New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-07
THE MURDER OF W. J. KELLY
NO ARRESTS YET MADE BY THE POLICE.

MADE THE AssAULT-THrIR GRUDGE AGAINST
KEELY-wHAT THE AUTOPSY SHOWS.
One acquainted with the faces of the detectives
of this city, had he passed through Fourteent1-st.
near Sixtb-ave.. yesterday would have encountered
| men detailed from the Central Office. from Captain
Williams's command and from the Ninth Precinct
They were in search of the murderer of William }.
Keely the special officer employed IN THESIS Con
cert Hall. at Sxth-ave. and Four,eenth-st' who
was assaulted early on Wednesday morning in front
OF the Hotel Espanol, opposite Haverlys Fourteenth
! Street Theatre The detectives visited THESIS
| place the Windsor Garden. KehOgs Hotel anc other
places during tine day IN search of the CUBAN OF
| Spaniarl who had committed the assault. ihey
| had ascertalnod that the man was about tuliV
years old tall aud rather slim. Win blonde mutton
| crOp Whiskers and mOustache, and that he wore
| lignt brown suit OF clothes ana i'gnt stta" MAJ
! lie stopped a litlle III BIS walk ahd cDuiq not NC
i overlooked should any of the detectives see nm.
! For some time half dozen Cubans ana Spanlards
! have been frequentng that part oi the city, lhey
were from twenty-five to thirty years old had
! nlentv az nancy appareutly. and spent II freely.
| They became well known az lhelsss and e-ew mere
| they were bois;erOus, AID often created dlsthID-
| ances Mr. Resga. the proprietor OF tie H0leI
! EspaIiol. at No llG WesJ Fourteenth-st. was so
annoyed by them that be requested the polce 10
put them down. but he was not successIu ~ M
efforts ABOUT month ago tley gll mo iIolole one
evening at lheiss, because OF teir dl,oraery con-
| duet aud they were pat out OF the house by heely
The leader OF the parry wa2 lne tali Cuoan roI
ciaIv abasIye. Kelly forced him from tLe place
| however As the Cuban vert 0ui, lac threatened to
| shoot Kelly and declared Win an oath mat he
| would " get even with him. Nothing was seen OF
the man at Theiss's after that until on Tuesday
| night. when he went there with tou3 "ther CuDans
! AMI Two women. about midnight. IheY mad just
| before hat been IN the Windsor Garden They were
in hilarious mood and were singing policeman
! called to themtO " cheese IT,, but they re-
/ pied with derisivc calls. This officer and
another then went TO them and restored order. The
men afterward went 10 Ihelsss place. where they
kaaflN ham
| to 20 away, as 1t was time Tor closing. wrangIe
! ensucd. but heely succeeded I'D eJectlng theGl.
! Koeiy bore the reputation OF beng an Impatient
| man, aud IL Is SAID by some that he was Wneces-
| sarIy severe The Two women who had gone III
| with the Cubans went out with them. There were
! LETT m the concert hail the bartender, William
Inner: the cashier George schmidt; EDWARD Ter,
| a colored man. 4 man kn Jwn as . Billy Anderson,
! Keey and young woman. age about twenty, who
/ gears the name OF May OllnOrd
k.eiy took his departure az 1880 o'clock, IN com
| pany with Anderson ald Nay Clifford. As they
reached the pavement they met Edward sounding,
| mend OF heely's. living az No. 80 Elgulh-aVe.
/ ana employed AZ No. 81 WarTen-st. keely and
Sounding walked on III advance. Inc pa ~ crossed
over ana walked ai9ng the sOuih side OF Fourteenth
| 8 toward the Windsor Garden. As they came Or
/ po,lte the hotel they nOuceG pumpcr OF men
standing steps leading TO the D@:"eI-shoP IN
the basement. Some thing was SAID III Spanish "h
neither heely nor oouhilAB uheISuoOi. cdu-''iiS
| one OF the men appruacheu heely VINO was on the
| Inside raised something that lsienej and struck
at nm. Inc blow took effect just Dcilnd ana above
! keeVs lett eye, and icned him 10 the
pavement The ught side of MS head s.rnck heaYI-
| IL uuon the walk. at the same t44ne the CuDans.
