The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-19

Strong Circumstantial Evidence Points to
 Joe Kelly as the Murderer of the Aged
 Cashier-The Police Working on Num-
 Der of Clues-The Suspect Gambler and.
 Criminal.
 Somersworth, N. H., April 1S.-It was anything but joyous Easter Sunday in this little city to-day. The pail of the awful tragedy and robbery still rung over the entire community, and if anything, it deepened as the uncer- tainty of the capture of the villain who killed Cashier stickney became more and more apparent.
 The police are still hard at work get ting evidence with which they think can connect Joe Kelly with the crime, and they have succeeded in bringing two important clues together in a strong circumstantial manner to show by whom the crime was committed.
 The first was the finding of Kelly's black derby hat which he was known to have worn and which has big stain of blood on the crown. This was found in Chamberlains livery stable at Mill ton The second clue is the finding of two halves of the large sheet of wrap- ping paper, one of which was found in the bank and the other In Kelly's room opposite the bank.
 The authorities have traced Kelly's movements and learn that he drove to Milton on the day of the crime and robbery They found that he had hitched his team just outside the will lage and called at the house of Farmer Jones, which is located about a quarter of mile from the village proper. Here he met Miss Jones and asked if her father was around, as he wished to put up his team for day or two. Miss Jones, who, it appears, was alone in the house, assured him that they were un- able to accommodate him and after a little further conversation, Kelly de- parted. From there Kelly walked to a clothing store, owned by John Mason, where he purchased a light spring over coat and a slate colored derby hat.
 He then went for his team and drove to Chamberlain's livery stable and ask ed that the horse be put up for short time, stating that he was going to San bornville, about ten miles distant, by train, to sell some sDectacles and that he would return later in the day.
 The hostler states that he did not know Kelly, but that Kelly was quite nervous and apparently uncertain as to how long he would remain or when he would be likely to return for his team
 Kelly afterwards took the 4:10 D. m. train on the Boston and Maine railroad at Milton station, but did not purchase a ticket for any point on the road. He boarded the train by the rear platform, evidently with the intention of avoiding coming in contact with the conductor The train reached Union before the lat ter discovered Kelly and then he col lected his fare. Kelly remarked: q came aboard the train at Union and wish to get off at Sanbornville," and accordingly paid his fare for that point.
 The second clue relates to two por- tions of yellow wrapping paper. Kelly had called at Tebbetts clothing store in Somersworth and asked MT. Teb- betts if he could oblige him with a large sheet of wrapping paper. MT. Tebbetts gave him a double sheet of ordinary manilla wrapping paper about four feet square On 1t was pasted a label of a Boston firm.
 The broken window in the Great Falls National bank had been covered up with a. portion of this paper, but out of it the label of the Boston firm had been cut Nothing was thought however, at the time of the paper being placed over the broken window. But when search ing Kelly's office, opposite the bank, the officials found a duplicate of the paper lying on the floor. An investigation brought out the fact that only MT. Teb- betts handled such a piece of paper, which he identified as that given by him to Kelly on Friday. MT. Tebbetts also stated that the paper was in one whole sheet. The murder and robbery was referred to In the sermon preached this morning by Pastor Hyde in the Congregational church, the congrega- ton being bowed in grief when men, ton was made of it, as MT. Stickney was an old attendant and official in the church.
 Attleboro, Mass, April 18.-MichaeI Kelly made his first statement tonight. He states positively that he never turn ed his son adrift, but on the contrary always welcomed him home. He says that he cannot believe that his son would commit murder or rob a. bank, however bad it may look him to be an accomplice in such desperate deeds.
 The Kelly family have no relatives in Canada, where the suspected mur- deTer is supposed to be at present.
 It is thought by persons who know Kelly that in case he is captured insan- ity will be the defence, because of his many strange actions since his boy hood Many persons look for his return here.
 Attleboro, Mass, April 1S-Joseph F. Kelly, suspected of murdering Cashier Stickney of Somersworth, N. H., is we'll known to the sporting fraternity here. where he spent month in 1894 and two months in 1S96 About the time of his coming a number of gold bricks and swindling games put the police on the alert, and Kelly was closely watched. He was an expert gambler and one day won $500 in Waterville on cards. He dressed well and lived expensively. betting freely on baseball games and sports.