The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-26
HIS LIFE TO HELP A WOMAN.
KELLY PLANNED 10 BEAT HIS WIFE
AND KILLED AN IN1ERFERER
A RoadsSde Tragedy, In Which Two Men
Were Fearless OF Threats of Death When
They Heard the Scrennas of u Woman.

A Roadside Tray dy, In Witch Two Mer
Were Fearless Of Thrents of Death Wher
They Heard the Screams ofn Woman.
ARMENIA. N. Y. May 25.-Among the farmers
who live along the old Poughkecpsie turnpike
running into this place is Patrick Kelly. who
in the course Of Ave years. has succeeded In
uuarrelling with almost every one OF his
neighbors. His place is about two and hiatt
miles below here and is within 500 feetiof a
creek which flows between steep banks. Kelly
is So years old. OF medium height and thin
but has great strength. His neighbors have
great dread OF him. They tell many stories Of
his cruelty toward his wife. She is his second
wife.
Kelly has sort OF tavern on his farm for the
sale OF cider. and Edwin McEnroe. who stopped
in there for a drink on Monday. heard Mrs.
Kelly calling for help in room over tho bar.
He told james Tobin, = farm hand. of this In
the evening. and they determined to GO TO
Kclly's to lick him II they found him lick
ing" his wife. They found the house locked
when they tried tho door. but there were lights
up stairs. and Mrs Kelly was calling for help.
Break IN the door" sho called to them.
SSked in tsS ms and can" get
They ratified harder on the door, and hear
unite weight against it, The ,loor ST o"d iirm.
The next moment revolver was Tired and !.
"aa s they feel f he
two young men drew back.
III, you don't get away from there I'll kill
.Tor Gol's sake. don't leave nc. came the
frightened voice Of the woman. Break in the
,McEnroo ssize,! stick and broke every pane
Kelly who was in dark corner OF the room.
shot lodged in McEnroe's sHouiIer. rio young
man gave u howl and ran FOR his liie. The
voices at the gate. Tobin. who was furious at
this reception. sprang to the window sill with
reaching the room in which Mrs. Kelly was
locked, All this time she had been screaming
oF s He tno bs OF hS o hs
rod. and hollow rafting of SHOT in a can.
There was an interval Q! silence during which
shutters Then Kelly SPOKE out OF the dark
ness:
70" going to get out ts Of thsre;"
There was a flash which was seen by those at
the gate. Il loud report which made the house
moved ngain. The discharge had struck him
full IN the side 4f his lace.
Molly n stn r w1asT and fsoas et
did not even groan. He went out aud leaned
over the body. put II glance was sufficient to
sntered house s and %nlocked the door loo Of
the room in which he had locked his wife.
lake thaC !lgnt ana como WITH me, ne Or
down the stairs and out Of the house, Now.
or will kill you he added. Hc seized the
body firmly by the heels and dragged !; slowly
after hin for 200 feet IIe nso. at the gate
do anything. When no came I" the fence he
took the lamp from his wif''S hands and held
it over the fa"e. Then. with lowered head and
slow steps. he ietrarei his way and entered
him like = wandering dog iic sat for two
hours stirring at the wall and then h. took OF
his boots. He looked at his hands: they We're
stained with blood. So he did not go to bed.
but remained sitting. and staring until the
boots again and went ont alone To- the fence.
Tho body lay whore he had dropped It, but The
people had all gone. Ill. took firm hold OF
the arms ard began to drug it along through
bush nnt Lrinr' storrinT every few minutes 70
reached tn" steep bnnk OF the creek. Then h,
gave the body n tinal push and it spashed into
the water and stuck In the mud near the shore.
Kelly went HON" and went to slecer The
had all gone. eu,.h thinking that one Of the
others would notify the authorities. but 1t hap
Iened that the Justice OF the Peace and the
town constables learned nothing Of tho muir
der un il yesterday morning. when the body
Justice Phillip II. Barrett issued u warrant for
kely's arrest and two constables served 1t.
Coroner Wilbur OF Pine Plains held an
inquest and the whole story was told
as It is here given. Yesterday the body was
pike past his house tn the Poughkeepsie Jail:
His wife is still ut home. but sho sits silent all
day and does not seem to understand what is
said to her. McEnroe'S wound in the shoulder
to appear ut the inquest. and he will probably
be held as witness.