Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-14
Superintendent Kennedy in a Tight piace.

Superintendent Kennedy in a Tight plnce.
TIE ASSASSINATION y D"p0E 10 PCT HIM.
SELF IN THE L. S. MAeHALsnir.~ Recen: deTel-
opments show pretty c0nclusivelr thar tho
mysterious person who called on Old Abe at
Philadclphia and warned him Of the attempted
assassination, was none other than our Police
Superintendent. John 4. Kennedy, and that it
vas only IL dodGp ny Which to Impress Lincoln
with his own Importance ami services, and
thus, in reward Tor them. obtain the lucrative
a3pointment OF I. S. Marshal. These iac!s
have come 10 light III curious manner. Il
appears shat defective policeman named Al.
vim II. Williamson, brother Of Amor J. VIII
hanson, editor of the y. Y. Dispatch, and late
candidate fer Congress against Ben Wood, in
the Third District, was tie person who has
shown up the scheGning dodge .: cur ohcious
ii,'le Police Superintendent
II seems that as far tack ai December last
Kennedy had talk with tnis same Detective
Williamson, in his c:Ecc It the Headquarters OF
Police, and under color Of ms official author
ity, enGsarorei tc induce him. while acting as
detective Of ihe police department.. 10 proceed
10 the cities Of Baltimore and Washington, foI
a certain ar'fll purpose. In conversational,
free and easy manner, Kennedy thus raioiGed
his plans
! kecnedy. III understand yon are pretty
good Republican, Williamson =
Williamson" Yes, understand myself 10
be So"
Kennedy, feeling his FRY safely, continued ::
81 intend to send Dne Or Inorc detectives to the
cities OF Baltimore and Washington, for have
understood that they urr organizing plot or
plots there 10 assassiuate III. President elect;
q, NIL events. ldts!:s il to Gnnrfar 80, so that
car do the President service; have been
spoken Of ss : candidate for he flee oil Critcd
| St.teS ilarshoi for the SOu!hcrn District, and
dou'i know -. that shall BIZ q candidate
Williamson was rather ,akru Gbark NJ tits,
and replied.
II don't think I'm stnaT. at that k!Ed Of bust
ness, and you can find some one 10 do il, wing
is more capable"
Kennedy replied very 'Sel!,' when the cos.
| ference ended.
Just before the inauguration, Detective vii
hanson wishing to 20 to Washington MS q
private citizen, and attend the Inauguration,
applied st Headquarters for leave of absence.
He wus refused pe:nissian. whcrpupon lie sell,
in his resignation This Mr.. Kennedy induced
the Police Commissioners also 10 decline, when
rhe Superintendent Immediately brought cha.
ges against Williamson for "intoxicauon and
acglccl Of duty" The trial is now going on
One wituiSs testified that he believed The De
tectvn was ",ignI" 81 hen he came to ask leave
Of absence, Wills eight others affirm that he
was not The tria! is conducted in the usua
secrc: Star Chamber way.
The developments thus fax made hare carset
great scandal in the Police Department, 6nt
the merits and dement's OF ;iu case are iieei,
canvassed. Two things seem nov to be veri
generally agreed upun-lhst Superintendent
Kennedy has been using mis- office TO &c; h
place Of United States Marshal ard TIA, De
teclire Williamson haz completely kroci:ci o!
hi. plans into cooked hat-iN YrE Da,
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