The herald., 1895-08-01
A BROOMST|CK FOR TWO
Charlie Kelly and Mrs. O'Dea
Hit Each Other
WAS FOUND IN HER ORCHARD
She Ran to Administer Proper
Chastisement
AS FOUND IN HER ORCHARD
Part In the Fight-Both OF the
Kellys Arrested

Charlie Kelly is 8 years old, just. Like
all little boys on whom nature and health
have smiled for this length Of time, Char
lie is passonately fond Of apples. He has
eaten many pecks Of this fruit during his
short lifetime, but despite this. he IS
acquainted with but two varieties-the
kind that is given HIM and the kind
that he acquires. 1t will be readily
understood that the latter class appeals
the stronger to him and great crabap-
pie if acquired" is far more delicious to
his palate than the rosiest Bellhower
conferred as q gift.
Charlie lives at 1872 Wall street with his
mother. Mrs. J. Il. Kelly. close neigh
Dor is Mrs. O'Dea, the mother of M. f.
Dea, the well-known real estate dealer.
In the yard of the latter lady are some
apple trees, which grow fruit so divine
that they would have caused rather
Adam to cease hanging back and step up
and pluck and give unto Eve. Indeed, so
fine are these apples that it IS no wonder
they created discord among tho good resi-
dents in their vicinity. If they could
have tempted Adam without y woman ann.
dilatins upon them. it IS nothing that
poor, weak 9-year-old Charlie fell vic
tim.
There have been but five tmos within
ths past five years that Charlie has failed
to dream of this fruit, and those occas-
ions were the nights before Christmas
when Santa Claus held the boards for
few hours.
Yesterday, however, Charlie could not
restrain his passion that was desirous Uf
being all consuming, so far as the apples
were concerned, and he entered Mrs.
O'Dea's yard and started to separate
some of the fruit from the trees. Ii ever
the life OF Charlie knew joyous moment
it was then, as he munched upon three
apples at once. But the dream of bliss
was of short duration.
Looking from her house the owner CT
the fruit saw her trees being despoiled.
Naturally she became indignant, so
hastily reaching tor broomstick Mrs.
O'Dea started to wreak summary
saw her coming though. and at the same
instant he thought his mother might
want him to help chop wood, so acting
more promptly than usual when such
thoughts came to him. he started to place
his then willing hands at the service OF
his maternal relative.
Never before was Charlie so anxious to
work. He ran like deer, but try as
much as possible, his pursuer steadily
gained. By this time Charlie was near
unto his home, and his blithsome. cheru-
bic voice, allied with the whacks from
the b-oomstick. soon acquainted Mrs.
Kelly that her hopeful was nigh.
When she saw how matters were run
ning-not stood-she jumped into the
yard. and without looking in the glass to
see il he- hat was on straight, sailed to
the relcue OF Charlie. The boy was re-
leased from Mrs. O'Dea and the two
began debate that would have laid
the recent Horr-Harvey debate at Chi
cago out in the first round. Charlie
thought that his mother was getti X the
worst of the dispute. SO he seized the
larger piece of the broomstick that had
been broken over him and struck Mis-.
O'Dea a violent blow upon the arm. The
lady was painfully hurt and lost no time
in retiring to her house.
When her son. NJ. f. O'Dea. returned
from his business, he was told of the en-
counter, and at once swore to compli in
charging Mrs. Kelly and Charlie with as
sault with deadly weapon. The war
rant was placed last night in the hands
of Deputy Sheriffs Guy Woodward and
Barnhill, who lost no time in putting the
accused persons under arrest. They were
taken before Justice Young, who resides
in that vicinity, and were released on
$1,000 bonds each. Mrs. Spencer guaran-
teeing the necessary amount.
Mr.. O'Dea was 10th that anything
should be published regarding the affair,
and stated that he had tolerated annoy
ance for some time past in order to es-
cape publicity, but this was more than
he proposed to allow.
The Kellys will be arraigred before JUS
tice Young TODAY.