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The herald., 1895-06-11
What do you want here, you d-d s.

What do you want here, you id s.
----? and jumped for me. In
famed with anger at tine insult and
fearing for my lire and mad with the an
guish his villainy had caused me,
pulled my gun and let him have the lead
three times-and I'm glad they all struck
into the man. the rleanesL scoundrel
/ ever had the misfortune to meet, anu
at whose door l lay my dear wife &
death.
well, 1 am prepared for every.
thing now. It's all over. so let the
law take its course. My friends know
me. and in all their eyes | shall be found
innocent of wrong"
Kennett Talks Again
Kennett had not completed his deadly
work but very few minutes when he
was called upon by Herald man. who
found him in clean and tolerably roomy
aud com fortaby furnished cell In the
second story of the county Jail. He was
seated IN chair that was tilted back.
He is a man of little more than average
height and was neatly dressed. He is
a gocd-looSing and an intelligent appear
ing man and the smile that lighted up
his face as he talked gave him anything
but the appearance of murderer.
well, kennett, was the observation,
''you are prisoner, | see."
Yes, came the reply without chang
ing his position, land I've done nothing
that regret.
You recognize, of course, your posi-
tion?''
Yes. and 1 wouldn't turn my hand
over, :" suit!ng the action to the words.
''to change it. i did what did becasue |
was justified. l haven't anything further
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ty Jail and turned him over to Sheriff

ty Jail and turned him over to Sheriff
Burr.
Poor Lawson died almost instantly,
without ever saying a word to any cf u.s.
1t was as fearful, cold blooded a murder
as ever heard of, because Lawson never
went armed, wouldn't allow gun on the
place and would never give any man
provocAtion for such an attack"
The Sons Account
Al Lawson was all unnerved at the sud-
denness of it all and could hardly speak
of the tragedy. "The old man was pru-
tally murdered, he exclaimed to Her.
aid friend, "and the cold booded mur.
derer. that treacherous Kennett, knew
he never went armed, so came here on
purpose to kill him.
- 1t is a horrible thing. He fell right
there by the door, and I'm sure he was
showing the fellow out, because from tue
bullet marks and the fact that we heard
the latch snap, he was standing right
there.
MY God! mother went up to San
Francisco day before yesterday and the
shock OF this will kill her. But I'll find
out the facts OF this case. There are
others mixed up and behind this thing.
and that crowd will find il out at any
cost of money or time"
Young Lawson was seated in the next
room when the shots were fired, and
hearing only three of them, knew that
two we're left for further lives. The sound
OF his father one dying groan maddened
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Detective George T. Insley, with whom
Captain kennett has been since leaving
Lawson's employ was deep in his praise
of the character and qualities of kennett.
: The man was simply aggravated to
the last degrse, - said he. by Lawson's
