Julius Augustus Kelly was the son of Lewis L. Kelly and Samantha Lindley.
He married Louisa May Huston, aka May Louisa Huston, daughter of George M. Huston and Elizabeth (unknown), ca 1877; the marriage ended in 1897. The couple had three children, all daughters, namely:
Anita May (Kelly) [Glassell] [Burslem] Nace (1878-1920),
Helen M. (Kelly) Cartwright (1883-1956), and
Aileene H. (Kelly Wheelock) Knudsen (1890-1958).
He married the widow, Kathryn (Worstell) Wannfried, daughter of Carey A. Worstell and Nancy T. ("Nannie") Sutherland, on March 1, 1897, in Los Angeles County, California; they were married until his death two months later. The couple had no children together.
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Friday, May 14, 1897; Page 9:
"BURIED AT ROSEDALE
Funeral Services of ex-recorder J. A. Kelly.
Ex-Recorder J. A. Kelly, who killed himself a few days ago, was yesterday buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a few friends and relatives of the dead man, including his second wife and his children by his first marriage, gathered at Orr & Hines' undertaking parlors. Services were held by the Rev. Dr. Chichester of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church. At the close of the services the funeral procession moved to Rosedale Cemetery, where the body was interred."
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Tuesday, May 11, 1897; Page 3:
"KILLED HIMSELF.
EX-RECORDER J. A. KELLY COULD NOT BEAR TROUBLE
Business, Political and Domestic Trials Finally Overwhelmed and Disheartened Him.
LAUGHED MERRILY AND DIED.
HE HAD LOST MONEY IN GAMBLING AND IDLE SPECULATION.
The End of a Life Which Was Active in Many Lines--
Prostration of the New Wife of the Suicide.
J. A. Kelly, ex-Recorder of Los Angeles and lately principal proprietor of the Anheuser saloon and restaurant on Spring street, committed suicide shortly before 12 o'clock last night at a lodging-house at No 221 West Fifth street.
Kelly had been in all sorts of business, political and domestic trouble lately, and had reached the point where he was unable longer to stand the demands of importunate creditors and the chagrin of defeat in other ventures.
It is known that Kelly had long been worried on account of his mother, who, until a year ago, had been proprietress of the notorious Phoenix lodging-house on Upper Spring street. A few months ago he induced her to give up the Phoenix and move to the Kendrick House, above the Anheuser saloon, hoping that there would be less gossip. In a short time, however, public attention was called to the fact that a company of disreputable negro women had engaged apartments at the Kendrick and were giving hula-hula dances there to the disgrace of the neighborhood. The exposure of this condition of things preyed upon Kelly's mind, but he had other troubles.
Three months ago he became involved in difficulties with his wife, and a divorce was the result of their quarrel. Almost immediately afterward he married the young woman, who it is claimed, was the cause of the alienation of his affections from his first wife. Troubles now piled upon each other thick and fast. With three women at daggers points (for the mother was at all times a prominent actor in the domestic drama), with his political prospects ruined by combinations entirely unforeseen, with his business taken away from him by a partner to whom he felt obliged to sell his interest a few days ago, Kelly began to figure that his only relief lay in death. Many times during the past week he threatened to kill himself, but was dissuaded by those about him, who urged him to hope for better things.
The woman for whom Kelly recently abandoned his wife had some money, which she placed in his hands for investment on his representation that he had a good chance, through certain gambling operations, to retrieve his lost fortunes. All these investments failed signally. Everything seemed to go against the man who was on the downhill run. Day after day he applied to his new wife for more funds, always with the assurance that he had reached the turn in the long lane of misfortune. Yesterday he took her last available dollar and, when he returned home last night a servant heard him say to her "It's all over. I can't win." This was shortly before midnight. A little while later occupants of the apartments immediately adjoining heard Kelly and his wife calling each other tender names and making light of the misfortunes which had overtaken him. A sort of joke was made of his bad luck, and no one about the house dreamed of the tragedy that was imminent.
With a laugh Kelly excused himself from his wife and walked out into the toilet, saying that he would return in a few minutes. Then a pistol shot rang out and J. A. Kelly was a dead man.
He had held the weapon to his right temple, pulled the trigger and died instantly.
The alarm was given and an officer went out from the Central Station and took charge of the remains. Later the body was removed to Orr & Hines's undertaking establishment.
Mrs. Kelly was prostrated with grief and refused to answer questions or be seen."
