The sun., 1915-10-03
MRS, KELLY LAUGHS
AT AL DAYIS'S SUIT
Welcomes Chance to Force
Daughters Admirer to Tell
of His Past life.
MISS ETGENIA Is DEFIANT

-bs issues between Mrs. Edward
V,I,v and her daughter Engenia were
,,re Sharply defined than ever yestcr-
aoy vii, the mother was planning
raw che m.,.h: break up the friendship
=. b.r daughter Tor Al Davis. former
,ockey and now cabaret dancer. Miss
Kelly was going about town with Davis
a,enly. In fact when she left the Kelly
sn,,e "A, ils East Sixty-third street in
On, morning she made some comment
shout her mother being "raving angry"
q, her mothers side there were hints
,,s, Tho girl might he hailed into court
sr,lu en- "A charge OF incorrigibli;y.
nat IN. rriss in the controversy be-
,r.rn mother and daughter over Davis
4. likely to he reached tomorrow. Mrs.
K.ll, and her attorney. John +. McIn-
,,,e agreed Yesterday to let the affair
,s., over Sunday. The lawyer wanted
Nrs Kelly - think the situation over
e-rsfullv. Mrs Kelly. however. said
IVA, her mind already was made up and
,ai her decision would be announced to-
morrow
Th,, some sort Of court action was in
contemplation was shown by the visit In
,bc afternoon Of Mr.. Mcintyre to Magis-
tra,e House. who last May presided over
N case Of Miss Kelly. charged with In
c5rrlgibilty II was inferred that Mr..
Mcintyre told the Magistrate that Miss
Kelly had violated the promise that she
r,ade t. her mother that she would not
a., Davis nor frequent the Broadway
clhIrets. t'pun the strength OF that
promise Mrs. Kelly withdrew the COM
rlaint against her daughter and the case
vas dropped
After his talk with Mr.. Mcintyre yes
tertlay Magistrate House said there was
no action that he could take. AZ the case
Rad been withdrawn. He said that II
the mother was considering any further
action she would have to go before the
Magistrate citing In Yorkville Court
the district in which the kellys live.
Mrs Kelly made IL plain that she was
not frightened. but only amused. by the
elsnder suit which Davis had started
against her, apparently with her daugh-
,er's sanction The complaint has not
been prepared yet by Robert II. Elder.
attorney for Davis. hut II was intimated
Yesterday that the basis OF Davis's ac-
,ion against Mrs Kelly lies in the alleged
statement made by Mrs. Kelly that Davis
followed the Kellys to Mackinaw. Mich,
and lived there under the name Of
Powell
Mrs Kelly said she would be happy
70 have Davis bring the suit to trial
and thus submit himself to cross-ex-
animation. She said her heart has been
broken" by the infatuation Of her daugh-
ter for Davis and she Is determined that
her daughters happiness shall not be
ir,rusted TO Davis
But the daughter only laughed at the
attitude of her mother. She said she
was going to marry Davis and her
mother could not stop her.
"She says she Is going to put me In
A reforma,ory." said Miss Kelly when
she lef, her home a; noon to Join Davis.
"anl as for Mr. Davis. she's going TO
hang him. Hut l don't think she will
tarn either of us. ] realize that mother
and all those who are near her are just
waiting for me to make some false move.
but don't intend to make one. Yes.
I'll marry MIR. Davis. As for his being
after my money, mother will see to 1t
,hs, II We are married ! can't reach
that money"
Miss Kelly realizes that she is being
watched by a detective agency and that
she canno, make any move without hav-
irg Il reported 20 her mother. She is
confident that IL she Is hailed into court
or a charge of being incorrigible she
can easily beat the charge. for she in
.s,s she has been circumspect and sim
py has exercised the right OF every
American girl in seeing the man whom
she loves She argues that such con-
due, is not being reckless or incorrigi-