Kansas City journal., 1898-02-10
WAS IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE AT
NEODEsHA TUESDAY.
ESCAPED BY A RARE CHANCE.
PAPERS CONTAINING HIS DEsCRIP-
TION CAME TWO HOURS LATER.
In the Meantime He Had Disap-
peHred-Grocer Dell Fails to
Identify kennedy-How Red
mond's Release Was
Brought About.

Evidence that Jim Redmond. wanted as
one of the murderers of Miss Emma Schu-
niacher. is in Southeastern Kansas. is pill
ing up. A special dispatch to The Journal
last night from Fort Scott, Kas.. stated that
Redmond was seen in Neodesha, which is
on the Frisco" road not far from Fort
Scott, on Tuesday. Redmond, according to
a dispatch received by The Journal Tuesday
night. was In Fort Scott last Friday. The
dispatch follows:
Fort Scott Kas.. Feb s.-(specia) James Red
uiond, the alleged murderer Of Miss Emma Schu-
macher. OF Kansas City. who has so successfully
succeeded in eluding the police. was In the little
town OF Neodesha yesterday. without question
About 10 O'Clock stranger called at the Office Of the
Neodesha Daily Derrick and asked for some late
exchanges. which were given him. He was in the
office a few minutes looking over the papers and
was closely observed by the employees He appeared
and seemed suspicious OF all who entered
the ONCE About two hours after he left the North
mail brought The Kansas City Journal. con-
The employees Of the ONCE, and all who saw tn.
caller at glance recognized The Journals portrait
looking Individual who had shortly before been in
The The local authorities were given the
man, who had last been about noon, going east
the Friscp. but they unsuccessful. he had
completely disappeared.
Herman Dell, the groceryman at Forest
and Independence avenues. who was held
up by the two men who murdered Miss
Schumacher. went to the police station last
night and looked at Jack Kennedy With
Mr.. Dell was his brother-in-law, Rudolph
Gunther. who was in the rear part of the
store when the two desperadoes entered.
and had good look at both of them. Dell
and Gunther were taken into the private
office of Chief Hayes and Kennedy was
brought up from his cell in the basement.
Kennedy stood cool and unmoved while
the two men looked him up and down and
all about. Kennedy knew who il was that
was examining him. and that his life might
betrayed no nervousness. After Kennedy m d
went back to his cell and Dell and Gunther
left the station reporter for The Journal
saw them at their store and asked what
decision they had reached. Before Mr.. Dell
would answer he had the reporter take out
his pencil and paper and write down his
statement.
Grocer Dell Can't Identify Kennedy.
81 want what 1 say to get in the paper
right" said he. Then he dictated this:
Kennedy looks more like one of the
men who held me up than anyone have
seen yet" he said.
But will not swear he is the man. ]
will not say I think he is the man. ]
say only that he is about the same build
and height and about the same kind of a
nose and eyes. He resembles the man. Blu,
! think the man who held me up had a
bigger head than Kennedy. Now, be sure
would say Kennedy was the man, be.
cause don't know
looked like the man. But" said Mr.. MI;uGs Gun.
ther, II do not say he is the man and will
not swear he is ~
p Both Mr. Dell and Mr. Gunther believe
Rpdm0n6 w m voll, l,od {y
ahead and put his revolver to Mr.. Dell.
face.
mond's picture said 1 thought he was the
man." Mr.. Dell said last night.
Mr.. Dell was held up about half an hour
before Miss Schumacher was killed Two
men drove up in a buggy and hitched il
across the street That was about 7:3
o'clock. They entered the store together
revolvers close to his face and demanded
his money. Mr.. Deirs brother-in-law an(
family We're at supper in the rear of the
store. Instead of delivering his money h,
called to them and as they rushed out the
two bandits backed out of the store cover
ing the family with revolvers, unhtchet
their horse. jumped in the buggy and drove
on independence avenue and south OF
Campbell toward Miss Schumacher's store
Kennedy Paid for Redmond's Release
1t was pretty well established yesterda,
that Jack Kennedy paid the money which
six months before his term was up. Mat
Kenny, deputy marshal, was sent fo
yesterday morning by a prisoner in the jail
who told him that a week before Redmond
was pardoned he saw Jack Kennedy com,
to his cell and take money from his pocke
and hand it to Redmond with the remark:
rs that enough?"
Redmond counted 1t and replied, mo
quite"
Kennedy gave him some more and Red
mond said that would do 1t is suppose,
this money went as attorneys fees to effec
his release.
The office of Prosecutor Frank Lowe 4
responsible for the release of Redmon,
from jail before his term of one wear wa
served out. Mr.. Lowe denied this yester
day and placed the responsibility on Judg
Wohord, who heard of 1t, and indignanti,
called up Lowe over the telephone and tol;
him II was at the request of his office tina
Redmond was paroled.
Thomas Mastin. who is loves chief as
sistant, said yesterday: II went to Judg,
Wofford myself and asked that Redmont
he paroled. I did II at the request O
/. ii. Kimbrell, who was Redmonds law
yer. Kimbrell came to our office and mad
strong talk about Redmond's brother i,