He married Louisa May Huston, aka May Louisa Huston, daughter of George M. Huston and Elizabeth (unknown), ca 1877; the marriage ended in 1897. The couple had three children, all daughters, namely:
Anita May (Kelly) [Glassell] [Burslem] Nace (1878-1920),
Helen M. (Kelly) Cartwright (1883-1956), and
Aileene H. (Kelly Wheelock) Knudsen (1890-1958).
He married the widow, Kathryn (Worstell) Wannfried, daughter of Carey A. Worstell and Nancy T. ("Nannie") Sutherland, on March 1, 1897, in Los Angeles County, California; they were married until his death two months later. The couple had no children together.
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Friday, May 14, 1897; Page 9:
"BURIED AT ROSEDALE
Funeral Services of ex-recorder J. A. Kelly.
Ex-Recorder J. A. Kelly, who killed himself a few days ago, was yesterday buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a few friends and relatives of the dead man, including his second wife and his children by his first marriage, gathered at Orr & Hines' undertaking parlors. Services were held by the Rev. Dr. Chichester of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church. At the close of the services the funeral procession moved to Rosedale Cemetery, where the body was interred."
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Tuesday, May 11, 1897; Page 3:
"KILLED HIMSELF.
EX-RECORDER J. A. KELLY COULD NOT BEAR TROUBLE
Business, Political and Domestic Trials Finally Overwhelmed and Disheartened Him.
LAUGHED MERRILY AND DIED.
HE HAD LOST MONEY IN GAMBLING AND IDLE SPECULATION.
The End of a Life Which Was Active in Many Lines--
Prostration of the New Wife of the Suicide.
J. A. Kelly, ex-Recorder of Los Angeles and lately principal proprietor of the Anheuser saloon and restaurant on Spring street, committed suicide shortly before 12 o'clock last night at a lodging-house at No 221 West Fifth street.
Kelly had been in all sorts of business, political and domestic trouble lately, and had reached the point where he was unable longer to stand the demands of importunate creditors and the chagrin of defeat in other ventures.
It is known that Kelly had long been worried on account of his mother, who, until a year ago, had been proprietress of the notorious Phoenix lodging-house on Upper Spring street. A few months ago he induced her to give up the Phoenix and move to the Kendrick House, above the Anheuser saloon, hoping that there would be less gossip. In a short time, however, public attention was called to the fact that a company of disreputable negro women had engaged apartments at the Kendrick and were giving hula-hula dances there to the disgrace of the neighborhood. The exposure of this condition of things preyed upon Kelly's mind, but he had other troubles.
Three months ago he became involved in difficulties with his wife, and a divorce was the result of their quarrel. Almost immediately afterward he married the young woman, who it is claimed, was the cause of the alienation of his affections from his first wife. Troubles now piled upon each other thick and fast. With three women at daggers points (for the mother was at all times a prominent actor in the domestic drama), with his political prospects ruined by combinations entirely unforeseen, with his business taken away from him by a partner to whom he felt obliged to sell his interest a few days ago, Kelly began to figure that his only relief lay in death. Many times during the past week he threatened to kill himself, but was dissuaded by those about him, who urged him to hope for better things.
The woman for whom Kelly recently abandoned his wife had some money, which she placed in his hands for investment on his representation that he had a good chance, through certain gambling operations, to retrieve his lost fortunes. All these investments failed signally. Everything seemed to go against the man who was on the downhill run. Day after day he applied to his new wife for more funds, always with the assurance that he had reached the turn in the long lane of misfortune. Yesterday he took her last available dollar and, when he returned home last night a servant heard him say to her "It's all over. I can't win." This was shortly before midnight. A little while later occupants of the apartments immediately adjoining heard Kelly and his wife calling each other tender names and making light of the misfortunes which had overtaken him. A sort of joke was made of his bad luck, and no one about the house dreamed of the tragedy that was imminent.
With a laugh Kelly excused himself from his wife and walked out into the toilet, saying that he would return in a few minutes. Then a pistol shot rang out and J. A. Kelly was a dead man.
He had held the weapon to his right temple, pulled the trigger and died instantly.
The alarm was given and an officer went out from the Central Station and took charge of the remains. Later the body was removed to Orr & Hines's undertaking establishment.
Mrs. Kelly was prostrated with grief and refused to answer questions or be seen."
Julius Augustus Kelly was the son of Lewis L. Kelly and Samantha Lindley.
