The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-05-26
TO SAVE A BROTHER.
Gresnsburg Parties Identify Henry Tsttsman
as the Murderer Of David Baker,
A Crime for Which Henry Kennedy is Now
Serving Life Sentence in Prison-rhs
Story of a Sisters Efforts in a
Brothers Behalf.

Miss Kate Kennedy, OF Cincinnati, was in
the city yesterday and spent great portion
of the day in the Federal Building waiting
for the verdict in the Tetteman burglary
case. Her brother, Henry Kennedy, is now
serving a life sentence in the penitentiary
upon a charge of killing David Baker, of
Greensburg, at political rally addressed by
General Logan at that place on the first day
of November, 1884. The circumstances of
the killing were briefly these: A gang of
plckpockets were working the crowd when
they were detected and several citizens at
tempted to arrest them. The thieves
fired upon the pursuing party, hitting
David Baker, a highly respected citizen,
and killing him instantly. Four of the men
were arrested, and among the number was
Henry Kennedy, of Cincinnati. His pals
charged him with the shooting, and upon
this evidence hewas sentenced for life. He
denied the shooting, and charged it upon an
other, and his sister undertook the work of
detecting the real murderer, and has been en-
gagged in this since the time of her brothers
conviction.
Yesterday she was partly successful, and
there seems to be a feeling among the Fed
erai Court officials that she has located the
murderer. She reached the city in the
morning from Greensburg, accompanied by
place, and at the moo '1rnment
they were permitted Hen
ry Tetteman, who, with Beddy Jackson,
was on trial during the day for the Attica
postoffice robbery. The ladies' and gentle
men identified Tetteman as one of the men
who was at GreeDsburg on the day of the
shooting and Mr.. Mullen was positive that
he was the man who killed Baker. The
value of the identification by the latter can
be estimated by the fact that he was stand
ing by Mr.. Baker when the shot was fired.
saw ii e man who fired is and caught Baker
in his arms as he fell with bullet in his
heart. All the parties were positive that
Tetteman was present and Mr.. Mullen saw
him fire the shot In the afternoon, an
affidavit was filed charging Tetteman with
the Baker murder and a warrant was placed
in the bands of toe officer ready to he servel
upon Tetteman should the Feder,l Court
Jury fail to convict him in the case on trial.
The evidence in the case has developed the
fact that Tetteman is most desperate char
acter; that he has been in prison a number
of times and, though young man, is 40
old offender against the law. Several re-
spectacle citizens of Attica testified to seeing
Tetteman and Jackson in that neighborhOod
| Just preceding the burglary of the Post
| office, but quite a number OF witnesses swore
that they were in Dayton, o., at the time.
He and Jackson both live at Dayton and are
regarded as desperate Characters especially
Tetteman. A gentleman who has been here
attending the trial said yesterday that there
was little doubt but Tetteman killed man
named Butcher at Minneapolis some time
ago, but they had not been able TO fix tae
murder upon him.
Miss Kennedy, the lady who has been so
assiduously at work for two years in her
brothers behalf, was seen yesterday but she
seemed unwilling to say anything regarding
the case. She is afraid publicity will lnjure
Ill.
Tetteman is the murderer OF Baker and
! that she will succeed IN demonstrating the
fact and thus lead to the release OF her
brother. 1t is said that Governor Gray has
| been appealed to, and that he had long
talk with Kennedy during his recent visit
to the State Prison. What conclusion he
arrived at, If any, is unknown.
Judge Woods was asked yesterday regard
| ing the legal aspect of the case, the reporter
putting the question thus: Suppose this
| Jury should convict Tetteman of the At
| tica burglary, is there any way by which he
| could be surrendered to the State authorities
TO be tried for the crime OF murderH The
| Judge responded promptly that he did not
| think there was. He SAID that he and Judge
Gresham had talked the matter over, and
neither could recall any law for surrender
| ing convicted prisoner to be tried for a
| greater ofiense II see no way for MIN to be
| tried for murder said the Judge, provided
| he is found guilty, unless the President
should pardon him for the Ofense upon
which he Is convicted"
The evidence in the case closed yesterday
morning and the remainder OF the day was
| spent in the argument, there being two
| speeches on either side. The case has been
stubbornly contested, and has developed,
among other things, the ability OF two ac-
knowledged crooks to bring to their defense,
not only the talent of able lawyers, but a
large array of witnesses. Indeed, the case
| has more of the elements of the Red Hyel
| trial than any ever tried in this city.
The Jury retired at a late hour yesterday
evening and returned in few moments with
a verdict of guilty. The prisoner no doubt
expected such finding, and gave no evil
dence whatever of disappointment.