The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-14
mrs. KELSEY OUT
Her Mother, However. Tells
of C1arence's Early
Morning Visit.
HE ACTED LIKE A FIEND.
Frank soule Says He Was in the
Acton House Merely as a
Roardsr.

A..JERsEY CITY NEWS reporter called
on Mrs. Acton at her nome. No. BOB Bel
mont avenue, to see what she had to say
regarding the story exclusively published
in The JERSEY CITY NEWS last plight
relative to her daugt ter..and ncr husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kelsey. Mrs.
Acton at first would say nothing abeut
the case, but finally told her side of the
story as follows:-
"This morning at about four O'clock.
as near as l can tel |, there was a ring at
the door bell. l weat to the door and
the following conversation was had:-
"'Who is there, uleasef
is this No. 203F
"'It IT,
"'Does Mrr. Acton live hers!'
"tShe does,
FAR you Mrs. Acton7'
lam
"'Well. I have a telegram here. will
you please sign for it,
PLEASE wait a minute until / get a
lamp.'
" had the door on q crack, and was
barely through talking when Kelsey
pushed It open and rushed IN like some
wild fiend, with both hands going 10
either direction knocking me first one
way and then another. He rushed into
the back parloI and asked il his wife WAS
here. ] sat6:-'She Is. / don't want you
to make any disturbance in this honse. I
am living here quietly and happily and
don't wish you to annoy me- He
asked:-'Who have you In this house
Z. have a party In this house. / answered.
i have a right to nave whom / please here.
| am capable Of taking care OF my house,
lie rushed up stairs and thumped at all
tue dptrs. In the front 70 yn he got an
an auswer to his humping aud asked
who was there. and bid the party leave
the room. He then turned him out OF
the house, He next went into the room
where his wife was, aud throwing her on
the floor choked her repeatedly. / be-
came alarmed and screamed murder. !
don't wish to say anything against my
s~on-in-law. He has an ugly empsr and
can't control 1t. II there were any pistol
shots fired | { don't know where they came
from. l never handled q pistol in my
life."
Mrs. Kelsey woull not be seen. Her
mother said II a. she left town early IN
the afternoon.
Mr, Franz Soule. who lives opposite
Mrs. Acton, and who was kicked out bv
Keller. told the reporter his side of the
story. He said that his uncle Ia sick at
his house with paralysis and hat his
aunt and cousin came on 10 help take
colored man to attend him. Rooms had
to be provided Sur them aud 1t left them
one room short. Mrs. Acton let's roo nj
to lodgere so he senQaged one from her
| for two wesks. He went over to his
room and to bed shortly after eleven
o'clock on Thursday night. AT about
half past three o'clock he heard a ring at
the door bell. followed by q scufle down
stairs tlat lasted nearly ten minutes. He
henrd loud talking on the stairs a then
a man came aud humping ca his
door asked who was there. He
told him, and he then asked what he was
doing there. He answered 'slee ping. .
The man then ordered him to CONS out.
and when Soule rafnsed to he pushed in
the door and aimed a blow at Soule's
head which the latter cducked. Soule
dashed down the stairs and into the
street. He vauIted the fence OF his wv
home and climbed In the back window.
Kelsey ran after him. and as he passed
Mrs. Acton on the parlor floor she
| grabbed a lamp from his hands and
threw 1t at him. Whsn he reached the
street she fired two snots at him.
Soule called the colored man, aud to
gether they went for a policeman aud
they went back to the house but kelsey
had o He went upstairs, accom-
panied by the officer. and got his clothes.
He spent the rest or the night at home.
helsey was seen standing In front oil
the house ut seven O'Clock In the morn
ing. He stood gazing at it for q short
time n then walked away.