The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-19

STRANGE pERsIsTENcY OF A FRIEND OF THE
MURDERED MANTLE STORY or HIS WANDER
INGs AND sUFFERINos-A LONG SEARCH FL
NALLY REWARDED DESPERATE IN CUSTODY
From the Reading pal Times, May III
CARnoxDALK, Pa, May TO- 1875
Patrick Kelley, miner, formerly employed In tho
coicries at Moosic has been arrested ut Mahanoy
City, schuylkill county, and brought back to this
county TO answer for the killing OF James Conroy,
another miner, at Moosic, in January, 1874. Conroy
was shot by Kelley, who fed. man named John
Jennings, who bosom companion OF Conroy. at
once took oath that he would follow Kelley
until he captured him and handed him over
TO Justice In company with Owen McCuc, a
brothernlaw OF the murdered man. he started
in pursuit Of Kelley. He had no Glow 10 fol-
low, but search OF all tho coal fields OF this
state, occasionally hearing OF Kelley, but never being
time and returned homo. Jennings continued. how
ever hunt tor the murderer OF his friend and visited
the regions Of ohio Virginia In tho latter re-
gon he learned that man answering Kccy,s dcscrlp-
had been short time in the there but had
gone with three others. 10 work IN tho silver OF
Nevada On this slight ccw Jennings started for the
silver diggngs For months he travcrscd the mines OF
the great West, enduring much hardship suffering
but could get no trace OF tho murderer Finally
broken In heahh and almost penniicss, having spent
the earnings OF years In his rutess search Jennings
returned home about month ago. Two weeks ago.
while 10 the lower part OF this valley he told BY
relative OF kcIcy's that no might well give up the
idea oil finding Fat, AZ he sale the old country
working In mine IN England"
jennings replied that Kelley might be beyond the
reach OF the law, but That II he IN England he
lJcnnngsl would find him and nvengc with hts own
hand the murder Of his friend. He accordingly
was making arrangements TO 60 TO England. Last
week he went TO Mahanoy City to see friends.
While there he told by old named
Hughes that she believed the man no looking
Tor was working IN mine at Mahanoy. She dcs-
crbcd the TO whom she referred and tho
description exactly that Of Kelley. Jennings
resolved 70 get an oficer and visit the mine. lie ac
cordngly went 70 Shenandoah and secured The
OF Constable Malcy. Returning to Mahanoy they
awaited the changing OF the hour In tho mine when
the men from the mino In which tho
suspected working jennings de-
tccted the he had long sought In tho
very first gang. despite his grimy face Oniccr Macy
stepped up 70 Kelley, and when the latter saw Jcn-
nnss he attempted TO run, bu; stopped by tho
officer He resisted desperately but secured and
locked up IN Shenandoah. Kelley was recognized by
The officer Of gang no had arrested some time
before for some outrage Al Robnson's patch. When
arrested he had IN his three shooting
revolvers, cvcry barrel oaaed; billy sIungshot
and murderous looking dirk, the blade Of which bore
suspicious looking stains He held at Shenandoah
until the arrival OF authorities from Tins County Thus
by tho althiulncss OF jennings the memory Of his
murdered TREND one OF the desperate characters
In thc Pennsylvania coal region Is placed tho hands
Of tho law, which II 10 be hoped viii not be so tardy
10 furnishing The criminal ~ u has been indifferent In
detecting Ian.