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Record #3305

Name :: : Arnold WALSH (1891 - 1906)
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 1891 (approx.)
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 22 Jan 1906 Notes : Hypothermia and Neglect

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Quebec, Masson

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 7 Jul 1905
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Bavarian
Placement Family: : Kelly

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Birmingham Workhouse
Agency: : Catholic Emigration Association

NotesIn 1905, Arnold Walsh, 14, arrived in Quebec, Canada, with a group of 43 boys (17 from Workhouses) from the Catholic Emigration Association, Coleshill, Birmingham, England, en route to St.George's Home, Hintonburg, Ottawa, Canada.

In July, 1905, Arnold Walsh came to work for James Kelly, of Masson, Quebec, Canada. Kelly had a farm and considerable property and Arnold was to work as a farm laborer. Despite James Kelly's obvious wealth and comfort, Arnold was forced to live and sleep in the barn.

He froze to death by February and was buried in a box too small for his crumpled up body.

After the discovery of his poor, wasted body, the autopsy showed he had been prodded with a pitchfork, was under-nourished and poorly clad and bruised, had severely frostbitten hands and feet, and a fractured skull. He lay on a bed of manure in his coffin.

The Coroner's inquest into the causes which lead to the death of Arnold Walsh resulted in the jury bringing in this verdict: "That the late Arnold Walsh came to his death as a result of cruel ill-treatment at the hands of James Kelly. We also demand the arrest of the said James Kelly for manslaughter and of the opinion that he should be taken before a court of justice to answer the charge against him. (Buckingham Post, 9 Feb 1906)

"The preliminary trial of James Kelly at Masson for ill-treatment of ... Arnold Walsh is over, and the following verdict has been rendered according to the Ottawa Citizen. ... James Kelly was guilty of neglect and ill-treatment of Arnold Walsh, and do hereby commit him to stand his trial at the next court of King's Bench. ... The deceased was under 16 years of age and Kelly was his legal guardian. ... The coffin in which Kelly buried young Walsh, as well as the clothing, were ordered sent to Hull. ... We have evidence of almost inhuman treatment of Walsh on the part of Kelly." (Buckingham Post, 23 Feb 1906)

At the end of the preliminary hearing, James Kelly was taken to Hull and jailed.

But James Kelly was not going to stay in jail long. "Until such time as the assizes are held at Hull this coming summer or autumn James Kelly is a free man. His advocate Mr. Yvon Lamontagne ... got his release Monday on $4000 bail. Kelly himself gave bonds of $2000, his father-in-law Mr. Kane and his brother-in-law McAndrew going security in $1000 each. (Buckingham Post, 2 March 1906)

Ottawa Citizen
January 9, 1907

PROGRESS OF KELLY TRIAL

Young Walsh Had Lung Trouble

DOCTOR'S TESTIMONY

Many Gruesome Details Being Brought Out in Evidence.

Yesterday's evidence in the Kelly trial, now before teh Hull court, revealed but little, and there is still much speculation as to how the case will end. The evidence of Dr. Belisle of Gatineau Point, who was one of the doctors who made an examination of the body of the deceased Arnold Walsh at the time of the inquest, was taken.

Dr. Belisle occupied the box for the greater part of the day. He testified to having found the lungs of the boy in a diseased condition. The boy, he thought, had at one time suffered from some lung trouble, as the base of each lung was found to have been affected and lumps were visible in several parts. The witness was unable to state at what time of his life the boy had suffered. It might have been only a few months previous or it might have been several years before his death. He could not say whether the deceased was suffering from lung trouble at the time of his death, but although the cause was gone the effects still remained, and the boy, he thought, must have been subject to violent coughing spells. In such a case medical attendance would have benefited him greatly, he said.

The witness was asked by the court if the marks on the body were, in his opinion, caused a very long time before death. He replied that it was very difficult to say, but judging by the appearance of the body the boy's vitality must have been at a very low ebb during the last few weeks of his life, and if such were the case a would would take a longer time to heal than if on a healthy and strong person.

The next witness was Mrs. Cassidy, a neighbor of the Kellys, who visited them about three weeks before the boy's death. She said that she had dinner with the family and had seen the boy at the table. She did not see Kelly show any signs of curelty to the boy but it appeared to her that the lad was afraid of the accused. She told of having advised Mrs Kelly to end the boy back to the home, where he would be better cared for. She remarked at the time, she said, that the boys fingers were bandaged up.

Mr. A Larose, a farmer living near the Kelly homestead, said that he attended the wake on the night after the death of the victim. He did not see the corpse as the lid had been screwed down on the coffee. He remembered having asked the accused if he knew from what illness the deceased had met his death, and he was told that the boy died of fits. He also asked, he said, if any physician attended him, but the accused told him that he had not called a doctor. He was also told that boy had been ailing since fall of the year.

