The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-23
KELLEY ARRIVES IN DOVER.
Murderer Still Mai ntaips His Wonderful
Nerve.

Dover, N. H.. April 29.-White and
pale, with fitting hectic flush, tut with
lips nrmly DOM pressed, Joseph Emmett
Kelley sits at last behind the bars in
Dover Jail, in custody of High Sheriff
Hayes.
His nerve has not deserted him, but for
the f1rst time since he was taken he looks
sick. His face is distressed. His forehead
shows deep seams and wrinkles, and
he draws upon his cigar (kelley con-
tinues his abnormal smokine) with evil
dent effort
81 shall not arraign him at once"
said County Solicitor Mason, 81 want
to give the boy chance to recover. He
has had q tremendous strain and he
wants rest''
1t was q scene not to be forgotten this
mornings arrival In Rooheste anil Dow
er. AT the former place hundreds Of peo-
pie were clustered around the station
| when the IGng-expected train from the
north rolled in, but the police arrange
ments we're admirable. The city mar
shall himself was there, and Joe was TAX
ell By the arms between two stout police
| men and carried across the wide plat
form to the Dover train.
| The full force of Rochester, armed with
clubs mingled in the crowd. Anything
like riot would have been promptly
| met
Kelley showed himself man of de-
termination as ne faced his former
friends and acquaintance at San INFORM
vile and Milton, and at Rochester and
Dover. He met tremendous crowd
heie, nun bering thousands, whiah packed
the depot and every available inch of
standing space, and went through it
wilted or drew back as he stepped from
the train.
Joe had come down from Rochester in
| tie baggage end OF the smoker, which
was locked against every person save
the New Hampshire officers and the
members of the party who came through
from Montreal. When the train pulled
up in the depot the crowd damned the
platforms ana choksd ell the entrances
Policemen had to break n passage by
d int of main strength and muscle to
the carriages, which by the fovethought
Of Mr.. e. S. Bartlett. 1t had heen wired
abe I'd to have in readiness. Kelley was
surrounded by strong guard. AS he
jumped into the carriage there sprang
after him Officer Rub of Berwick. Off
Ger Parker. Deputy Sheriff Mcdaniel
and Detective Sergeant Oampeau of
Montreal. The door was slammed to,
and away whirled the coach as fast as
two galloping horses could take it. q
At the door of the Jail stood Sheriff
Hayes and Mayor B. Il. Hanson of Som
ersworth. Only Kelley's party was al
lowed to enter.
The big gate Changed to in the face of
the disappointed crowd, which circled
| the brick county prison, and Kelley was
at last In prison. He sank down in n
chair and showed his first signs Of ex-
haustion.
Sheriff Bayes permitted him the privi-
lege of smoking this morning IS he sat
in the outer vesti5ule of the jail. He
shook hands with all present to receive
him, and expressed his pleasure at get
Rshome.
1t was not without good deal of per-
suasion that Sheriff Hayes finally suo-
ceeded in clearing his vestiSule. Then
Kelley was searched. He was given II
good bath, thoroughly rubbed, and after
n good dinner stepped within tie door
of his cell which will he bis home for
the next three monthsta least. for exist
ing circuit sessions cannot be brought
before the grand jury until September,
and his trial will then he assigned. AZ
ter that, if convicted in the first degree,
he has year in which there may be
revision of thu findings. exceptions
heard, and the case, if there be found
cause for SO doing, reopened