The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-11-22
LIE. SOUTH CAROLINA, NOVEMBER 9a, 1871.

wards the close Of tile last, cen.
tury. r,77 .at O ,vrirsa p ..sai,
Twenty years ago a commission
was sent me from Mobile, 70 ex.
anime a great number Of witnesses
living in Abbeville, Anderson,
Pickens and Greenvillc. A suit
had been brought in the court ut Mo
bile, involving very large proper.
ty-several hundred thousand dol.
lars-and moreover, the Legitimacy
of one of the fist families Of the
city. Judge Campbell, of the Su
preme Court of the United States,
then at the bar, was counsel for
one OF the parties, and Col. Phil.
ips, formerly of South Carolina,
and afterwards the partner Of Secre.
tary Stanton, in Washington CITY,
was Of counsel for the other party.
Many other lawyers were likewise
employed in the case. A woman
by the name of Cynthia Presley.
the illegitipate daughter of DR..
Kennedy, who was prosecuted for
the murder of Captain Maxwell,
attempted to establish in court the
marriage of her mother Sallie
prssley with DR.. Kennedy, whilst
he resided in Grcenville District,
and before his marriage to Span
ish lady in the City of Mobile.
whilst the City belonged to the
crown OF Spain. A forged cerlifi,
cate Of the Rev. Mr.. Tarrant, a
Baptist clergyman, was produced,
Gel itifyiDg that the marriage cere
mony was performed by him in
his ministerial capacity OH Grove
Greek, Greenvilie, South Carolina.
There was good deal of perjury
and subornation of perjury in the
case. The marriage was alleged
to have taken place in 1893, l
think.
The plaintiff made snch a strong
showing that the children of DR..
Kennedy found it necessary to
prove by all those who were living
and had known DR.. Kennedy, that
such a marriage was never heard
OF by them, and that it was alto
g.ther improbable AID absurd
from the different social positions
OF the parties. In this way learn.
ed all about the circumstances and
suspicious of the murder rs well
as of the pretended marriage. In
tho haEds of n writer Of fiction, a
most thrilling story could be made
out OF the facts and circumstances,
rs testified to me under oath,
by many of the most respectable
citizens in the upper country.
Captain Maxwell and DR.. Ken
nedy we're both gentlemen OF high
social position, neighbors, and init.
mate friends for several years.
They were men of education, tai
ents and property, and had the
confidence, esteem and affection
OF all who knew them. They had
a difference about a small bill
which DIR. Kennedy had rendered
against the Captain. 1hey were
both gentlemen OF high temper.
and strong impulse, and bitter
feud grew up between them from
this trifling circumstance. Cap,
tain Maxwell had been travelling
in Virginia and stopped at a house
where there were others staying all
night. In the morning he made
an early start, and through a mis-.
take took down a watch which he
supposed TO be his own, but which
was oi less value than his. Tie
other traveller discovered the mis-
take, and sent messenger after
him with his watch and made the
exchange. Some ono from Vir-
ginia who had heard of the cir
cuinstance told the story to tie half
brother of DR.. Kennedy, greatly
10 his prejudice OF Captain Max
we'll The DR.. repeated the story
as he had heard it from his half
brother, and it was, told again by
others. The Captain immediately
brought actioa Of stander against
Dr.. Kennedy, his half brother,
Col. Elias Ea'le, Mr.. Robinson
and others who had repeated the
slander. lie sent commissions to
Virginia and proved most satisfac-
torily to every one and DIR. Ken.
nedy himself the utter falsity of
the charge. The actions were all
compromised, except those brought
against DIR. Kennedy and his half
brother. The DR.. went to Cap.
tain Maxwell and expressed him.
self entirely satisfied, and asked
tor the action against himself to be
abandoned also. The Captain told
him in reply that he had maliy.
nantly repeated the slandcr on sew.
era! occasions aud the action should
20 OH. High words cnsued and
threats wers made by DR.. Keune.
dy. The case was continued sew.
eral courts, and finally DR.. Kenne.
ID ha, al