The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-28
The Murder of Joseph Kelly.
PARTICULARS oF HIS DEATH.
THE CORONER's INQUEST.
TESTIMONY ELECTED.
A r R e s ~ S .
THE DECEASED A. , THE ACCUSED

THE DECEASED a.. , THE ACCUSED.
The particulars of the shooting of Joseph
Kelly by policeman Callahan at the Old
Market Hall on Thursday last are fresh in
the minds of our readers, for not since the
shooting of Pollard has any event created
so much excitement in the community.
On Friday evening, when our reporter
visited the wounded man, he was lying at
the house of his friend, Squire Allen, on
Cary street near Seventeenth. Though
suffering very much from the wound in the
abdomen, and occasionally giving uttcrance
to groan of pain that could not be sup
pressed, he conYerscd freely about the
manner in which he was wounded, the old
enmity between Callahan and himself
characterized the conduct of Callahan as
! cnwardly, md elno rPoko bitterly or of1cer
McCarthy's attempt to thrust bayonet
through him after! he had received the pis-
tol-shot wounds. He did not seem to antici
pate death, and expressed the hope that his
friends would see him "righted.''
HE is REMOVED TO TIE ST. CHARLES.
During that day (Friday) he several
times expressed q wish to be removed to his
room at the St. Charles Hotel, and late in
the evening his request was carefully COM
piled with. Soon after his removal very
unfavorable symptoms were discovered, and
his sufferings were evidently increased.
His flesh became cold, and clammy sweat
covered his face. 1t was then intimated to
him that he had little hope of life, and a
priest being sent for, administered to the
dying man the consultations of the Roman
Catholic faith. se... -s..-
HIS DYING DECLARATION. ~.
At midnight Mr.. James Fl. Dooley, no
tary public, was called in, and the poor
fellow, now rapidly sinking, made his dying
statement of the circumstances under which
his mortal wounds were received. The
words were spoken in voice rather feeble,
by attacks of pain and retching.
We append the declaration, with the ac-
companying certificates: :
The dying declaration Of Joseph Kelly, taken be-
st9fe re- Ja,aes s. Il 81, ,Pogas at os"ty mim"tss
Erangelist Of Iimighfy God, in TIE preSenceof
William T. Amor, John G. Mostly, and Henry W.
Mr.. Pcasley had been arrested at the market
house where the Mayors courtroom now Is. lwcnt
and tried TO get him of from his arrest by inform
Ing the officials that they had been wrongfully In
formed. did not wishto speak to Callahan, as
back into the registration hall. When got there
told him he had better leave me alone or i Would
send him to the pcnitGntiary, as ! had things on
him finer than silk. lie came to take hold of me
and to arrest me, and hallo0cd ut him five or six
times to let me alone, md TO go away from me ;
that wouldn't be arrested because had done no.
thing more than he had. and wouldn' be arrested
without n warrant have Fight to be In this sta
tion-house, US am here on business He took me
in the collar and I took hold oil him his right
hand coat-sccye; and there were two or three po-
licemen (somc say FOUR took hold of me and
showed me across the door, and policeman Nc
Carthy fell down. They showed me over on top of
Well, we scufllcd and abused each other about
there for some time, and said again ~ wnmt ,,t III
ont causc.'' He deliberately then pulled out his
pistol and shot In the belly, and cried out that
lie Shot a second time at me while was stagger-
Ing away from Che door into the staton-housc.
Immediately walked back from the station-housc,
through the hall where the registration list was
and walked from there over to DIR. Jackson Office
Whcn he shot n me he remarked LIVE got You; you
like that before. After had been shot went
into the police. court, the statton-house; l got
pistol from friend and shot twice, once at Cal
lahan and once ut Mccarthy, when Inc came to me
with his gun. JOSEPH KELLY.
city Of Richmond. to cH:
/, james II. Doolcy, notary public for the city
aforesaid, hereby certify that Joseph Kelly, whose
signature Is affixed to thc foregoing dcciaraton
made the said declaration before me, In my city
aforesaid, In the presence Of the witnesses aforc
mentioned, and whose names are hereto signed,
after having been first sworn upon the Holy Evan
gcIist of Almighty God.
TEST: W. +. KNOX,
-.. JOHN G. MoSnY,
II. ". DABSEY.
twenty minutes 10 / O'Clock, In the year OF our
Lord, Is59 Signed JAMES II. DooLEY,
Notary Public for the city of Richmond, Va.
l also certify that the erasures and alterations
to the said Joseph Kelly. whose signature above
Is affixed, and were by him caused to be made.
JAMES II. DooLEY, Notary Public.
... .aa DEATH AT LAST.
Kelly attempted to sign this declaration
while still in recumbent position, but find
ing this impossible, he requested to be
an unsteady hand, looked at it, and then
sank back upon the bed, remarking, "Wcll,
that is the worst-looking signature 1 ever
saw"
He now spoke calmly of the nearness of
death, and told his friends what disposition
should be made of his effects after the fu-
neral expenses were betrayed. A private
business conversation with two gentlemen
for whom he sent occupied n few minutes,
and then an hour or more passed, marked
only by one or two attempts at cheerful con-
versation, or directions to the attendants.
At 3 o'clock in the morning he became very
quiet, and appeared to be peacefully sleep
ing. Suddenly his eyes opened; he gave
two or three short, convulsivc gasps, and in
a second thereafter the soul of Joseph Kelly
was in the presence of the Almighty.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Early Saturday morning the news of
Keuy's decease became known on the
streets, and was received with profound
rcgret-not only by his personal friends,
but by everybody who had heard of the
received. This sentiment was universally
mixed with an Indignation intensified by
the prevailing impression that he was
martyr to the cause Of which he was known
to be an ardent supporter, and which his
alleged murderer is supposed to have be-
trayed.
THE INQUEST. ..
There was difficulty about getting a coro-
ner or jury, which seems unaccountahlc.
Magistrate after magistrate was applied to,
but something was always III the way, and
it was 4 o'clock in the afternoon be-
fore High Constable Tall arrived at the ho-
tel with Justice Mitchell and twelve men.
By this time the heat was intense, mortif-
cation had set in, and the flesh, which was
black, emitted most offensive odor.
The Jurors we're Joseph H. Painter, John
r. Faroubar, d. Bull,nan, E. A. Baurh-