brutality, and since his wfe's death has
really been ont of his head, he attribut
ing her death to Lawsons refusing to
pay up the money he owed him so he
could provide everything for her. He was
too proud TO ask help. but simply de-
manded his own. | do not think ne
went there to kill Lawson-the evidence
is otherwise--but when his demand was
refused and the insult was given. the last
straw could not he borne. believe Law
son attempted an assault to throw Ken
nett out. There were two of his men in
the next room. But kennett was armed,
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blood in Missouri and from race of
southern gentlemen.
The poor fellow was too proud to let
his friends know OF his poverty, and since
the death of his wife he has undoubtedly
been out of his head. He attri butes her
death TO this lawson, because he had the
thought that if Lawson had paid him
the 5000 he owed him, he could have
provided better for her.
This will be great shock in st. Louis,
because every man from st. Louis is
Ferd kennett's friend. There is long
story to tell Of the fall of the family for
tunes. His fall from the proud estate of
occupying kennett castle to steel cell is
too far to contemplate, but we'll see to
his defense. He is cousin TO Ferdinand
kennett Rule. His uncle, Luther NJ.
Kenneth, was mayor of st. Louis before
the war, and his father Colonel Ferd
kennett, built the St. Louis shot tower
that has coined so many millions His
mother was of good Kentucky stock and
the whole family is widely known in all
The south.
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to.say upon the matter until the pror er
time comes fer taking
You were employed by the man YOU
shot. were you not?"
II had worked steadily for Lawson from
some time in October of last year until
March. Since then | have only worked
for HIM upon occasions and on com
mission basis, or for stated sum for
job
Just then Detective Insley entered the
little room and advised Kennett to say
nothing of his case. The suggestion
seemed to relieve the prisoner for he in
stantly and in positive terms announced
his determination to say nothing further.
Have you photograph of yourself,
Mr.. Kenneth
mo, not tor the papers" answered the
man. quickly recognizing the use to
which it would be put. II am not seek
ing notorety."
But you admit that your recent action
has alreday made you notorious, do
you not?"
Perhaps; but l am not seeking any
The herald., 1895-06-11
DETECTIVE LAWSON
INSTANTLY Killed
By Capt. Ferd B. Kennett,
a Former Employe
HE WAS SLAIN IN
HIS PRIVATE OFFICE
On New High Street Late
Yesterday Afternoon
THE STORY OF THE
GRIEF.STRICKEN SON
A Professional Reward Was the Base
of the Trouble
ONE COLD IN DEATH
THE OTHER IN JAIL
BENNETT Talks Freely to Many, of His
Desperate Deed
Absolutely With No Show Of Remorse, He
Claimed to Have Been Justified In His
Course His Career From Proud
Planters Luxurious Home
to q Prison Cell
A Professional Reward Was the Base
of the Trouble
Kennett Talks Freely to Many, Of His
Desperate Deed
Absolutely With No Show Of Remorse, He
Claimed to Have Been Justified In His
Course His Career From Proud
Planters Luxurious Home
to Prison Cell

