The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-08
STABBED BY 4 DISCARDED LOVER.
sarah Kelly Probably Dying of tho W""n"
Iuui.r.a by stephen OF cary.

Steph,n O'Leary has known Sarah
Kelly for nearly a year and bali. ne
was approaching his majority when he
first met her and she was not yet SIX
teen. but tall, well-formed. with dark
hair and eyes, and pleading features.
Stepben worked for his father as a
roofer. aud lived at pos Elm street "a.
rah lived with her parents al f)l second
avenue. They liked each other ana
Sicnhen wanted Sarah tO marry him, mt
she WIS too young. and her mother
objected to stephens wild ways. Ste
phen got into trouble about ma time,
and spent some months in the Llmif'
ReformatOrv. When hc was released me-
sought ont sarah again and said he bad
reformed Sarah believed him until she
ioupd hc was drinking hard, and she re-
fused io have anything more to ito with
him. Hc became -ullcn and Jealous.
lie heard that she wore ring belonging
to another suffer. and asked her to give
II back. ON Thursday night he called
ON her. and she told him he must NOT
come again.
II will have nothing tO do with 2
drunkard.' she said, "ani you must keep
away from nae.
Are you going TO give back that
ring he asked
you have no right 10 question me,
said Sarah
Then you won't marry me- he per
sisted
NO said Sarah, firmly
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the house again. Sarah WAS out Her
siepfathcr discovered that stephen was
under the influence of liquor. and inyi-
ted him I'm. fearing THAI be- might De ar
rested II he wandered about the streets.
Stephen lay ON the bed in the middle
room on thc parlor and apparently fell
asleep Sarah saw him when She came
in at 615. but did not speak 90 him. She
went into the parl0r She had been
there but few minutes when her step
father SAW Stephen 20 down stairs
into the kitchen He came back
again shortly and walked through
lhe middle room into the uar.
lor Sarah stood leaning against the
manicl. with beer back turned to stephen
She was talking fo an OLD woman who
helped about the house stephen walked
softly up tO hcr Do Dbl. right aaud.
which De- carried behind him. Doc held 70
Dig lack-knile The biggest blade of which
was open Without word be plunged
thc blade mp to The hilt in Saiahs right
side The blade was $50 sharp and the
blow SD quickly dealt that Sarah felt
only the contact of the handle with her
body
"Oh. amtie' she exclaimed 10 The OLD
woman, "Ae bias bio me such hard
blow
Stephen turned and walked slowly
away "Its sil right Doe -aId Go
Sarah slepather When .he mlieg gam
into Che room "lm glad of 10 and I'm
responsible
Kelly held nim while boarder nn fog
policeman o Ieay made 300 resist
ancc. aul WAS locked up iu the Twenty
second street p1lice.siatiOn
Sarah did not know fhat she was
stabbed until She saW tle blood. An
ambulance took hert0 Bellevue Hospital
where her wound was considered mortal
Her parents brought Der back 90 her
homo The family physician said Dee
cou.dn tei for three or four days
whether Size would die OF thc wound CO.
uOi
Yesterday morning % Leary Nas ar
uilucl u tho iorhli'ie Police Court
iie refused to make amy statement and
Justice Power held him without hil 90
await the results of ~amh'a iuIure. -
ADc lort Sun.