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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-31

Train NO. 4 connects with w. & w.
train Northbound leaving Goldsboro at
11:35 am, and with Southern Railway
train west leaving Goldsboro 200 p. m.
and with w, N. 6 N, at Newborn for
Wilmington.
Train NO. 3 connects with Southern
Railway train arriving at Goldsboro al
. 90 p. m., and with w. & w. train
lfom the North at 3.05 p. 10. No / train
also connects with w. N. & N. for Will
mington.
s. L. DILL,
6 Superindent.
S. CHADWICK
President.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-31
Unu. W. Edwards.
City Lot for Sale.

City Lot for Sale.
l offer for sale about three-fourths
OF an acre, on Hill street, at the COR
Q OF Slocumb street, adjoining the
lots OF Dallas King and others, to-
gether with a store house 1Sx36 feet. a
dwelling with four rooms, and out
houses, ON said premises, being the
same lot on which 1 now live.
MRS. DEBBY. JOHNSON.
a.5-d&w1m.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-31

BETWEEN NEWBERN & MOREHEAD.
Nc. 5, mixed freight and passenger,
leaves Newbern Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday at go p. m, arriving at
Morehead at 4.46.
No. 6, mixed freight and passenger,
leaves Morehead Monday, Wednesday
Newborn at 10. 81 a. m.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-31

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY,, .
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm OF
F. j. CHENEY q Co., doing business in
the city of Toledo, county and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of ca
tarrh t~hat'cannot be cured by HALL S
CATARRH CURE.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-01-31

J. OE1EN I =.
SEAL. A w GLEASON,
t@~) Notary Public.
Halls catarrh cure is taken inter-
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucuous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O..
@Sold by druggists, Soc.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23

Glenn, at Wheeling, came to my brick
yard, and was there the first Sunday
after New Years, and also the second
Sunday after New Years. He was also
there both Saturday evenings aforesaid,
from the fact that he kept the fires up
in the furnaces during the Saturday
nights and Sunday mornings. He fur
Der says that he is sure of the identity
of the man, for he had frequently seen
him prior to the above mentioned time,
and he had spent six or eight weeks at
my place at different times prior to the
above mentioned dates. He also says
that he was present at the trial OF said
Thomas B. Kelley, at Wheeling, and
positively identified him as being the
man who remained at his brick-yard
from the evenings of the second Satur-
day until the morning of the second
Sunday after New Years of 1888. Also.
that he was at the brick-yard at 8
o'clock in the morning of the aforesaid
second Sunday and to the best of his
recollection he was there in the after
noon, and believes that he was there on
the Monday following. He further
Suites JIdL lutu TIC ulu HOt hhON bAO
mans name, but afterwards understood
that he went by the name of p. A. Bob
ALSO that he was afterwards inform
ed on February 18th 1899, by James
Porter, that Porter and Kelley spent
the nights of 18th and 14th of January.
1888, at his brick-yard, and that on the
following Monday they read the &C
account of Officer Glenn's murder to-
gether at his brick-yard. He also states
that the shortest route from Mononga-
hela City to Wheeling is about fifty-two
miles, and a part of this route must be
travelled by vehicle to Finleyville, Pa,
thence by B. & o. to Wheeling. He
also states that he identifies this pict-
ure. which is marked exhibit A Of J. t.
Roley's affidavit as a photograph of
Thomas B. Kelley. He further states
that he has no interest in the result OF
this petition. JAS. T. CONLIN."
Sworn and subscribed before me,
this 7th day of December, A. D., 1894.
GEORGE T. LINN,
Notary Public"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23

