Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-01-09
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Two OLD Women Slashed Nearly TO
Death by Burglars.

LDeHiA by BuFRIarh
FutLApELpHIA, Jan. 3.--In little tum-
ble.cown shsnty EsEr second and Master
streets two helpless and unofandinR old
women were yesterday the victims of
dRstardly crime that may result in their
death. The twain were Ann and Sarah
Kelly, aged 20 and IS years. James
Barry Of Thompson street, below Second,
notorious character in the neighbour
hood, is in Moyamensing prison, charged
with the crime.
In an Isolated one.and half story
shanty at No. 206 Master street, "shsnty
ANNIE and her sister Sallie have kept q
little candy sore for about 40 years, and
their trade mostly consisted OF penny's
worth sales to the pupils OF the Harrison
boye and girls grammar school, the yard
OF which Rdjoins the old women's frame
home.
The sisters lived in very lowly man
ner end never seemed 20 spend much
! money, ard it became whispered about
the neighborhaod that the 'sold ones
he'd saved large amount, which they
had hid in their house. Il was this
I! money that spurred on the probably
double murder.
About IL O'clock in the forenoon I'm
| dertgEsr D4tnayd Oopshue observed from
! his store, No. 207, that Ann Kelly waa
/ making wild gestures TO him srora the
window iu her Ioon, in the upper story
| Of the shenIg, aud appeared 10 b. plead
1 ing for help. He called the attention
Of Dr.. staln Of Fourth and Jefferson
stfea:s, VINO passed jUSt theu, to tile
womans manner aud both went 10 the
honse.
In the rear y0om on the fyat floor,
Rhfch Ia divided from ths candy stor5 by
wooden partition, sarhh Kelly was
found lying on her cot bed with her
throat horribly out aud blood oil! abolt
her form on and TIE hIor. She Was con-
6cious, but conid hardly talk. The under
taker and doctor then vent up ataits aud
found Ann in tie same condition lying
ON her he'd. Their threats wers terribly
backed, apparently with very dull
knife. On the left eide OF Ann Kelly'3
throat there was 8 cut about two inches
down TO the oollaE-hone, and the wind.
pipe was plainly exposed. The women
told borriblc story Of the brutal work
Of heir asssilant.
Sarah Kelly WAS wsshing the hrsskfast
dishes little before 10 O'clock when her
asssiisnt, whom she identified Rs Barry
stole up behind her and, clutching her by
the throat, demanded her money. She
said that she had only go csnts and .hs
brute again said, 'Give me yoUF money
or iii murder you" He then grabbed
her by the throat and inflicted tht
wounds which may cause her death. Thu
women tainted away on her bed, and thu
you'd be murderer, perhaps thinking
shat be hsd killed her, made his way up
stairs 10 AIMS room.
The first size SAW OF him he was sitting
on the sdge of her bed, which she hai
occupied for years Is az Invalid, hardl,
able to move. What are you doin.
here ?" she asked. II want your money I
was the answer. The woman ssid tina
! she had none, when shs was seized b,
the throat. She also tainted, aud whai
. she recovered her head 10y in pool o
blood, and her throat was horribly torn
Straining every nerve she managed t
crawl TO til. window and summons hell
by means q gestures, for she could ne
, make an cutlery.
a last aoealnts both women wer,
likely 10 recover.