The New York herald., 1866-07-29
Hanging Of John Kennedy at
Chicago.
Last OF the Sand Ridge Muir
derers Executed.
Full Account Of His Horrible Crime
and Fearful End.
10 &c. &c.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 TINE NEW YORK HERALD.

Today the world rid OF the last of the trio OF the
Sand Ridge murderors by the hanging Of John Kennedy
u the Lake county Jail, at waukegan
CRIME
nus which he executed at the time Immediately
subsequent to its perpetraon attracted great deal Of
throughout the country from the peculiar cir
cumstances of horror surrounding IT, but that long
ago New sensations have diverted the public mind
from it, and the spasmodic rejuvenation Of the case by
the several trials and even the execution OF Ken
nedy's two accomplices, Corbctt and Fleming,
have not prevented its being in great measure
forgotten. The story Of tho murder may there
Sore be briefly told as folows:-On the night
Of November 20, 1864, the three men now hanged
Cor their share in the affair Pat Fleming VIM. Corbett
and John Kennedy having determined upon the murder
OF Patrick, or, he familiarly called Taylor
Maioney engaged the services OF James Finan to
plot them to Maloney's house the Sand Ridge,
near the Six Mile House, and the four went there to-
gether in hack driven by Wm Gubbns. The hack went
within hundred yards OF the house. Tho assassns
rot out to walk. Finan, not knowing their object, but
fearing them, as they displayed pistols and even
threatened him. did hesitate to point out the house Of
doomed Then they let nim return to the hack
while they to Maonoy's door. The lights were ex
tnguished in the humble little home and the family
were asleep The assassins demanded admittancc, and
being refused made attempt to orcc open tho door
Naoney on the inside held IL against them Suddenly
pistol ball was cred from the outside through the door,
and through the heart Of Maloney, who fell dead with
single cry OF sHonora," the name Of his wife. The
assassns satisfied that their crime accomplished
returned 70 the city, and II not until the next day
the fact OF the murder made known. All night long
the wrctched widow, surrounded by her three weeping
little Ones sat upon the floor in the darkness, holding
upon her knee the head OF her murdered husband.
With tho morning light assistance came and in few
h<,ur the nolic discover
tho perpetrators cnd sh deed Several neighbors
who were known to have been bad terms with de-
ceased arrested, but no evidence could be found
naanst them The motive for the crime well as the
names Of the perpetrators shrouded in mystery and
the only persons who could have thrown light upon tho
nfsr Gubbns and Finan, remained silent through COW
aYdly fear.
DISCOVERY
Thus no progress was made towards discovery until
April 1865 when Gubbns confessed what he knew OF
the AFFAIR and Finan, also having been arrested and
assured that he would be protected from the murdcrous
ncnds made clean breast OF his share in the transac
lion On the night the ed OF April Corbe and Fleming
made murderous ASSAULT upon officer Kenden, and on
being arrested for this offence recognized as two OF
tho men suspected Of the Sand Ridge murder On July
- they were examined before Justice sturtevan and
committed for trial. John Kennedy was also caught,
and, after an examination the o7th Of July. similarly
committed The Grand Jury found true bills against all
shrcc but on the trial Kennedys counsel was sharp
enough to obtain for him separate trial Fleming
and Corbctt tried together November 25 IN tho
Superior Court found guilty. and December To- 1862
vere hung in the Cook county Jail Before thel.
- .n,s was suppressed by tho priests beyond
- mere admitth OF tho justice OF their punsnmen
a no longer prejudice orss 70
lain oncerr OF justice that Kennedy was .n. pn" p,
over IN affair engaged BY cor1n a ncr,an bonus
- afair and he engaged them ior r ~ ~
~. ~ course he denied up TO the Lme oi MS aeain
xKsrEDy's TRIAL
r,a. os excited pub,ic feeling after the hang ing
- 80 ,wp accompiices Kennedy's counsel optanea
SNsnce of venue in his from Cook 70 lAke ooun,y
EusaS cn rebruary T. ise6 IN the Gnding guilty "
ese accased when he sentenced 70 o. oa.ar,s
49, IA of March 1853 An application 70 tne sup,
@ - 1or = new rial was refused and AZ TINS appu
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mater of tho execution ihe Gay nns,ns M n,s oounemen
4. sau both before and since his sentence, ~,
obs.inacy maintained MS Innocence 2, ane s had IN.
ns sras charged with Before bis triai ne esen s 49,
ir,pnaspce 10 deny any knowledge OF tne ah. or ~,
evidence brought AGAINST HIM was 700 yI s tbare
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s - snra then con;onted himself with assertions 'na
bo wns forced 10 20 along with .orpeu ana NM II
tno ~ as.ssslnr,ion and finally that he had bee
tar s,,ne dnvs and then 80 drunk tna. y. 49,. ~
nsvo .,Sas,nc deaih aud seemed to derive mnc
ION from tho pous minstraon oi nes ~,
'siussbcrger and henneuy, y,snca @ M,nisers OF othe
aenominaiions than thai to which no Dc M s,s \
"a. frorn lime 10 but nave Decn coioly
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she murder and died IN an.apparcniy nrn oen. t ~ ~
faith The most curious deseiopmeu." " ~ ~ h,n an ii
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ro.rth OF July for publication, soft oi scu.'
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vss that OF Tho lowest type o. O,'uc hsnyyins
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whatever the priest may have cunvsea N !, '
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scrn grossly intoxicated For Instance he remsm ~ m
M position q each person n 'ss pdy :, ,s. time
evening before his execution he seemed 70 sun.r y
from anxety While talking his so,cs 49, va
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arl,re hs nnoccnoe Of any evil attempt In the ana
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MA wife visited him. The interview va hSs -
s~.c,ed one put from the agony Of the we eoep
ssetns owing the darkness ol bis u ms iass .,
,o, ~ Soen but lar ns one could judge from ""
he was not much moved. -. :.
aT,e, 4 comfortable nights rest he was aean v