wonderful eXemplitication Of what may
be done by a man who ought, by all or
binary rules, to be helpless and hope
less.
kelley's prison record has been per-
feet In the seven years Of his confine-
ment he has never had a black marh
against him, and stands we'll with the
superintendent and the subordinate Of
6cials and he SAYS that should his re-
lease De accomplished he will profit by
his bitter experience. 90 back to his
mother in Pennsylvania. and
LIVE A USEFUL LIFE.
His health is good. and he looks as well
as seven years of prison life will per-
init. He still bears the marks of the
burn and wound, on his arm and Leg
received at the Bellaire steel works.
prior to his arrest in Bridgeport, in De
cember, 1881 and which were treated
i'm PENNSYLVANIA by DR.. Nickel, at
Belle Vernon. long before his ar
rest az Newark. o.. as the affidavit Of
the physician, printed below. shows.
Attorney ID. A. Dorsey. of Mounds
Vile. is az present looking after Kel-
ley's case, while i'm this city men Of
prominence are aiding in securing evil
dence and watching the progress Of tho
case with the greatest interest. All
cOnversant with the matter are conf
dent Of a like interest upon the part Of
the public as soon as the essential
facts. here presented. are properly I'M
derstood and carefully weighed.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
AFFrDAvrT OF s. w. GARTER.

AFFIDAVIT OF S. w. CARTER.
Estate of Pennsylvania, county Of Fays
cite, S.:
ION the 10Th day of November A. d.
1894, before me, notary public, in and
for said county and State. residing at
Uniointown, personally came Samuel
w. Carter, who being duly sworn de-
poses and says: In the month Of janus
airy, 1883, was engaged in the business
of butchering, in UniontOwn, Pa. l de-
livered meat on three days OF each
week, viz: Tuesdays. Thursdays and
Saturdays, to Leith coke warks, about
one mile south of town. On one Of thesd
trips my horse fell into a hole near Bar
tons old mill, and while / was trying
to get my horse out Of the hole, two men
both strangers to me, came down the
railroad They both assisted in getting
my horse out. did not ask or learn
their names. l gave them fifty cents
and some meat; they then went on
down the road towards Uniontown.
This was, to the best Of my knowledge
and belief, on a Friday, between the
25th and 2Srh of January, 1888. L am
not positive as TO said dates, but the
photograph hereto attached l recog-
nize as the picture of one Of the men
who that day assisted me in getting my
horse out of the hole. feel very sure
and positive as to that fact.
SAMUEL w. CARTER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
the day and year aforesaid.
II. +. DETWILER,
Notary Public"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
THE AFFIDAVITS

So Far Secured by Kelley. in support Of
His story. and OF His Claim that He is
Innocent of Murder.
From among the large number of let
tiers, certificates, memoranda, and aft
davits accumulated by Kelley sin sup
port of his claim of innocence, the fol-
lowing are selected, as bearing out his
statement. That they make out strong
case for him can not be doubted by the
unprejudiced mind, and he relies upon
them to give strong support to his petit
ton for a pardon, to be hereafter ad-
dressed to the Governor of the State;
JOHN CONNER'S AFFIDAVIT.
Estate of West Virginia, county of Mar
shall, SIS:
Personally appeared John Corners,
before me, the undersigned notary pub
lie in and for the county and State
aforesaid, who by me being first duly
sworn upon his oath depOses and says:
Than he is ffty-One years of age; that he
is serving a term in the West Virginia
peulltulldfy lOI 81 anu ldl NILg NActt hD
has been informed of parties that they
the said parties, told him these words in
relation to the killing of Officer Glenn:
Glenn ought to have staid where he
was told to-. That he, COnnors, was
told by Eggy Condry, in Cincinnati,
that the person using the above Ian
guage and another were parties guilty
Of Glenns killing; that afterwards,
when he was in Wheeling. he was talk
ing to said party, when he made use Of
the above language to him, Connors;
that both of said parties implicated
lived in Wheeling at the time of the
killing. but one has since removed to
the State of , near --; that
one was a short man, and the
other tall, of almost 100 pounds weight;
that neither Christie nor Thomas Kel-
ley are the parties referred to; that he
is well satisfied that neither Harry
Christie nor Thomas Kelley are guilty
of the killing of Officer Glenn; that he
knows the parties above mentioned, but
that he will not give their names be-
cause they are in possession of knowl-
edge that would implicate him in
charges Of crime.
And further, this afiiant saith not.
JOHN CONNERS.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
Alderman and Justice of Peace"
JOSEPH H. DOWDEN'S AFFIDAvIN
MAYORS OFFICE,
"McKeesport. Pa, Dec. IS, Is!

