Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-03
a CLEVER wOMAN's CRIMES.
Revelations That Came of the Double
Tragedy in West Twenty-secOnd Street
Who is Mr.. Kelley?

Revelations That Came of the Double
Tragedy in West Twenty-second Street
Who is Mr.. Kelley?
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The bodies of Horace Sheppard and his
supposed wife. otherwise Mrs. Kelley.
who We're found dead in bed, with a bull
let wound through the head of each, in
room in West Twenty-secOnd street, on
Monday morning, lay almost side by side
in Clark's undertaking establishment.
in West Twenty-third street, yesterday.
The children of Mrs. Kelley, or Mrs.
NOullaire, for the latter was her first
married name, went early to view the re-
mains OF their mother. Alfonso. the
younger son, had on the previous night
prepared his elder brother, Belmont. who
Is thirty years old. for the news of
the tragedy. He had first informed him
that their mother was seriously in
jured, and subsequently, by the adj
vi Of Coroner Martin, told him the
whole truth. Belmont nearly tainted, and
seemed to be more intensely affected than
even his brother was when the HerdM re-
porter gave the latter the sad intelligence.
The daughters -Elmia and EnOla-Were
at the undertakers with their brothers.
When Mr.. Clark removed the lid from
the coffin and they gathered around
to see the dead form of
grief was heartrending. The face of the
dead woman had been washed and it bore
a peaceful expression, The features were
those Of an elderly, mOtherly woman, and
in death had nothing to indicate the real
character of their pOssessOr. One by one
her children kissed the face.
Mrs. y. {. Noullaire's tragic death was
the means of unfghling the story of her re
markable life. 50 lived i'm this city as
Mrs. Kelley, she died as Mrs. Shephard;
but when it was known that she was
really Mrs. NOullaire. the wife of once
well known lawyer in st. Louis, Missouri,
there were many persons able to tell
the circumstances of her career. Years
ago she had become notorious i'm st.
Louis through chan ge Ofmurder, through
her 0lH0UFS and bV her divorce from her
honorable and estimable husband. Her
sons married here. and il was from their
relatives as well as from others, that the
reporter learned the true story o, her life.
She was born in France more than ~
years ago, Of parents in atlluent cir
cUmstances. Her mother is still living,
not in san Francisco. as Alfonso errO-
neouslV stated on Monday i'm his excite
ment, but in Illinois, where she has
means to support her. She is expected
here to-day or early tomorrow morning.
Mrs NOullaire had been well educated,
and was possessed OF more than average
intelligence.
None of Mrs. NOullaire's relatives by
marriage could believe that she was really
the wife of Mr.. John Kelley, whose name
she bore in this city. 1t was in the South
that Mr.. Kelley had first met her. He was
attracted to her, as others had been. by
the syren arts she possessed. They had
one child. Il boy. who is now six years
old. and who had lived with
his mother. Mr.. Kelley is con-
H..
pany. and passes most of his time in Sa-
vannah. He is about forty-tive years of
age, tall and stout, very fair, and wears
a mOustaChe. 4 little while ago his
mother and sister were living together
in West Twenty-secOnd street, but are
said 10 be now in the South. Mr. Kelley,
a husband and father, maintained liber-
ally Mrs. NOullaire or Mrs. Kelley and
their child.
How young Sheppard first made the
acquaintance of their mother the children
didnOt know. tits supposed the acqUaint-
ance was made in one of the WAYS so COM
mon i'm biz cities. At any rate he had
visited the house in West Fifteenth street
several times. but nothing was observable
in the intercourse between the middle
aged woman and the young man of - to
show that there was any other feel
inc present than that of friend
ship. Still Horace Sheppard did not seem
To be a fayOrite with the young NOullaires.
Mrs. NOullaiFe was in the habit of
of making trips to the country, some
times alone and sometimes with her
daughters. Not long ago she and the
girls had been together at Asbury Park.
Alfonso. who lived with her, and his
sisters were accustomed to seeing their
mother 20 for DAYS and weeks together
presumably to the country. 1t is now as
certained that those days and weeks were
passed with young Sheppard, and from
the 25th of MAY at the house in West
Twenty-secOnd street, where they came
to their deaths.
Whether she really loved the young
man. or whether she thought his position
was better than il was, and as a design
ing woman, wished to make the most of
him financially, is but matter of con-
lecture with her relatives. They have no
grounds for believing that she was mar
ried to him.
\ professional gentleman, we'll known
in this city and in st. Louis, gave to the
reporter a sketch Of Mrs. NOuilaire's life
in this country. He said her husband.
Seymour NOullalre, was born IN Guade-
loupe, one of the West India islands,
in which there is a large French
colony. He was bred to the law,
and practiced in st. Louis, where his
name is still remembered as a distin-
guished lawyer. He there became prose-
cutting attorney. Few men," said the
reporters informant. ''stOOd in higher re-
pute in st. Louis than he. He was a
strictly conscientious attorney, some
thing which we do not often find. He was
twice married. In regard to his first wife
whom you speak of as Mrs. Kelley or
Sheppard, | knew she had the reputation
of beng woman of bad character. Mr..
YOullaire had always treated her very
kindly and they had four or five children.
One Of them, a girl, Is now in convent
in the West,
They had been married for about nine
years when she drew into her tolls
Young man connected with one of the
newspapers. His name, l think, was Ruth.
1t was said that Ruth tried TO kill Mr..
VOullaiFe, but failed, and was himself
nearly killed AS far as | recOllect l do
not believe Ruth was injured al all. The
affair created a great sensation in st.
Louis, and the public were entirely on the
side Of Mr.. NOullaire. lie obtained dl-
YOrce and the custody of his children,
'When the first Mrs. NOullaire was di-
vOrced she married Ruth and went with
( him 10 kansas, Somehow she managed
TO take her children with her. In the
town of Lawrence, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Ruth went TO live, was a well known
physician who caused her to cool to-
ward her second husband and
won her affections. such as they were.
Ruth died suddenly and under sus-
DiciOus circumstances, and there was
ar0Od reason for believing that the
physician had murdered him, and
that Mrs. Ruth had had hand in it.
'sMrs. Ruth passed year in prison, but
was not brought to trial. Meanwhile her
children were again taken possession Of
bv Mr.. Vouiiaire. who brought them to
st. Louis. When Mrs. Ruth was liberated
she LEFT Kansas, and had-seveFal other ad-
ventures ia other States. | heard that IN
some Southern cities she had turned her
musical talents to account and had been
On ti.e stage, but Of this / am not sure.
She certainly VAS a very remarkable
woman
Mrs. 5. L. Peterson, Wadley, Ga, says:
''Dr. II. L. Battle prescribed Browns Iron
Bitters for nv dEspepsia. Two bottles