Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-16

HISTORY OF HIS LIFE
GRIFFIN, Ga, July 15.-The fol-
lowing is Kelloy's own history of
his life, which he wrote in his ceA
in the Spalding county Jail:
BY JACK KELLOY
81 was born in Syracuse, n Y,
August 10. 1895. When 1 was four
years old, my father took me to
France. L got my education in the
Car school. l came back to the
United States in 1913 and 1 Joined
the United States army.
After | got my discharge. 1 was
going with the show until the var
was declared. | was drafted to the
army. Again L got my discharge. 1t
was at Camp Greene. Chattanooga.
Tenn, in 1918. Then l came to At
lanta and | met The girl, Gertrude
KldWell, and We married. one week
after l met her.
She was supposed to be young
girl and good. but [ did fool myself
She was married two times ALREADY.
and she had the little girl. six years
old. l made my home at 1873 P&e
street L did not care that she had
been married two times.
81 try to- settle down and be a
citizen and live happy. but my luck
changed it. she was good for one
month. and after that she started
to go with everybody, and L see her
with another man in different
place. l left her for two months.
She asked me to come back to her.
and she said she was going to be
life. She introduced me to some
of her friends, and [ started to drink
and lost NV business.
~ met Jack Blanchard. He was
her best fricn1. Two DAYS before the
jail came fer me. we went to Griffin
he came and asked me for my pistol.
[ let him have it. and he said to me,
Jack. meet me at the same place at
1:3O.'
80 next morning I called the
taxi, and L asked for Bearden. He
answered and sad. L am very busy
and [ am going to send someone
else He never did that before.
81 think everything was a Frame
up on me, for l always had the hard
luck since my father died. The taxi
man came after ne. and never
knew him before. He asked me the
way 1 wanted to go. and l told him
/ wanted to go not far away from
the Griffin, and that L wanted him
to go fast, for 1 got to meet the
man at 1;So u 1or the re Toa oo he asked
me for So to buy gasoline with. and
l gave him 81. When we got to the
Damascus road. l wasn't sure 1t was
the same road that we went to
Lovejoy, and it was dark. o.
"When 1 got to the corner l IeCpe
nized the road, and l stop and ask
man about a half a mile from "here
the murder happened. When we
nassed the house, the shot was tlreu
right in front of my face, and the
taxicab man fell on the left SIDE OIL
the road, and Jack Blanchard WIN
the pistol in his hand pointed to me
and he said: He is the stool pigeon,
and the reason l got him, and IL you
give me up. you will be with him.
Il asked him what will l 90, ana
he said. Go to Macon. L will meet
you tomorrow in the recruiting sta
ton 5;a o+
know how to drive. l got arrested
in Griffin, and 1 paid my fine, 81
and 1 left for Macon. In the Or
chard Hill ] broke down, and ask
the man to fix the car, and L ask MIN
for SO. | told him / was gong 10
send some one tomorrow and IN time
A man asked me the way L am go
ing, and L told him 1 am on the VIZ Wy
to Macon. and he said, i go on the
next train, so come with me.
81 got to the next town and met
the chief of police and [ asked MIN
TO show me a long distance telephone'
and [ called Atlanta and asked LOT
Mr.. Bearden. I told him that L am
on the way to Macon and the car Is
broke in Orchard Hill, and I told him
[ let him know everything IN the
morning. .,,, 70
"Next day 1 sent the telegram 10
Atlanta and [ called Bearden again.
and 1 told him 1 was coming nome;
After I said that L was arrested. i
told everybody that Jack Blanchard
killed the man. ,+
IT am not guilty, but they won
listen to me, only they answer, Lets
hang him.. eos
but that did never scare me, Tor
nv heart was free from the CRIME
they haveagainst me, and everybody
knows that if 1 killed the man i
wouldn't have stayed IN Macon, aiiN
| wouldn't have let any one Know
II am a man, and never lIed 70
a man when 1 saw him. My life IS
nothing. I've got to die some gay;
bnt before l die, I want to face all
the world and tell the truth that l
am not guilty of killing the man. II
may be YOU people won't believe me,
and you don't know. but L Know dhu
God knows everything"
In talking to a reporter he Sald:
after [ am gone l will leave
big message for you, but now L
ask every one that is my lIlell't -
come to my window and let me talk
to YOU before l am gone.
in my heart to the last minute
pray and ask that God give all my
friends and my enemies understand
ing that [ am about to take some
body else's punishment.
Some people / cannot see, but L
appreciate what they have done for
me [ have met lots of good people
here. and they have been good to me
to the last minute. One of them
brought me a little cross and b.
BILE, because | wanted them. L am
Catholic and my parents were Cath
olics, and | wanted to see the cross
before l die.
Il pray for God to bless everybody,
my friends and my enemies. / have
no hard feelings in my heart for
anybody.
Il ask everyone to remember that
one Frenchman was a good friend to
everybody. and now he is going for
someone else. Such a man is Jack
Kelloy.
Remember the song 1 sang to you
who were standing outside my WIN
dow, When I'm Gone You'll Soon
Forget
Now is my last morning. Oh, how
sorry L am to leave all this pleasure
and all the good friends L had. am
thankful to all friends of mine, for
they We're kind and good to me, and
I will ask once more to pray for me
that my soul be saved, and if | get
To h will q II (InOd-