The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-09
UNDER A SERIOUS CHARGE.
Richard Kelly, COIOTCi, Arrested for
ASauluaC a LitilC Waite Girl.

ASSaultilg a Little Waite Girl.
Captured in the Country by Detective
Bosseu and the Chud's Father and
Brought Into the City The Omcer
Fired on Twice by the Negro Boys
Father-The Prisoner Denies the
Crime.
Richard Kclly.a younEc5lorei boy about
l7vears Old. was lodged In the barracks at
1880 O'Clock this morning 10y Detective
Boss5.l on % charge Of assauluug the I'VE
ycar-old daughter of s. r. Finklea,
baker living at 30. 5lls Sims street.
KelIy's crime was discovered yester-
day by the girls mother and the prompt
action Of Detective B3sselI, aided by the
girls father resulted in his arrest shortly
after the crime was known.
Mr.. Fin1lea keeps a bakery on Sims
street Kelly has been in his employ
about two years. in which time he has
done general work around the bakeshOp
and the house. and had the oppor-
tunity of becoming intima tie with all
the members Of the family. The little girl
was frequently in his company. Yester-
day afternoon Mrs. Finklea discovered
that something was the matter with her,
and the investigation revealed the crime
that had been committed with other re
voting circumstances.
The child placed the responsibility
upon Kelly, Mrs Finldea drove the boy
from the house AS soon as she had told
her husband Of the circumstances he be-
gan a search for Kelly with the intention
Of executing summary vengeance. Unsuc-
cessful in his search, he called
Detective Bossell to his assistance about
s o'clock last night.
FOLLOWED INTO TIE COUNTRY
Sometime was spent around the mar
ket in the belief that the boy might make
his appearance there. Learning that the
boys father lived about nine
miles in the country near the
Ogeechee canal, Detective Bosseu
decided that Kelly had gone home.
With Finklea he made a rapid trip into
the country. They arrived at KEEL
ly's house about 1890 o'clock. The
boy, it seemed had just reached there,
and suspecting pursuit, was on the look
out. He was attempting to escape
through a window when Detective Bos-
sell seized him and slipped pair of hand
cuffs on his wrists.
The boys father, Jordan Kelly, was at
the market in the afternoon. He heard
of the trouble his son had got into, and
that the officers were after him some time
after Detective Bossell and Mr. Finkler
had left the city. He started for home at
once, travelling as rapidly as he could, and
arrived shortly after the capture.
When within hundred yards of the
house he called TO the boy who answered
him from where he stood under arrest.
Detective BOssel threatened the boy if
he made any further cutlery, and though
his father called to him several times he
was afraid to answer.
Kelly has the reputation of being bad
man and the boy has frequently said that
no officer would ever take anybody from
his fathers house.
FIRED on THE OFFICER.
Kelly was armed with shotgun. Find
ing that his son was under arrest, he
shouted that he would "shoot hole
through the - - white --
- that a wagon could drive
through and discharged his gun
twice in the direction which he supposed
the party TO be- The shots, however,
did no damage.
Having secured his prisoner Detective
Bossell was not disposed to run any
risks He made a detour through the
woods for some distance, directing Mr.
Finklea to drive the buggy rapidly
down the road and wait for him In this
way they got away with the prisoner and
arrived in town without further interfer-
ence. 1t was 1870 o'clock this morning
when the party arrived at the bar
racks. The crime was almost
unknown in the city and there
was not more than half dozen people
around when the prisoner arrived.
DENIED THE CRIME.
Kelly did not seem at all frightened
at his situation. He evidently understood
what he was arrested for and feigned a
convenient ignorance of everything per-
tanning to the kinklea household When
asked how long he had worked there he
said three weeks but being corrected by
persons who knew better, he said
he went out to his fathers some
time ago and only returned to
Finklea's three weeks ago. In all. he
said, he had worked there about three
years.
He at first pretended entire ignorance
Of the crime for which he was arrested,
but afterwards said the girl had told him
that it was another negro boy who had
done the crime. He afterwards
said he had seen the boy
and the little girl on the canal bank sew
eral times.
Sergeant Mock locked Kelly in a cell,
where he will remain until his case is
called tomorrow morning, when he will
be sent TO Jail 10 await trial.