He married Louisa May Huston, aka May Louisa Huston, daughter of George M. Huston and Elizabeth (unknown), ca 1877; the marriage ended in 1897. The couple had three children, all daughters, namely:
Anita May (Kelly) [Glassell] [Burslem] Nace (1878-1920),
Helen M. (Kelly) Cartwright (1883-1956), and
Aileene H. (Kelly Wheelock) Knudsen (1890-1958).
He married the widow, Kathryn (Worstell) Wannfried, daughter of Carey A. Worstell and Nancy T. ("Nannie") Sutherland, on March 1, 1897, in Los Angeles County, California; they were married until his death two months later. The couple had no children together.
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Friday, May 14, 1897; Page 9:
"BURIED AT ROSEDALE
Funeral Services of ex-recorder J. A. Kelly.
Ex-Recorder J. A. Kelly, who killed himself a few days ago, was yesterday buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a few friends and relatives of the dead man, including his second wife and his children by his first marriage, gathered at Orr & Hines' undertaking parlors. Services were held by the Rev. Dr. Chichester of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church. At the close of the services the funeral procession moved to Rosedale Cemetery, where the body was interred."
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Tuesday, May 11, 1897; Page 3:
"KILLED HIMSELF.
EX-RECORDER J. A. KELLY COULD NOT BEAR TROUBLE
Business, Political and Domestic Trials Finally Overwhelmed and Disheartened Him.
LAUGHED MERRILY AND DIED.
HE HAD LOST MONEY IN GAMBLING AND IDLE SPECULATION.
The End of a Life Which Was Active in Many Lines--
Prostration of the New Wife of the Suicide.
J. A. Kelly, ex-Recorder of Los Angeles and lately principal proprietor of the Anheuser saloon and restaurant on Spring street, committed suicide shortly before 12 o'clock last night at a lodging-house at No 221 West Fifth street.
Kelly had been in all sorts of business, political and domestic trouble lately, and had reached the point where he was unable longer to stand the demands of importunate creditors and the chagrin of defeat in other ventures.
It is known that Kelly had long been worried on account of his mother, who, until a year ago, had been proprietress of the notorious Phoenix lodging-house on Upper Spring street. A few months ago he induced her to give up the Phoenix and move to the Kendrick House, above the Anheuser saloon, hoping that there would be less gossip. In a short time, however, public attention was called to the fact that a company of disreputable negro women had engaged apartments at the Kendrick and were giving hula-hula dances there to the disgrace of the neighborhood. The exposure of this condition of things preyed upon Kelly's mind, but he had other troubles.
Three months ago he became involved in difficulties with his wife, and a divorce was the result of their quarrel. Almost immediately afterward he married the young woman, who it is claimed, was the cause of the alienation of his affections from his first wife. Troubles now piled upon each other thick and fast. With three women at daggers points (for the mother was at all times a prominent actor in the domestic drama), with his political prospects ruined by combinations entirely unforeseen, with his business taken away from him by a partner to whom he felt obliged to sell his interest a few days ago, Kelly began to figure that his only relief lay in death. Many times during the past week he threatened to kill himself, but was dissuaded by those about him, who urged him to hope for better things.
The woman for whom Kelly recently abandoned his wife had some money, which she placed in his hands for investment on his representation that he had a good chance, through certain gambling operations, to retrieve his lost fortunes. All these investments failed signally. Everything seemed to go against the man who was on the downhill run. Day after day he applied to his new wife for more funds, always with the assurance that he had reached the turn in the long lane of misfortune. Yesterday he took her last available dollar and, when he returned home last night a servant heard him say to her "It's all over. I can't win." This was shortly before midnight. A little while later occupants of the apartments immediately adjoining heard Kelly and his wife calling each other tender names and making light of the misfortunes which had overtaken him. A sort of joke was made of his bad luck, and no one about the house dreamed of the tragedy that was imminent.
With a laugh Kelly excused himself from his wife and walked out into the toilet, saying that he would return in a few minutes. Then a pistol shot rang out and J. A. Kelly was a dead man.
He had held the weapon to his right temple, pulled the trigger and died instantly.
The alarm was given and an officer went out from the Central Station and took charge of the remains. Later the body was removed to Orr & Hines's undertaking establishment.
Mrs. Kelly was prostrated with grief and refused to answer questions or be seen."
