Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1891-10-15
COY'S ACCOMpLICE.
George Kelley Thought to
Have Helped Kali Whalen.
Is PLACED UNDER ARREST.
Coy Maintains His Innocence and
Tells Conflicting Stories.


ment in the Washington murder case has
greatly increased. Scores Of people have
visited the scene Of the murder and the
lonely grave ia tho wool where the body
was discovered.
George NJ. Kelly was arrested In West
Spring field, and brought to Pittsfeld yes
terday by Inspector Hadd and Officer
Wheeler. He was taken into the district
court here, charged with murder. He
pleaded not guilty and was taken to the
county Jail without bail.
There are many circumstances which 60
to show that Kelly was probably in some
way connected with Coy In the murder Of
John Whalen. State Detective Pease
says that when these men have their
examinations on Nov 4, the evidence that
connects them with the murder Of Whalen
will be brought out.
Kelly Is about 25 years old and unmar-
ried. He worked as a section hand on the
Boston and Albany railroad with Whalen
aud Coy, during the summer. He Is an
intimate friend Of Coy, aud Mrs. Coy says
he was also an intimate friend OF Whalen.
When Kelly was arrested at the house
Of his uncle, Emory Crosier. In West
Spring field, he declared that be knew
nothing whatever about the murder. He
said Coy came to his house in Washington
the day after Coy's wife went away from
Beckett, called him outside aud told him he
thought his wife had run away and gone
to Albany. Kelly says he agreed to go
with Coy to Albany and help him find his
wife.
Coy showed a Large Roll OF Rilis.
and told Kelly that he would pay Kim we'll
for his trouble in going with him TO Al
Ill
where he got the money.
Kelly further says that he and Coy
walked TO Hinsdale, where carriage was
hired aud they drove to Pittsfeld and
took train for Albany. There Coy found
his wife. He says when they were ia the
Albany depot, Coy offered him $40 for his
trouble. but he would not take it.
Kelly acknowledges that day or two
tftorward he assisted Coy in packing up
= siods, as he was going to move to the
'-tera part of the state He saw blood
sp1ts In the room where II Is believed
Whalen WAS killed. Coy told him that
he aud Whalen had had trouble, aud the
blood spots were the result Of the quarrel.
He saw the mattress that had been cut
There was cut In the carpet, aud, what
Is more important, he saw blood on Coy's
vest, which Coy said was caused by hem-
orrhage Of the nose.
Where was Kelly on the fatal nigbti
That is n question that, as yet. has not
been answered. The nearest Kelly COMES
to accounting for himself is TO say that
Coy came to his house the next morning
Coy Is Not Free to Talk.
He remains in his cell at the Jail, and
seems to lie stolid and Indifferent. His
appearance indicates that he does not re-
alize the magnitude OF the charge against
him. lie is cool, and when he was told
that the body Of Whalen had been found
he showed but little interest In IL and no
emotion or nervousness. He sticks to his
original story about the disappearance OF
Whalen, which simply is that the last
time he saw him was in the last part OF
August. lie does not know the exact date.
He has certainly crossed himself on one
point. lie told some Of the officers that he
did not get home until o'clock In the
morning after he went to Pittsfield, but he
had already acknowledged that he was out
that fatal niyht with lantern and some OF
the neighbors saw the light. When Coy
was asked why he was out with light
that evening he said he was looking after
Whalen; that when he returned home he
found Whalen was not there, and he
feared he might have got drunk and got
on the railroad track, and he went to look
for him.
There was n scene when Mrs. Coy Wis
tied her husband at the Jail. She sobbed
and showed much emotion when she met
him. They
Had IA Protracted Conversation.
Coy told her to go back to Westfield, as
he was all right, and when he came into
court he should tell his story all right.
After Mrs. Coy had spent some time with
her husband she returnrd to Westfield.
She Is about "a years old, and is rather an
intelligent, good looking woman.
She told the officers that she never cared
anything about Whalen, but that she
boarded him at the house because IL
brought her in some income, and he was
handy man about tho place. She acknowl-
edged that she went to Albany on the day
specified. but does not say exactly what
for, aud says she never saw Whalen after
that.
II is rumored here that she is not Coys
legal wife, and that she has only lived
with him short time.
Whalen has u brother In Lee, who was
seen yesterday and asked about the mur-
dered man. lie said that he was a straight.
forward man, and
Not = Drinking Man.
This brother and other friends 10 Leo sag
the murdered man came there only a
short time before he disappeared and col
lected 500 or more that was due to him,
aud had over $3.50, and was going out west
to live
The body Of the murdered man Is at the
home of his father In West Beckett. II
tell oh 70 nd "A a., hA
family lot.