, 1866-02-07
I .iE SAND RIDGE MURDER,
Trial or Kennedy at Waakegsn-.Em-
bNhe1ftnE 4 JnrY-Evl6aaes OF M..
maioNey. Fh154 Brennan, las, Rlaan.
aud WIN. Enbhjns.

"a tHo VI uRe tdfne mt1 Cpurict
e Of cotnpacity II the sonl astaa.,na.jon. i, i.
taafelose unneceetsrJ for as to enter !nto INV ~
tenaea feFtew q The case, beyond recalling IN
rs snsemnsy necessary 10 rcport Of the tftal q
:hafu occonp1ice in the ioul cr1me II Il
ihe hfee hired askasstns wcn on, 10 his bouse on
oa1k nich' LED BY Guide whou, 1he5 Impressed 10.
~ she doomed man within struggled to hold
me door against those rho were deter
mined TO slsy him even in the presence Of hi+
iami!y they nfod pistol bah through The door and
Killed him that two OF these i1cnd1Eh mrrdefers
Mefr fen1tn2 and Cosbeit, and that the third ,sas
snd hsdaaedS s Who It is alleged hired the other two
crime. BI rome legal quibble, Kennedy was efant-
co st1a! separate from the other two. Th.y were
tned theis crime proved cony1nctncly 10 the
sulier the extreme penalty Of the law-death. They
were hanged toeether conteestns at the Last their
hortd crime. but making no rt.cncnts probably
would in a1y WY inplicate. an .ecomplies. Ken.
nedy's trial vas transferred ftom the Circuit to tbe
Superior Cont, nnd thence he ohtained change OF
s.oue 70 - maakegan. an L9Se eoung TO day the tr1.i
Williams. ..0
States Attorney Charles L. Reed. assisted bv
oo.eph M wiiamt Han Esa, conducted the Pfossea.,on.
appeared fos the defence
APPEARANCE OF THE PRISONER
At near II o'clock a. r,.. sheriff o. Il. Heath led
the prisoner into court. Kennedy appearance has
f12 .t S ~. u -, n m neI IN m r. vefy
&c q ii. q, ( 81 IL o.
ing and Cor6ctt- Hit hair .wns rongh aud hang
es h ~ INV Pr g" }e sraa s as hee wae very
hara snd laboEed. Anxtoasly bis ,eJes wandered
from hts a'torney to The jy md hack aealn, sel-
rnnrn. HIs cIo;hes 1rere rnnyhs snd shox, IT.
neck he woTe ailcG woolen comforter, while in
Irt L. ensiany twiIiinr Id niins @en d ,s &c
trrrrnb1fn- 11nrc1s "t'>1 4n LIE
nnHnckSces-
, tns g e9n.t a,aie ioom We 1Maea n WIZ deeply
lnte1cstca ana1ence- 1mone wnom solemn Ft1ll-
pees sse ;np. .n an 3n ,n 10 that
aoeE*as ,1.s MM'am net f.oea VIE the noose about
his heck+ olo1ne als att taseNeI1o f4Ita, afow1ns
ch.f nnan H., xhe III Tom H. ia tne me
me songs o. n!sos aoa a! me cneenng voices Of
sympafhiya men. he Went out Into The DARK valley
Now. a. ihen, the memory Of 4 horrible crime
st shadow "a ossr ins minds M q those psesent bur
instead o. pnnfhmeni tnls wat scene Of !udg.
"a1e" sooo'o eo1oetan VI asaut tne ACCUSED.
TEE
Almost tnn1edate1y Afef the eutEance Of the pris-
unef. the Gie4k q mt Cont ~. J. n Trnesd4te,
rors. Tns nnmbcr Of the:e names vas sTeaty.otar. ~
One amer unohet they were called into the Jury box
and having been t"oEn: Wefe eTamaned ~ closey a.
