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Kelley, Henry Smith

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Dec. 18, 1832, near Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1853 he was admitted to the bar; was elected prosecuting attorney in 1854 for the district composed of the counties of Blackford, Delaware and Grant, Indiana. After serving two years he was elected judge of the court of common pleas in the same district; and served four years.

In 1862 he moved to Vermillion, Dakota territory; was elected auditor of the territory; but returned to Marion, Ind. He there edited the Grant County Union, practiced law, participated in politics as a republican; and has since filled similar positions in various cities. In 1872 he was elected circuit judge; receiving the reelection in 1874 and in 1880. He was a candidate for congress in 1884; and has lectured extensively on medical jurisprudence at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of St. Joseph, Mo.; and before other medical bodies. He is the author of Kelley's Treatise for Justices, Constables and Attorneys, a book of eleven hundred pages, which has passed through several editions; Kelley's Probate Guide; Kelley's Criminal Law and Practice; and other standard law works.

KELLEY, JAMES DOUGLAS JER- ROLD, soldier, author, was born in 1856.

He is a lieutenant in the United States navy; and the author of The Question of Ships; Our Navy; and A Desperate Chance, a story.