! 1--WE III number rushed upon heely and his COM
| paniOus. sounding hit one Oi tuem dow on Tue
| head breaking Ills cane. Anderson and May CHI
| lord were closed in upon" The Latter received d
| blow In the face winch, as sne SAID yesterday,
nearly broke her poor htIe pug nose. sud
/ denly as II fearing the police, the
| assaIiants turned and fastened through
None OF the as aulted party r,ahzed The serious na-
ture of the attack, ely rose al once 10 MS eei
! aud Was helped INTO the Windsor Garden. No one
LII the Hotel EspanOI heard any sound, although the
night Waterman was IN the rcdun5- room, aud MOI
a policeman Was aware OF the attack. Inc IoH
persons went 10 the ~ IndsOr Oarden and knocked
| Ior ADM lance as the resort Tas closed EDWARD
| Gomez, the proprietor. admitted them, procured
! cObwebs which ne applied 20 heeiy wound anu
| her4o MAY IlIiiord Dauddgo the wounded man
| head. Kelly had been httle ddzcd, Dut graz
uaily came to himself ana made hght of his wound
| He ASKED those present join hun
IN dIlnA7. neinS ~ keeIv 3" said
| =, Tho bjg tall one: the 1 put out tonight
oud ahoui a month ago. III get even with him ell
| lie was positive in his statement Mr. COuee ana
| schmidt aud ltuntel, VINO MAJ gone 10 the garden
on nearing OF the assault on het4A, agreed on thl,
| na,,t Yesterday May CLAOrd and Anderson were
eoraliv usItIVe thai the tall cuban, Who bad been
~ Ieider of the disturbances AT Ihelsss, the
/ man n, 40 attacked keely. Inc latter could tel
| motulug o. the nature Of the ID, rdmeht which
wodnded hin. tie thought u mdsI nave Deen u boz
! tie a. also did sounding o
| unil 30 a. H. lie chen went home saying lac
would be all night On tne next day
! schmidt and Hunter went with MN, and let
! hitn apparently AL gnt al ms nome, No. ZJ3
| Wrsf Ihirty-nnth-st. at 3:4j. heeiy told his
-, ~. I'M. storv Of the attack Oh him. Iteratci his
| statement That 1t tine TAIL cuban VINO had mt
| INN ana said he would YET De square win him.
lie was restless TN ii aOOus q .. l' hen he "eni 10
sleep. He snOred heavily, ahu dd HOt "''keh again
iiI lint , Coroner Raefe made an autopsy at the
! house Yesterday afternoon. lie found ragged cut
one and hall inches long behind anu above the lcit
/ e,. and OF an L-suape. Dr. kaeiie SAID tina, no
! knife or dagger could nave made II. lie Thought
| n vas MADE probably by a bottle, either a
| SIMON bottle or sOd3-Water bottle. Below
tG external wound, fracture Of the skull was dis
covered, three inches long. o knife or sharp IN
strument could have made that trac ure SAID Dr.
HgeNa In the rlght side Of the Drsin large OOa-
| clot was found ms was caused by the right side
OF the head striking the pavement. 1t was the
! blooa-clot that caused keely's heSyy breathing
when lac went tc sleep. " lie was dying then, poor
fellow the doctor remarked he funeral will be
| he'd tomorrow at T.. H., and the body viii De
| buried IN Calvary Cemetery.
Tie poiice determined in their own minds
Yesterday that the tall CUBAN was the
| selves 10 prevent his escape. All vessels
| bound for Cuban ports were watched, and
| other possbl means OF escape rom the cry Were
| guarded against I'VE snan have our man, thlnk,
| belora Tomorrow night" said one OF the most
| skIItul of the detectives. Inspector ByInes was
retIcent in regard the Acting Captain vi
| son of the Ninth Precinct, was very hopeful OF
speedy capture. lie had found that about all the
lrequen ers of drinking places III the vicinity oil
| Sxth-aye and FOurteentn-SJ, anu all the barttnd-
ers and PROJECTORS, had obs rived the Spanlards,
and that ueaIly all Coz identity them at sisht.
sounding Hunter, schmidt, May clifford ana An
deTsOn knew them ali by ssuty anu are Ieauy 10
identify chem. As lar could be learned, 40 one
knew the names OF any Of the ruffians Young he
hoe the : II OF the proprietor OF hehoes ioel,
fonnd some fragments vi glass IN front OF the Hotel
E,paIol Yesterday morning, ana sald tlcy were
fragments of a soua-water or slphon bottle.
THE SCIOTO DISASTER.