The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-11-09
SAYS GOD TOLD Him
TO DROWN HIS LITTLE CHILDREN
AND SHOOT HIS SISTER-INLAW.
DR.. G. w. Kelley Becomes Insane Through
Religious Frenzy and Tries to EXterml-
nate His Family.

DR.. G. w. Kelley Becomes Insane through
Religious Frenzy and Tries to .EXterml-
nate His Family.
Macon, CT, October 3l.-LoulSVllle,
Ca. was thrown into fever Of excite
ment Saturday morning by the announce
ment that Dr.. G. w. Kelley, one Of the
most prominent citizens of the cpmmu-
nity. had become insane and had al
tempted to kill his little eight-year-old
Girl by throwing her in fortyrfoot well
and bad sfot This sister-in-law for inter
~feMng.
The affair is sad and most shocking,
both on account of his prominence as a
f,hysician and becausesof the high e. es-,
teen in which he has heretofore been
held. stS@
It seems that for some time DR. Kelley
Bas been suffering from mental aberra-
ton and religious fanaticism.
His friends and rel atives have noticed
his condition, but thought it nothing I'M
usual, as he was given to spells hereto
fore harmless Hisinsanity eliminated
on Saturday in his attempt to destroy his
entire family. He urged as his excuse
for attempting the horrible deed that
God had commanded him to kill his fam
ilv to save their souls. He said that
God had told him unless he killed his
wife and children their souls would be
lost. that he felt he was doing an act for
which he would be justified in heaven.
He laughed while talking of the horrible
affair and seemededisappointe that the
terrible design had been frustrated.
Owing to the urgency of the. case he
was given q speedy trial and at once
taken to the asylum on the night train
by Sheriff w. w. Rhodes and Mr.. l. f.
Farmer IS
Sheriff Rhodes and Mr.. Farmer, after
fulfilling their sad mission, stopped over
in the city. They say that excitement.
runs high in Louisville, and the COM
munity is greatly stirred up over the
horrible affair. The unfortunate woman
whom he shot is in a critical condition,
and will probably die, but the attending
physicians say there is chance for her
recovery The wounds are of a serious
nature. The first bali entered her chin
and came out back of her neck. The
second shot took effect near the spine,
ranging upwards, lodging near the hip.
When the unfortunate siSter'n-law first
realized the extent of DR.. Kelley's mad
ness he had already thrown his little
dau ght4r in the well. With a scream she
rushed forward and tried to prevent his
murderous intent. At this he drew his
revolver and fired She ran into the
house followed by the infur' ated father.
Seeing no other way to escape she leap
ed from a widow. AS she did so he
fired the second time and struck her in
the back.
Her screams attracted the neighbors,
and afte" a fearful struggle the would-be
infantcide and murderer was overcome.
Tn the meantime the piteous walls of the
child in the we'll attracted the crowd to
that DO mt By what seemed miracle
she had not sunk beneath the water
After number of attempts the bucket
was lowered sufficiently for the child to
get into it. Standing knee-deep in the
water which was in the buceet and cling
ing to the rope, she was drawn to the
top The child is i'll from the effects of
the fright, and her condition is said to
be critical