Harry Ryan, a boy of about sixteen years of age, who was brought out from England by the Catholic Immigration society, and who is employed by a neighboring farmer living near Masson, told of being well acquainted with the deceased and the accused had met the former on several occasions at the Buckingham cheese factor. He was asked if he had ever seen the accused act cruelly towards the deceased. He replied that he was walking down the railway track to work at a neighbor's on the morning of December 4th, 1905, and while passing Kelly's house he heard Arnold Walsh, the deceased, crying in the stable and saw the accused come out shortly afterwards.

With the taking of evidence of the boy the court adjourned at 5 o'clock.

On January 19, 1907, James Kelly was found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Arnold Walsh. Kelly was sentenced to 7 years in the penitentiary at St. Vincent de Paul. Judge St. Pierre addressed Kelly as follows:

"...the way you treated that poor boy when he was unable to work and the way in which the body was found, leaves no excuse. We must treat those boys, who are to become future citizens, well. ... I do not see how you could have forgotten yourself, forgotten that the boy was far from home and that you were his protector." On October 18, 1907, James Kelly continued his abhorrent behavior. J. M. McDougall, the attorney who defended him, entered action in the Hull courts for $737, being his fees for conducting the defense. It appears that Mr. Kelly, when sentenced, did not pay his attorney and let the account stand. Not because Kelly was unable to pay, in fact his considerable property was being managed by his wife. The same wife that allowed this child to die such a horrible death and did nothing to stop it. No one in the community, in fact, including the clergy, reported the abuse to any authorities.

As was said in the Buckingham (Quebec) Post when reporting this horror: "...and may Arnold Walsh rest in peace."

