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

taxicab driver, last September, has
prepared statement in which she
gives her history of the married life
Of Kelloy and herself, to refute the
statements made by Kelloy shortly
before his execution, and at various
times after his arrest.
Mrs. Kelloy declares she made
him as good wife as possible, but
that it was not possible for her to
endure his treatment Of her. She
recites details which she said led up
to their separation, and of the night
before the murder, when, she said,
he came back to their home with
two revolvers, hid himself, and de-
clared he intended to stay there be-
cause he could not live without her.
Text Of Statement
Mrs, Kelloy'S statement follows:
II. Mrs. Jack Kelloy. want to say
a few words in regard to the state
ment Mr.. Kelloy made shortly before
his death. 1 truly hope the public
will not believe those awful and un-
true things he said about me.
"In one Of his first statements
made after his arrest he said that
knew Mr.. Trexler and that he had
made a number of calls to see me.
Before God, I never saw Mr.. Trexler
in my life, and 1 surely appreciated
the answer from Mrs. Trexler, say
ing she did not believe the statement
Mr.. Kelloy made about her husband
and me.
II met Mr.. Kelloy in 1918 and
him July 10, 1919. Surely
I knew Mr.. Kelloy longer than a
week. I went with him almost g.
year and thought him one of the
incest men I ever met.
'The third week after we were
Mr.. Kelloy came in one day
while I was playing with my little
daughter. the child of my former
husband. She was making a drawing
and I had guided her little hand and
written her age and her name on it
the name Of her own father. Be-
cause I did not sign her name as
Kelloy, he flew into a rage, snatched
the paper. tore it to pieces and said:
AS long as you live never let me
hear you call that name or sign her
name as Camp again. She will go
by my name or none
I'm this fit Of anger he threw his
watch on the floor, and tore his shirt
off. I had great trouble in quieting
him, and I remember saying to my
self, oh Cod have made a mis-
take in marrying him!
From then on through the few
months I lived with him no one
knows what the little girl and I suf-
fered. I tried hard to live with him
as thought it my duty, but the long
er I lived with him the worse he
got.
FIRST Separation
He cursed and abused me and my
child terribly. We separated once
when I was forced to call the officers
because he was breaking UP every
thing in the house and abusing me
so, but he got away before they got
there and caught the train for Biz
m1ngham. lie stayed away a month.
THAT was our first separation.
When he came back he arrived at
night, came out to our house and
climbed in window with a pistol.
He told me he intended to live with
me or kill both of US. He promised
to treat me better. I was really
afraid of him and thought best to
try again.
mot long after we were reunited,
he came home one afternoon and
brought Mr.. Blanchard. This was my
first meeting with this young man.
From then on, they ran together a
great deal, and every time they were
together, they were drinking. One
nighG he came home and said Mr..
Blanchard was going to come out
and bring young lady friend for
supper. L fixed supper and they
came. After supper Mr.. Kelloy and
Mr.. Blanchard got in the car and
went away. They didn't stay very
long, and when they came back they
were drinking and had two bottles
of whisky.
81 asked Jack not to drink any
more and he flew into a rage,
grabbed me by the arm and knocked
Inc out into the hall, tearing my
sleeve and scratching my arm badly.
I put coat around me and went out
on the front porch where Mr.. Blan-
chard and the young lady were sit
ting. sat down in a chair quite
close to them and asked Mr.. Blan-
chard if he would do me favor
He said he would and 1 asked him
please not to come out to my house
drinking or give Jack any more
whisky. I pulled off the coat and
showed what Jack had done to me
while drinking.
Arrested For Disorder
"Mr. Blanchard looked as if he was
shocked and at once called Jack and
asked what he meant by treting his
wife like that. Jack said he was
not drunk and that it was none of
Mr.. Blanchard's business how he
treated me, and got very angry,
They had some more words and then
Mr.. Blanchard hit Jack and when
[ saw there was going to be trou-
BILE, 1 grabbed my little girl from
her bed and ran with her to my
sisters. Jack stopped fighting and
ran after me. He picked up rock
and threw it at me, but didn't hit
me. My sister got my little girl
into her house, but Jack grabbed me
and knocked me down the steps and
dragged me back home and told me
to find his pistol; that he was going
to kill me. 1 begged him not to
and he knocked me down on the
floor and said he would kill me with
a chair if he couldn't find the pistol.
The young lady that was there re-
membered seeing a pistol on the
mantel and ran and hid it in her
waist and she and Mr.. Blanchard
left.
"A neighbor called the officers
and they arrested Jack next day. |