70 @ W lsn - ,,ss - lne connsei tot re
tnou1res a. 10 whether suv ouini3n 6sa e q 91 ~
n whether snr nat1onal Dr. f,oItfic,i T-e;na;e
listed In the minds Of the Jurors prdpo.ed. 1Ts
S1atE,s Attorney nsked rc1c!ally bat on nnestion
whether the juror had any conscientioas rcru.
pics against having a man haugnd nhn
was PROVEN guilty OF murder. AZ one aitcr
another aunoEuccd emphahcally that he
Ind formed IL opinion Of The pr1sopers EMIT
ksnpedy'e face rrryr more frightened ind rhs xtiv
ana e4cn Of he S.sie's At,oFueys oneIie4 see,rsi
to ctTc him ueryone shock, 1lEe hit Of xtalyanc
battery The EXAMINATION of 1he juross ven, ven On o..
time no lese than fifteen Ind been excrscd, haymr
PREVIOUSLY formed an opinion as 10 The c11]t or In
nocence Of The pr.-oncf, while one ms peremptony
oonnsel tor 1hr 3efrncr TIE rrfnier rsnei ~.
hans ted and haif dozen Epecia iarn.s rroircd 4
TTcv wrre when s1i sSierfed rnd srrnrn =. Ff,as
Sylvester Matnson, ). r. Brown, Samuel Cone.
Cornelius Shulte1z Job Weak, A. 7. Huntley, A.
=. seeneT, Joeenh tFseE. lefot1 STANFORD. L. y.
Warren, Msltes seott ana a. Marin Abbott
AZ fpec1t1 pncest 10 1ake charge o! The jury dur
ing thntr t1fal. GeorEc A. Wt7ght and Fetson Aber
were sWuIp IN.
a ''' 'lu a,9ensoos s ,. SESSION. uo.a '"' e1'st
xif an',e ns = is1rc ~ an q ~ enee
e morning 5ol H men ind 1ndltes s By ae Gnd
Wesr oheht tn,o Cou md n,esded ,n5 ~ntx ipt
1hss we yr1nsndrd for sentcnoe iheiressea S..,t.
7aE orsxHo:
on n a. ,, hs d a
sta!ates what CONSTITUTES the crime OF murder, tht
malicious killio. Of human being, and fnzthe1
that IN Eroytng. Tot ahe pu1po*es Of Justice, the
.iTe ete.y 10 prove The fact. lie dia rot, ht said
expect 10 this c1se 70 prove motive, but be BE-
lesed ahat , Re would be able 70 sddnoe 10 them ,,
Convince them o, me gait OF the prisoner. u
claimed that be wonld be able to prove th.t thIs
ksnneds sss the n ,s; one Who go issS ' s1s
that it Mns through HIN thai Tie cr1me pas a.
! rupeea-that It wa be who induced James Finst
e s he NJ Ell
counted b. the state's Attorney, aze The tan1e nj
ton ut the time OF The zi1I Of Fleming and EopeIt
orEsHG ron THE DEFENSE.
~. "a. sr,sr,, ,o,1o.sd n ~ ~,r,.,,uc IN, ~.
delease ae HI -.s ~ % .ae W. ~ toe Iossi
n.s nhus atn!p LEV 1n ~.
tae pnoas .fa ~ SEa & ns g. III
no1.us1 anu ssr ~ ~ ~ ~ .S -, ,
S ~ n II; st, Ss1e,,n n 4hs .ro 1nn r,e19rI
'nH e. nIrsa 1he NV 10 cnn.sdsr lis, fbi4 nj
was enauea 70 iaf ,s aoo % IT, % "a fn II
hnnsa ia, a1r9 wnniu iafe cxtraoTdfnafy nsis I,
Sup dy her a Minds Of he ~ mural psend s.to
ss szssea e:s 70 thsz aT.s. ss ~ r.
