The New York herald., 1870-11-22
4 LEXINGTON AVENUE LOAFER.

The Burglary of Mr.. Peck's Residcnce-The
Wrong Man Arrested-The Criminal Son
OF keIIy-How IL Discarded Son Disgraced
His Family.
The report published in Sundays HERALD OF the
commttal OF Mr.. James Kelly, Sr, OF Lexington ave-
nue., on charge OF robbery, has caused good deal
OF comment up town circles. Since the
arrest OF Mr.. Kelly detectives Hamilton ana Levins,
OF the Nineteenth precinct. have been working up
the with the most satisfactory results These
Investigations prove that the arrest Of Mr. Kelly Sr,
though partly justified at the time by surround
ing circumstances, was somewhat has.y and
nnwarrantable 10 is now shown that his son, John
Kelly, is The guilty party, and that his father, whose
name has thus peen exposed TO public eyes as that
Of a criminal through the acts OF an ungovernable
son. is probably entirely blameless.
YOUNG KELLY
Is notof1ousiy bad character, OF which fact the
police have been fully aware Tor a long time past.
lie was not, however, arrested instead OF or with
his father for the very reason that his whereabouts
Just then was not known. The detectives
above MENTIONED were not long IN ignorance sIMs
arrested him the attic OF the premises
No. A. avenue r. where he lived In wretched pow
erty with girl named Julia Burns as his mistress.
Tne two bnding themselves thus .'corneredn owned
up to everything, and young Kelly made clean
breast Q. all tnai he had been guilty Of including
"a
which his father had been arrested. ..a.---.
THE CRIMINALS CONFESSION.
The prisoner, on being taken to the Nineteenth
precinct station house. stated that he was driven
from home by his father. who never gave him any
money to spend ln The month OF July last, little
day he returned home, but his father
was so angry with him that he was
compelled to ny 10 the roof OF the house TO escape
his anger. Finding the scuttle OF MIR. Peck's house
partly opened he forced himself through and en-
iered the house. 1t was then he conceived the
that he could conveniently remove from time
10 time. Some OF the articles be concealed
IN his fathers house without the knowledge OF any
person therein thinking taat ns might get chance
shop. These were the articles found by Captain
Gunner IN Mr.. Kely's house, and for which the lat
ter gentleman was arrested. Or course he will now
be honorably discharged.
DIsPOSING OF TIRE sP0lLs.
Ia Kellys possession were found pawn tickets with
out number showing now and where the stole prop
erty at least the greatest portonof IT, had been
disposed OF. simpson had large share OF IL and a
for the sale and purchase OF second hand dry
goods az 10 Baxter street, had also her share OF
them. To show with what recklessness the fellow
disposed OF his llgotten gains II is only necessary
10 state that he sold this woman q dress belong ING
10 Mrs. Peck, which cost $I70, for something less
Than four dollars, while he sold shawl which cost
about 800 for TWO dollars To "pap' OF his mis-
tress, Nelly Decker, he made present OF several
articles OF considerable value which were recovered
by the police at No. 81 Mulberry street, where
the girl herself was taken INTO custody Julia Burns
was also arrested, and together with yonng Kelly
and the girl Decker, was taken yesterday before JUS
lice Coulter, at the Yorkve Police Court, who re-
manded them back TO the station house until all the
evidence that IT is possible to collect shall be brought
against them. Search warrants for the discovery o
the property issued ana by this afternoon the
case VIII be ready Tor trial.