The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-10-31
"THROW UP YOUR HANDS,"
HOW A KENTUCKY DEsPERADo DE-
FLED THE WHOLE STATE.

And now He Was at Last Brought within
the Laws Reach by Determined Onicer
--His Conviction and Pardon.
Grove Kennedy kept the State of
Kentucky at bay for nearly year, de-
populated watering place, scared the
governor out of his boots, laughed at
life and bullied all the courts of the
commonwealth for two years. We
saw him in Lancaster, a fine-looking
fellow Of perhaps thirty-eight, with
dark hair and beard and fine bright
eyes, with genuine humorous sparkle
in them. He is typical dangerous
man. lie comes of a family that kill.
They die generally booted and armed.
They came to Kentucky with Daniel
Boone and owned 10000 acres of gar
den land in this Eden of Kentucky.
They began by killing Indians and have
never got over it. Old Eb Kennedy
was Groves uncle and foster father.
In 1877 they quarreled and had law
suit. After old Eb had given his tes-
timony in court he insuted Grove and
walked out Grove calmly went out
or the balcony and as his uncle walked
down the sidewalk drew bead on the
old man with a shotgun and sent the
whole case to higher court The
whole charge went in behind the ear
and generously came out all over the
old mans countenance.
Grove was arrested without resist
ance and afterward escaped For six
months he was at large. The governor
offered large reward for the outlaws s
capture. The reward was large enough
to invite the approval of George w.
Hunter, Of Bardstown, popularly
known as marshal" Hunter. Hun
ter is the coolest and most determined
man in Kentucky, small, square
iawed man, with quick, gray eyes and
little hands that have a grip of iron.
| asked Hunter once what was the
secret Of his success.
"Wel'," he said," you always get the
drop on a man, and if he don't do what
you want shoot"
Hunter d sappeared from Bardstown
after the reward had been offered for
Kennedy. This was published and
kennedy at once disappeared from
Crab Orchard. Then it was that all
Kentucky awoke to the thrill of a man
hunt. The pursued and the pursuer
left not trace behind them. 1t was a
mat. h of courage and skill against
courage and desperation, and the State
waited for there'ult Days and weeks
rolled by and nothing was heard. One
day in October, however, the rumoI
came that Grove Kennedy had been
captured alive. Next day the State
was a1ame with the news. Hunter
mad gone to Grove Kennedy's house
and patiently waited for him to turn
up. Secreted in the woods with some
trusty followers, prepared to fight
Kennedy and his crowd, he never
Wearied.
One morning at daylight Hunter
sheltered behind the stable, saw the
outlaw coming for his horse. They
had never met. AS Grove walked up
Hunter covered with a revolver, and
stepping out from behind the corner Of
the stable, quietly said:
"Throw up your hands!'
"What for?" asked the outlaw, as
he paused and considered the prudence
| of reaching for his pistol
"For your life !" answered Hunter
point blank.
"You are Marshal Hunter?" in
quired Kennedy, as coolly and calmly
as the other.
"Yes."
"Then l surrender %
The ou law then devoted his energies
to amusing himself with the law. He
had half dozen trials and convictions
and kept the court of appeals busy
re ersng decisions and ordering new
tria S. The military had to be ordered
out to protect the court. One day ht
called up a newspaper correspondent
in court and quietly calling his atten
tion to an error in the report said
"lf that amt corrected and fair
reports sent out I'll kill you as soon as
get out of here" lie Was finally
convicted in 1880 and had been in the
pelisentiary for about three years
when parIoned When he was first
sent up he was very disobedient and
Troublesome, but that soon disappeared
and he won his pardon for gooC
behavior. He was sentenced fol
twenty-one years.
"Whisky was the cause of all my
cussedness," said the released outlaw
My uncle brought me up to fight any
man that insulted me and to 60 armed
That was what caused his death. Bu
| have quit drinking liquor now, anC
if / get a chance Pm going to behav,
myself. I'm G ing West to settle
either in Kansas or Missouri" Cor
yeSpoHdence PhiiadelphiG Times.
"You have very sweet lips" said