The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-08-11


interest. No one uttered sound, but
all were watching that handsome young
man, who seemed, with every word
he uttered, to incriminate himself
more and more The quarrel, the
designation, the gun he was carrying
he denied nothing; but he did protest
his innocence with all his might.
One or two people had heard the
report Of a gun while walking on one
OF other of the roads that skirt Salt
ashe Woods, but their evidence as to
the precise hour was unfortunately
rather vague. Reports of guns IN
Saltashe Woods are very frequent, and
no one had taken particular notice.
On the other hand, the only witness
who had seen Mr.. Edward Kelly en-
tering the wood was not ready to swear
whether he had his dog with him or
not.
Though it has been fully expected
ever since Jeremiah WhadeOat's post
humous epistle had been read, the
verdict of ''Wilful murder against
Edward st. John Kelly" found the
whole population of Pashet positively
aghast. Brother of Mr.. Kelly, of
Saltashe Park, the accused was one
of the most popular figures IN this part
OF HerfordshlTe- When his subsequent
arrest became generally known In
London, as well as In his Own country,
horror, amazement, and ineredulity
were quite universal.
The day after that memorable IN
quest and sensational arrest-namely,
on the Saturday, 1 arrived at our
dIngy old office In FinsbUry Square at
about twelve o'clock, after / had seen
to some business at Somerset House for
my esteemed employer.
found Skin o My Tooth curled up
In his armchair before a small fire
as the day was wet and cold-iust like
great fat and frowsy dog. He
waited until l had gwen him a full
report of what I had been doing, then
he said to me:
Il have Just had a visit from Mr..
Kelly of Saltashe Park"
/ was not astonished. That case of
murder IN the Saltashe Woods was
Just one Of those which inevitably
drifted into the hands Of Skin O. Ny
Tooth. Though the whole aspect
of 1t was remarkably clear, instinetively
one scented a mystery somewhere.
az suppose, sir, that 1t was on Mr..
Edward Kelly's behalf"
Your penetration, Muggins, my
boy, sUrpasses human understanding"
MY name Is Alexander Stanislaus
Mullins, but Skin O. My Tooth VIII
have his little joke.)
You are going to undertake the
af am going to get Mr.. Edward
heuy OUT OF the hole MS own stupldlty
has placed him IN. J"
% 1t VIII be by the skin Of his teeth
If you do, sir; the evidence against him
Is positively crushing" I muttered.
9 A miss Is as good as q mile, where
the hangman's rope Is concerned,
Muggins. But you had better call q
hanson; We can 90 down 70 Pashet
this afternoon Edward Kelly Is out
on bail, and Mr.. Kelly tells me that /
shall find him st Wood Cottage. I
must get out of him the history of his
quarrel with the murdered man"
. Mr.. Kelly did not know it2''
Well, anyway, he seemed to think
It best that the accused should tel
ne his own version Of 1t. In any case,
both Mr.. Kelly and his wife are de-
voured with anxiety about this brother,
who seems to have been bit Of 8
scapegTace all MS Life"
There was no time to say more
then, as We found that, by hnrTyIng
We could catch the / 05 train to
Pashet. We found Mr.. Edward Kelly
at Wood COttage, 8 pretty little house