ContributorsCreated : 2008-03-07 19:40:52 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-10-24 22:59:15 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 131 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
27646	PENFOLD, Amelia Harriett	1903	ENG, SRY, Croydon	Jun 1914 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Salvation Army
26107	WALKER, A	1887	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
27856	WALKER, Agnes	1878	SCT, , Glasgow	May 1887 : Siberian	CAN		Lyn 8
7479	WALKER, Albert	1870	ENG,	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
15934	WALKER, Alfred	1864	ENG,	May 1878 : Peruvian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
23209	WALKER, Amy	1894	ENG, YKS, Addingham	Mar 1909 : Dominion	USA	Barnardos
14952	WALKER, Andrew	1884	ENG,	Jul 1899 : Lake Huron	CAN	Barnardos
14967	WALKER, Ann	1875	ENG,	Jun 1885 : Lake Winnipeg	CAN	Middlemore
24060	WALKER, Annie	1903	ENG,	Jun 1916 : Scandinavian	CAN	Middlemore
24237	WALKER, Annie G.	1894		Apr 1906 : Friesland	CAN	Barnardos
27418	WALKER, Anthony	1932	ENG,	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
6766	WALKER, Arthur	1902	ENG,	Aug 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
18008	WALKER, Arthur	1897	ENG,	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
24976	WALKER, Arthur	1901		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
9559	WALKER, Charles	1884	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
12437	WALKER, Charles	1892	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
23609	WALKER, Charles E	1910	ENG,	May 1924 : Demosthenes	AUS	Barnardos
7955	WALKER, David	1915	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1930 : Letitia	CAN	Quarriers
27859	WALKER, Deliha/ Delly/Della		SCT, , Glasgow	May 1887 : Siberian	CAN		Lyn 8
24628	WALKER, Edith G.	1895		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
19642	WALKER, Eliza	1882	ENG,	Jun 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
8535	WALKER, Eliza Jane	1873	ENG,	Jul 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Barnardos
12905	WALKER, Elizabeth	1884	ENG,	Jul 1897 : Vancouver	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
13822	WALKER, Ellen Green	1896	ENG, YKS, Howden	Oct 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
7478	WALKER, Fanny	1865	ENG,	Jun 1878 : Sarmatian	CAN	Middlemore
18021	WALKER, Florence	1898	ENG,	Oct 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
8348	WALKER, Frances E	1905	ENG,	Jun 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
18202	WALKER, Francis	1874	ENG,	Jun 1889 : Circassian	CAN
23610	WALKER, Frederick	1908	ENG,	May 1924 : Demosthenes	AUS	Barnardos
6715	WALKER, George	1911	ENG, LAN, Warrington	Mar 1927 : Montrose	CAN	Barnardos
23985	WALKER, George	1912	ENG,	May 1920 : Minnedosa	CAN	Middlemore
16920	WALKER, George J	1896	ENG,	Mar 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
16496	WALKER, Gladys	1909	ENG,	Sep 1921 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
24061	WALKER, Harold	1905	ENG,	Jun 1916 : Scandinavian	CAN	Middlemore
13609	WALKER, Henry	1876	ENG,	May 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
15722	WALKER, Henry A	1895	ENG,	Apr 1913 : Virginian	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
6340	WALKER, Hilda	1896	ENG,	Apr 1906 : Friesland	CAN	Barnardos
23210	WALKER, Horace Thornton	1890	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Apr 1900 : Cambroman	CAN	Barnardos
3965	WALKER, James	1884	ENG,	Jul 1899 : Lake Huron	CAN	Barnardos
4984	WALKER, James	1910	ENG, , Pendleton	Aug 1925 : Montnairn	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
13610	WALKER, James	1874	ENG,	Apr 1887 : Circassian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
21504	WALKER, James William Joseph	1895		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
27860	WALKER, Jane/Jennie	1880	SCT, , Glasgow	May 1887 : Siberian	CAN		Lyn 8
21503	WALKER, Jesse	1893		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
24121	WALKER, Jessie Mary	1915	ENG, STS, Burton upon Trent	Nov 1923 : Montlaurier	CAN	Salvation Army
14968	WALKER, John	1879	ENG,	Jun 1885 : Lake Winnipeg	CAN	Middlemore
18550	WALKER, John	1892	ENG,	Apr 1910 : Empress of Ireland	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
16742	WALKER, John H	1876	SCT,	Apr 1887 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers	Lyn 8
21502	WALKER, John James	1894		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
23208	WALKER, John William	1895	ENG, YKS, Addel	Aug 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
15724	WALKER, Lawerence	1897	ENG,	Apr 1913 : Virginian	CAN	Dakeyne Boys Farm
5337	WALKER, Leonard	1915	ENG, , Margate	Aug 1930 : Duchess of York	CAN	Salvation Army
4789	WALKER, Margaret	1910	ENG, LAN, Salford	May 1925 : Montclare	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
6220	WALKER, Matilda	1879	ENG,	May 1892 : Mongolian	CAN	Maria Rye
18306	WALKER, Reginald Frank	1911	ENG,	Sep 1922 : Minnedosa	CAN	Barnardos
24594	WALKER, Richard	1897		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
14239	WALKER, Rose	1890	ENG,	May 1900 : Vancouver	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
24120	WALKER, Sheila Audrey	1914	ENG, STS, Burton upon Trent	Nov 1923 : Montlaurier	CAN	Salvation Army
8147	WALKER, Sidney Ralph	1914	ENG, , Stourbridge	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
7683	WALKER, Susan	1861	ENG,	Nov 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Maria Rye
8103	WALKER, Thomas	1913	SCT, , Aberdeen	Apr 1927 : Athenia	CAN	Quarriers
5812	WALKER, Thomas William	1900	ENG,	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
6352	WALKER, Violet	1897	ENG, LDN, London	Mar 1907 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
21114	WALKER, W	1882	ENG,	Apr 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
25747	WALKER, Walter	1898	ENG,	May 1909 : Corsican	CAN	Louisa Birt
24663	WALKER, Wiliiam	1892		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
