The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-03-02


wa. . bad man Who keeping CON.
pany with gang u ndrsls asd that
In his attempt to y his arrest be
might possibly - ID. lie then
called on L. G. SeuG DOpsiseor OF the
Brunswick hotel. - 10 his posses.
siou q bundle Of RI ,, which no In
structed him 70 bod " he received
word from him, ard ease he didn't
hear from him In . NJ liable length Of
time, 81 100 would found In tho
papers. enough to Sewail for his
trouble aud leave Q g cc for his wife.
who Was then s(c9o y In GIenwood
Springs. Kendall - next Heen In
Canon City, where hev 70 stopping with
Ed. Nathan, aud 49, that time no
trace OF the misaing - could 10 dis.
covered. lie had ~ absent several
months when Ills n suspected that
her husband was 0ktjctim OF foul
play on tho part q - nnprincipled
criminal with whe8 1eeame In contact,
and being subject ~ 4amatosy rhsu'
|H RSiI1 mt eVuee34E = ", -. =. :.
tack while he had IL psis6uef iire6..ss.
and that lie Was oveSpOwered.
1.-The robbsr In question effected an
entrance to one Of tho principal banks
In London. Canada. aud since that time
has been nj large. About ono year sgo
Kendall obtained cicw a. 10 the
whereabouts Of tho thief and started In
pursuit. hoping TO obtain the 81 30 re-
ward iiiat was still offered for him.
kendall WIS one Of tho most popular
men In the state. lie VIZ born In Mis-
sissippi. and twelve ycars ago he left
Lee summit. Missouri, where hs had
lived for twelve years, and went to the
Panhandle Of Texas, and was foreman
for IL. 100 brand Cattle company. fou,
years ngo he came 10 Colorado. md was
foreman Of the LOT brand Cattle com
pany. in GARFIELD county. In the fall u!
l.,s he was elected Sheriff Of Garfield
county. aud has since become famous rs
the man who drove Cnlorow md III.
band out Of Colorado. Al that time he
rrsor,ed Ia the nost desperate means "a
carry his point. riding With his handful
Of Deputy Sheriff, into The very heart
Of the Indian country snd urrrsiing the
desprfadocs ii whom he Was In search
In 1857. though the county ~as largely
Republican. he MAS reelected on the
Democratic ticket by = round majority,
II was Just after the fall election that
lie arrested. In the very face Of death
Her, Fairbanks and billy lsanics. for
the murder II three men on l'iancr
creek by blowing their cabin 10 pieces
with giant powder.
The foregoing facts seSvc ~ an illus.
traiion of tho character Of the man for
he would allow nothing 10 stand In The
way Of his duty. aud tho most danger
Gus crooks AMI hold.ur~ wsre invsriabl,
sulsiucd by him. IL Tho opinion 81
.s-.s~ IL l.. sl~s,sht seDs - re s~.s MI
death by one Of the latter band ut drs'
tcTasiocs. who jumped thrir bait and
i,s.i tic country. md some even hint
that the man with whom lie was In com
pany In Denver and Canon City. might
10 able ~ disciose spsnc interesting
fact, that would lend 10 soinc !rklins 81
his whereabouts. u living. or to Tie
po.n, where lie was murdefcsi. " such
was the ease. Tina, Kendall should tax,
tho precaution 10 leave his effects ~
Denver. including Ills money. on the
face Of IL looks suspicious. and that h
has never been heard Of since the da;s
Of his departure. last May. further
strengthens the fact. A report reached
tie County Commissioners u Garfield
county last fall tina; Kendall was In Ia,
Vegas. New Mexico. but investigation
proved the rnmoT Ia bc false In ever,
particular.
Dave Cook has iclegraphed tie chief
Of police In London, Ontario. and m
answer from him states that kcnda!
never arrived in that city with the
criminal whom he left Denver 10 arrest
and has no, since been heard of. Where
he wen, Is question Of much conicc'
,nrc. and whether he has been foully
dealt with or not is u matter Of doubt
but the fact that nearly y year has
elapsed and no word has yet been re-
cciycl from him would strengthen the
latter theory. Mrs. Kendall is nj pres
ont in Denver. where she Is looking foi
work I'm order 10 gain a livelihood. not
being able TO obtain tho slightest In.
formation tina, would throw some light
on the suffice, Of her husbands disap.
peurancc.
Kendall WAS 81 or .. years OF age. Q
feet q inches In height. stoop-shou!'
dcrcd. sandy mus.achc. brown hair and
bronzcd coinp'cS.cneJ. 'Auy imforma.
ton In regard 20 him would bc gladly
received by the bctoavcd wife. or -. J.
Cook. chief of the Rocky Mountain De
.cc;ivc agency. who is working the case.
A new Sheriff has been appointed 10
the position which he held, who will
hold Office ill the fall election.
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