The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-24
A MURDER YRAT WON'T OUT"


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cago always has been jealous OF New York ana has
emulated her persIstently in every branch or late
Chicago's competition has been confined to the
murder trade, and our weekly record Of murders
committed, murderers convicted and executions
stayed Is well worthy OF the metropolis ITSELF Raj
ferty has just been sentenced at Waukegan to be
hanged on March 7. George Driver, the wife MUIR
derer has sentenced to be hanged on the 14th.
At Galesburg Osborne's life has been declared for.
feited for a treble crime-0utrage, robbery and
murder, OF q character atrocious beyond even the
average of this atr0cious time.
BY way OF contrast with these crimes wherein
discovery has closely followed preparation ana In
turn, has been waited upon nearly by conviction
and sentence II not punishment, oil Chicago is ring
ing just now with
THE KENNALLY MYSTERY,
a murder in which the completeness Of the muir
derer's bloody work is only equalled by the impen.
etrable secrecy in which he has enshrouded him
self since its commission. Had poor Kennally
been the prey OF nends OF the air. w.o, after beat
ing out his life, had flung his maAgled body into the
alley where 1t was found, 1t would have been i'm
possible for more utter ignorance to be displayed
as to the manner, time and agency of his DEATH
On the night of Sunday, the 9th instant two officers
on duty on Kenzie street saw, about midnight q
man running towards them laboring apparently un-
der great excitement On being asked what was the
matter he replied that an unknown man was dying
In the street. in front OF the saloon at 49, and that
physician was wanted. Arriving at the
place indicated the officers found a crowd
collected around the PROSTATE form. The scene
was in an alley at the rear Of saloon kept by a
man named Callaghan. At the foot Of short flight
OF steps lay the man, his head in pool Of blood
and mud, alive. but barely alive. No one present
could identify him. The keeper Of the saloon came
hurriedly upon the scene in few moments, and
asked what was up. On being told that man was
killed and he must take the body in he at first
fused but was ultimately induced by the ofcers to
open his doors. On bringing the body to the light,
1t was found to be that Of q stout man of twenty
eight or thirty years. The vest unbuttoned, the
buttons in the shirt bosom were torn out the collar
and necktie were torn away, the hands were
cenched rigidly and glued with CONCEALED blood.
All gave evidence Of a fearful struggle tor life.
How that struggle had terminated needed but one
glance at the victims head to tell. The face was
covered with blood, which had oozed from the
ears. eyes, mouth and nostrils. The lips were open
and the eyes set In stony stare. On the left side
of the head above the ear, was wound OF so ter
rlble character that ii left room for wonder and
doubt whether 1T had been inflicted by the hand OF
man. Subsequent medical examination showed
that the skull had been fractured from the lower
portion OF the parleJai zone, DOWN through the
temporal bone. through the ear and across the base
OF the brain to the right ear. The brain was con-
gestej and innamed, ana the unhappy mans
BRAINS WERE OOzING FROM HIS EAR
The skull was smashed to small bits-indeed, re-
duced to pulp at the spot where the crushing
blow had ialIen ana the sntares, ior nearly three
shipwrecked vessell On the steps of the saloon
near which he lay were dark gouts OF blood,
the dreadful imprint of bloody hand,
which the victim had evidently outstretched to
save himself. The pool of blood where his manned
head had lain was about an inca in depth with an
area OF eighteen inches The officers laid the man
in Calaghan's saloon and wiped away the blood
which concealed his features, when Calaghan ex-
claimed that he knew the man, that it was his
cousn John kennaly, who lived on Brewer street.
When the patrolInen suggested that his friends
hardly worth alarming them and appeared very
anxious to hush matters up. Finally Kennay's
eusued at seven O'Clock in the evening, Kennally
having lain until that time without moving q
muscle or giving any signs OF life or consciousness
OF pain. or course the police were at once set
to wO, on what, at first, seemed an easy task, as
1t would have been naturally concluded that Ken
nally had been killed in Callaghans saloon and
then nung out into the street. or that the murder
had been perpetrated so near that place that eyi
dence as to It's perpetTatISn and author would
enable hopes were to prove the sequel will show.
Kennally, IL was found, was a fine young man
OF twentyeight years. unmarried, who had been in
this city but year. He was employed in hide
and leather establishment, whose prOprietOrs gave
him an excellent character for steadiness. lie
earned good wages and had some money out at
interest This fact, at frst, led TO the supposltion
that he had been murdered Tor his money, q suppo-
sition speedily rendered untenable by the dscov-
cry OF some money in his pocket on further
investigation 1t was found that Kennaly
had been at Callaghan's saloon during the
Sunday. There, probably, he got into quarrel
with some Bridgeport roughs, as an officer at the
railroad depot from which the whole party went on
railroad train to funeral, heard them say they
would go back after the funeral and fight IL out.
AS to Kennay's condition, Callaghan first said
that he had only drank some pop; then, contradict
ing himself that he had taken several drinks OF
whiskey, so that, when last seen, about hafpast
SIX In the evening. he was drunk and quarrelsome.
Callaghan strenuouslys denied any knowledge OF
Kcnnallys whereabouts from that hour till hts
body was picked up. His saloon, he said, was
closed at about seven O'Clock, though the evidence
open after nine, aud fun of customers,
several OF whom were drunk. He knew
OF no disturbance IN his saloon or the vicinity ex-
ccpt when, on Sunday afternoon, he had put out
some customers who had been disputing about the
cost OF some drinks. The impression made by Cal
laghan's evidence was not favorable to him,
especially when the Character OF his house was
taken into consideration. The oflcer on the beat
examined the alley at eight O'Clock, and again at
lying there. The barkceper swOrc that he closed
the saloon about eight He drunk, and so
didn't know anything about ANYTHING. Kennally
had been at the saloon and had drank some
whiskey, but was engaged In no quarrel.
THE MYSTERY GROWS DEEPER
Father Hayes, a Roman Catholic priest assistant
pastor at St. Stephens church, went on Sunday
evening to call on the Callaghans about eight
O'Clock. He entered from the alley py the
rear way and found a drunken man lying against
the door at the head Of the stars upon some wood.
On entering he told Mrs. Callaghan that the man
was there. Taking lamp she went cut and soon
returned, saying It was John Kennaly,. her hus-
bands cousin; that he was drunk, and that as he
was always ugly when In liquor she would not
awaken him. Nothing more was said about the
man. Mr.. Hayes remained with the Callaghans
till eleven, or few minutes after then went home,
accompanied by Callaghan. When next he saw
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see dying man; but when Callaghan informed
him that the dying man was kennally, who had
been lying drunk in the house, he reirained from
administering the sacraments OF the Church. He
only knew that the drunken man was Kennally
from what Mrs. Caaghan had said. This was
substantially all the evidence that could be OBJ
taned. The detectives examined the premises
very thoroughly. They could find no marks OF o
struggle, but discovered club used to hammer
spgOts INTO barrels, which, the doctor held, would
have been precisely the weapon wherewith to in
nict the wounds found on the murdered mans
head. NO one could be found who had heard OF
any disturbance in the house or In the alley near
the house, The wounds were of q character to