The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-02


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IASc,srER Ky, Dec 2s A. the trial ~
Grove G. Kcnnriy for th' r.uid'roi hi- un l".
Col! Ebert y kennedy. Is rngras- ue th' ai-
tention oi me r,npo OF * 'n'u ty. il would MT
be out Of place to give % history oi his m'nr
bloody d,c ls and also those oi his family Fr
fully nuy year. thn X nu'l- hay' boon tho
terror ~ this anil the i.flI. n.u,; counties.
Tho Kennedy fumilv Is an OH one IN Gnrrarl
county. Thnrr nrr thr.n bran hes who's" an
ccsiry liz somrwhridini'ut totrlcc Grove md
his brothers arc believed e., hAyo boon d0s'cni !
cd from old Gen. X suuriy a militia ON '"r.
Eb. Kennedy WIS tho son of nm lrshmnn
named Andy Kennedy. but by intrrmnrrlngra
became closely rrlHiad to the others. There
wis another family of Konrodys IN Garrnrd
whose bend was Little Dave X nuody." whose
origin 80 fnr 10 learned. is. like that II his
celestial majesty. lost IN antiquity.
The first bloody IN 'idrnt in Che career " tho
KcnncdSs occurred "a, Crnh Or hard. Oh = ter
kennedy. the father OF John Henderson Kenn".
dy. Grove X, nncdy nnd William kennedy. hal
brother james. who MT unfrodu 'nty UNDER
took to take" The town of Graf Orchard. The
onlocrs were afraid 81 him. Onfof the roli'e.
William Il. Taylor. determined. however. that
whom james neNt mnie q disturbance in the
town he would make thu arrest n II COS, him hi-
life. IL WIS not long waiting for an opportu-
Tor wont into n saloon 80 make the nrroAt b.
Ing resisted he drew his knife md called on
James 10 SURF nIor just th'u Potter Kennedy
came In rnd tc1 the Marshal to civ. him h'@
knife and hr would nuswr for his hrNth"rH
surrender. Taylor fpnl shlv did i- hr WINS roe
au'rted. and Immediately Pct proceeded 10
earvc the ITli"cman., The n',n did MT die. but
afterwards b''nmn Nal 4lHl ~ DnnFil".
Having intro Va cd f'ier. It MAO b. we'll TO in
trndu". Grove h'nn"v;
Tho nrst int'nntinn b" rive 81 hia woflikc
a lif II
IN n" oii. OF the ur.- .ni Ltu'n r lloi. b b.
tnlet took on his oollnr huft0u without doing
ssrihod ~ ''p1wsriul n'qd lui = GrU, had
taken TO lis hco.s, his an~or had To- 40 unup-
In 1852 Grove rnl Au1row Hurt wore in y
alteration. and Gfn,, g ill.l Oh dispute ~
killing his antagonst. IL was mli Tod but
WIN In r lsoI Gr'Yoi ny oaso+or lr YER " S 1
poeoe. Grov' r,.tutne,l +" III, town d DIV or two
after. nnd put hli through the Mai-hni's
In NE sane y'er Grove an his brother John
VI Dss-i q nI' IT,. inHly now l'ud. t. re
p0nlrr or W.Norre C.,.lry. Inrr'Vaz AVN,
bron ,d,y, n. ID, s ,,'.., nr 20
more serious result THAN u. kh.lns Of MWar
In 1870 Grow K,rnciy shot an wounlc,I an
freshman uanod PATE X Waits % Hunts, ..i,.
For th.. So Tar as known. he Wus never allied
In ,s72 hc clio, anl wound- y,ua- y nn--
H. tn upp'r nd q Gnrrarl lur-n h- tIm for
s'rny,d tr..s, ~ tnc ,r. rv.. a., n \ 49,,
ioo,. pnrsn,d = kennedy " u! l.stol, hsw'l,
In the sam yoor he he'd a Il 10 .ul,ywith Goo.
lo.lina- ANat.hnwn a. Crab ur'i .ii,i Spr Ms.
hi. br.fhsr mi ~ H. h. ~ ~ ,nH n nix,
might q ~, Dllin:s Woo Il 81 ui .,i. "a h,
who hauieu,,i to H.. ,r.tl h n, -. kiil, h, fl..
Doiliuss uroth.gs "a ,i,e b~li.f ir., hen a, O.o.
Io.i " " W
In '1S-r G. r,vanul II .,rv q Dr,ol-..,.i,r..
shois nj Crah o. d',ri TSi Intention Ma,
'iu n is7 G IGri l' 'h" s. N.Y. w.. n'
named Baldcrs. u tfn,cli@r i0, k,ii'-i'n,'
aid, ,"ab nt'nlt ,lm ,,' ao liza, M ,',o
F.riDnpt,iy J. harm y r DON.
s,h an n'i lI,,- h.'.io,i MN ,',n I"n,u
Cront her. about 30 Il a. Gr,. bat th. Oh!
~ , t ",.S1 hnu N's i'r 'N- he
IN 1874 darn. Inc rll-.t'nn cxcrafpari. Grove
t hi"bhn.iy ~, -. ~ n'Hn rn''d B"n.g,nhn
un,le ~" furthe C.rcut CiegA,up. and run
on Ne,n'si.y i. .hi. Aae. 10 wl,n tl.e r,-,
commenced H. unl,rtSok 10 Il ,m {. man
ngmOi Glass b.t WAS prevented. aAd q Ass nia.i,.
his e-capr.
In 1873. Grove got into q controversy with an
GROW" Gr. had nv nii,nh,r ~ ,,i,,,r Il nj ,,i
ucs. ani has boon lndrtcd several times tor ear
Jalcr OF Gurrard county without dnlnl, my in
5nry fl APPEARS Than in tn,. stiinf,..r - r, ,,-
there had ben riac,i IN tue Gairard jail a ne
gro named tloyl r,nlop charged ,yith MAN.
slarIl,cr Is cutting the thrntt II "A younr nan
named NenS s. with "A ri.nr The un,,r1 h"I
boon rVnminrd and aenu tod m his ms. VIE
one q! Srlf-dcfcn -. But lraky wps a nrules.
% H.. kennedy. WHO was thUn Circuit ticrk.
and fun - powrr So the nosr was maj 't~i'
la III lail al ia, Same tim,' wa- "A youur man
named sam Williams brought thor. frr sni,.
keeping from Casey county charged with The
mutdnr Of "A younI man nan'.I p,rn - MI
inui n ch,,. ~ ,ni',.rn Viii',,,, Lni T. ,. a.,
splUc and meeting Barn II asta,l Him for D,
chew oi t.'nco. I'll. I!ns was lorihrnm' NJ
and Nillian5 cut of a largo uieo. which BIT.
nu ob.or, ng said, You had better take /,
NIL ,ur,rrri' MI onea ,nstieI AMI ~ ili,,,-
shot Barn . dead
%. The 2s.h 81 June. ls1G a party 81 men sur
FOUNDED tn nil snl p,s sess'nl. theni-rly. q. of
H. l,r,..r. i ms II Williams and took tho negro
out on tn Grab Oh hard pike and ram r-I MIN
tO a aHpius II Wqls a miserable lnl IN III.
uornin.. mo lldy wa nuu.,ln-: WITH N,. Co.,,
tuurhihs tn. Ground Whom III. unfortunate.
man WA i.inl I'D away he la' H. -',ii,,.-
body ~ the IN ipsi.y goOd-h, fo lbs 'wlf. Kid
chuI and " Itli TN u.nplr that GROW, kannr.
ay j, ~ tno laal - the sans" Tho iaIi"r.