Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-07-19
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ASSERTS MRS. JACK KELLOY

my father, who called the Of
ficers. Jack ran down to my
sisters and waited to see if I came
came back there. He had a pistol in
his hand and tod my sister if he
got one glimpse Of me I was dead.
"That was the same day he killed
Mr.. Trexler. and that morning was
the last I saw Of him. In about three
hours 7 heard he had killed taxi
driver by the name Of TreXler.
"I never went to see MIN at Griffin
for he was so mean to me and told
untrue things about me. I received
about a hundred letters from him.
but I only wrote one and told him
didn't care to hear from him, and
was not coming to see him. He
wrote begging me to forgive him for
the way he had treated me, and to
come to see him.
IT felt that I should say something
about this matter because there may
be some who believe what Mr.. KEEL
10y said about me. This is a true
ginning to the last I saw Of Mr..
Kelloy. Atlanta is my home. was
raised here. and 1t has hurt me ter
ribly to think my name has been
published in connection with such
awful and untrue things. My people
are we'll known in Atlanta. My mother
was the daughter of DR.. Joseph
known here and also in LAGRANGE
Ga. I surely hope the public will
not believe the untrue statements
made by Mr.. Kelloy about me. No
one knows what heartaches and re-
grets I have had since I married
him. And I do hope his poor soul
was saved.
Letter from Kelley
Here is a letter written by Mr..
Kelloy to me which will show that
the things he said about me are I'M
true, and were said through revenge
because I would not come to see him
or write to him. For one thing he
said had been married twice when
he married me. I had been married
once. My conscience is perfectly
clear. God knows I never mistreat-
ed Mr.. Kelloy in my life, and
would have lived with him until
death If he had treated me right. 1
was true to him and he never saw
me with another man while I was
his wife,
Following is the letter referred to,
dated November 81, 1920, at GHiffin,
| Georgia.:
| received your letter and answered
it by sending you a special delivery
letter and you didn't answer it. /
don't know If you got it or not.
Listen, darling, I am so sorry did
you that way. am getting punish
| darling, I love you, but I thought 1
knew it all and 7 wouldn't listen to
you, but darling I see where I did
wrong and I want you to forgive me.
For Gods sake, want you to come
| to see me and I will give you money
and rings and help you all can, for
I know didn't treat you like !
ought to, but if I ever get free and
you will accept me, I am going to
show you I can be a man and treat
| you like man ought to treat his
wife. The sheriffs wife said she
would like to meet you, and for you
| to come and see me, for now is the
time for you to show me whether you
ever did care for me. It was all my
fault that we were separated; that ]
wouldn't listen to you. Darling,
have mercy and come and answer this
| letter, for you don't know how it is
to be here and never hear from eny
| one.
Prays for Forgiveness
IT pray every night that you may
| forgive me, and that we may live
together once more and be happy, for
[ love you, darling. and God in
heaven knows I do. SO have a heart
and have mercy and come to see me
I've got money here and a ring and
will give you everything and helr
you like a man should help his wife
I get money every week from Chat
| tanooga. 1 am not broke, and I will
give you everything I have. The
money that is in the bank will never
do me any good. for they are going
to give me life sentence or hane
me, so what good will it do. YoU
can leave Atlanta at 1850 and get
7:05 at night, so have a heart anc
come to see your sweet daddy, Jack
"From your loving husband,
"J. L. KELLOY,
| "222 Fa ST Rroad street Griffin Ca ="