The sun., 1894-11-18
ACCUSER ACCUSED In TURN
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Mrs. Annie Kelly is the second wife Of Philip
J. Kelly, showcase manufacturer Of 90 New
Bowery. She was arrested on Friday At the re-
quest Of her husband. who accuses her Of ha-
bitusl drunkenness, and yesterday morning she
was arraiRned at the Harlem Court The de-
velopments in court were peculiar.
The Kellys live in a small frame house at SOC
East 1elst street. Next door live Mrs. Fischer.
. midwife with her husband and adopted
daughter. IA years old. and upstairs lives
Joseph Weber. a brewery employee, with his
wife and family. His eldest child, Dora, Is ii
years old
The neiehbors say that Kelly lived happily
with his wife untn last July, when there came
into his household Timothy O'Connell, known
TO the neishbors as "the Priest" Since then
there has been trouble. Kelly himself says his
wife was all right, kindly and loving. until she
took 10 drink. In the Harlem Court yesterday
morning o'Connell spoke TO Justice Tsintor
about the case before It was called.
81 want you. your Honor" he said. mot 10
allow this woman to testify TO anything but
what II legal want you not to permit her TO
make gross and slanderous charges against me-"
When the case was called. o'Connell, a. . wit
ness against Mrs. Kelly, denounced her for more
than . quarter Of an hour.
"She is q devil, . veritable demon,- he said.
Her language in my presence TO her husband
has been such that would not shock your
Honor by repeating It. She was committed to
the Island once before, but interceded for her
and secured her release, and since she came
back she has been worse than before"
He said Mrs. Kelly had been drunk Ave nights
. week since that time.
Mrs. Kelly. tall, thin woman. pleaded with
tears In her eyes fer lenity. She admitted that
che had drunk with her husband and O'Conneil,
but abe denied the charges Of drunkenness. A
woman representing the Prison Association also
pleaded fo- her, saying that Mrs. Kelly was suf-
fering from nervousness and asked the Justice
70 send her to an institution where she could be
properly treated medically, oConnell wanted
her committed for six months. Justice Taintor
committed her for. three months.
court tSe latter was arrested sre By DeisctRe
schirmer bad followed the party 70 the court 70
Simms. o'Connell was accused by Mr.. Weber
of having taken improper liberties with eleven
court and arraigned before Justice Taintor.
Then It came out that Mrs; Kelly knew Of the
nell Knew that he was about to be arrested upon
MT. eoer,s complaint, and that ,OSan he wanted TO
70 have ef tGs oses
was done. Justice Taintor held O'Connell In
$500 bail for examination to-day. and ordered
that Mrs. Kelly should be held In the Harlem
prison until the case was heard. Mr.. Kelly gave
bail for O'Connell.
When asked about his past by persons In the
court room, OConnell said he was well known
throughout Canada, the United States. and Ire
laud. He was an Episcopal minister some time
ago In Canada, but has recently become q Bap-
tist preacher. When asked where he had
preached, he said In various Baptist churches in
this city and mentioned the Calvary Baptist
Church In West Fifty-seventh street as one Of
these. He said he had also preached In London,
Ont. He was born, he said. in Cork. AZ years
ago. and was q graduate of Trinity College,
Dublin. apd had known Kelly and his first wife
Last July o'Connell went to board at the
Kellys' just after that Mrs. Kelly was sent to
the Island for the first time. She was there two
months. II was shortly after Mrs. Kelly was
sent away that the alleged assault occurred for
which O'Connell 10 now under arrest Mrs.
Fischer says she saw O'Connell and the Weber
girl go into Kelly's stable. Mrs. Fischer told
Mrs. Weber, and Dora told her mother that
OConnell had taken liberties with her. On
account of her husbands high temper Mrs.
Weber did not tell him, but Mrs. Fischer told
Mr., Kelly. The matter became known to Mrs.
Kelly, and when there were rows between her
and o'Connell after that Mrs. Kelly would
bring the matter up. Weber heard OF II only
on the night when Mrs. Kelly was arrested, and
he got q warrant at once.