, 1870-02-07
CIRCUIT COURT OF KENDALL
COUNTY,

CIRCUIT COURT OF KENDALL
COUNTY.
Tho kennedy VIII Caro-.
Reported for Ths Chicago Tribune.
IoRTr1I1x, Kendall County, H., Feb. l.
The great Kennedy I'LL Gaze, which for aome
time has attracted attention In consequence Of
be magnitude OF the property at stake and the
napy surrounding circumstances OF peculiarly
ntc1e etirg nature which are inter Roven with Il.
haa inst run through ten days' trin before
Hon. Edwin 8. Leland, In the Circuit Couf, OF this
cooutJ,
The conteEtsnt o. the viii Ia Dr.. Philip Ken
nedy. physician IN good standing aud practice
at Deayertown, Ohio: and the respondent IL
Michael Kennedy. reading at Arlington Grove.
IN Bureau County.
Originally the lult was brought IN the Circuit
Court Of Bureau County, but the counsel 10. the
Respondent obtained n charge OF venue or the
ground OF ptcjudlecA which they believed to exist
IN Bureau County consequent upon the nation.
altT, religion and politics, AZ well or the teataor
a. OF The deVisee.
Jceeph L Taylor and Thomas ]. Henderson, OF
Princeton. and George L. Paddock, Of Cn1caRo. An.
pearcd for The contestant, and the respondent
vas represented by Q. c. GrkY, OF Ottawa: Csc.
". ssipp and George 0. Ide, Of Princeton, and
L. F. Parks, OF Aurnra-
It appeared from The Testimony that aboa. The
Jcaz 1s7o MlchAel Kennedy, the teAlator, came TO
thta country from felhnd. He WAS then q Young
man, and q thoroughly educated elvll engineer
man Of vast general knowledge, OF indom.tab!e
will and enelRy-a man born to command succcss
IN whatever occupation be engaged. He left Le-
hind bin WIFE, ITO s0np, and Que daughter
Philip. Michael, anA Catherine When he arrived
IN thn country men OF hla peculiar attAlnmeuss
q HR NJ rFptfn
velop tee wealth Of our mountains s1d pralrtcs by
the construction Of canala and railroads were In.
nense, ns aoon became p1omloent As man OF
matSed ability. His r1st work Of importance was
IN the construction Of the Eirgtnia canxl lie
are1Msrls vetred west: was tho most extensive
contractor On the 1!:tnois Central and other r4N-
Ioade. aud especially Eys he connected with
the Central Military Track, now The q, i, 10.
Aatl1cad+ lie In the course OF lime auassru
q 1sae D,1 3ss Esnd ana sn'
Fletcher Webster, Of Stephen A. Douglas, Lyman
TInnnull Gtnetal shtelds, Governor Ford, q llII-
Lo'f, JucKe brese. and oihers. Every man con-
even *r1tes TO him snd o1efs to placc himself
snd al he has In the hards Of hi friend Kennedy
In soma Of sae dark days oT our State history,
When Illinois was not the proud md nch s:ato ste
u Low: when eort Of financial Tula seemed 10
me leecue AID loansd 10 tbe stA,e, fas a ftke ~
msn5 such nleD, ne waa not 50 well ueated by ina
s,sis subsequently a. ne onght 10 have occo. AID
Eotey: but At last the Legsiiature, in ls4i, nro.
v:den fcr The payment Of III lnueosedaesI 70 him
BY the issue OF State tnnds.
The old gentleman, sec1nR the future greatness
OF tnfs kec'i0O OF the country, had rnrcnas sed a
tract OF 1,GC0 ecFea AT Arlington Grove, aud Ia d
also RoI con.!hefalse property IN the city of La
sone years after he came oos from Ireland
hi8 wife csme a!su-uut wss 1oon sent 70 reside
Of t'tlo, AID she sSd her husband % nevet 5; aes;n
Eved together. Wat wee the causes for thIa
separation there u no evidence TO detcrmioe. II
If, however, Known that Captain Eeuuetly haa
children ~ another woman ID hi, coantrI. aud
Il IL sntulsed that It Was thts fact winch caused
hss lA"fnt vile TO leave lin. Whatever be the
tnorRh the widow Is atli alive In ONO, 40 cue
has cen ohtaked TO the mystery.
