The New York herald., 1878-08-17
RELEASE OF A FENIAN.

ROBERT KELLY RELEASED TO D1E-A BROKEN
AND SHATTERED MAN-ExAMINArIoN By
PHYSICIAN
[From the Dublin Freeman's Journal. August
Ou Saturday morning. at about eleven O'Clock. o2p-
tain Barlow, tho Governor; Mr. HacketL and Chief
Warder Murphy went TO KeIy's bedside In The model
..hospitaL" Captain Barlow acted rs spokesman,
and said :-"Kelly have como TO you with news that
will be altogether unpleasant news aud hope
you will hear IL without allowing your excitement
10 get tho botter OF you. l have brought you
tho FREQ pardou Of His Grace tue Dukc Of MARI
borough the usual conditions oil hcxet-of-leavs"
The news like thundcrbolt upon the prisoner,
Who aitor recovering himself said that no would not
accept u pardon on sucn condt'ons He added That
IRON what prisoners told him OF tickct-oi-leavc he
would always feel as though he dragged u long
chain abou. with him through life, which any police
man might trampie at pleasure TO drag him back
ucain TO penal serv,tudc. Captain Barlow pointed
out that the conditions OF tho Iicket-oloave were
" u large extent mere iormaitcs, and added that
on the conditions mentioned only could he be
freed. Kelly readily consented, and alter at
tir,ng himself in some civilians clothes which
wero brought TO him he was conducted to
tho Photographic gallery, whore no was photo
graphed. somo Of tho officials asked him II he would
desire 10 DO driven to any hospital, but Kclly's own
request was ior mo csCort OF ih eau "hHo
he drove home, as ho feared no might faint The
sum OF f7 4s. Sd. tncn given 10 hiu-the amo ont
of hs earnings during the long pcriod Of his incarcc
ration. Hc had commenced on the modest income VI
ono ponny per week, or a. od per nnnum. anu ny
eoo, conduct has increased tins stipend trioid. We
viii not attempt describe the scene Oi JOY which
plaade ned Kelly Is humble homo when he arrived Tho
meeting almost too much Tor Kelly.
rnK AN UTrER WRECK
In tho afternoon, by tho direction OF some friends,
the freed submitted 10 ON examination ut The
hands uf DR.. Joseph Kenny, Gsruiner street Dr..
Kenny found the patient almost iaint with weakness
tho hearts action was poor ahd thready registering
aud the 1esn was limp and libby. ho IL badly af-
iected with angina severe spasms, and his diges-
i've system is completely uisorganzcu. so lar as
necessarily bsict examination enabled Dr. Kenny 10
Of the prisoners system is grcatiy shattered.
Key has no appetite, ana at ton O'Clock
saturday evening ho bad only 'aken
halt slice OF dry toast soaked ,n
a cup OF tea slncc tho previous Thursday evening
very small quantity OF hqud, especially Droin Cr
mik, causes paiuiui exclusion OF tho stomach aud
his heaviest meal Of late has been about hail oil
small spring chicken. In SPIKE though weak and IN
Hospital, not one drop OF stimuaot ever passed MS
lips. Almost all Of his teotb have dropped out, aud
| those that remain arc useless ior the purpose of
properly masticatng his fVod. Dr. Kenny pre-
scrbcd Tor tho patient, whose extreme debility con-
sututcs a very serious illness. 10 mend at all lie
will require absolute rest, and any exctement Will be
| NJ T., who 10 AT present In Loudon, will make fuH
| examination OF Kelly.
THANKS TO BESKFAcToa
| Last evening Kelly forwarded tue following telc-
| liberated on saturday, extremely weak now send
| you ten tnogsaDu thanks Wnen able viii more iuly
| convoy my gratitude TO you"
| We are informed mat . meeting oi somo VI those