The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-02
BLOODCURDL|NC IS
Ak MURDER STORY
ALLEGED CONFESSION OF REV. l.
}. KELLY Is TALE OF HORROR
FROM FIRST TO LAST.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sept. 1.-"Slay
utterly was the text which Rev. Lvn,
D. Kelly used when he slew with an
ak Loe Moore, his wife, four children
ana the two little Stillinger ghIs as
th'y lay I'm their beds in \llLsca a,
the night Of June 8 1919. according Ia
= confession sad 20 have bcen mace be.
fore a state agent Friday morning. In.
formation regarding the confession was
given out today by State Agent Ri,don
and D. j, Hess an attorney.
Kelly had heard sermon on the text
'Slay Utterly" and had leen working
on sermon from 1T, he Is quoted ms
saying. According 10 tho alleged con.
fession, the two words mad been run.
ming through his mind for days. The
night Of the staying a voic, told him
to go down the street rom the Rev
d. W. Ewing's house. where he was
staying and go in after he hal picked
up the AK in the backyard. Then. ac.
cording TO the alleged confession. the
text came, "Slay utterly" and following
1t came Suffer little children To- come
unto me- Kelly said he answered II
Yes. Lord. they're coming quick !"
and began his blood.curdling work.
When Confession Came.
Reverend Kelly's confession came
when he learned that the state had
evidence which he thought II knew no.
thing Of, II is said.
Kelly is quoted in the alleged corfes.
sion as saying that he went to Vnlisca
on Saturday evening. June s. Sunday
evening, he took supper at the home of
Reverend j. W. Ewing VISITOR Of The
Presbyterian church After sumner.
Kelly says. he accompanied the Ewing
family to church
The announcement goes on to say
that Kelly explained that he was nm.
able TO sleep because Of cogitations upon
the sermon, and his thoughts were con.
stantly upon the text. "Slay utterly g"
I'm his own mind he was celebrating
ON the ideas which he had heard ex.
pressed 10y the evangelist.
On Trail of Death
suddenly from out OF the night still.
ness Kelly said he heard a sound like
that Of a windmill lie rose and walk.
ed about the room, finally going ont
onto q little balcony out in the omen
he could hear mo- noise. me said He
then turned into his room again. and
went back 10 bed But sleep would not
come. He determined to take "a walk
This was about l245 O'Clock. Kelly re.
called. Sull turning over I'm his mind
the text 'Slay utterly" Kelly saws ne
walked towards the PRESBYTERIAN
church. I'm the midst of his Wondering
he says he heard voice which hade
MIN go farther" He saws his path
then led him towards the end OF the
street ON which Joe Moore's home is
located
Approaching the Moore house. Kelly
says he saw shadow. something
prompted him 10 follow IL and he saws
he saw an AK. He picked It up Then
came a voice. which rang I'm his ears.
Go in, slay utterly" He followed the
shadow around TO the front Of the house
where Il rested al the front door He
entered the house and went upstairs.
He Mounts the Stairs.
Kelly says as he mounted' the stairs
the thought came through his mind
that he was ascending on Jacobs ladder
Arriving at the top OF the stairs Kel.
ly says he turned into the room where
tour children We're sleeping. He paused.
Then came the voice again, which Kelly
says was that OF God.
"Slay utterly" il commanded. suffer
little children to come unto me" Kelly
says he answered this with the mutter.
ing Yes, Lord, they're coming now"
or Yea. Lord, they're coming" lie
was not sure which expression he used
Then, while the blood Of his listeners
almost ran cold. Kelly told how ne
grasped the handle OF the AK and pro.
oeeded TO slaughter.
From the children's rooms. Kelly saws
he went into the room where Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore were sleeping Here. the
voice again prompted him. More work
Yet There must be sacrifices Of blood.
Kelly said he told God he was working
is fast as he could