The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-21
FOUND DEAD.
Thomas Kelley in Spicer's
Foundry This Morning.
Went There Last Night With Patrick
Mccormick and Jessie Henry.
Investigation Going On-Three Per-
sons Arrested-Autopsy Ordered.

Thomas Kelley was found dead upon the
ground floor OF Spicer's Stove Foundry
on Cove street at o'clock this morning
by Patrick Mccormick. The cause OF his
death is a mystery and the case is being
investigated by the police.
The circumstances, as near as can be
learned, are as follows: Kelley had been
keeping company with Jessie Henry OF
255 Aborn street for some tifne and yester-
day afternoon called to get her to 60 to
walk in the evening.
An appointment was made for o'clock.
Kelley was on hand at the hour named
and the pair started out. They had not
gone far when they were met by Patrick
Mccormick, who had two bottles
OF beer, and invited Kelley and the
Henry woman to the foundry, where he
Is employed. The invitation was accepted
and the trio went TO that portion OF the
building known as the wash room, which
is reached by a narrow and steep flight OF
stairs. After the beer had been drank
they left the room, Kelley in the lead.
His foot caught in the upper step as he
started to descend and he fell the length
of the stairs and laid unconscious at the
bottom.
Mccormick and the woman worked
over him for some time, but he did not re-
cover from the injury sufficiently to speak,
although he seemed to be breathing al
right Then the woman went to her
home, Mccormick remaining with the
injured man.
At 10 O'Clock Kelley somewhat revived,
and went to the home of Miss
Henry and told her that il she would go
to the foundry she could probably get
Kelley to speak. She did so, but TO no
avail.
They remained short time, and Kelley
fell into what they thought was sleep.
Then they both went to their homes, and
when Mccormick went into the building
this morning he found Kelley dead. He
at once notified Officer j. j. Toole, who
reported the matter to Lieutenant Rankin.
Medical Examiner Palmer was called,
and deemed an inquest advisable, and
ordered the arrest of Miss Henry, McCor-
mick and John Bohan, who were taken to
the Central Station where they werc ex-
amined and the above facts were made
: known.
Bohan Ia employed by the Spicer COM
pany as O sort OF watchman, whose duty
is to see to the fires In the building. He
stated that as the body was in remote
part Of the room and it was dark he did
not see IL, and he was discharged.
Mccormick is employed in the shipping
department, and has keys SO that he can
enter the building at any time, and as he
was with Kelley at the time OF the acci-
dent, he, with Miss Henry, was held to
await an autopsy.
The dead man was about % years old
and had been in the employ of Z. A. Dar-
ling as driver for the past three years. Mr..
Darling says that Kelley did not use liquor
to any extent, and during the time he
was in his employ he never knew him
to be under the Influence of
intoxicants. Mrs. Myers, with whom
Kelley boarded for the past six years,
spoke of him as being an industrious
and sober man.
Kelley leaves brother, William, who
reside, at 80 Erastus street and an uncle,
David, a peddler, who resides at 81 Canton
street.
Michael Kelley, father of Thomas and
William, came from the old country about
two months ago, and was to return TO Ire
land this evening.
Detective Swan, who has been investi-
eating the death OF Mr.. Kelley,
is confident that Kelley's death
is due to an accident, and that
Miss Henry and MIR. Mccormick are
in no way responsible. The body is at
the morgue and the autopsy shows that
the neck was broken.