'McKeesport, Pa, Dec. 16, 1892.
Personally before me, Thomas ills
brook, Mayor of the city of McKeesport,
Pa, came Joseph Henry Dowden, a citiA
zen of Port Royal, Westmoreland coun-
ty, Pa, who being duly sworn according
to law, deposes and says. during the
winter of 1887 and 1888 l owned and oc@
cupied a boat house, and was situated
witch said boat on the Monongahela rly-
er, at McKeesport, Pa. During the
month of January and February, 1888,
while at McKeesport, a certain young
man known to me as Bob Ferris, in
company with another man named Pad
dy, boarded with me on the boat, and
stayed with me on the boat about two
months. They left my boat about tho
middle of February, 1888. have never
heard of them since that time.
JOSEPH H. DOWDEN. II
Sworn to and subscribed before me.
this 10th day of December, A. d.. 1892 :
THOMAS TILBROOK, (
Mayors
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23

DR.. G. e. NICKETTS AFFIDAVIT.
Estate of Pennsylvania, County of Fay
cite, SIS:
Personally appeared before me, DIR.
Geo. f. Nickett, who by me being first
duly sworn upon his oath says as fol-
lows
His residence is Belle Vernon; that
he resided in that city in 1888, and has
resided there since 1877; that he was in
1888 and has since been a practicing
physician in that city; that upon Sun
day morning in January, 1888, a young
mana tramp applied TO me at my Of
fee to dress a wound in one of his arms;
that there was a confused wound on the
forearm; | am unable to say which arm
my impression is that it was the left
arm. He was a man of medium height,
and medium weight, young man,
neither tall nor short. l can recollect
of seeing the face shown in the photo
graph marked Exhibit No. of NaOma
Roley's affidavit but am unable to say
when or where; will say that it was
Sunday morning, and it was very cold,
and while preparing to go to the coun-
try, the young man spoken of came into
my office. l dressed his wounded arm,
and told him to be careful of it, not to
take cold in it, and upon his pulling his
coat together l discovered he had no
vest, and 1 gave him vest. My office
was just off the main street of Belle
Vernon, Pa; my store fronted on Main
street, and just around the corner was
my Office. This occurrence happened in
my Office in the early part of January,
1888, not more than third of the month
gone. 1t was just about a week after
New Years day.
and further this affiant saith not.
GEORGE e. NICKET, NJ. ID.
u. NJ. SPRINGER.
Notary Public"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
A STORY NnORSED-

To show that you see through" big
story by adding a bigger sequel TO it Is
sometimes a very effective use OF irons
zeal wit. The liar is beaten at his own
game.
What started this item was reading
about an American who had been TO
Europe, and who was telling a friend.
who knew he was a liar, about his trip
of the month, "they encountered a
across the Atlantic, and how on the 18th
a swarm of locusts which carried away
every stitch of canvas off the ship"
The listener looked thougntfully for
a moment, and then said, hesitatingly,
eyes, / guess we met that swarm OF
locusts the next day on the 18th. Every
locust had on pair Of canvass pantSe
Elk.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
J. T. ROLEY,S AFFIDAVIT.


estate of Pennsylvania, County of Fay
etc, SIS:
Personally appeared J. r. Roley be-
fore me, J. NJ. Springer, a Notary Pub
lie in and for the said county and State,
who by me being first duly sworn, upon
his oath says as follows:
During the year 1883 1 was Burgess
Of the Borough of Belle Vernon; on the
morning of the 18th day of January of the
same year, being informed that there
were a number of tramps in town
started to look and ascertain the facts.
/ found on the street man who said his
name was Thomas Kelly, filing the fol-
lowing description: Height about ) feet
z or inches, build rather heavy, about
20 to % years old, weight about $50
pounds, with his arm in a sling. After
directing him to keep off of the public
streets and desist from begging, under
penalty of Imprisonment, he showed me
his arm, which was a fiery red with a
wound resembling a scald or bruise. On
January 6, 1890, received letter mail
ed at Moundsville, with the words on
the envelope return TO the West Vir-
ginia Penitentiary, Moundsville. w.
Va, if not called for in days letter
signed by Thomas B. Kelley, containing
a photograph; that / readily recognized
as a picture of the same Thomas Kelly
that l met on the streets in Belle Yer
non on the morning of January 7th,
1888, which photograph is marked 'Ex-
hibit A. of my affidavit
II am in no way related to Thomas B.
Kelly, and have no personal or pecun-
larry interest in the result Of his appli-
cation for pardon.
And further this afIlant saith not.
-. T. ROLEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
In my said county this 9Th day of De-
cember, 1894.
81. M. SPRINGER,
Notary Public"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
NAnMA ROLEY,S AFFIDAVIT.

