New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
TRIBUNE reporter it was found to be without found'
THE SUICIDE OF JOHN KENNY.
WHO FURNISHED THE PISTOL NOT YET AscER-
TANNED.

WHO FURNISHED THE PISTOL NOT YET AsCLh-
TANNED.
Sheriff Stegman, of Kings County, returned 10
BROOKLYN yesterday, leaving Albany az a. M. nav.
ing been summoned by telegraph, and all day MaS
engaged in in vesgatng the circumstances pItce;d
lug the suicide of John Kenny, the murderer WILL
took place at the RAYMOND street jan snory o Wis
a ltsf there snG Characters ba1 were the subject
Of rigid inquiry and so was the question tnat
the Sheriff had shrewd idea OF the person VINO n'
brought in the pistol but ii 80 he was careiul nos
10 mako known his information. Under-onerlu
Hodgknson stated that orders had been gwen tnat
the prisoners movements shonld DO Closely
watched, and the keepers said that sVery yonn
entering the jail was searched MI liodgk l t
thonqht II br that the pistol was furnished Nv
one of three women who visited Kenny III friday
they were his wife, his sister, ana Wona i VIZ
was not known 10 the jail officials. Keeper oonui.H
SAID that he suspected that ope OF treT Ie ,neO
called might have brought the plstol.s lnoSo inu
were Bernard McGrath, the keeper OF tho IKI dnn
shop where the pistol with whlch hennS
killed Lennon was found William hunzCef,
an old partner of Kenny, and one Oh me pliso t
brothers The last visitors who called were Two o
men one dressed like a lab0rer ana the other not
mncb better. They told Mr.. Schultz mat henny
had sent Tor them. ana they were allowed 10 sec
him They were searched to see II they had any WILLS
KEY wi Them When they lett the jail II was nearly
10 o'clock aud then Kenny sat down 10 Wrlte ms
ter as Keeper Gallagher locked him up Tor the hghi
IL is sugcesl ed that the pistol was not conVeyeu 10
Eennv Tor the fur hcrance any suicidal purpose
Int tTat II was mart of plot by which his escape
was TO be effected. Keeper Gallagher, VINO was on
dutv n the corridor when he male vlsltors came
said that they were not allowed To enter the Gei
but it appears that the women were aho"eu III
there. T.. H.. ,r,,
In addnon to the letter Published in ItiE lRlB-
UNT Yesterday other pieces of paper we're f0und on
which were notes written as II Kenny had OecoHio
nervous or hurried. One of them read
Keen a cool head. Those Bumms that c0ulu nor
(BOdder) me will takkel you. Keep easy untl ne rs
time. rnen Down your man II kenglon IS soOu WIN
BE There, II no Will not DuJ Will W tHSiS
man can be there. "
On the other side was written:
Watc Fields aud Murphy You will see II they are NOT
croakng No man can 10 earth. Will II can anu
cannot Then there Is no costs. n
On the third slip only Two lines were inscribed as
follows, and almost Illegible from the scrawlhg
character of the writing - NH 4,
/ Aad this gum by me All Inc lllne " u9U "n'
wanted IT, Mai
No reliance is placed on Kenny's statement that
he had the ps oil all the tImc az he had Deeh
searched several times and changed from one cell 10
ano her he pistol was siX-cnalnDercd IcNoltHI
Selfcocking aud CAPABLE of being red very rapidly
The belief WAS e1 Iressed yesterday that Kenny III
tended 10 shoot his old partner, Murphy, To whom
he sent request 10 ysl INN. Murphy dld not 70;
An an opsy was held on kennys body at the jan
at 4 p. III. by DIR. A. w. Shepard, by order OF
Coroner Keller. II was iou d that, the OuI-
let passed through the heart and left lung,
broke a rib in its course and sei out under tnc
left arm. The body was sent To an undertaken
shop in Jay-st. and thence 10 No.
1875 Fleet-place, whtre Mrs. kenhy IS
o'clock this forenoon. The burial viii take place
the Evergreen Cemetery Coroner heli lnpdneiIeu
"A Jury wee, erlay aft rnOOn and The inquest VIII 10
held u week from tomorrow.