Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-11-09

Quebec Junction, there taking a train
for Dudswells. He left the train at
Cookshire Junction, at midnight, and
went to hotel, taking the train. the
next morning. for Montreal Junction,
where he took another train for St.
Polecrape Junction, and left the bag
of silver in a brook. He arrived at ST.
Augustine. Saturday night. and
stopped there till Monday afternoon
when he hired a woman's dress and
bonnet and went to Montreal, where he
was found in house with the gold and
bills in his pocket.
When he was arrested he said to the
officers: Yes, I'm Joseph Kelly, the man
you're looking for Upon being iden
tilted by New Hampshire man, Kelly
said: Yes, my neck will stretch for
this, but ! did not do it. Jack did it.
met him in Dover" The next day
however, he admitted he was the only
party concerned in the murder. He
was brought to Dover and said his
original plan was to take the money to
his room and mingle with the people
but was unable To unlock the bank
door and he got out the best way he
could. He pleaded guilty to the com
plant at the preliminary hearing held
in Dover.
After Mr. Mason finished. Chief JUS
tce Carpenter informed the jurors that
they are to visit the scene of the muir
der, tomorrow morning at o'clock.
and court adjourned until 10 O'Clock.
when it is expected they will return TO
this city and the trial will continue.
Kelly was taken back to the Jail for the
night while the jurors are in close
quarters at a hotel.
\ large number of witnesses arrived.
today, including the detectives who
captured him in Montreal. Miss Stick
ney daughter of the murdered cashier.
was an interested spectator in the
court room, this afternoon.
Among the jurors called was Charles
A. willard from Rochester, who said
he did not care to serve on account of
a personal affair. which Of late he had
a supposition might have some connec-
ton with Kelley. He was excused and
later told why he had made the excuse,
his story seeming to implicate the pris-
oner in another affair, about two years
ago, in Rochester.
he says tndt at tQdl time d SidppilS
dressed woman called at his home and
gained an entrance to the house wish
ing to talk with Mrs. Willard. After
the woman had been in the house
short time, she seized Mrs. Willard.
bound and gagged her and went through
the house looking for money. a small
sum being taken, but the thief soon left
the house and a clew was never OBJ
tanned.
When Kelly was arrested. the Will
lands saw his picture in the papers
and the face seemed familiar to Mrs.
Willard, and was positive that she had
seen the fact before and made up her
mind that it was the face of the party
in woman's clothes who had tied her.
Mr. Willard secured KEYS photograph
and when his wife saw it she ex-
claimed: That is the man who came to
the house, that day. l am sure of it,"
Her positiveness tended to convince
him of the probability of the indentifi-
cation and with the feeling he did not
wish to try the young man on a capt.
tai offence.
Considering Kellys position. it may
seem like piling on accusations. but
the matter should only be considered
in relation to the remarks Of the jurors
and taken for what it is worth.