BEDFORD WEEKLY MAIL BEDFORD, INDIANA FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1902 TOOK STRYCHNINE Charles Kelly Chooses Quick Route To the Other World. Charles Kelly, who lived in a shanty near Spider Creek on West 16th street, put 10 cents worth of strychnine in a glass of water, Thursday at 7:30, and drank it. Kelly wanted to die, and his wish was quickly gratified, the terrible drug getting in its work in short order. Kelly told a friend named Acton Wednesday that he was going to kill himself. He was about 44 years of age, and had frequently been in court.