The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-08
NEW CASTLE NEWS
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN,
New CASTLE, Jan. s.

NEW CASTLE, Jan. s.
For the past few days runors have been
atloat that the betrayer of Emma Conner
was a married man, and yesterday after
noon excitement ran high when John
Kelley was arrested by Constable Fleming
on the Charge Of using minor child for
immoral purposes. 1t has been alleged
by the parents of the girl who died soon
after becoming mother, that she on her
dying bed and on other occasions stated
that Kelley ruined her on April /, 1895.
Early in the summer the girl, who was
IL years of agc on May last complained
of being unwel and was attended by a
local doctor who never suspected her con-
ditiOn, About two months ago she went
to Philadelphia and while there doctor
Informed her sister that the girl would
soon become a mother. Upon her return
home tho news was told to her parents
and they acting upon the advice Of a
friond tried to screen the girls disgrace
with the hope that tho child when born
could I've sent TO II home and the entire
matter huahed up.
| Two weeks before her death and again in
| the presence Of half dozen Of persons
| soon after she gave birth to u littlO girl,
which is gtill alive, she made the state
ment impllcating kelley, who has wife
mud child, th1 former bong sister Of
| Immigrant Inspector Toner OF New York
| city
Tho dead girls funeral took place on
| "Wednesday afternoon, and yesterday her
! father sWore out u warrant before Mngis-
ttttc Pntrhett Of Wilmington charging
Kelley with violation Of the age of consent
! law.
The warrant was placed in the hands of
! Constable Fleming who arrested Kelley at
the Delaware Iron Works where he is en-
! pIoycd. lie was Immediately taken to
jail and locked up until this morning
when lie will be given hearing before
MAGISTRATE Piiivhett.
Owing to the feeling created by the
death Of tho girl against Kelley the con
stable doomed it advisable to re move kol.
ley to Wilmington and did SO on the B IS
o'clocl. train.
Several threa.s were made that Kelley
should I've tried by Judge Lynch and to
avoid such an act i'll Delaware caused his
removal The people are excited over tho
affair on account uG lhn erl ) death, Kelley
being married mau and by the rcCant ii.
rumpts OF rape in the nIghborhood
When the train reached the ter station
Kelley wife went to 500 him and over.
powered !y tho strain Of grief tainted,
causing much excitement. And 50 tho
case which was exclusively mentioned in
the Republican yesterday ends for the
present. Thus1 whu have associated with
!. Nv! w '"'''u S'"'7 "T'ttNc'i NM 'il'"'
'r"t an" nc ''"Ao"ho' MS arrest piece
81 S'llo N"rh' , "
E'H,"''ah from New Jersey WIS
i''r ltF'r'""N LOOKING lor "a site iOf Il
I"H'"TS IAti"Iy' ne WaHts IL nti'dIhg
i'WH"W l't ahu t"u H'"FltS hlEH ne WIS
well pleased with New Castle, and will
ts"oAILy locate on the HtooPs property
Gong 'h' river. me reason lor moving
'inh MS present location Is that ne can
h4' get rno"Eh slrIH [" dG the work
iiG VIII employ rom 20 70 lWl hands
anu hopes TO Use electric llEh'S IN Tin"
Mr. Siam, ,yrtfs shitn nm ndjitionul
offer last night to iii uUcu him to rOmt