The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-16
PURSUIT OF A MURDERER.

STRANGE PERsIsTENcy OF FRIEND OF THE
MURDERED MANTLE STORY OF HIS WAN
pKRINGs AND sUPFxRINGs--A LONG SEARCH
FINALLY REWARDED DESPERATE IN Gus
toby.
CARuoSDALR. Pa, May Is, 1875
Patrick Kelley, q minor formerly employed in the
collicrcs at Moosic. has been arrested at Mahanoy
City. Schuylk county, and brought back to thus
county 60 answer tor the killing OF James Conroy,
another miner, at Moosic, IN January, 1874 Conroy
was shot by Kelley vino dod. A named John
Jennings, who WAS tho bosom companion OF
Conroy. AT took an oath that he
would follow Kelley until he captured him
and handed him over to justice. In company
with Owen McCue, a brotdcrtn-lsw Of the murdered
man, he started in pursuit OF Kelley. He had no ciew
10 follow, but made search OF all the coal fields OF
this State occasionally hearing OF Kelley but never
beng able to meet him. McCuc got discouraged IN a
short time and returned homo Jennings continued,
however hunt for the murderer Of his friend and
visited the coal regions OF OHIO and Virginia In the
latter region he learned that answering Kclcys
description had been short time the there
but had gone, with thrco Others work IN the silver
mines Of Nevada On
rHrs SLIGHT cLRw
Jennings started tor the silver diggings For months
he lruyersed the mines OF the great West endnrny
much hardship and SUFFERING but could get no trace OF
the murderer. Finally, broken IN health and almost
fruticss search, Jennings returned homo about a
month ago Two weeks ago. while the lower part Of
this valley. no told by relative of Kecys that no
"might as vol give up the idea OF finding Pat as he
was safe IN the old country, working In a mine In
England"
jennings replied that Kelley might be beyond tho
reach OF the law but that II he England he lJcn
ninssj would lind him and
AvRSGk WITH mASp
the murder Of hts friend. Ho accordingly making
arrangements To go to England Last week he went to
Mahanoy CITY 10 see SOME friends While there he
told BY M OLD named Hughes that she be-
hcved the man he looking for was working IN a
mine a. Mahanoy. She described the person to whom
she referred and tho description exactly that
Of Kelley jennings resolved TO get officer and visit
tho mine He accordingly went 10 shenandoah and
secured the services OF Constable Maiey Returning
Mahanoy they awaited the changing OF the hour III tho
minc. When the men came from the mine which
the suspected man was working Jennings
pKTkcrEr TnK NAN
he had SO long sought IN the very srst gang, despite
his grimy face onicer Mxiey stepped up 10 Kelley
and when the latter saw Jennings no attempted 10
run, but was stopped by The officer lie resisted
desperately, but was secured and locked up
In shenandoah Kelley recognized BY
the officer one OF gang he had arrested
time before for some outrage at Robinson's
patch. When arrested he had his POSSESSION
seven shooting revolvcrs every barrel loaded billy
aud . sung shot and murdcrous looking dirk tho
blade OF which bore SUSPICIOUS looking stains lie
from this county Thus, by the faithulncss or Jen.
nings 10 the memory OF HIS murdered trend. Of
the most desperate characters IN the Pennsylvania
coal region placed In the hands Of the law which
Is 10 be hoped will not be tardy punishing the
criminal has been Indifferent IN detecting him