The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-13
HOMICIDE AT RENO.
Reno. December II, 49,.

Sunday morning, between two and
three o'clock. in a room adjoining
the Arcade Saloon, in Reno, by a
woman known as Mollie Forshev.
Kelly lived about five minutes after
he was stabbed. Itappears that this
woman, accompanied by another
woman known as "Shoo Fly" and a
man named Edwards went into the
dining room of the eating depart
ment connected withthe saloon, and
called for supper. Kelly, who was
the cook and waiter during the night
watch. went into the room to receive
their orders when Forshey com
menced to abuse him. After some
words between them Edwards and
the other woman left tie room and
wentawav, when this woman ForsLey
stabbed Kelly and alsoleft the house.
Officers Jones and RoDb arrested
the two women and they are now in
all, but their attendant, Edwards,
has not vet been found.
There are rumOrs that the woman
Forshay Will be lynched, but it is
not probable.
Kelly was a native of Iassachu-
setts. his age about forty. formerly
lived in Sacramento had been here
here only two or three months, and
was 4 quiet, p~eaceable man. He
came to the Pacific coast when quite
Young. was for several years chief
steward on one Il the Panama steam
ers and afterwards held the same
.position in the employ of the Call
fornia Steam \ !vigation Company.
1t Is said he has 2 mother living III
Springfield. Massachusetts,.
The Coroners jury found that he
died from the effects of Il KNIFE
wound inflicted by MOllie FOrshey,
and that the wound was given intep-
tionaily.
The knife has not vet been found.
The testimony Of Albert Noun, =
boy Il years old, before the Coron-
er's jury, was substantially as fol-
lows: On Sunl lay morning, between
two and three o'clock. | was at work
in tie kitchen of the Arcade eating
stand in real Of the saloon. whom =
woman called Mollie ForsLey, an
other woman who is blind Of one
eve, and a man whose name | don't
know, came Into the dining room
back Of the eating stand and sat
down. I called Mr.. Kelly, the de-
ceased, who was in front, and he
came into the room, when Mollie
TOrshev began cursing him. He
told her to leave the house if she
could not behave herself that be
did not want her custom. He then
took the orders of the other two
and went ont and began cooking
them. In a few moments he went
back and Nellie Forshey began ours
ing him AGAIN. and he again told her
to leave. The man then got up and
told him that he need not cook their
orders. but that he would pay for
them, and he and the One-eyed wo-
man left the dining room. Mr..
Kelly, the deceased, then went to
the door by which they had left and
was closing it, when Mollie Forshey
stepped towards him, grabbed him
round his neck with her right hand
and struck him with her left. She
then said to him, You cannot put
me out of here He replied that he
did not want to put her out if she
behaved herself. She then pulled
the door open and went out. Kelly
then took the stand lamp from the
table md carriedSt out and set it on
the counter in the barroom. He
then spoke to another MAI named
W. ". Kelly and said something to
him that I did rot hear. He then
asked W. W. Kelly to take care of
him, and soon after fell to the floor.
W. W. Kelly and two other men
raised HIM and pat him in a chair,
and some bedding was then brought
out and he was laid OF it. He spoke
and called me. I asked what he
wanted but he could not answer, and
did not speak again. \ Mr.. -
then tore open his shirt and 1 saw
he was cut in the breast. In q few
minutes 1 saw DR.. Allen tying his
hands together, and Mr.. Noyes put
a Observation-Disclosures head to keep
his mouth closed. He was dead at
that time.