The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-09-04
EELLY'S +" CONFESSION. !"
One Of the Convicted Mufdefers
Of Officer Joe Glenn
TELLS A DETAILED STORY
or n Crime Committed by Him in
Pennsylvania on thc Night Glenn
was Killed Hcre-A Tale Which.
IL True, Can be Proven.

now Ill Jul ueIc uNdhus tAHhPOA S1tOA
to MoundsviIle to begin n life sentence
in the penitentiary for the murder OF
Policeman Joe Glenn in this city last
January, recently wrote to his mother,
who lives in Rochester, saying he would
like to havc an interview with Detective
Lazarus, OF that place; and one day last
week the detective came here and had
talk with Kelly, and after returning to
Rochester expressed the opinion that
there would not be much difficulty in
securing Kelly's pardon in view of GER
tain statements made by the latter to
to the detective.
The confession" Of Kelly, as he him
self calls it, has been in possession of an
ISrELLIdENcER reporter for a week. 1t
has been held thus long for the purpose
OF verifying certain statements it con-
tains. 1t does not differ in the main
from the sworn statement made by KEEL
" on the stand at his trial, except that it
goes into details in reference TO a crime
committed by Kelly, as he says, on the
night Glenn was killed.
Harry Christie, the man convicted
with Kelly OF the murder OF Glenn, also
has written statement to which he de-
sires to make oath before he allows it to
be printed. 1t does not differ from his
testimony except that it goes into detail.
The men maintain their innocence OF
all connection with the killing OF Glenn,
and desire to have their case reopened.
Said Christie recently to an lNTELLI-
GENCER reporter:
ave have no money to carry on any
further defense Of the case. Our law
yers proposed to take the case up TO the
Supreme Court OF Appeals on techni-
cality, alleging that the crime was not
properly murder in the first degree.
That don't suit us. II we killed Glenn
it was murder In the first degree. We
claim we are innocent, and that the tes-
timony that convicted lis was perjured,
or at least doctorCd, to get the big re-
ward"
The prisoners are now in Jail here
waiting the expiration OF stay OF exc
cution OF their sentence, which was
granted by Judge Jacob to enable an
appeal to be taken. II no steps are
taken before next Monday they will be
taken to the penitentiary to commence
their term.
Kelly's statement commences wit. the
seventh OF January, week before
Glenn was killed here. He says on the
seventh he left Washington, Pa, and he
follows his movements with minute de-
tail, giving circumstances which II true
certainly could be established. Hewent
to Monongahela City, he says, on Satur-
day, the Eth, and went to Mr.. Conlin's
brick yard, where he remained until the
following Saturday, January II, on the
night oil which day Glenn was killed
here. Tint day he spent at the brick
yard. Mr.. ConliR fixed things up for
Sunday, and about 5 p. III. left the yard
for home.
1t will be remembered that on the
trial here Mr.. Conlin said Kelly could
not have left the brickyard that Satur-
day night and returned by morning;
yet Kelly says he did do that. His own
written statement is rs follows:
"0n Saturday, January II, Mr.. Con-
lin attended to his work as usual, fixing
things up for Sunday. He left the yard
as usual about 3 p. M, aud also left
about 6 or p. M, going up the river
TO u small town about twelve miles by
the river, but went by another route,
going over hills, which made it great
deal shorter, and also went horseback.
II was my intention when | left Monon-
gahela City land which came very near
being a successful intentionl to commit
burglary. After coming near the town
| tied the horses and walked the
rest Of the way on foot. After getting
into the town went down TO
the depot and lounged around there for
an hour or so longer. While there l
talked to couple of young men and
they inquired where | was going.
told them to Pittsburgh. While there
the passenger train came up from Pitts
burgh and on il came some blow pipes
that they use in glass houses, which !
examined with them, and / also told
them ] worked In glass house. also
had some conversation with young
man employed in the store. And while
talking to him freight came past on
which he ran out and jumped on, riding
up n short distance, and then came
back. About 0 went over 10 the store
and got some matches. When ! was in
the store there was man and woman
there. got what | wanted and then
went over to the depot. While there |
saw the proprietor come out to the front
OF the store and look around. | stood
under the water tank. After going back
into the store, he proceeded TO close up
and blur ont the lights, excepting one,
which he turned down low.
CATER carrying in the articles from
the front OF the store he came out and
locked the front door, and went away in
the direction OF the river, carrying
lantern in his hand. This was about
$3.50 or l0p, IN.
cater he had been gone about half
hour, | entered the store by window
facing the depot. After getting in, ]
collected lot OF cutlery, which l put
in my oYercoat pockets. When this
was done took both OF my boots of,
placing them on the counter,
"After this, proceeded to sort a lot OF
and while we were doing this
some man came upto the front OF the
store and looked in. Seeing us, he be-
gan to cry Murder, 'Burglarsv
Thieves!
"When he done this we jumped out
OF the window we had come in at, and
ran in the direction that our horses
were. We mounted and put them under
whip, started for Monongahela City.
We both left our coats, losing overCoat
and undercoat, and my partner his coat
and vest. After we got in town We put
the horses back and went back to the
brick yard, and we were there when Mr..
Conlin came down TO the brick yard the
next day. That Sunday one Of his boys
asked me what / had done with my |
overcoat, and 4 told him had given it
away"
Tie details Kelly gives here seem TO
be very fine for one who was not pres
ent TO give. II true, they can certainly
be verified. II false, that can us easily
be shown.
In concluding his statement he makes
llia ANIMAL