Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-11-04
WAS 1T KELLEY?
DID CASHIER STICKNEY'S MIR
DERER VISIT ELLSWORTH
EX- MARSHAL HOLMES SAYS THE MAN
WHO DISTURBED CHURCHES AND
WANTED FLOWERS on HIS
TABLE WAS KELLEY.

ExCity Marshal Thomas J. Holmes. Of
Ellsworth, has received photograph OF
Joseph Kelley, the murderer of Cashier
Stickney, Of the Great Falls IN. H. bank
for the purpose OF identifying him with
a man held in this city in April. 1895, on
suspicion that he was an escaped lunstic
II Is hoped that by ests fishing this iden-
tity to support the plea OF insanity that
will be set up in kelley's behalf.
The man who visited Ellsworth gave
various names, among them Farrell,
Murphey, King aud Kenney. He was in
Ellsworth several days, and his peculiar
actions gave rise to be suspicion that he
was insane. On Sunday evening be vs.
tied several churches in the city and dis
turbed the meetings
He visited a restaurant in town and
complained because there we're no flowers
on he table lie rushed from the rcstsu
rant saying he would get some, and wen,
to the Dutton green house where he de-
handed flowers. lie was arrested by City
Marshal Holmes. In the municipal court
he gave the name OF John King. He
was sentenced TO q fine OF 80 and thirty
days in jail. but mittimus WAS suspended
on condition that he leave Ellis h.
He left and went to Bar Har5or.
Soon sfterward City Marshal Holmes
learned OF the escape from Rhode Island
insane asylum OF one Jsmes McGunnigle,
" no seemed 10 answer the description OF
Ellsworth's erratic visitor. Officer
Holmes notified the Bar Harbor officers
and in a short time King was back
again in Ellsworth jail on a technical
charge OF drunkenness, but in reality he
WAS held on suspicion ths, he was the es-
capped lunatic McGunnige. The officers
OF the asylum were notified, but did not
believe from the description that il was
their man, and at the expiration OF the
ten days sentence for drunkenness
king" was disc charged.
Mr.. Holmes now believes that king
was no other than Joseph Kelley, who
sfterward murdered Cashier Stickney.
He says he i positive in his identification
from the photograph and description Of
Kelley. keliey's counsel has sent for him
TO come on and identify Kelley. II the
Identification proves complete, strong
point sill tie made in favor OF the plea OF
insanity. There are others in Ellsworth
who have Teen shown the photograph Of
Kelley, and believe Ire j. the same man
who was in Ellsworth.
THE AMERICAN reporter who visited
King in the jail here Tor the express
purpose OF noting his personal appear
ance, to compare it with the description
OF the escaped lnnRtic, can see no resem-
bance in the photograph to the man call
ing himself king" On his second i'm
prisonmeut he gave his name as John II.
Farrell, and his home as CharIe4town,
Mass. Here is the description Of king
or Farrell as published in THE AMER
ICAS at he time:
The description OF the man Mco unnigle. al.
though answering that of Farrell in some par
ticulars, differs in Others. McGunuigie's eyes
described as black. Farrelrs eyes are not
black, but grey, though the heavy dark eye
brows give him the appearance Of having dark
eyes. McGunnigle Is described as young
man. Farrell looks fully the thirty-hve years
he says he Is. McGunnige i five feet eight
inches tall Farrell is at least two inches taller.
Farrell has scar in the middle OF his forehead
which would be likely to be sed a means of
Identification. No such scar Is mentioned In the
description OF McGunnigle.