The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-08-10
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The GallOWS at Waukfgan-- Hanging Of John
krnedy The Murderer Of halOnry.

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wAUKEeAN, July e7, 1865.
To-day the curtain falls upon the last
act Of the horrible tragedy which has
been known as Ihe Sand Ridge Murder,
and the list Of tho immediate actors in il
has disappeared from the stage.
THE DRAMA or pEArH.
Ilhas been complete thiee-sCL play,
every act ending with a thrilling calastro-
phe. First, there was the meeting Of
Kennedy with two rufians-- Corbel. aud
Fleming They adjourn to saloon.
where the masler,tuflian plies his tools
with liquor. A hack is engaged, and the
three. taking bottle of whisky wish
them, still further to toilify their couroge,
proceed toward Sand Ridge, whore
dwells an inoffsnsivo man named Pat:ick
MaIoney. On their way tho plot which
has been baiching in Kennedy's brain is
diyulged. They must kill this man.
They have no quarrel with him; he is,
indeed, a stranger; but he has a neigh
Dor who wishes 10 have him removed
Tho drink they have mbibel, working
on their brutal dispositions, has rendered
them willing accompioes. They are
ready with but little persuasion TO do ;he
, deed. The hack is stopped few doors
! from Maloney's house. The three
ruGians glide s'eulihily to Elho house.
$ All ia there silent. They take tholr
stand by the door, Corbolt standing in
the center with navy revolver in his
. hand, Kennedy Immediately behind him,
also armed with a revolver. ready to fire
il the other should miss; Fleming posted
on the othor side Of Corbett. They knock
at the door, AMI at frsl there is no reply
They mock again, and Maloney inquiries
i who is there. Kennedy answers 'frionds.
Thoy arc informed that il Is late, anC
m they cannot como in. They insist upor
entering, and at the sOmo time Kennedy
NJ whispers to Corbett TO be ready with hi
. navy revolver, and sNys that il he fail
" to kill him lie is ready. They hear Ma
Or loncy place his back against the door {
at prevent their pushing il open. CoiheI
ON listens to bo sure Of the spo! where Ma
.rs loney stands, then pulls The triggef:-
to The pistol fails to go OF. Again che
bt demand admittnnce, aud are again re
u fused. The second limo Corbet! draw
:. the trigger. Then is heard tho shar
:" report Of The pistol. There ia a heav
N fall On the floor. deep groan, md
=. gutglng. halt stihed voice sobs forth tn
os worda. 80, 1Ionorap" Kennedy whis
b. pers, "the job is done, now let us 6
back, " at the same time seizing Corbet
Is. and Fleming by the arm and hurryin
ot them away. The three mul derets regal
O' the vehicle, which rolls away thioug
:" the gloom of tho night. A widow weep
% frnntcyll lily over her murdered husban
yo within the desolate house, and thus end
TO the Grst act Of the horrible drama,
in- END oFlcoRBErr AND FLEMING.
pm When the curtain again rises the assa'
nd sins are in prison, two Of them awaitin
ng their doom. Step by step they hOv
sm been followed through that night {
crime. Link by link tho mystery whic
m, for time shrouded the deed has bee
no. unrRyeled. They h ave been found gui
W .1' ty Of murder, and sentenced to die
~ murdorcr's death. Kennedy, on the pls
vo that no jury in this city could be unpr'
IAN JUDGED sufficiently TO form II fair Judge
yes ment Of the case, had succeeded in OIL
on, tanning change ofvenue, Two only
c | the murderers Afo TO die. With them
on ;heir cell sits the priest, to whom The
IKE mako a fullconiession Of their guilt, cor
81, cealing nothing, seeking 10 implicaIc l
~, one, but each-aycrriog that it was Ken
,on nedy that incited them to the decd. Bot
Sed expressing themselves peniIent, they &C
or oept tho consultations Of religion, au
await calmly the moment when The
must expiato their crime, On Frda
Law the 18th Of December 1865, they a
Of brought from their cells FOR the last tim
ldy Amid the Owed silence Of jury of twcl'
zcd men end OF the jail- officials. they tai
its thoir stand on the fatal droP. The Sc
tHe ond act Of the drama ia al an end
or
the TRIAL OF KENNEDY.
in Then Comes the trial Of Kenned
which took place a, Waukegon in Fsbr
my last. The same evidence which W
'rd, brought forward on the irial Of the 9th
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