The daily tribune., 1907-02-16
KELLEY a SMOOTH ONE
BUT NOT ENoUGH 50

". J. Ksllsy. who VS. arrsstsd u
Denver and taken 70 Canon City whore
he il wanted to answsr 10 > charge d
norfgasiug dairy that he did not
posssss. Il we'll known 10 this oity
for ssvsral tricks" that hs has
tnrnsd here in years past. Two ysazs
ago hs was arrested ~ Colosads
SPRING. for utts1ipg worthless papsr
on ono Of the Flersnce and Caass
City banks.
BE had bsen in the employ Of
the Castle Rock dairy across the
rivsr and for nearly week was on
. big drunk. He held ont mostly 1t
Tom oreoohio's saloon ON Pixies Peak
avenue. and It was here that he soc.
cseded In cashins the paper that DO
had issued. He represented himself
:, be shipper Of cattle and made Il
appear In the saloon that he had .
train load of cattle standing on the
railroad track awaiting shipment
East.
In order to work his game more suc
ceasfully. he worked the telephone
dodge. Going to tho telephone fre.
quently he made Il appear that he was
talking 10 some one in Colorado
Springs. who was inquirins about the
cattle. He told the imaginary per.
son that he would be there with them
In day or two. Then he would
step up to the bar and drawing .
check. would present the Same to the
bartender for payment. Then he
drank soma more.
After this he would 60 nut Of the
Orecohio saloon and call up that thvist
parlor and ask II SIR. Kelley (him.
self) was there. Then lie would tell
the person answsrina the call ito tell
Kelley that lie would be down soon
and make . payment on the cattle he
lad bought" Kelley would soon re-.
appear and draw another worthless
oheck and SECURE more money. II was
. big graft for Kelley. but he worked
the game too often. There were
seven such oherks issued. ranging in
amounts from ei0 to ei5. When pre-.
ssnsed for payment At the bank. ttey
we're turned down ~ being issued
on NO funds.
He slipped out and went to Colo
rado Springs. but his arrest followed
. few days later. He was brought
here and arraignsd before Squire
Sanders aad he WAS placed under .
heavy bond for his appearance u the
next term Of the district court. Dur.
Ing the interum he settled with Or.
reoohio and this case was nolle prose.
quied.
Kelley WAS in the empoy Of dairy.
man At Canon City and recently be
went 70 Pueblo and there morfgaeed
the dairy Of bis employer for $1,000.
He went TO Denver and had . biz
tims ~ long % the money held out
and shen went on the "bum" prop.
erly. He was arrested and taken
back to Damon night before last. He
10 wanted In Pueblo for . less 20.
rious charge. and both cities had
warrants issued for bis arrest. Tho
charge at Canon being the more
serious. the Pueblo offioials waived
their claim. aud gave the canon com.
plAinans the first chance.
In CASE the Canon authorities fail
to make their case stick. he will be
turned over to Pueblo county. Kelley
Is sai1 to be ~ all round bad man,
and the local officers think he has
gotten himself 10 suoh . nx this time.
shAt but little trouble will be ex.
pierepced In sending him TO . place
where be will don the stripes and
wear them for the next few yea,s.
LAND IS SELLING-Carmody and
Hurd report the sale Of 109k SORES Of
the Fredrieksou land near Ore JuntA.