The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
THE PARDON OF KENNEDY
GOVERNOR MOUNT EXPECTED TO
ACT EARLY THIS WEEK.
Greensburgers Have a "Secret" Which
They Can't Trust to the Mails
New Evidence.

Governor Mount will return from three
lays stay at his farm this morning and it
IS expected that some definite action will
be taken in the Kennedy pardon case with
in two or three days. Since the publica-
ton of the matter the Governors mail has
contained several letters of congratulation
from citizens of Greensburg, among them
Attorneys Ewing and Moore, and one let
ter of protest from James Caskey, recent
ly appointed postmaster, who wrote large
ly on behalf of M. ID. Tackett one of the
prosecutors in the case, now absent in Cali
fornia. Mr.. Caskey stated in his letter that
there was a reason for not granting the
pardon too secret in its nature to be COM
mitted to the mails. William Pleak, a
brother-in-law of the victim of the tragedy
called at the Governors office Saturday to
enter vigorous protest His argument was
much the same as that contained in q dis
patch from Greensburg published Saturday
morning, though much more vehementIy
put. He also limited at some mysterious rea-
son, which, he said, had never yet been
given because the relatives wanted to avoid
notoriety in the matter, but when pressed
to state it he declined.
SOME NEW EVIDENCE
The clnching evidence in behalf of a
pardon for William W. Kennedy, the young
man who was given a life sentence for the
murder Of David Baker, at Greensburg, in
1884, reached the Governor a few DAYS ago
through Mrs. Newton Campbell, living at
1923 (new) Fletcher avenue. Mrs Campbell
was the wife of Stephen Minton and lived
at Greensburg at the time of the killing of
Baker by a pickpocket on the night that
General Logan spoke there. She was
within few feet of Baker and the pick
pocket when the former was shot and had
a good opportunity to observe. the muir
derer She is positive that Il was not Ken
nedy, though she never saw Kennedy.
From the description of Kennedy she says
the murderer could not have been he. The
murderer was large and heavy set, while
Kennedy is small and slender. She is able
to give an accurate description of the muir
derer and believes she could identify him.
She was standing near the Dearmond
House when her attention was attracted by
two men running. A shot first caused her
to notice the men, though she is not posi-
tive which one of the two fired the shot
She looked at them as they passed her
and noticed that the pIrsuer was David
Baker. Just as he reached point oppo-
site her the other man turned and fired
the shot which killed Baker.
Mrs. Campbell was in very poor health
at the time and her husband would not
consent TO her going on the witness stand
during the trial OF the case. 1t thus hap
pened thai her statement never entered
into the case. Afterwards she hesitated
about telling what she knew because she
thought it would look strange that she had
remained silent so long. Recently, how
ever, she made a visit 10 Greensburg. and
while there told Judge James Il Ewing
about her knowledge of the case. He pre-
Vailed upon her to tell 1t to the Rev. Mr..
Milburn. of this city, and through him IL
was laid before Governor Mount
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