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THROW UP YOUR HANDS,
HOW A KENTUCKY DESPERATE DE
PIED THE WHOLE STATE.

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FED THE WHOLE STATE.
And How He Was mt Inst Brought Within
tho Laws Reach by n Determined Officer
Ills Conviction Ind Pardon.
Grove Kennedy kept the State OF
Kentucky at bay for nearly a year, de-
populate a watering pla"e, scared the
governor cut of his boots, laughe at
life and bu,lied all the courts of the
commonwealth for two years. We
saw him in Lancaster, Il ~line-looking
fellow IF perhaps thirty-eight, with
dark air and beard and fine bright
eyes, with a genuine humorous sparkle
in them. He is a typical dangerous
MAN. lie comes of a family that kill.
THY 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 Guarreled and had a law
suit. After old lib had given his ties
timony in court he insulted Grove and
walked ont. CIR, We calmly went our
OIL the lalcony and as his uncle walked
down the sidewalk drew a bead on the
OIL man with a shotgun and sent the
whole cas- to Il higher court The
whole charge went in behind the ear
and generously came out all over the
old mans countcnance.
Grove was arrested without resist
ance and afterward escaped. For six
months he was at large. The governor
offered a large rewarl for the outlaws
capture. Thereward was large enough
to invite the approval of George W.
Hunter, of Bar,Istown, popularity
known as "Marshal" Hunter. Hun
t"r is the coolest and most determined
man in Kentucky, a small, square
;awed man, with quick, gray eyes and
little hands that have a grip of iron.
l asked Hunter nee what was the
secret Of his success.
"Well," he said," you always get the
drop on a MAN, and if he don't do what
you want Shoot"
Hunter disappeared 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 man
hunt. The pursued and the pursuer
left not trace behind them. 1t was /;
match of courage and skill agains.
courage and desperation, and the State
waited for the result. Days and weeks
rolled by and nothing was heard. One
day in October, however, the rumor
came that Grove Kennedy had been
captured alive. Next day the State
was atlama 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
wearicd.
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:
"TIrow 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.
quircd Kennedy, as coolly and calmly
as the Other.
eyes"
"Then I surrender! !"
The u'law then devoted his energies
to amusing himself with the law. lie
had half a dozen trials and convictions
and kept the court of appeals busy
rev ersing decisions and ordering new
tria 8. The military had to be ordered
out to protect the court. One day ne
called up a newspaper correspondent
in court and quietly calling his atten'
ton to an error in the report said
elf that amt corrected and fair
reports sent out III kill you as soon as
1 get cut of here" lie Was finally
convicted in 1850 anil had been in the
penil entiary for about three years
when parloned. When he was first
sent up he was very disobedient and
troublesome. but that soon disappeared
and he Won his pardon for good
behavior. lie was sentenced for
twenty-one years.
"Whisky was the cause of all my
crssedness," said the released outlaw.
My uncle brought me up to fight any
man that insulted he and to 60 armed.
That was what caused his death. But
I have quit drinking liquor now, and
if I get a chance Pm going to behave
myself. I'm going West to settle,
either in Kansas or Missouri.'-Cc1-
,espoudence Philndelphm Times