St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-01
HE IS ALL RIGHT.
The Murderer of Bessie Kelly Is
Growing Better.

An operation was performed yester-
day at the city hospital on McGovern,
the murderer of Mrs. Bessie Kelly. The
fracture was reduced and the bullets
extracted. McGovern is recovering
slowly and there is scarcely any likeli-
hood of his dying, at least not before Q
jury has chance to say something re-
garding the matter. In fact, he is well
enough to escape from the hospital II
opportunity offered itself. To avoid any
such misfortune police officer is KEPT
in the hospital toguard him. Tomorrow,
if his condition warrants it, he will be
removed to the county Jail. A reporter
for the GLOBE called at the hospital
yesterday afternoon and saw McGovern,
whose jaw was bound so tightly with
bandages that he could not speak. He
refused to use the pencil. The city
physician was present, and when asked
about the nature of McGovern's wounds
did not seem to know. At any rate he
declined in his usual manner to commit
himself either one way or the other.
The remains of the murdered woman
still lie at the morgue, and yesterday
they were viewed by over a hundred
people. A number of her frail sisters
visited the place during the day, and
several of them wept bitter tears as
they stood before the marble slab and
its CHASTITY burden. One of them. a
madam, whose resort is on First street
south, has agreed to bury the unfortu-
nate woman and pay all expenses.
1t was learned from letters taken
from McGovern's clothing that his
name is Mike, instead of Frank. His
connection with the woman he muir
dered was fully explained in yesterdays
GLOBE. A telegram from Austin
gives a brief history OF Mrs. Kelly
which will prove interesting. 1t is
pri nted below:
AUSTIN Mimi April 30-Bessie McAfee.
as she was called, and John Kelly, of Austin,
a brakeman on the Milwaukee railway, were
married in Minneapolis in June, 1890. Bessie
was an orphan working as servant for q
Minneapolis family. Kelly's folks are old
residents here and we'll respected, but none
of them knew of Bessie till the marriage.
when both came to Austin to reside. The
marriage was unfortunate for both. Quar-
rels and separations were frequent. and
finally Bessie began drinking Kelly lost his
job on the railway. and matters went from
bad to worse. About three weeks ago Bessie
stole quantity Of jewelry from saloon
keeper here. She was detected, but the party
agreeing not to prosecute, she returned the
jewelry and left home and husband, and was
not heard from again till the news OF the
murder came. Her husband is now working
for farmer near Austin. He is steady.
hard working man.
The coroner's inquest will be held to-
morrow morning. unless it so happens
that McGovern is too ill to be sum
mOned.
John Kelly, of Austin. the husband of
Bessie Kelly, the woman murdered Fri
day night by Michael McGOvern, ar
rived in Minneapolis last night. He
went to Gleason 81 McAllister's morgue
and asked to see the body of the woman
there. He looked after her carefully
and decided that it was not his wife.
He said that she had left him on the 9th
of April, and he thought he would know
her. He could not forget her in that time.
1t was not his wife. He went out. and
in little while came back. This time
he asked to beShOwn her clothing. He
examined that closely, took another
look at the dead woman, and then made
up his mind that it was his wife after
all. Kelly did not seem to be heart
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