Kansas City journal., 1898-02-10

Texas being anxious to secure his release
| SO he could take him home: I had known
Kimbrell long time. 1 believed his story,
and asked Redmonds parole, which was
| granted"
l. H. Kimbrell was one of Kennedy's law
| yers in the cases against him for train rob-
| alone responsible for Redmond parole.
| deceived Tom Mastin. guess I was Red
| mond's lawyer, and I went to Mastin and
told him a pretty st strong story which
| Judge Wofford and asked for the parole of
Redmond"
did Kennedy employ you or pay you
any money!"
NO. he did not. was Redmond's lawyer
when he was arrested. and it was on my
| advice that he pleaded guilty last June
and got a year in JAIL
| John keenan,, who was on Kennedy's
bond for 5000 in the train robbery case.
got certified copy of the bond yesterday
| from the criminal clerk and delivered it
thereby surrendered Kennedy In law, this
| formal proceeding released keenan,. and
placed Kennedy in the custody of the mar
the Jail to-day.
Keenan, Is saloonkeeper and after Ken
nedy was released on bond. he tended bar
for MIN awhile. Keenan, said yesterday
about Kennedy:
Hes crazy. He used to talk one min
| ute about things that happened yesterday.
and the next about things that happened
thooSdHu years ago, ana tne next ABOUT
things that might happen Tomorrow
kennedy was asked last night if he felt
| nervous.
Il never felt nervous in my life. 1 don't
get ratified, he answered.
They've strong case against you. don't
you think so?"
NO. they haven't got any case against
me. I'm banking a good deal on them
catching Redmond. If they do that will
clear me. If Redmond tells the truth that
Will clear me-"
He might implicate you to shield him.
SELF
mo; If that mans caught. and he's got
any man In him. and he's guilty and wants
to do right by himself or the Almighty, or
anyone else, he'll tell 1 wasn't in it,
Evidence duplicating Andy Ryan.
The police have not lost sight of the fact
that Kennedy will, In all probability, be
| tried for conspiring to delay the United
States mails on the night he fell from his
| horse and into their hands. but they have
| been at a loss to find damaging evidence on
this charge. Yesterday the police came into
the possession of some strong evidence
| against Kennedy, which may also implicate
Andy Ryan. the discharged fireman. as one
Of the men who was to assist Kennedy
in the contemplated holdup of the Union
Pacific Overland flyer at Muncie. Kas.
The night Kennedy fell from his horse and
was captured by the police, Ryan asked to
| be stationed at the Coates opera house.
The police have learned. 1t is claimed.
that Ryan appeared at the Coates house
| quite early in the evening and had a con-
| versation with one of the ushers, whose
name they will not give out at present.
Ryan, it is claimed. made an offer to the
Usher Of s25 If he would go on the witness
stand. If 1T ever became necessary, and
swear that he had spent the evening at the
| opera house.
It is stated that Ryan said to the usher:
We're Ms going to make a big haul tonight" )"
capture and the preparations he had made
to hold up train, he spoke about the
night before to his mother. In a round
| about way this Information reached the
| police, and they have been working on It.
| They have not as yet gone so far as to
] apprehend Ryan or in any way connect
/ him with the Schumacher matter. either
| as PRINCIPAL or accomplice.