The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-01-17
EXCITING ADVENTURE,

John Kelley, who resides in the Cox
Brook district in Mortified and who is re.
spondent in the case OF State against Kel-
ley. did not answer the summons to appear
in county court Tuesday afternoon when
the case was called for trial. A bench war
rant was placed in the hands Of Deputy
Sheriffs Wedge and Tracy for immediate
service.
Jack Kelley, as he is commonly
known is charged with assaulting Thomas
Cochran, a neighbor, with a revolver with
intent to kill. This is a companion case Of
State against Coch ran, who some time since
was convicted in county court of stabbing
Kelley and who served a sentence at the
House OF Correction, although he had the
sympathy of the popular mind of his neigh
bOrhood, as he was considered a more
peaceable man than Kelley.
Liveryman FL. P. WEIGH drove Deputies
Wedge and Tracy to the Kelley home Tues
day afternoon. Upon arriving there the
officers found Kelley in bed and protesting
to be very i'll. They remembered how he
was suddenly taken with illness when be-
fore the grand jury, so Officer Wedge, to
make sure that be had run up against the
genuine article this time. left Officer Tracy
in charge of Kelley while he drove to North
field for MUSICIAN to pass upon Kelley 3
case.
After Officer Wedges departure, about
eight O'Clock in the evening, Kelley expe-
rlenced a miraculous gain for the b tier, so
mu IN so that he made break to leave the
house and escape from the officer in charge.
His mother tried to dissuade him but he in
sisted, saying he was going to get out Of
the id country where they we're trying to
swear away a mtn's life" Kelley il a
powerful and desperate fellow, while Off.
Ger Tracy il a SIN al man, but the officer
had grit that WAS equal to the occasion.
Knowing his man to be a hard customer,
he resolved on using convincing arguments.
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Kelley's head, assuring him that il he re-
fused to obey orders no would be summon
ed before higher court from which there is
no appeal Kelley wilted and skunk back
into bed where he lay covered by the Off
GERS revolver and a few bedcothes until
$3.50 when Officer Wedge arrived with Dr..
j. A. Winch FROM Northfield. The physi-
clan examined Kelley and reportedhe had a
slight IRREGULAR y about the heart but moth
ing which had any serious import,
Kelley still played the agony game and
finally the officers decided to wait until
morning before bringing him to Montpelier.
They took up their positions for the nights
I viyil just outside his bedroom door.
Kelley kept complaining that he feared
he would dis but about midnight he evil
IDENTIFY experienced another faith cure for
the officers were startled by hearing a crash
in his bed room They rushed into the
room and found Kelley had thrown a chair
through the window and then followed it
and WAS sprinting across the open.
The officers pursued, fiing their revolv-
ers to iniimidate Kelley, Wedge firing
three shots and Tracy two. The officers
only had chase of few rods when Kelley,
seeing they we're closing on him and fear
ing that their next shots would penetrate
his anatomy had another relapse and gave
himself up. He was handcuffed and at
| onca loaded into the team, arriving at the
Jail about two O'Clock this III rnDg.
Kelley appeared in court this morning
dressed only in blue flannel shirt, and
trousers and his feet clad in rubbers. He
worked the sick racket again and DR.. c. Il.
Chandler was summoned by the court.
Kelley was examined in the attorneys con-
sulting room. After the physician report
ed TO the court, Kelley was summoned into
the court room to stand trial Virtually
the officers were obliged to carry him. He
was arraigned and when Sheriff Graves
stood him on his feet he would Immediately
wilt into his chair This process was re-
peated during the reading of the indct-
ment to which Kelley pleaded not guilty.
The court then informed Kelley it had rea-
son to believe he had means with whi,h to
hire counsel and that the 8 ate would not
take on that expense. The officers when
taking Kelley from his home saw him de-
liver into the hands OF his mother large
roll of greenbacks.
A jury was called in the case but Kelley
asked to be excused IA he WAS 30 sick.
This boon was refused him aud he stun bled