| .hair nar minds and nnafTzr the tittfcrenr,
LEI Ma,,re ~ 1e,naeu' strnnr n,nhsht1itv M
| - er.nx' c-rt.,r.r or ;hr ssIsr
zn,v ..auia ,rsn te cogy,c,e ed al so p1rst rTin
on{ {bst e"o rnG ch.rren nnon EtnnssaT IN enunse
i snu ~. ~. I ~ nE .e.,smone n ia o1n S.Hnre
hnf n1n,a hnvr 70 rr1y for tie estab,shfnr OF hi
tT"ocenre rss,n,y uaon the chaFscteF Of fhe exi
a."s 1o. - ,,1<.c,fson The nrisnnrr h. asd
~. 1s.t .1ssrrd ~ IN a srsr aiter tfe com mmis1n
he Nv mne. NV durias whseh time hn whereabouts q
tnxt na1t,ruler occas,on had been forEoten-ese
uirh1. The only lytur PERSONS who profes7 /
tnow where be was on that night, arc Gubbin.
the haci-dr1ycr, and FiEau, the rnan who ia sald
have kc1ea a. the guide on the journey t
Malouey's house. Ii Is impossible fos hI1
| 10 utpre m aid, BY 1eason OF the TIN
elaps,ue between the erent and his at1e.
the,efor, and his lie i fne1eiote In The hands
these teo aineses WI - ,uf .. ,be, o q
nate ,viai 11.cfiax otfc. n, ,seirhf of ,i,e
as,iont sra,nei %ni Ksnnedy. They rer1sined sile,
retra1nE !! Mn9!e stI .t H., 10 1.h,,ah y
knsT a. scT ano1; ,sn6 sns 10 ,ess IN; VA one
tne pa1ty they toos out taess % tse ~ sasS1.nty ~.
naenes Q! being ssls 10 Prove KssHnsdy seso,
sss Of tvept5:ope yeals, sod sd W. = todustrioa
.oosf ana Htep'7casu'e ~ %p.,aX aheXa ,,n.,, IL
Yn'n nvs or FL yes 1 aSo sf@ sac me. as
n,s4y diiaena.ies: esssed st@ 70 ,sqoi1s
habit OF aasnt and sxsess.e ,s,
iqnos. Aoo4L IL ia1 NtGa ns4o M mutoa ~ss y
pesated II WI ge sho"n 'na! ne ~as eSg5 ~ =:
e ennsn,T anu 1nsrs Heaan@ III Gnrhi, n
:sen ne f1 m n.,hsh, dr anu aed ~ * areu
NIGH. ne Mo 20, pronaos anu +. ~ g g's e.
mnoeent ~ Gnutn' ~ ~ .ps .a fa&s-sa " G,.+, -
3tnmey 70 Natons5 .. nT Wy ,r. aoinea.y E1 man
r good character. Nneseas t1ose TWO nen Srienn m
h and Cofbett! were sasanooos, seo9nats9 @ T. a'
y | thieves and II Wah nos PC Hno seQhcea LAem N y
i 'hit crime but thes Mao Iea hln 1nlo + Ias
= may bc caseof slroug sntptcion aga1net hennfd
s 3T e., tss s s s 5boad 9n o.
y y wound be that Ep 70 The time o the commission
;his or,ns ke9neny a. "a. maa ~ 2, Fqod saasas nc
), 10 drinking in e1ces the eouase. for the defer
concluded hts opentIg.
zEnxoxr or nosoRA xA1oxkY.
. ~. c,,t.,s tt,n,ner called NJ thr hr-t wftnrss
..t .'-.,xar1tion Hon1rs Thlnnrr' The Vie of I
psa .nE pIossv .a.r ps,rasF N.InrcT M c.nnr m
5.-tno,;xi Se,x ,,on- r1rrwnyn snd 1nrre
ssaso s e et,.ntny,sr rrs 5rsrn orer hrr hes1
y = @ eas f,s.G ahoi .r"ri1x fnrersd ~ shnniSr
snn ns2 sse dre.s shs wore w3s IN Old and fadcd cs
4nu t sue aa s.1,,r .ha testtFea Z. sss,st.ner
q hhf1nS G11 r"u..t. EAT - s40e .AsE