St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-01-05
PLUCKY GIRLS ACHIEVEMENT.


&ars of Adventure and SeIf-sacrifce to
Secure Brothers Liberty.
Kate l.. Kennedy is the name of a
Ave Ohio girl who is just about to
'Ap the reward of her devotion, in the
..t.ase of her brother now serving a
III sentence in Indiana The crime of
Elich the brother was convicted was
.n United November |, 1884. Gen.
bkan addressed Il great mass-meeting
<Greenburg, Ind, and during the jam
~ id Baker, leading lawyer, was
'ot dead while chasing crook who
IA stolen an old farmers pocket book.
Reward of $1,000 was offered and a
Eek later young Kennedy was arrest
at Cincinnati. The boy was a pet
hOme, and sickly, he had hardly cut
.ose from the apron strings, but the
.Aenburg people demanded a victim
III he was promptly convicted, chiefly
the jurymen have since acknOwl-
pn his reputation as a hardened
.ief and criminal. This was brought
Out largely, it is believed, through
III fact that his initials "W. W."
|sfe identical with those of certain
III -huOHu nOIsC- IHlcl I1c WAS rail-
.atled in a week or two. The testi-
.ohy identifying him as the man who
ed the shot was indefinite. Only
1f witness did so positively. Kenne-
at that time was extremely bOyish
appearance, six feet tall and very
-ehder. Dozens of people witnessed
.H tragedy, and had he been a man
III singular appearance, running and
+outing would have been so impressed
their mind that Identification would
BE been easy and complete. But he
Is convicted and sentenced to i'm
Eisonment for life in the Indiana
Hnitentiary south, Jacksonville.
The boys father was steamboat
gineer, and he had a sister, strik-
81 brunei, employed at big dry
DDS establishment. AS soon as
b tence was pronounced this sister
|few up her place, and set out to
brk to clear her brothers. name and
cure his release, and for nearly three
lars she has devoted her life to the
Dor of love. Her first work was to
b over to Indiana to look for new
kidence. She enlisted the services of
u sheriff of Decatur county who had
bcOme convinced of her brothers in
bcence during his confinement in Jail.
fifth his help she discovered men,
most by chance, who had seen the
EDoting, and whose description of the
/ n that did it differed absolutely
bm the appearance of William Ken
edy.
|Telford Dickinson, who WAS within
kiOzen PAGES of the spot where Baker
|hs killed, was positive the man was
biOlly unlike Kennedy, and created a
HnsatiOn by saying the man who did
se shooting was the recorder of Deca-
sr county, Mr.. MoultOn. That officer
eOved his innocence, however, and
d. Dickinson's testimony gave Miss
|ennedy clew which has proved in
aluable. She has found the double
Recorder MOultOn, and he has been
Entitled. The judge, prosecuting
illnesses, the prosecuting attorney,
lie sheriff and deputies and the entire
\ ny with one exception have signed
etitions and written letters to Gov.
bay, stating that the new evidence
<scovered has made it clear to them
at Kennedy is innocent, and that he
as never sufficiently identified to
Earrant conviction anyhow. And be-
'des this, there are lot of letters from
eputable people in Cincinnati testify
|fg to kennedy's good reputation.
Die minor bits of evidence are almost
of the boys innocence, and
is believed that Gov. Gray will grant
be sisters petition for pardon at once.
This brave little woman has had a
|aried existence during the years of
Earch. She has been given aid from
most every quarter. But on the
ther hand her life has been endanger
dozen times She has masquer-
He'd in mems clothing and gone into
ell-hOles, low grOggeries, thieves
sorts and all sorts of places. She
AIDE several trips to Dayton, o., in
ans attire and discovered important
Fidence. She has gone about as d
EDOtblack, as new sbOy, and in every
Iossible guise, seeking information.
epd has succeeded beyond her antici-
PRtions. Her Investigations have been
arried on in three states. In Indianap-
.lis she struck an important ciew, and
Fhile there was shadewed herself by
<Shers Who suspected her. BY ruse
be became acquainted with thieves
BIO knew the real murderer of David
1Rker, and became informed of theil
sfans for future robberies as well a,
|oncerning jobs that had come off il
De past. In this way she has beer
bile to almost certainly locate the man
no actually committed the crime
sll this time the young woman ha'
4Orked on the most limited allowance
II funds. The amount of the living
|aoney at home has been cut down tt
'Ae lowest sum that she might have
|Ands to pay her way.
The new proprietOrs and conductor
81 the New York Ledger are energetic
shd shrewd young men. They made
very good bargain with their father
paying him in hard cash two dollar
for the splendid marble fireproof build