The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-24

Mr.. Kelley, Senior, Has Not Yet Arrived
and the Plea Is Matter of Doubt
The Claimants for the Reward Offered
by Bank.
Dover, N. H., April 23 ALI the ar.
rangements for the arrang ment of Joseph
Il. Kelley, for the murder of Cashier
Stickney are in the hands of County
Solicitor Mason. In consequence of the
burden of responsibility up on him, Mr.
Mason is very reticent on what will be
done as preliminary to the trial. But it
is evident that the legal machinery will
start tomorrow morning when $50 Kel-
ley will be taken from Dover in hack
to Somersworth.
Kelley will be taken up stairs to pri-
vare room and if things are ready he
will be Immediately arraigned before
Judge Knapp. 1t is anticipated that
Kelley's father will be in court room,
but be had not arrived at O'Clock to-
night.
AS TO couDsel there is some doubt and
Mr.. Kelley, Sr., may bring counsel with
him.
The clerk will begin to read the COM
plaint, but if there is counsel he may
waive the reading and enter plea of
not guilty for his client. If there Is no
counsel it will be a matter of doubt
whether Kelley will plead guilty or not
guilty. County Attorney Mason will
at once ask for two weeks continuance
| in order to get the witnesses szgether.
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remanded to Jail. de will De returned
TO the city in hack and will be locked
up again. When the hearing is conclud-
| ed two weeks hence, the judge will pass
on the question of cause and il the opin-
ion is probably cause of guilty, the pris-
cner will tie held for the grand jury in
| Mag. From this time on all evidence
will pass into the possession OF Attorney
General Eastman of Exeter. Kelley will
| be tried in the Supreme court in the fall
and if found guilty lie will be ready to
pay the penalty of his crime in one year
and one day from the day of his sent
enoe.
This afternoon Detective Campeau of
Montreal, was taken over. the entire scene
of the tragedy and presented to the bank
| officials with whom he had some conyer-
sation regarding the reward.
| The matter of settling the reward is
| interesting. Opinion Ia divided, some
|
have The larger portion, Others that the
Ashton woman is entitls to nearly all of
it, and Others that the reward belongs
to the local officers The bank directors
met this afternoon and talked over the
matter, but reached no decision. 1t was
stated, however. that the reward would
not be immediately settled.
| kELLEY'S FIRST NIGHT IN JAIL.
Will Be Arraigned Today and Plea of In
sanity viii Be Set Up.
Dover, N. H., April Joseph e.
Kelley, the self-confessed m urdersr of
Joseph Stickney, the aged cashier of the
Great Falls national bank at Somers-
worth, passed his first nightfin custody
in the Strafford county Jail here last
night He slept well and was apparently
quite rested this morning.
| 1t as first thought that he would be,
arraigned this morning. but later de-
| yslopments made it necessary to postpone
| the hearing until Saturday morning.
Notwithstanding the fact tina t Kelley
has confessed that he committed the
tomorrow he will plead not guilty by
advice of his counsel, the idea being to
afford an opportunity for the introduc-
| tion of plea OF insanity.
| Kelley still continues to eat very lit
| tie. Whether this is an attempt on his
part to starve himself to death, OF a lack
| of inclination to partske OF food, cannot
| be asosrtained. He will probably receive
visit from his father today, although
he appears totally Indifferent as to wheth-
er his faGher comes or not.
Experts VIII Examine Kelley.
Amesbury, April 23-Mr Kelley, the
father of JOSEPH. e. Kelley, the SomeFs-
worth murderer, has been advised by
local attorneys that The only possible
hope for his son lies in plea of in
sanity. I'his will be ais defense and it
is understood that he will be examined
in few days by an expert on insanity.
The interest in the case here continues
| uEabated.
Jimmy Barry Given Decision.
| San Francisco April 23.-Jimmy