State of Pennsylvania, County of Fay
cite, SIS:
Personally appeared Naoma Roley,
before me, the undersigned, j. NJ. Sprin-
ger, a Notary Public in and for said
State and county, who by me being first
duly sworn, upon her oath says: | am
a resident of Belle Vernon; have lived
in that city thirty-one years; was resi-
dent of this city in 1888; on the 18th day
of January, 1888. this young man came
to my house and asked for something to
eat: he wore q broad brimmed hat and
overcoat, and carried his arm in sling;
it was on Saturday, the 18th day of JAM
nary, 1888, for there was child buried
on that day, and while this boy was in
my house Mrs. Krepps came to my
house to make arrangements for the
funeral. I asked him his name and he
told ME it was Thomas but | failed to
get the other name. ! remember this
distinctly; I can and do identify the
photograph accompanying this affidavit,
and marked Exhibit No. / of this Aft
davit, as being a correct portrait of the
young man who came to my house on
LHe tIH Jay Vi JANUARY, 1000 He'Cl
saw him after this, and only know of
him by what he wrote to me afterwards,
and what | saw in the paper.
And further this afiiant saith not.
MAGMA ROLEY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
in my said county this 9th day Of De-
cember, 1894.
81. N. SPRINGER.
Notary Public"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
KELLEY's STORY.

no "Details His Wanderings Between Christ
mas. 1887. aud February, Esd, 1855
VIE, He Was Arrested at Newark FOR
the Robbery at Mt. Vermont
81 had no part in the killing OF Ofiicer
c1onn and I never saw Harry Christie
nnril the day before We were arrested
~ Newark. O., for robbing the hardware
store"
This statement, made in the most SOL
ann manner. prefaced the story when
THOMAS B. Kelley related to repre-
sentative of the Register, at the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
THOMAS AND HANNAH SLATER.
"MAYOR'S OFFICE,
"McKeesport, Pa, Dec. 16, 1892.

"McKeesport, Pa, Dec. 16, 1892. 4
Personally before me, Thomas Telt
brook, Mayor of the city Of McKeesporti
Pa. came Thomas Slater and Hannah
Slater. citizens of the city Of McKees-
port. Pa, who being duly sworn accord<
60 law, depose and say: Durir --tbe win
ter Of 1887 and 1888 they lived T >
keesport, and knew Joseph DoN, zen,
who lived in a boat house on the Mon-
ongahela river also knew young man
by the name of Bob Ferris, who boarded
or stayed on said boat with Joseph II.
Dowden; said Faris often came to our
house during the months Of January
and February, 1888. We never heard
of him since that time.
THOMAS SLATER, :
HANNAH SLATER.
"Sworn to and subscribed before mo
this 10th day of December, A. D.. 1892,
THOMAS TEXTBOOK,
Mayor"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
written for the Sunday Register)

