Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-25
AN INSANE MANS CRIME.
Michael Kelly Kills Two Men and Wounds
Five Others.
Deed Was One OF Revenge for Sup
posed Wrongs In Committing Him
20 an Asylum,

Leavenworth, Kan, July A.-Michael
Kelly, an insane man, today at the Of
flee of the Robert Garrett Lumber COM
pany, in the business district, shot six
people, killing one probably fatally
woundng another and more or less
seriously wounding four others. He
was himself finally killed by officers
who tried to oyerpower him.
DEAD.
John r. Garrett. aged 40 years. Junior
member Of the Robert Garrett Lumber
company, died at hospital
Michael Kelly, aged so, died after be-
ing taken TO police station.
WOUNDED.
DR.. Charles McGee, aged 30, shot In
IN back and probably fatally wounded.
Police Sergt w A. Dodge, shot in
neck, wound serious.
Joseph Fathager, policeman, shot in
hand, slight.
Michael Mcdonald, detective, shot In
leg, wound slight.
Ike Healer, laborer at lumber yards,
shot in hand, wound slight
Kelly had lived in LeayenwOrth for
years and at different times had en-
gagged in minor business enterprises.
He was eccentric and during the presi-
dental campaign in 1886 lost. his mind
entirely. AT that time he was arrest
ed for creating disturbances, and later
threatened to kill Garrett. lie was ar
rested and adjudged insane, Garrett
and four others testifying against him.
After e year in the Topeka asylum
Kelly was released.
He had been acting queerly again
and had declared that he would Kill
the five men who had sent him to the
asylum. Daily for two weeks past he
has been practising shooting with a re-
yolyer at the Fort I.eavenworth range.
Today, shortly after IL o'clock, he APP
peared at CARROTS office and. without
warning shot him as he sat at his desk.
Garrett fell from his chair and into the
doorway, when Kelly deliberately fired
four shots more into the PROSTATE
form. Leaving his victim for dead.
Kelly ran fifty yards to the rear Of the
companys lumber yard and began re-
loading his revolver.
Presently he returned to the Office TO
find Dr. MCGEE, who had been attracted
bv the shots, bending over Garrett.
Leveling his revolver on the window
sill. Kelly took deliberate aim at the
physician from the sidewalk and fred.
The bullet struck MCGEE in the back
at the spine and he toppled over near
where Garrett lay.
Then followed an exciting street fight
between the mailman and officers who
came upon the scene Kelly. flourish
Ing his revolver dashed through the
lumber yard He met Ike Healer la
borer. and shot him through the hand.
A few yards further on he encountered
sergt. Dodge The two exchanged shots
as they ran one bullet from Kellys
revolver struck Dodge In the neck, but
not before he had shot him in the
shoulder.
Kelly kept on running and was soon
confronted by Detective Mcdonald and
officer Falthager Mcdonald dropped
Kelly with a bullet in the neck Dodge
raised his revolver but II failed towork.
and. catching up with the murderer. he
crushed his skull with the weapon.
Kelly sank TO the ground and was car
ried TO the station in an unconscious
condition, dying soon after his arrival
there.
Garrett never regained consciousness
and died an hour after being taken TO
the hospital. DR. MCGEE is still suffer-
ing seriously. and II " believed he can
not recover DOdge's wound ls not con-
sidered fatal while the wounds OF the
others are slight.