The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-21
"WASN'T NERVOUS EVEN. =
Joe Kelley Te lis the Story OF His
Crime.
HOW HE CUT CASHIER STICKNEY'S
THROAT WITH RAZOR.

Had Been Planning Robbery For Some
Time-After the Murder and Robbery
He Hid the Money and Returned to the
| Boarding House to Dinner. 9
Montreal. April 2o.-It is now quite
clear that Joseph Kelley was romanoing
in what he told the. detectives when he
was arrested last night.
Early this morning Chief Carpenter
called Kelley into his Office and after
some conversation the prisoner frankly
confessed that all he had saio last night
was false. lie owned, without being
pressed, that he alone without the aid
OF accomrlices did Mr.. Stickney to
death. He said that he had been PLAN
ming the robbery for some time. On the
Thursday previous to the murder he
went to the bank to carry out his plans
but was prevented by the presence Of a
lady.
On Friday he wrapped an old overooat
in paper with the intention OF asking
Stickney to have the parcel put in the
bank vaults. When he reached the bank
Kelley tried to open the screened door
and was met by the cashier who asked
MIN what he wanted. His reply was to
force open the door whereupon Stivkney
called for help. Kelley hit him on the
head with jimmy, knocking him insen-
sibls. "Then," he calmly procesded,
II drew razor and out Mr.. Stiokney'si
throat"
He proceeded to ransaok the safe
obvious of the horror upon the foUr
IA pillow case. He carried the spoils.
to an orchard and hid them, returning
unconcernedly to his boarding house to
partake of dinner. After his dinner he.
paid his landlady SEQ he owed her, placed
the pillow case containing the money
into dress case and drove to Milton.
He threw the razor away in the orchard.
He hltched his horse outside the village
and called al the house OF Farmer Jones,
about quarter OF a mile from the viii
lsge proper. He asked Miss Jones if her
father was at home, saying he wished to
put up his team for a couple of days.
After further chat with Miss Jones.
he went to the store of John Mason and
purchased light spring oyerc0at and
slate colored derby hat. He then drove to
ONh III UeIlhlH b Lively StdLlC Auu pun u ~
his horse. telling Mr.. Chamberlain that
ne was going ny train to Snn oornville
about 10 miles away. He promised to re-
turn in three days..He took the Boston
g Maine train without ,purriiasinR q
| ticket, getting onto the rear platform.
The conductor did not discover him ul-
| till Union WAS reached At Sanbornvtl1s,
he said he got off and took the next train
for Cookshire Junction. Que, coming
| into Montreal junction on the Halifax
| express.
"After saw stiokney dead,'' he broke
| in here, II felt sorry but An hour after
did not even feel nervous about it,
| Near Cookshire he sorted over his
money placing the gold in separate
| pocket from the paper. The silver he left
| In the dress ing case.
From the description given by Kelley
| Mr.. Carpenter concluded he had hidden
! the dress suit case at Vaudreujl or St.
Polycarpe Junction and at once hurried
| Kelley aboard the early train. Kelley
was not sure of Vaudreuil but quickly
recognized ST. Polyoarpe. After walking
Canadian Pacific tracks for distance of
about 500 yards bag containing $50
was found in covered oulvert wb ere
Kelley had thrown it on Saturday. The
dress suit case was found in plowed
field about 100 yards from the railroad
track. Kelley stated that after leaving
st. Polycarpe he walked to st. Justine
de Newton in pouring rain and after
taking several drinks in a saloon he pro-
| ceeded to Berard's hotel where he re-
mained till the Canadian Pacific express
| came along for Montreal.
| How he was found here was told yes.
terday. He claimed that he bought the
| woman's garb he wore when he reached
Montreal from a woman in St. Justine
| for $15. There il still some $500 unac.
counted for. Kelley stated tonight that
he felt relieved after having made his
confession. as ~,