The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-07
KENNEDY ON TRIAL.
After Several Postponements the Case
Finally Gone Into.

After Several Postponements the Case
Finally Gone Into.
The trial of Thomas S. Kennerly, on
the charge of seducing Miss Hattie
Smith, began in the Hastings Court yes.
terday morning before the following
jury: @. G. raliferro, o. D Derr,
Joseph II. Esrman, T. j. Mitchell, j.
A. Page, j. B. Wertz, Henry G. Shelor,
G. M. Page, M. Fackenthsl. E e.
Brindle. j. w. Boswell and T. c.
Anderson. Kennerly is represented by
Judge N. Ii. Hairston, of Martinsville,
Jones & Sinms, of this city and H. L.
Moss, OF Rocky Mount. j. W. Hart
we'll, commonwealth attorney is repre-
senting the State.
j. r.. Mulcare, q brother-in law of
Miss Smith, was tho first witness ex.
auined. He deposed as follows: II
suspected that Kennedy was too init.
mate with Miss Smith and warned him
to keep away from her. He paid no at
tention to the warning. l finally swore
out a warrant for his arrest and a war
rant CT lunacy against Miss Smith, be-
cause she had threatened the life OF her
mother, and my wife, who is her sister"
Mrs. Alice Miller, the next witness,
testified that Miss Smith had been 20
her house on Seventh avenue S. w, and
had been given private room After
she had moved TO tho West Erd Hiss
Smith had also been there and had sent
for Kennerly
AT the conclusion OF Mrs. Miller's tes-
timony court adjourned until 2:3O in the
afternoon.
at the afternoon session j. f. carp
testified that KenBerly's office was at
that time in the rear of his candy store,
and that he had frequently talked with
Miss Smith when she would call for
Kennedy, over the phone. Once she
called for him, and he told her he was
out. She then told the witness to tell
kennerly that she was on her way to
the place of meeting and for him to
come as soon as he came in.
w. A Reed, bookkeeper at Hotel
Roanoke. stated that some time in Jan
uory Mr.. Kennerly, in company with
another gentleman, came to the hotel
about i o'clock, and registered a lady
as Miss Lottie Ferris. of Staunton, who
afterwards proved to be Miss Smith.
DR.. Cannaday deposed that Miss
Smith came to his ssnitorium in Decem-
Der AMI he treated her for hysterIa. He
first learned that she knew Kennerly
by her talking to him over the tale-
phone. He reported the matter to Mr..
Mulcare. Dr.. Cannaday was given
batch OF letters to identify and said he
and Mr.. Smith, brother of Miss Smith,
found them in her wardrobe. Common
wealth's Attorney Hartwell wanted to
introduce the letters as testimony
Counsel for defendant objected and
Judge Woods decided that it was not
proper testimony on the ground that it
had not been proved who the letters
belonged to or who wrote them.
K. p Page, Waterman at Hotel Roa-
noae, corroborated the testimony of Mr.
Reed.
Mamie Spradlius who lives with An.
ME Stewart, on Fifth avenue, north
west, testified that R L. Cooper brought
Miss Smith to Annie Stewards house in
carriage about noon one day and secured
room for her. Kennedy and Cooper
returned that night between and s
o'clock and the three left together
r.. L. Cooper testified that he went to
Mrs. Miller's in the West End one morn.
ing in January and met Miss Smith,
who was drunk at the time. She said
she was going to leave Roanoke and
wanted to see Mr.. Kennerly before she
left. He took her to Annie Stewards
and then went and found Kennerly
together they went to see her and took
her to Hotel Roanoke where she was
arrested later on that night.
j. G. Moir and a. S. Hughes testified
that they had known Miss Smith for
several years and never knew anything
detrimental to her character until this
trouble arose.
Thee commonwealth will conclude it's
testimony this morning aud the case
will probably be finished this afternoon.
Meeting of tho Republican Reform Club
The Republican Reform Club hold
their usual weekly meeting last night
in tho the wager building on Salem
avenue. President g. B. Vogel pre-
sided and Hugh Wood acted as score
tary. After the transaction of routine
business finance committee, consist
ing OF member from each ward, was
appointed to look after the financial in
| terests Of the club.
Rev. w. M. Fitzwalter, of Montgomery
county was present and delivered an in
teresting speech.