The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-26

The Kelly case occupied the attention
of police circles all day yesterday. THE
TIMES published true version of the
affair. Kelly himself said it was an
immense sensation. His wife said it
was all correct, but regretted that she
figured as the heroine.
Kelly stated that the matter would
be compromised yesterday morning,
but he still languishes in Jail. The
trial was called for 2 o'clock yester-
day evening, but at the request of Mrs.
Kelly was postponed till TO- day on &C
count of the absence of Importance wit
nesses. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson
were sick and unable to attend the trial.
Mrs. Atkinson, one of the principal
figures in the case, had not yet been
captured, and Mr.. Hoge, counsel for
Mrs. Kelly, asked that the case be con-
tinued. 1t was accordingly postponed
till to-day at 2 o'clock.
1t was learned yesterday that Mrs.
Atkinson had stopped over at Buchanan.
This is why she did not appear Tuesday
evening as expected. Officer Brown
took the 3:45 Shenandoah train yester-
day afternoon for the purpose of
locating the woman. At Lithia, five
miles this side of Buchanan, the two
trains passed. A large number of box
cars were on the siding, and it became
necessary to stop both trains in order
to pass.
With an eye always open. the officer
bounded from the car in which he was
seated and sprang upon the train which
was just ready to pull out.
II0 was lttirpd in citiz0pc c10tboc
Quick as flash he found tho conductor
and asked him If woman had gotten
on tho train at Buchanan. He described
her appearance and the conductor at
once pointed out a woman in the rear
part of the coach. The description the
officer gave Tailed exactly. lie went
up to the seat were the lady was sitting
She looked up little surprised, but de-
cidedly composed.
''Is this Mrs. Kelly?"
Yes; have seat" aid the lady
smilingly.
This is officer Brown, of the Roam
oke police force"
Eyes. have been expecting as much"
Mrs. Atkinson she really was. She
passed in Roanoke as Mrs. Kelly. She
had already been appraised of the state
OF affairs in Roanoke, and stopped over
in buchanan. She had copy of THE
ROANOKE TIMES, and seemed rather.
careless about the result of the affair.
On arriving in this city she was taken
before Justice Howerton and bailed for
her appearance to-day. She put up a
fine gold watch as collateral.
Wife No. 2 next visited Kelly at his
cell at police headquarters. What
passed between them is unknown, as
tho conversation was private. She re-
manned OnlV n few minutpS
Mrs. Kelly No. was under guard of
an officer all day yesterday. Whenever
she left her room to 60 on the street the
blue coat was at her side. 1t was init
mated that scheme was on foot to do
her personal injury. Mrs. Kelly feared
the woman who claimed to be Eyler's
wife would injure her, and it is alleged
that she had friends in the city who
would avenge the arrest of both couples.
Squire Howerton heard of this and ad-
vised Mrs. Kelly to be very cautious.
Her every movement was watched by
the police and the friends with whom
she boarded.
Mrs. Eyler was very active yesterday
and carried dainty meals to the two
prisoners. She purposely avoided Mrs.
Kelly. and was very reticent in her
behavior. Mrs. Kelly made no more
remarks about this couple and it is
likely that the case against them will
fall through, unless more evidence is
produced besides what Mrs. Kelly
knows. Both Eyler and the woman he
claims as his wife still assert that thew
are married.
Mrs. Kelly stated yesterday evening,
while waiting for the trial to come off,
that the assertions of her husband, as
published in The TINES, were not true.
She WAS not willing to compromise the
matter, and would not allow him to live
with her again. She had secured the
services of Ii. Lacy Hoge as her counsel,
and acting under his advice seemed de-
termined to see the case put to a test.
Last night she visited her husband
again. Her manner had changed some
what. She had relented to the faithless
husband and chatted with him freely.
She said that she could not bear to
see her husband behind those horrid
bars. He had told her how he was com
PEELED to leave Altoona on account of
that woman. She had preferred a
serious charge against him which was
not true. He tried to escape from her,
but she followed him up with a loaded
revolver. He left the city and came
South. She soon followed, and had been
terror to her husband ever since.
Mrs. Kelly said she would go back to
her husband again If some provision
could be made to rid her of Mrs. Atkin-
son. She could never live in peace
while that woman stood between her
and her husband. She said she loved
him, Notwithstanding his desertion of
her. People will call me weak-minded
and void of stability, but can not help