He married Louisa May Huston, aka May Louisa Huston, daughter of George M. Huston and Elizabeth (unknown), ca 1877; the marriage ended in 1897. The couple had three children, all daughters, namely:
Anita May (Kelly) [Glassell] [Burslem] Nace (1878-1920),
Helen M. (Kelly) Cartwright (1883-1956), and
Aileene H. (Kelly Wheelock) Knudsen (1890-1958).
He married the widow, Kathryn (Worstell) Wannfried, daughter of Carey A. Worstell and Nancy T. ("Nannie") Sutherland, on March 1, 1897, in Los Angeles County, California; they were married until his death two months later. The couple had no children together.
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Friday, May 14, 1897; Page 9:
"BURIED AT ROSEDALE
Funeral Services of ex-recorder J. A. Kelly.
Ex-Recorder J. A. Kelly, who killed himself a few days ago, was yesterday buried at Rosedale Cemetery.
At 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a few friends and relatives of the dead man, including his second wife and his children by his first marriage, gathered at Orr & Hines' undertaking parlors. Services were held by the Rev. Dr. Chichester of the Immanuel Presbyterian Church. At the close of the services the funeral procession moved to Rosedale Cemetery, where the body was interred."
LOS ANGELES TIMES; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California; Tuesday, May 11, 1897; Page 3:
"KILLED HIMSELF.
EX-RECORDER J. A. KELLY COULD NOT BEAR TROUBLE
Business, Political and Domestic Trials Finally Overwhelmed and Disheartened Him.
LAUGHED MERRILY AND DIED.
HE HAD LOST MONEY IN GAMBLING AND IDLE SPECULATION.
The End of a Life Which Was Active in Many Lines--
Prostration of the New Wife of the Suicide.
J. A. Kelly, ex-Recorder of Los Angeles and lately principal proprietor of the Anheuser saloon and restaurant on Spring street, committed suicide shortly before 12 o'clock last night at a lodging-house at No 221 West Fifth street.
Kelly had been in all sorts of business, political and domestic trouble lately, and had reached the point where he was unable longer to stand the demands of importunate creditors and the chagrin of defeat in other ventures.
It is known that Kelly had long been worried on account of his mother, who, until a year ago, had been proprietress of the notorious Phoenix lodging-house on Upper Spring street. A few months ago he induced her to give up the Phoenix and move to the Kendrick House, above the Anheuser saloon, hoping that there would be less gossip. In a short time, however, public attention was called to the fact that a company of disreputable negro women had engaged apartments at the Kendrick and were giving hula-hula dances there to the disgrace of the neighborhood. The exposure of this condition of things preyed upon Kelly's mind, but he had other troubles.
Three months ago he became involved in difficulties with his wife, and a divorce was the result of their quarrel. Almost immediately afterward he married the young woman, who it is claimed, was the cause of the alienation of his affections from his first wife. Troubles now piled upon each other thick and fast. With three women at daggers points (for the mother was at all times a prominent actor in the domestic drama), with his political prospects ruined by combinations entirely unforeseen, with his business taken away from him by a partner to whom he felt obliged to sell his interest a few days ago, Kelly began to figure that his only relief lay in death. Many times during the past week he threatened to kill himself, but was dissuaded by those about him, who urged him to hope for better things.
The woman for whom Kelly recently abandoned his wife had some money, which she placed in his hands for investment on his representation that he had a good chance, through certain gambling operations, to retrieve his lost fortunes. All these investments failed signally. Everything seemed to go against the man who was on the downhill run. Day after day he applied to his new wife for more funds, always with the assurance that he had reached the turn in the long lane of misfortune. Yesterday he took her last available dollar and, when he returned home last night a servant heard him say to her "It's all over. I can't win." This was shortly before midnight. A little while later occupants of the apartments immediately adjoining heard Kelly and his wife calling each other tender names and making light of the misfortunes which had overtaken him. A sort of joke was made of his bad luck, and no one about the house dreamed of the tragedy that was imminent.
With a laugh Kelly excused himself from his wife and walked out into the toilet, saying that he would return in a few minutes. Then a pistol shot rang out and J. A. Kelly was a dead man.
He had held the weapon to his right temple, pulled the trigger and died instantly.
The alarm was given and an officer went out from the Central Station and took charge of the remains. Later the body was removed to Orr & Hines's undertaking establishment.
Mrs. Kelly was prostrated with grief and refused to answer questions or be seen."
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