al B. Lawson, the well-known detec-
tive. was shot three times and was in
stantly killed by Capt. Ferd B. kennett,
a former employee. at 4:l5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. in Lawson's private
office in the second story OF the Rodgers
block, adjoining the court house grounds
on New High street.
Within a few minutes after the tragedy
kennett was in the county jail, and Law
sons body. stiff in death, on slab at
Orr & Pattersons morgue establishment.
C.owds of friends OF the dead man and
friends OF his murderer surged up to the
Office and Jail and discussed the matter
while advising with Lawson's son and
men, or. as a number OF them did, with
the imprisoned murderer.
At the office a number OF men crowded
into the private room where Lawson was
slam and every inch of ground was gone
over minutely. k,.n b,,
al Lawson, jr., the murdered nan :
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more notoriety than can help.
wouldn't, if were able. change the sit
uation particle-but ! won't say any
more about the matter until the right
time. O1 course you've got to do youl
duty; that is all right. but have moth
ing more to say
Talked With Turnkey
Shortly after the preceding talk with
the reporter kennett had a conference
with his attorney, Ben Goodrich After
wards he was very disincnied to speak
OF the affair, but he adm itted. however,
that he had gone to see Lawson on some
business; that they went into the private
room together; that while seated in
chairs opposite each other Lawson got up
and attempted to strike him; and that
then he had shot him.
Soon after he had surrendered himself
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son. and they went into the private: office.
slamming the snap lock door after them.
1.-The three shots rang out next
seco.id and heavy groan app-ised us of
what had occurred. | instantly made for
the door. found it locked and had lust
struck it with my shoulder to break it
down. when kennett pulled back the
latch and it gave so that | fell against
him as he was coming out. 1 grabbed
him expecting fight. but he sal quiet
". IT'S all right. and surrendered to
me. OF course | rushed him to the coun-
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he was none the less good natured and
condescending.
Captain kennett belongs to one of the
Oldest st. Louis families. and was born
on Fourth street opposite the site of the
Southern hotel. He is nephew of
Luther NJ. kennett. one of the mayors OF
st. Louis, and his father was the builder
of the st. Louis shot towet, besides own
ing several steam boats.
His Life Near Azusa
kennett lived for about a year in San
Gabriel canyon. thirteen or fourteen
miles from Az1sa, INN ediately previous
10 his coming to Los Angeles and had
business relations with one A. NJ. Par
ker. who Kept grocery store there.
About eighteen months ago kennett was
arrested on the charge Of assaulting Par
ker with deadly weapon. The case was
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Keeping His Hands Off in the
Cuban Affair
LANDING OF FILIBUSTERS
One Expedition Arrived Safely on the
Island
Report That a Number Of Americans Are Wlt0
the lnsurgents-A Corresponds
cnt in Hard Luck
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON June 10.--Secretary,
Herbert said today that it bad not yet
been determined whether a war vessel
would be sent to the Florida coast to pre-.
vent filibustering expedition going to-
assist the Cuban rebels. Naval officers
are generally of the opinion that there
is no necessity for any such action BY
the United States. 1t is probable that the
action OF the navy department will de-
pend on Secretary Of State Olney. IT he
desires war ship to patrol the coast
one no doubt will be sent.
KEY WEST, Fla. June 10.-It is
known that the expedition which lett
this country on Wednesday night landed
in the north of Cuba III the province Of
Las Villas, near Sagua Lachino. Tie
expedition was under the command OF,
General Roloff. Immediately upon land.s
ing they were joined by 300 insurgents
under the command of Zayas Castollo
and Reyes. Among the filibus.ers was
an insurgent named Valdes Dominguez.
The party carried 800 pounds of dynam-
ite. 1t is rumored that fourteen Ameri-
cans accompanied the expedition, also
an expert telegraph operator, civil engi.
neer and d powder maker. The vessel
that carried the expedition, tnougn not,
a war ship. was prepared to show tight
in case it was stopped by any Spanish
gunboat. 1t was undoubtedly the best
equipped expedition that has left the
states in the cause of Cuban liberty.
NEW YORK. June 10.-A special to the
Herald from Key West Fla, says: Wood,
ward. the American newspaper corres-3
pondent in Cuba reported killed by ths
Spanish papers. on finding 1t impossibl9
to get back from the insurgents line. haj
Joined the insnrgens, it is said, and been
given command of a company unded
Maceo. The man killed Is now reported
to be one Boynton. who was trying to
sell dynamite machine to the ins'l.-
gents, which he offered for $40, 600.
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l9-year-old son. was pacing up and down,
occasionally sobbing convulsively, as in.
cidents of the circum stances were recall
ed, and his friends vainly endeavored to
assuagc his sorrow and calm his anger
at the Murderer. Dennis Kearney. form
erly deputy sheriff and now of the Law
son agency, coolly explained the situa
ton as he saw it. He was frequently in.
terrupted by the excited interjeotions of
the others and the evidences of anguish
from the sorrowing son.
kearney's Story
Lawson. AL and l were sitting in
there talking" said he, indicating the
reception room, "When Kenneth came
In quietly from Haas office, where he had
been waiting for Lawson. and said: Can
speak to you few minutes privately,
MIR. Lawson?' Yes. certainly, said Law
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ABOUT THE cIry-m the federal court. :.