Tie children. roo, which he bad Ieft tn Ireland.
czinc oFe1 TO the laad Of pr0niAa Philip, the elder
settled IL Utio nLd brcAne ! successtpI nrscs
tllo.tt CT Eedlclne- He has even aspfcd TO
G.as. nohorS. h.Tins sat a. member q me
caIrc and totEed thtir f6thcr. Catherine sub1s.
queLtiy 1na,r!e.l iran naued John Gayuor, but
s,s he az "a Eos lorE susstys, and she. Win her
coaiEe ri nouseno!d affairs. ~
captain hennecJ Eas IN 1npeE1oos. determined
!el'.w'sieo, ait,ts.rJ nau, and The resrraint to
csae 10 rseIs lie pa,esnai 1901 s e and ,s l on on
South to casre out a fortune md nane. Years
e!aps Cd. and the Captain ieis tne.adEanctng steps
q aSe ~ sE ohe5 atsslin,l{ sp2roachsa h IN ~!
wAs Eecstta,5 Of tn:s worlo'A gooia-ne turned
BIZ eyes and bent nis energies TO the collecting
togciher hts children At Arlington. lie wea:
down 10 Mississippi. where he found Jouux Mike
a asucceEs.ui and h.saly esteemed oyesseef Of a
ptartation; e Induced him to come home. TneJ
give up his practice and come to the f1mliy cir. IT,
Gle al ArilnRiou. September, 1866, saE them sll
thtfc; The 90 mau EAsc 70 Phil? j deed Tor ltV
acres Of lnnd, the latter one being with revess On
70 her Children house was 10 De built On the
1so acres Q! rs.lr; mi. tho cartslo
O., Of tbs r1on,s o, ~ i6e farm. shi;s HnEs
Phlp mAi1tatned that his fatner vas to bald 1t
our OF h!h own uea1k. TIE Whole VI the Arllre-
cou,ointly. for the'r own personal htnent.
II would 4ppesr that the disputed question as 70
the building Of the house caused rupture event.
present apIt. Phl'p hal been living ia ! house n;
Arlington. owned ny n.s father, for TWO months
pIor 10 the middle Of December. 1851. Hts fa:ner
isned .ith the p:ospecta and went to visit his
fathers confidential agent and lawyer. Milo Ken
oai'. =. r1ineelon: lie told MI. Kendall that biz
ishe, ant Mse dd Pot ssIIy @ OUT tnsr sg5es
irnueEces AID examples surrounding hts children
AZ be found there, and *a1 determined 70 leave
lnMed'a:cly. never mese 70 Ietur NJ: Kendall
desired him 10 watt until hts father retarued, for,
81 Captain Kennedy was an asbttrAry ms 4. II
hight &c very cEentive 70 have Pulp 80 uway
s pst NJ 'P msn
- -ortN - 20 - III - --a;S .fHHA >tAs ~
a, Msaio nst MY ~ ~: as "ou1o kos 4Ea1 lof tne
"nrie o. At!leelon Grove.
1he hf1s TINE fnn!p appesaih Is Wnness N
Sate n!pp3nt Hs tuc o0Aceta q the Aouse oa
ln.ip lasa 10 Ieeotss .toM Tue 1apkAn INC rAY
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~ x1.ter nn,sn.. ms rrToa,rter ~ M, 1890.
;tc rnutn Iii h.nl 1lsrernt,es "a Iss-Sihe a.;
lie nm. ~ ~ 4~' A'p e-44e ao' v
Wtat had Canaan Kennedy snue With ii,
nrontfty. Milo kerdA:I EnrE there vss A viii
xlich tsa fet n trnns,:r,l IN .he Sanons, t:Itx
Isf.I ~ O.fnxs. iir wrftr IN Jnnc7e nctcxN Nfhs
viii VIA tTonrcr,i-, Wss datrti Snrrmn.r y
15is. atd Eas Eel cd " Mlchael Kennedy in tnf
M kCpce Of Thps. 81. lIepnesssF. who had ai,r1r.
neen Cap,aln Kennc4ya family nnysican, and ~
| William Waugh. tetshbostrc fatneT. rus viii
Vtrc 0ll made Ia ia p,c4ence.
The rloyisiers u Of Of lie vii were;
!. re,lln vas TO he cut on WIN ouc dollar,
4 Mr.. Ga7tor va 10 hxya Al anua.ty OF k;1Q
| Tor period Of Scs,s.
! B. Al fiec,tiru:e son. Peter. Wal TO have An
annuity oI SsV, jor = period Of ycA,r.
4. Aienael "a. 10 Fave Inc Arlington Grows
fuy seized thereof fnr in xtsrs "a a. 10 neeCsnt
nm teljnr tne nrnnr..r r. fore ih.t ,,ns ~
| Thtiin raw ytsnrrer: srd .st'a tAue hE. 1T,
ret asiee cnarytrs mat III fstne, Txs ths auh..,
VIZ a1sr ann,-t<d ne9 ~ me s,e.m ot insem
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