New-York tribune., 1909-10-05
EDMOND KELLY DEAD
Lazcger Works to the Last Career
Here and 4Abr6ad.

Edmond Kelly founder of the City Club. law
yer lecturer chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
master at iaw at the French bar and former coun-
sellor to the United States Embassy in France.
dIed yesterday at his home. Sunuybrook Farm.
Nyaek His death due to asema Although
MT. Kelly had suffered from that disease for-al-
most TWO years, II was not until about week
ago that ne was forced TO take to his bed
Despite his illness Mr.. Kelly had been actively
engaged in the practice OF his profession up to the
tine ne was forced to take to his bed Even then
ms Iabors did not cease. and it is said he looked
aIter some OF the cases almost up to the last min
ute before his death.
Mr. Kelly acted advocate in the French courts
In getting Countess de Castelane Cnow Princess de
Sagan) a divorce from Count Boni de CasteIlane.
He was also counsel in the Spencer and Fair will
cases, and the representative of Mrs Hermann Oel-
richs and Mrs William K. Vanderbilt in the con-
test over Charles Fairs estate. The question
hinged on the priority of death of Mr.. or Mrs.
Charles Fair. Mr.. Kelly always showed great sat
isfacti0n In telling how two witnesses who had test-
fled for his opponents on this point had been con-
victed of perjury and serving their sentences
in prison.
Following his arrival from Paris about two years
ago, where he had practised his profession for
several years Mr.. Kelly again before the
public when he openly took up the work Of social
istic propaganda at his home Nyack. In in
terview Mr.. Kelly said at the time:
"Of course 1 am a socialist. I've been sociaIis,
for years, but really 1, have never harmed any
body
You say there is epidemic of socialism in the
village? Well. when I think of it, something
has taken root there il the way of new thought.
In 1906 there just four votes cast in the viii
lage Two years later there we're forty-four.
dent know how it was discovered here that was
a socialist but it was discovered and have de-
livered lecture and I have been asked TO deliver
more"
Edmond Kelly was born in Toulouse, Haute-Ga-
rome. France. in 1851, the of Robert Edmond
private tutor in his boyhood years. Later he en-
tered Columbia College and was graduated from
that institution in 1870 In the following year he
entered St Johns College Cambridge. England, and
four years later took his degrees in the natural
science tripos. In 1877 he took his degree of LIB
from Columbia Law School. and was soon afterward
admitted TO the New York bar.
After practising law in this city for many years
he transferred his Office in 1900 Paris II is
derstoOd that Mr.. Kelly was the principal lawyer
who handled the Vanderbilt interests, and 1t was
said that he also took Of the foreign interests
of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
AS author Mr.. Kelly had written Evolution
and Effort" Government; or, Human Evolution !;
French Law of Marriage" and THE Elimination Of
the Tramp For three years, from 1895 to 1895, MI
Kelly was member OF the faculty of political sci
ence Of Columbia College, lecturing on municipal
politics and the history of the State of New York
He was meInber Of the Phi Beta Kappa Society
the Delta Phi Fraternity the Century and City
clubs of this city. the Saville and the Alpine Of
London, the ArtistiQue ct Littsraire. the Puteau
and the American. of Paris.
Mr.. Kelly was twice married Miss Frances Bar
tow, whom he married in Paris in 1880. died about
ten years ago. In 1908 he married Miss Edith Thu
resson, of Toronto. She and and TWO
daughters survive him.
Besides his home at Nyack Mr.. Kelly had resi-
dences at No. I75 Second avenue. this city, Courcy
le Chateau, Atsne. France. and Cabinscourt, Pa
CODA, Routt County, Col
The funeral will be held on Wednesday at his
home at Nyack