ABOUT THE CITY-In the federal court
Turner'S from Texas will attend the coming
krei sturniest . True stories OF abuse;
another lot Of observations by the Herald
chaingang reporter. Witnesses for the
defense in the chinese murder case
Other court information. The council
considers the school 81 es refunding bonds
ordered readvertised; bids Tor franchises'
opened and read City attorneys report,
City engineers report. In the city
library The mysterious disappear ance
oil an Eat Los Angeles girl...A cycler'41
narrow escape lin social life Ths saill
ors union controversy at san Pedro Thd
board OF education re-elects employees Id
Musical notes, Los Angeles High school
field day and the class celebration. The
killing OF Detective LAWSON
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Thieves Made a Big Haul

LOWELL, Mass, June 10.-The fact
has become known that last Thursday
night the grocery store of j. A. Hutch
inson was entered by burglars and S5o.-
900 in cash, stocks. notes and bonds stolen
from a sms II box in the safe.
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unrisings in Salvador

NEW YORK, June 10.-A special to-
the World from Guatemala says: Several
small uprisings have been reported with
in the last few days in different parts OF
Salvador. Troops have been sent to tho
frontier to preserve order. The danger
OF war between Nicaragua and Costa
Rica is past. -.
Another special says: A courier from
Santa Tecla reports rising there amons
the Caliutheue Indians. the dread of tho
country, near Santa Tecl. Fighting last
ed from daylight until noon. and was
still on when last heard from. G Ganerai
RagalaIdC has gone from Santa Ana to
reinforce General Ri,as. So far all at
tempts to re-establsh telegraphic COM
muncation have failed.
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

SAN PEDRo-New Phase of the Seamen'a,
union warfare
REDLANpS-Great improvement in real estate.
SAN BEENARD1No-Mrs. Barnes acquitted Of
the murder charge
PoMoNA-lhe goddess OF fruit happy over the
capture of the beauty prize.
PASADENA The city council and the rail-
roads. ruined sensation.
SANTA ANA--A sudden death \,
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BY TELEGRAPH-No coniirmatory news Of
the massacre OF mis- ssionaries in China
have been received, and it is thought at
Washington that the reports exagger-
ated. The ilibustering expedition which
left the Florida coast last week landed at
the north end OF Cuba and Joined the in
surgents; it is said there arc several Amer
leans in the party. Thu Italian parlia.
ment was opened by King Humbert :.
Frances policy in the far east was re-
versed in the chamber of deputies . The
water carnival will open at Santa Cruz this
afternoon. Secretary Whitney states ems
phatically that he is not candidate for q
presidential nomination 81. The pneumatic
gun battery to guard the entrance to San
Francisco is nearly completed.
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THE NEWS
Events of the World, the Nation, Southern
California and Los Angeles

WEATHER REPORT-United States depart.
ment of agriculture weather bureaus
report, received at Los Angeles June 10,
1895 =
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WHERE YOU MAY 90 TODAY

Orpheun theater, \ p. In. Vaudeville.
Burbank theater, p. m.-The Belle of Car
bine River.
Los Angeles theater. g p m.-CanoeYt
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Forecast-June 10.-For Southern California:
Fair; nearly stationary temperature;
fresh westerly winds along the coast.
Temperature Report OF observations taken
at Los Angeles June 10th. [Note-Baromete
reduced to sea level.1
Time. Bar. Ther. RH m W. d Vel w'her.
5 :OO a. m. %. "a 81 sS lCim 0 Cloudy
200 p. m. I3o9iI 81 90 " 5 clear
Maximum temperature. 40.
Minimum temperature, , l.
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THE HOUSE RENTING
SEASON

The Herald will rent your houses cheaper
than any other agency you can employ.
Renters all read The Herald.
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Maximum temperature. 20.
Minimum temperature, 81
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Places Bar Tenn Max Tm WIND LW' ther
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Ito those who seek stu tions through The
II costs but few cents.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-05

than the so-called honest dollar of today.
1t is dishonest dollar because it was
dishonesty doubled in value, SO that the
men who had the dollars and bonds pay
able in dollars when silver was demon
etized had their wealth doubled; dishon-
est because every man who owed debt
had his debt doubled, so that he would
have to give twice as much of the prod
uct of his hands or brain to pay that debt
as he had promised to pay at the time he
assumed the Indebtedness.
Honesty demands that every man
should have the opportunity to pay his
debts in the same kind of money he
promised, and honesty demands that he
should not be called upon to pay his debt
in money that has been doubled in value
after he made the promise to pay.
England is the creditor nation and the
United States the debtor nation. When
we gave England our bonds we promised
to pay in coin, not gold, as many would
have you to believe. Coin at the time
we made the provision was both gold and
silver, and we could pay in either. Our
constitution provides that both gold and
silver shall be coined
England took our bonds, knowing full
we'll that we did not promise to pay gold.
What becomes, then, of the oft-repeated
platitude of keeping faith and paying our
debts in honest dollars? IT'S the old cry
of stop thief" to divert attention from
the real thief.
Honest dollar! Yes, We want honest
dollars, not fifty-cent dollars, not two
dollar dollars, but dollar dollars, that we
promised to pay.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-05
N1sREPRESENTED STATESMEN.

