The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-01-26
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shat, fhs rhpnseAold un,.e
10 aA,appeal totke thrrn1 n grace.
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had IN dISd DDa III ball ~,
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of xAfhs Rhich No lad c6sl 6p6b
the kitdt RI doot With sailor like
nicety. FfIsn he took from tho ada
cent pantry large carving fork, and
thrust its pgonss THROUGH the unfn..
isiasd .dSlAN 81 Justh tthat aiohbntI
his mother md tue minister turned to
knocl. Jack poised his impromtu'
harpodnsptE cd his leftfoot forward
in the position he had heard his
father so wildly describe, and with
oil his forcc Launched the weapon at
tho Unconscious dat that lay sleeping
in the sunlight. His aim was accu-
rate; itstrurk lTabby Just abatt the
starbDards fpr'atd fiuke. Mems but
suchias have slept in rooms with.
snads adjacent can possibly imagine
the veil that arose from the impaled
feline Representatives, whaledom. =,
she dartsd iEor the door, rushed be-
tween the 1nin;sters legs On her way,
running outaths ct.led yarn rapidly
as she ran Ind yoiieti-while above
Che pfeachSF'sa Let us prayt'n srose
the voice Of the boy-whaler, as he
plunged for the bAil Of yarn-.-,sT hero
she 6lowslj bay oati G-zd Almighty,
mother PAf puri 4 .aah ssit1s !.
The excilod attitude and fiAshing
eye OF the boy the startled dolnihie,
the afflicted mother, sslfsn together
made . picture for al painter. i & Bit
no painter Twas. there, and the min
lister soon left, white jack coiled in.
his rope, and the mother m0urned
over this emphatic demonstration of
tho biasaof her boys mind. This was
many ye6ss ago and Jaclt 10 enow
paying out ID the tuhill North
Pacific waters. 4ges ,SaGaDaS aid "a
Sad DE5 .s--.--.slAnu6.s..-...- 4s& TO s
The story Of the murder Of Ned
Kennedy by J.sfE. Duncan, in Del.
aware county, lis thus told by the
MeGregor Ne,os: .Ned Kennedy
was rich bachelor living on Grove
Greek, near Hopkinton. Duncan
had some grudge against him, and
also laundering after his cash. On
Friday, the 30th of December, he
borrowed shot gun, saying that he
wished TO shoot q dog. On Saturday
Mr.. Kennedy's place was visited by
o man wishing to buy hay, but See
ing things I'LL quiet, concluded that
Mr.. x. was mot at home. left, and re-
turned on Monday. Finding things
the same lie on Saturday previous,
he left and came on tuesday, then
seeing that the stock had not been
fed, he called on KS brother, who
lived near, and they together visited
the place, whore they found Ken
nedy dead in the cellar. Three buck.
shot had passed through his head,
and after throwing him in the cell
lar, the murderer had wiped up the
blood with some clothes near by, /
thrown them into the cellar q, .,
then changing his own clothing or
some of the murdered mans, and
taking Mr.. KS gun, he departed,
locking the house after him. He
then went to the house of Mrs.
Cook, with whom it is said he had
been on intimate terms and stayed
all night; he told her that a man
had been murdered, and that be had
seen it, and left the country. John
Duncan has been in states prison
for horse stealing, and was only re-
leased about eighteen months since.
He has been tracke ed into the Turkey
river timber, and Mr.. Crego,f the
Sheriff of Delaware county, told us
that there was but little doubt but
they would catch him. Mr.. Ken.
nedy had but little if any money by
him when killed, his cash all being
deposited IN the safe of merchant
at Hopkint0n. @ lqfsYntt 4