Talk:Edward Capehart O'Kelley

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I started this page as a favor for Judi Ries, the great great neice of Edward O'Kelley. In a week or so she will be adding information and then taking over editing as she learns Wikipedia. Soapy 18:28, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edward O. Kelley

I'd always heard his real name was Ed O. Kelley, but when he told officers that after he shot Ford, they took it down as O'Kelley and it stuck. Was it really the reverse? That seems strange. When you hear the name, you automatically think it's O'Kelley, not O. Kelley. How did anyone get it mixed up as his middle initial in the first place?

  • Newspaper accounts are most probably the initial cause of the misspellings. Early authors carried on the mistakes in book publications. The debate over the correct spelling of his name ended when family relative, Judith Ries, wrote the biography, Ed O'Kelley - The Man Who Murdered Jesse James' Murderer in 1994. Soapy 03:18, 15 November 2007 (UTC)


Irregardless, the man was a scumbag murderer and thief who should have been executed by the state. Noone cares about his surname and hopefully his family gets cancer and they all die with his bloodline. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.82.51 (talk) 16:46, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

It's "regardless" you moron. Why don't you save your hate for someone that lived in this century.

[edit] A. G. Paul, the railroad baggage man

The name of "A. G. Paul" was added recently by an un-named source (217.68.21.230). There is no source for the information.

"Finally, A. G. Paul, a railroad baggage man, came running from the depot, and grabbed O'Kelley's hand, thus releasing Burnett's gun hand. The officer immediately fired two shots, and killed Ed O'Kelley."

I deleted the name until a source for the information can be shown. Soapy 17:01, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

This article is looking good. The book you mention as a source, Ed O'Kelley: The Man Who Murdered Jesse James' Murderer, do you know the ISBN number for that? HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 18:40, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
    • Dear HighInBC: The ISBN is 0-934426-61-9 Soapy 20:49, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
Thank you. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 21:08, 18 November 2006 (UTC)