written for the sunday ReBlsterJ
AFTER THE CIRCUS.
Twas my wife's iron clad decision,
Though / met IL with dersion,
That we should attend some evening tne
worlds most famous show,
With it's hippodrome attraction,
Not for our sweet satisfaction.
But our little baby treasure, for his pleas
ure we must 80.
oh. what happiness in blowing
In the dollars. for our going
Was delightful after knowing of his JOY
So. we saw the "greates" circus,
And we let the faiIirs work us
Till the concert show was over, out
around us went the lights.
had often been reminded
That no parent should be blinded
To the fact the education of moral show
And ii was unto the circus
only for that lofty purpose
To her arguments yielded for our darling
baby'S sake.
How rued it on the morrow,
While at breakfast. to my horror
Did the little imp IN night-gown spread
his wings and make a jump
From the upper stairway landing,
Lighting on his understanding.
Smiling at me roguish, chuckllng;
Want at a danny zump|
From the garden shortly after,
Came the sound Of happy laughter; .
But so full Of meaning mischief that I
hurried TO the spot,
As a voice called out ''Fll betyer
I'll lump fru is curtain 'trctcher.
And he did. and through a curtain thai
five dollars once had bought.
on the lawns green, grassy sloping
NItn my paper 1 lay smoking,
When l heard a shout Of warning, "Du
out. papar Did / faint?
Not exactly What a wonder;
For toward me like hot thunder
Rolled that boy together doubled In paii
we used for paint.
But the climax Of his tumbling-
Are you weary Of my grumbng2-
Was his great fantastic diving in iancY
airy style
of a curbing that projected
O'er cistern long neglected,
From the water up he gurgled. Bet ~
dit air after VILE"
And he did, there's no denying,
With his jumping, leaps and lying.
And is going. going going, sailing lightly
with the breeze,
after higher education"
Is his mothers explanation,
Since he sailed one windy morning on her
leg Of mutton sleeves.
VIII S. Richardson.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23

Moundsyille penitentiary, last Wednes-
day afternoon.
That his statement is true many per-
sons believe; certainly it is corroborated
and borne out in many, if not all, i'm
portant particulars by the affidavits,
letters, and other documents and evil
dence which he has been slowly but sys-
tematically and surely accommodating
during the period of his confinement,
and particularly during the last twelve
months.
In narrating his wanderings about the
country both Immediately before and
after
THE FOUL MURDER
of Officer Glenn, Kelley frequently re-
ferred to the affidavits and letters in his
possession for corrobortion of what he
ayerred to be true, and his statement
cannot but make favorable impression
upon the unprecedented reader. He said:
Il was in Bridgeport day or so be-
fore Christmas, in 1887, and on Christ
mas day l was arrested over there and
confined in the lookup When they let
me so. the next day after Christmas,
they gave me ticket to Bellaire, l got
off the train, went back to Bridgeport
crossed over to Wheeling, and left the
same day, and was not back in the city
until l was brought there from Ohio in
the custody of the officers, in company
with Christie and charged with the
murder. When l came over to Wheel
ing from the Bridgeport lookup stop
ped at Probes and got some whisky,
and then 1 struck out for the b. e O..
railroad to get up into Pennsylvania.
did not go down below the creek, but
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
OF SCRANTON SLIAI.a
"MONONGAHEI.A CITY,
washington county, Pa.

'WashlngtOn county, Pa.
February II, A. D., 1892, before me-
n Justice of the Peace in and for the
county and State aforesaid, personally
came James Porter, who being duly
qualified according to law, depOses and
says that he was with Thomas b. Kel-
ley, alias P. A. Rob, who is now serving
a life sentence in the Mondsville peni-
Tertiary. w. Va, at the Monongahela
City brick-yards, on the night Of the
18th and 14th of January, 1888.
-. A. BRYAN, I
Alderman and Justice Of Peace"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
1t CnNLN,S AFFIDAVIT.

Estate of Pennsylvania, county of Wash
ington, SIS:
Before me, Notary Public in and
for said State and county. personally
appeared J. T. Conlin, who being duly
sworn. says: That he lives in Carroll
township, Washington county, Pa, Just
outside of the city limits of Mononga-
hela City. and carried on the business Of
brick-making there. In January, 1888,
Thomas B. Kelley, who was afterwards
convicted of the murder Of Officer
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23
..t.> Ont q Strong Case in
His Favor.

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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23

cut right across from Frobe's, close to
the Court House, and caught a train.
After stopping at Little Washington
for several days l went on, and was at
Belle Vernon, Pa, on January Z, 1888,
cumming around town with few Otheli
fellows. Among them were James Por-
ter. alias Scranton Slim. or 'Blackie, a
man called Old Hale Johnny Kid.
Sailor Jack. and Cumberland Charley.
Porter went to Belle Vernon with me.
We
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-06-23

Sl-ly Been Obtaining
Ills Behalf
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his story, while attor-
ana i'm Noundsville
am and the Governor
mas had his attention called
wa! 10 the facts. Itis Al