouble OF leaving ms own house
IN future he brought her home with him. She
tinued TO live with him; and when about 10 die, he
made her his wife and helrcss Of all his property.
His relai ions disputed the viii, aud the suit made
siderable noise at the time; but they unsuccess-
ful, and Mrs. Nelly was put in undisputed possession
OF all the property.
4 Mr.. ChristOphcr Cmmpon, solicitor, conducted
the case 10 lis successful issue or Mrs Kelly. She
was not ungrateiu The lntimacieS of business
succeeded by still closer relationships and when she
went 10 reside on her estate of BandcTry he gaveup
hi. Dublin business and resided with her dc her friend
and confidential adviser.
But Mrs Kelly not unmndful of her English
relatives. She brought two ntpilCWS, CtOfEe
and THOMAS. >tr,vcns, whom she employed IN the
management of her estates and II seems she was bot
Ihoera 10 other relatives who continued 10 reside n
England Some time after fixing her residence at Bal
nhderry she made will. leaving 10 these nephcws
t"'h an estate with large sum of money. Placed
IE circumstance more favorable 10 youthful ioihes
man they had been accustomed TO- ike too many
others they avRiled themselves of them. The aunt
vas o'Sl"aSed, and the will was Cancelled, and an
olhe' substituted, drawn up by campon-bctwecn
whom ana Ueofge Strevens. in particular cnnity, the
I'e VI INaly lvl The greater share of the property
Oh Mrs, Nelly had al along prevaIlod-hy which the
ballnderry estate, formerly bequeatbed to George
SreNens, with sum OF =. 500 was transferred 10
tamplon himself. The aunt had now become peru
nous and was persuaded, from George ,,ines ON
mat tampon would make better Use OF y and ,hst
smaller property would be better for Ceor,, him.
self as anording less scope for his dssonte nroAcay.
and II is bat N accordance with the his,1ry al ncb
characters that tamp"ns Influence increased with
Mrs. Kelly increasing years. At least su,b vs. ,be
experience OF Horace and Juvenai ia an, ent tin,s
In August 1856 Mrs. Key was murdered ia
the eut with old Kelly relations the murder c-asted
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