Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-20
LEAD In HIS BRAIN
Mysterious Murder of a Detroit
Drug Clerk.
ROBBERY NOT THE MOTIVE
Frank II. Kelly Found Dead IN the
Cellar of . Drug Ssose-Po-
lice Are Bafied-

DETROIT, Nov. 7.-About $50 O'Clock
this morning Pstrolman Harris found
the High street entrance TO Cald wells
drug store open. He stepped inside,
but could not find the night clerk or
any other signs of life. Looking up
MI. Caldwells residence In the dircc-
tory he went after hum. Mr.. Caldwell
reached the store about o'clock and
IN company with Harris made tour
OF the store. No trace could be found
of the night clerk, either in his room
or about the store. Finally Mr.. Cald-
well started to go down cellar, but
found the door locked with tho key on
the upper side. Unlocking this Cald-
we'll and Harris took = light and de.
scended the steps. Upon reaching the
bottom they found the lifeless body OF
Fred H. Kelly, the night clerk, lying
in about the middle of the room on the
h0or. Coroner Downs was notified.
Bullet In His Brain.
The detectives could not find the
slightest clue as to how Kelly had met
his death. DR.. Wright examined the
body and found . bullet wound in the
back of the head, just below the base
of the brain. Blood Was oozing from
the wound and there Was quite = pool
OF blood ON the cellar floor. In the
opinion of DR.. Wright, Kelly had been
dead about four hours.
Investigation ut the store proved con-
clusiveiy that Kelly had been MUIR
dered, but not by burglars. Not =
single thing Was missing from the store
or safe. Even the small change in the
various cash drawers remained intact.
The police were completely mystified
over the affair, and could only COM
pare it with the Allies murder, which
occurred at the Triangle drug store.
corner of Csss and Sibley streets, = few
years ago. Tne circumstances were
almost identical with those of the pres
ent affair. Allies had been called out
of bed during the night and his body
was found lying near the front en-
trance.
Kelly was about 20 years Of age and
had been employed at Caldwell's etore
about elk months. He was formerly
employed as . clerk At the wholesale
drug house Of Farrand, Williams 4
Clark. He was . man of exceedingly
steady habits.
Mysterious Telephone Query.
Coroner Downs summoned . jury
and adjourned the inquest until We'd
ncsday next at 10 a. m. In the mean
time County Physician Kelly will hold
. post-mertem examination.
The last person known to have left
the store last night was MIR. Caldwell's
con, who 10 an assistant clerk in the
store The young man says that be-
fore starting for home. about 10 O'Clock
no sat for some time joking with Kelly
and left him in excellent spirits.
The young mans mother 10 barely
recovering from an attack OF typhoid
fever, and the announcement of her
sons mysterious and sudden death has
Just about Frustrated her.
The deceased passed his pharma
centical examination during the past
summer and received his diploma only
few weeks ago.
a few minutes after the Body had
been removed to Blake's norgue q
young woman called up Cald we'll drug
Kelly. Capt. Myler, VINO was directing
the movements OF the police, wal
| standing at the phone At the time anc
| asked who wished 10 know, but coulc
obtain no reply. He then Informed
the inquirer that Mr.. Kelly had beer
murdered, but the connection wa
broken, and all efforts of the captain
to ascertain from the central Office who
tho person was who had called up the
Office proved futile.