Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-28
DR.. H. B. Kelley Of Council
Bluffs Murders Deputy
Sheriff Wollman and Then
Shoots Bartender.
BOTH MEN WERE SHOT
DOWN IN COLD BLOOD
Officer Shot as He Slept;
8 Bartender Killed When
(. He Refused to Sell Drink ;
Slayer is Prominent.

Des Moines, March 25.-Dr. H. B
Kelley OF Council Bluffs early today
shot and killed Deputy Sheriff Clar
ence Wollman, also of Council Bluffs
and short time later, shot and killed
Edward STERLING, a Des Moines bar
tender.
The Council Bluffs physician was
being taken by the deputy sheriff to
the inebriate hospital at Knoxville. The
two men occupied the same room al
the Kirkwood hotel during the night
Early this morning Kelley awakened
extracted revolver from the pocket
of the deputy sheriff and fired three
shots into the body of the latter as he
lay asleep. 4,
| Kelley then unlocked the door to the
room and fastened down the street
He entered saloon at Third and
Court streets and demanded drink
STERLING the bartender refused to give
him the liquor.
"You saloon keepers have made an
inebriate Of me and now you refuse me
a drink" Kelley said as he drew the
revolver which he had reloaded, and
fired five shots into the upper portion
of Sterging's body. The latter died an
hour later at Mercy hospital.
Kelley was arrested within a short
distance from the saloon and is in the
city Jail. He is 30 years old and we'll
known at Council Bluffs where he is
the son Of prominent parents.
Too Drunk to Realize Grimes.
In his cell in the city Jail, Kelley
has demanded whiskey and cigarettes
since he was first incarcerated. y
know I'm drunkard, but that makes
no difference to you" he said to a
newspaper man. Cant you give me
a cigarette?"
Kelley is still apparently under the
Influence of liquor. He does not COM
prehend the seriousness Of the crime
If indeed he realizes that he has COM
United murder He Is shaking and
nervous and found it impossible to
remain quite while photographers
sought to photograph him in his cell
at the Jail.
Third Des Moines Murder.
Joe Miller was placed under arrest
by the Des MONIES police today
charged with the murder OF Frank
SOLICIT, an Austrian, by hitting the
latter over the head with shovel In a
quarrel at the Iowa Portland Cement
company plant at midnight. 1t is
claimed that SOLICIT had been drinking
and was abusing Miller when the muir
der occurred.
Of Prominent Bluffs Family.
Council Bluffs, March 25.-Dr. Harry
D. Kelley had been resident Of Coun,
Gil Bluffs all his life, being the son OF
j. w. Kelley. local representative OF
the Standard Oil company. He is about
80 years old and is graduate OF
Creighton university medical school.
He had been successful in his prac-
tice. He is not married
Deputy Sheriff Clarence Woolman,
was known as an efficient officer.
to see them which probably | never
shall. i dent forget them. wish to
God I could be with you which it
seems | never shall. I ask you to re-
member your word to me l shall for
ever remember mine to you. | have
not got letter from you since the
- day of August | don't know the
reason why, You may think my let
tiers seem cool to you but l had to
write such because they read all OF
them here But you know better that
should like to be with you. Mind i'll
writing be careful and don't mention
anything of this letter for it makes
things harder on me and the Lord
knows they are hard enough. Now
them En- if l had afriend that would
help me l would lay down my life. II
could get out would get free. When
don't hear from you l ask have you
forgot. Did your, father promise to
come and see me? If he did have him
come. I will give the last cent have
if he will come Now | will close EN-
saying that all wrote is the truth SO
help me God.
j. Bowers
(There are several little post.
scripts but the writing has faded. max.
ing it impossible to discern the words