The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-25

rest of the duel between US, he kept
dodging between the wagon and this
made him more difficult to hit
After had used up all my ammuni>
ton and had walked away for a short
distance, I saw Sergeant Dodge run
I'D behind Kelly and fell him with his
club. then ran to Doidge's assistance
and it was during the struggle that fol-
lowed that was shot in the leg.
It is a strange coincidence that Off
Ger Mcdonald was the man who arrest
ed Kelly six years ago when he was
first taken to the insane asylum. At
that time Kelly'S threats to kill Adam
numerous that Garrett asked Mcdonald
to arrest the insane man. Mcdonald
says that he was then violently insane
and that he had considerable difficulty
in preventing him from doing him per-
sonal harm.
Kelly had threatened the lives of
John r. Garrett, A. NJ. Geiger, J. W.
GRANGER and J. H. Foley, and it is be-
lives of all these men. He wrote num-
erOus anonymous letters to Mr. Geiger
telling him that he would kill him and
the other men mentioned above at the
proper time.
A few days ago Mr. Foley, who is
superintendent of the water company
was called out about midnight, and
while passing an alley about 2:30 a. m ,
he met Kelly coming out. Kelly told
Foley that he would bore a hole through
him right there If he had his gun with
him, and that he was sorry he did not
have the gun there. He accused Mr.
Foley of attempting to get him back
to the asylum and said that he would
Kill him for It some day. Mr.. Foley is
sure that Kelly would. have shot him
then If he had had a gun.
Kelly had a crazy hallucinafion that
he had to marry q certain girl in Leav-
enworth and he told a friend that he
would kill the entire family before he
would do So
Kelly would go out TO the woods ev-
cry morning and practice shooting With
his revolver Tuesday night he sat on
his porch late and talked in fairly ras-
tional manner
About four years ago he made an an
archistic speech at a coal miners meet
ing in this city and from that time he
has been looked upon as a dangerous
man.
Mrs. Catherine Bell. Of 713 Delaware
street, and Pat Davis, Of 726 Dakota
street, are the only relatives of Mike
Kelly in Leayenworth. Davis is an un-
Gle and Mrs. Bell is an aunt of KelIyss
Mrs Bell told a reporter that she had
known Kelly for years, and she never
knew a man who possessed better hab-
its or treated his mother so well He
never drank or mixed with people of
unsavory character, and he always saw
ed his money. Before he was sent to
the asylum he saved considerable mon
ey from the stand OF Cherokee street.
and he had this in the bank when he
was discharged from the asylum a little
over two years ago. He cared for his
aged mother and gave her a splendid
burial She died a year ago. Since his
mothers death he has lived alone at
729 Usage street. where he did his own
housekeeping His amt, Mrs. Bell vfs-
lted him at his home Monday, and found
MIN IN good spirits and perfectly "a
tionaL She noticed nothing in his dis
position to lead to the belief that he
was insane at that time Kelly had q
grudge against John Il Garrett and 4,
M Geiger. whom he claimed were re-
sponsible for his arrest on the charge
of insanity.
Mrs Bell thinks that Kelly did the
shooting while in a fit of insanity
brought on by the hot weather. Kelly
was about 40 years of age, but looked
much older. He was never married
Since returning from the asylum he
has never worked, having made enough
money out of his stand on Cherokee
street before going to the asylum to
live comfortably the rest of his davs
He owned the property at 729 Usage
street.
Two bullets struck Kelly, one in the
stomach and the other in the right
Shoulderblade Either wound would
probably have resulted In KeIIy's death
but the one in the stomach was the
most serious. He uttered very little
sound after being shot, dying shortly
after arriving at the city Jail
During the shooting by Kelly one of
the bullets from his revolver struck a
horse owned by Tim Foren. and the
horse will have to be killed. Matt Ma
lone, who was driving the animal at
the time, narrowly escaped death The
bullet which entered the horse passed
through the bottom of his trousers,
barely missing his leg.
In going through KeIly's clothing
after being taken to the morgue at
Undertaken O'Donnells, the following
poem, written by him, was found on
him:
Q! Science, mighty art thou,
Great is the largeness of thy head,
Much have loved thee
say Here comes death to take me.
Wilt thou stay her hand,
Or wilt thou tell me aught Of herr
Hal Hal Begone vain babbIer
With all thy knowing
Thou knowest nothing.
Now in my great need
All things fail me.
BY my lone self
Must meet this thing,
What e'er it is
I might do it bravely
If only had virtue,
Q, Lord. O. Lord.