The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-12-08
CARROLL IS SENSATIONAL.
He Says Bunoe Kelly Ceafesssd Lot Of
Awful Thing~.
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He Says Bunoe Kelly Confessed Lot OF
Awfu, Thines.
BY the Standards ., ,scisl Service.
PORTLAND. Ors.. Dec. Tho features
Of the trial of "Bunco" Kelly for the nue.
der Of George Sayers yesterday were tho
damaging evidence Of "Shorty" Carroll, q
man with very bad record, and the story
of r. E. Ackey while he was chief Of tho
sailor boarding house. Carroll told dra.
matte story Of Kelly's actions on the night
Of the murder and dwelt impressively and
Enthusiastically upon the midnight scene
in the sitting room at the boarding house
wherc "Bunco" got "Shorty" to make
flre and then burned bundle OF clothes
which he u supposed to have worn while
committing the crime. The trousers wcrc
muddy and Il 10 believed they contained
other marks Of the struggle. Carroll
says Kelly partly confessed the crime to
him and said practically he made away
with member Of the A. p. A.
Carroll'S testimony was subjected to o
cross-examination II remained unshaken.
Another feature OF interest in the trial
Was the testimony Of tho chief Of police
who said Kelly, Immediately after his
arrest, mado written statement to Mimic
aud tho district attorney, . confession OF
u conspiracy 70 kidnap Sayers. He 10 said
also to have declared his agents, without
his consent, had committed the crime Of
murder while trying to carry out the plot.
Tho defense made an attempt to show
that the authorities held out promise Of
leniency to Kelly and thus induce him to
make this statement but they hsys gone
back ON their promises and aro nov try.
Ing to convict the accused Of murder. The
struggle bstwesn the attorneys Was pro.
tractsd and bitter.
Minto was on the stand whom the court
adjourned.
OF an important interview between Kelly,
Powers and himself early in the evening
Of Sept. %, the date Of the alleged mur.
der. He told how they were rejoinsd by
Kelly again at midnight. with another
suit Of clothes on and an old
fedora hat belonging to Powers. After
great deal OF drinking. Kelly and Carroll
went home together. Carroll, who was q
sort OF "Man Friday" to Kelly, was ord.
cred by Bunco to build tho fire in the sit.
ting room.
"Thsn," says Carroll, II got to work and
started tho fire going. Kelly made some
remark about . good hot fire. Then be
went to the corner Of tho room and picked
up Q bundle that was lying there, and
brought II to the stove and chucked 1t in,n
won't out to get some whiskey and when
came back Kelly stood at tho stove pok.
t. h. 81 bna srht
handed him the change and put the stun
bought on tue table. Kelly says Got
chair. Shorty, have got something to tell
you.' The pair then sat at table and
began drinking.
~ don't want you to tell anybody, even
Powers. what I'm going to tell you,' was
what Kelly said to me. asked him II II
had anything to do with the sailor bust.
ness. He says: That's nothing to do
with the sailor business I sat listening,
and a. We were drinking Kelly says:
Now, Shorty, there's only ono way to
make money. You've got to cook 'em.'
He then went on to tell mo how he had
plan to kill several people and he
wouldn't quit ~ long as there was one Of
them left" Kelly said his victims were
all A. p. AS.
The witness then told Mt great length
how the next day they met George Powers
and Kelly gave him s6 and said: "For
Gods sake go buy yourself hat and
throw that cap away because you look
like an A. P. A." More details followed,
in which it was stated tina, Kelly
showed Carroll q handful of gold.
Carroll was subjected to very severe
cross.cxaminai ion, but his testimony re-
manned unshaken. l, developed tina, he
was near.sighted. He gave ocular demon.
straiion in the court room Of his abil ty to
distinguish objects at distance. SO he
probably was not mistaken as to what
Bunco burnt in the stove.
II developed also tina, Carroll had been
| in the penitentiary at Walla Walla and
Salem for theft and Illegal voting. and in
the Salem insane asylum 10 be cured of
the opium habit. He further testified that
Kelly had cautioned him about the burnt
clothing and TO say he gave them away to