The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-25
MANIAC RUNS AMUCK
BLOODY WORK OF INSANE MAN AT
LEAVENWoRTH, KAN.
KILLED AND WOUNDED SIX.
WAS HIMSELF CHASED DOWN AND
KILLED by OFFICERS.

AGjudGed Demented He Was COM
mitted to the Insane Asylum,
Where He Remained a Year and
Was Then DischarGed-He DecIar-
ed He Would Kill the Five Jury
men Who Sent Him TO the Asylum,
and Did Kill One of Them.
Leavenworth. Kan, July 24.-Michael
Kelly, an insane man, to-day at the Of
flee of the Robert Garrett Lumber
Company, in the business district shot
six people, killing one, probably fatal
ly wounding another, and more or less
seriously wounding four others. He
was himself finally killed by officers
who tried to overpower him..
The victims were:
John r. Garrett, aged 40 Junior men,
ber of the firm of Robert Garrett Lum-
Der Company. died at hospital.
Michael Kelly, aged so, died after be-
ing taken TO police station.
Dr. Charles MCGEE, aged 80, shot in
back and probably fatally wounded.
Police Sergeant William Dodge, shot
in neck, wound serious.
Michael Mcdonald, detective, shot in
leg, wound slight.
Joseph Falthager, policeman, shot in
hand, wound slight.
Brooded on Revenge.
Kelly had lived in Leavenworth for
years and at different times had en-
gagged in minor business enterprises.
He was arrested and adjudged insane
Garrett and four others testifying
against him. After a year in the To-
peka asylum Kelly was released. He
had been acting queerly again and had
declared that he would kill the five
men who sent him to the asylum. For
two weeks past he has been practicing
shooting with a revolver daily at the
Fort Leavenworth range. Last night
he drank heavily.
Soon after IL o'clock to-day he ap-
peared at Garrett's office and without
warning shot Garrett as he sat at his
desk. Garrett fell to the floor and Kel-
ly deliberately fired four more shots in
to the PROSTATE form. Leaving his
victim for dead. Kelly ran to the rear
of the company's lumber yard and be-
gan reloading his revolver. Presently
he returned to the office to find DR.
MCGEE, who had been attracted by the
shooting, bending over Garrett. Level
ling his revolver Kelly took aim at the
physician and fired. The bullet struck
MCGEE in the spine, and he toppled
over near where Garrett lay.
Exciting street Fight.
Then followed an exciting street
fight between the crazy man and Of
ficers who came upon the scene. Kelly,
fiourishing his revolver, dashed
through the lumber yard. He met Ike
Healer, a laborer, and shot him in the
hand. A few yards further on he en-
countered Sergt. Dodge The two ex-
changed shots as they ran. One bullet
from Kelly's revolver struck Dodge in
the neck, but not before that officer
had shot him in the shoulder. Kelly
kept 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 it failed % work and
catching up with the murderer he
crushed his skull with the weapon.
Kelly was carried to the station in
an unconscious condition. He died soon
after his arrival there. Garrett did
not regain consciousness and died an
hour after being taken to the hospital
DIR. MCGEE is still suffering seriously
and it is believed he cannot recover
Dodge's wound is not considered fatal
while the wounds of the others are
slight