16916	WALKER, William	1893	ENG,	Nov 1911 : Athenia	CAN	Cossar (George Carter)
16917	WALKER, William	1893	ENG,	Apr 1911 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Unknown
16918	WALKER, William	1894	ENG,	Dec 1911 : Ionian	CAN
16919	WALKER, William	1895	ENG,	Mar 1911 : Ionian	CAN
18919	WALKER, William	1889	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
24062	WALKER, William	1910	ENG,	Jun 1916 : Scandinavian	CAN	Middlemore
24427	WALKER, William	1852		May 1870 : Peruvian	CAN	Annie MacPherson Homes
20569	WALKER, William George	1890		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
13056	WALKER, William H		ENG, , Worcester	Jun 1925 : Andania	CAN	Middlemore
26861	WALKER, William James	1920	ENG,	Feb 1934 : Jervis Bay	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
23998	WALKER, Winnie	1911	ENG,	Jun 1916 : Scandinavian	CAN	Middlemore
9560	WALKLEY, Edmond	1906	WAL, , Newport	May 1922 : Melita	CAN	Barnardos
13612	WALL, Bridget	1874	ENG,	May 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
19852	WALL, Frank	1895	ENG,	May 1907 : Empress of Britain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
27032	WALL, Frederick Arthur	1914	ENG, LND	Mar 1926 : Berrima	AUS	Fairbridge Homes
22076	WALL, George	1886	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
21775	WALL, Mary Ann	1877	ENG, LAN, Chorlton	May 1887 : Circassian	CAN	Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
5815	WALL, Oliver	1899	ENG, , Aston	Jun 1911 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
4066	WALL, Thomas	1903	ENG,	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos	kcfngn
14620	WALLACE, Amelia	1882	ENG, BRK, Bradfield	Aug 1887 : - Unknown -	CAN	Middlemore
9376	WALLACE, Charles	1885	SCT,	Apr 1894 : Buenos Ayrean	CAN	Quarriers
14621	WALLACE, Edith Mary	1874	ENG, BRK, Yattendon	Aug 1887 : - Unknown -	CAN	Middlemore
6905	WALLACE, Ernest	1884	ENG,	Mar 1891 : Sarnia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
21699	WALLACE, Harry	1880	ENG,	Jul 1891 : Sardinian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
14622	WALLACE, Isabel Ellen	1878	ENG, BRK, Yattendon	Aug 1887 : - Unknown -	CAN	Middlemore
7144	WALLACE, Joseph	1856	ENG,	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
10605	WALLADGE, William	1908	ENG, LDN, London	Mar 1920 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
7030	WALLENDER, Caroline	1862	ENG, HAM, Portsea	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	Maria Rye
12073	WALLER, Cyril	1913	ENG,	Jan 1927 : Ballarat	AUS	Barnardos
5777	WALLER, Florence Kate	1899	ENG,	Mar 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
7924	WALLER, Fred	1914	ENG, , Keelby	Mar 1930 : Baltic	CAN	Sasketchewan Government Party
16914	WALLER, Joseph Charles	1897	ENG,	Oct 1908 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
19888	WALLER, Phyllis	1898	ENG, LAN, Oldham	May 1910 : Victorian	CAN	Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)	debarrand
18870	WALLEY, John	1888	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
27419	WALLINGTON, John	1931	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Jan 1949 : Ormonde	AUS	Big Brother Movement
6021	WALLIS, Cas. A	1893	ENG,	Oct 1904 : Bavarian	CAN	Barnardos
24596	WALLIS, George	1897		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
24896	WALLIS, Leonard	1899		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
21688	WALLIS, William	1878	ENG,	Apr 1891 : Sardinian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
19999	WALLIS, William H	1914	ENG,	Mar 1930 : Albertic	CAN	British Immigration and Colonisation Association
21956	WALLR, John	1896	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
3269	WALLS, Catherine Scott	1886	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jun 1896 : Siberian	CAN	Quarriers
8326	WALLS, Thomas	1912	ENG, LAN, Liverpool	Apr 1928 : Montclare	CAN	Barnardos
8968	WALMSLEY, Robert	1902	ENG,	Jul 1911 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
17110	WALPOLE, Arthur	1901	ENG,	Aug 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17188	WALPOLE, Cecilia	1900	ENG,	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
17141	WALPOLE, Ethel	1897	ENG,	Aug 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
3305	WALSH, Arnold	1891	ENG,	Jul 1905 : Bavarian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
20804	WALSH, Arthur	1887	ENG,	May 1904 : Dominion	CAN	Unknown
15236	WALSH, Augustus	1872	ENG,	Mar 1882 : Polynesian	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
4330	WALSH, Bernard John	1888	ENG, MDX, Westminster, London	May 1904 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
2872	WALSH, Frances	1897	ENG, YKS	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
14313	WALSH, Frank	1887	ENG,	Jul 1900 : Lake Megantic	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
26571	WALSH, Harry	1895	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
20795	WALSH, Henry		ENG,	May 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Rev. William J. Pady
15069	WALSH, James	1889	ENG,	Apr 1897 : Vancouver	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
15058	WALSH, Michael	1884	ENG,	Sep 1897 : Numidian	CAN	Unknown Catholic Group
15877	WALSH, Michael	1872	ENG,	Aug 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
15268	WALSH, Reginald	1871	ENG,	Mar 1882 : Polynesian	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
15865	WALSH, Sarah	1875	ENG,	Aug 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
14417	WALSH, Thomas	1885	ENG,	Jun 1895 : Laurentian	CAN	Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society
15065	WALSH, Thomas	1884	ENG,	Jun 1897 : State of California	CAN	Lord Archibald Douglas
15275	WALSH, William	1867	ENG,	Mar 1882 : Polynesian	CAN	Liverpool Sheltering Home
15866	WALSH, William	1878	ENG,	Aug 1886 : Parisian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
12694	WALSH, Winifred	1899	ENG,	Oct 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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