The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-23
x~ELIEY's


He said: ~ shot Cots, but didn't have
my finger on the trigger when my revol,
yer went of, and l didn't know l had
killed him. He was o bad man, and
have proof 10 show that he was intimate
with my wife, and could you blame me Z
| have warned her timO after time NOT
To have anything 10 do with him, OF
even speak to him, but this didn't do
any good. This morning she said she
would 60 out with him tonight and
make Eve dollars, and didn't care what
people said about her. Idon't drink,
always tried to provide for my family,
have been good to her and tile little
girls and did all l could To make them
happy, but what good has 1t done? !
have a letter In my possession which
will tell what Is what. Once when Cots
was in my house Lizzie (Kelley's wife,
knew was watching and sent him out
Of the back door. I'll get out all right II
l have a fair trial. Tonight he had his
arm around her neck and when | slip.
ped up on them l said to him, You s.
Of q b., now I've caught you Dick
started at me then. He grabbed me by
the neck and struck me, then started ofl
when ! followed and hit him acorker in
the breast. He raised his right hand
and /, thinking he had q revolver in 1t,
drew mine and intended to hit him on
the head with il and knock him down,
/ didn't intend to shoot him, but In
striking at me he hit the revolver with
his fist and 1t went OF. He then said
damn you,' or something else, and
struck at me again. / didn't know !
had shot him till he fell. l was scared
then and started for the lookup. Idon'l
know what became OF Lizzie and Ella
While interviewing Kelley, Mrs. Kel.
ley and the two children entered the
jail. Mrs. Kelley was the first TO speak,
She said to her husband, "You are q
pretty fellow for causing all this trouble
amt you? l wouldn't have gone out
this evening had I known this would
have happensd, Whatdid you shoot him
for2" The reporter asked Mrs. Kelley
not to soold her husband, saying he had
had enough trouble, to which she re.
piled that she couldn't help 1t. Kelley
blamed her, used Cots name quite fire.:
quently and made the accusations refer
red TO In his statement and others, and
the two passed some harsh words.
Kelley finally called her to one side and
talked 10 her In q low tone.
Yesterday Mrs. Kelley was interview
ed at her home on Carlyle street. Her
statement regarding the shooting corrob.
crates Kelley's. She knows Cots struck
the first blow and says she could hear
tho ticks passing between them dis
tinctly. She regretted that Kelley had
Killed Cots; didn't know what would
become Of her and the children II he
went TO the penitentiary; knew her
husband carried a revolver; didn't want
him'to carry II; loved her husband and
denied the Aye dollar story. Cots had
been al the front door and in the hall
several times but was never received In
the front room. Ho had inBulted her
several times and she had received two
letters with Cots name at the bottom,
one having been thrown in the coal
house and the other coming through
the mail. She bad burned both, but
wished she had saved them. She met
Colts on Fourth street, and stopped,
but did not talk with him more than
lye minutes, told him Of several ugly
things be hid been reported 10 have
said about her, also about the lettars,
He denied all and said that h0 never
wrote any letters. Mrs. Kelley says she
went down Fourth street, intending 10
buy some things for Christmas and that
her meeting With p0ttg was unexpected,
He wanted her 10 10 In aud dee his wife,
who Il sick, but she didn't have time,
She says she will tell more about Cots
actions when she ls In court II necessary,
Ella Kelley's story regarding the shoot.
Ing and the conversation between her
mother and Colts Is substantially the
same a. told by'Nts, Kelley,
d, q, MCCOtd says he waB standing on
The corner Of Fourth and Walnut In
front Of the Presbyterian Church, when
the shooting occurred, and that he heard
The Bhuhling Of feet. After theBhot was
Aired I'D 'heaFd BOtle one say, "You will,
d-n YOU, you will, Will YOU NJ hut could
not sec any person on account OF th6
darkness, He did not even recognise
Tie voice Of the man who made the OK.
ClamatlOn referred To-. He spoke 10
Colts but did not receive any answer,
and does not know who fired The shot,
Howard Gibson passed Colts, Mn.
Kelley and her daughter on his way
home, and when down the pavement 4
.sboft diBtAnoe hb heArd the report d a
sI-il aaI natta s-.uad 49, ~.