NISREPRESENTED STATESMEN.
A United States senator from Some
place and a congressman from Another
place, both in the same state, were going
one day in September last to a town
where they were billed to make a speech,
saws the Detroit Free Press. They had to
take an accommodation train for it. and
at q. small station a native came aboard
and after looking around for good seat,
took the one in front of the two states
men. For five minutes he gazed around
the car and finally turned to his fellow
travellers. -
"Goin' to Smithville, reckon?' he said
in the inouiring way Of the inquisitive
uncultured.
yes" replied the congressman.
"Goin' to the speakin' thar tO-day?'
els there going to be speaking?' asked
the congressman, with a chuckle.
"Oh. YES. A United States senator and
a Congressman. Big-bugs. they are. Any
how. the senator is. Congressman amt
so skeerce."
The senator nudged the member.
Are you going to the show: asked
the member. -.
goin' to see about sellin mule. IF
bushes is slow in mules I reckon I'll
drap in on the speakin fer a change"
Don't you like speaking?"
mot more the law allows"
"Why not?"
.Well, I'm kinder loosin' confidence in
these statesmen after they git to Wash
ington,"
"What makes you do tfat?"
II read the newspapers some and they
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-05
QUEER FANCIES.


Some months ago man went down to
the lake shore to commit suicide and
when he began to write final message to
his wife he could think of nothing to say
except that some butter which he had or
dered would be found at certain grocery
His message bears out certain fact
discovered by realists that in the supreme
and soul terrifying moments OF life the
most ridiculous and trivial things often
come uppermost in the mind. The dying
man comments upon the ugly pattern of
the wall paper in his room and the newly
married couple is said to show an invaria-
BILE preference for talking about the
weather.
West side factory fell four stories down the
shaft of a freight elevator BY some in
terposition Of fate . or providence he landed
times and crawled out Of the bottom door
with silly and mortified look on his face.
Except for an inward jolting and a few
bruises he was not injured.
The men who saw him fall rushed to the
bottom of the shaft, expecting to see him
lying there crushed and lifeless.
But he was on his feet outside the shaft,
catching his breath in an excited, nervous
giggle and awkwardly brushing the dust off
his clothes.
Are you hurt?" they asked, taking hold
of him.
Ibid YOU light on your feet?"
II don't know. Leave me alone I'm all
right
In a few minutes he had Gained down
and one of the men asked him: What did
you think of while you were falling?'
"All l remember is that the feather
cleanin' place on the second floor was shut
down."
'Is that all?"
II could see as I went by that there
wasn't any one working there. That's ev-
cry blamed thing l can remember"
when his past life should have come to him
in a flash, he was taking observations Of
the feather cleanin' place. buffalo
News
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-06-05
WHAT IS THE HONEST. DOLLAR?

Duluth Tribunal.)
That the price Of all commodities is
chiefly regulated by the law of supply
and demand is automatic, and needs no
discussion. When silver was in demand
as money metal its price was higher
than at the present time, when there is
no demand for it, except for the arts and
sciences
Were gold demonetized, and were there
no demand for it's use as money, the only
demand that would exist for it would be
for the arts and sciences, and it's price
would Immediately drop, because the de-
mand for gold would be smaller.
When silver was demonetized, and the
civilized world had only one metal as q
basis for its mohey, and that metal was
gold, the demand for it nearly doubled,
and if the supply did not increase in pro-
portion to the demand, it must neces-
sarily have increased in value to just the
extent that the demand exceeded the
supply.
That the supply of gold has not in
creased in proportion to the increase of
population and in proportion to the de-
mand is amply proved by all statistics.
In fact, the demand for gold has prac-
tically doubled since the demonstration
of silver, for the reason that the amount
of gold and silver available for coinage
purposes was about equal in dollars be-
fore the characterization of silver, there
being in value about $3.50 of each metal
per capita, which was all the world had
as basis for it's money Hence, when
one-half of the worlds money metal was
thrown out of use the value of the other
must have doubled in value, as it had to
do double work, and the demand for gold
must have been twice as great as before,
unless it be that the amount of money
was reduced one-half.
We are told that the amount of money
now in circulation is as great as ever,
and hence this craze for more money is