Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-25
SHADOWING KENNEDY.
The "QuafI Hunter" Under the Con-
slant Surveillance of Rail-
road Detectives.

Chief Hayes believes that John Kennedy,
reputed as quail HUNTER was the lead
ing spirit in the robbery of the Missouri
Pacific train Friday night He admitted
as much to Journal reporter last night.
All the police work is being done on the
theory that the bold robbers We're Ken
nedys gang with him at their head. Ken
nedy is under surveillance of railroad de-
tectives who know his whereabouts every
hours of the day.
Detective Sanderson is working up the
case connecting the man who got on the
west bound Twelfth street car at the old
exposition building at 11:SO o'clock Friday
night and went to a rooming house on
West Ninth street with the train robbery.
Detectives Keshler and Bryant are follow
ing up another clue, but it is said to con-
meet Kennedy with the robbery.
Other detectives are looking after Tom
Milton, of Crackerneck, who was seen
coming into Kansas City from Independ.
ence on a Twelfth street car at u:3l
o'clock Friday night Milton is supposed
to be a pal of Kennedy.
All the old haunts of what is termed the
Kennedy gang are being watched. When
the news reached police headquarters Fri
day night at 11:05 o'clock that a train had
been held up on Brush creek, Chief Hayes
at once presumed that Kennedy had a
hand in the work. Orders were issued i'm
| mediately for the police to watch No. 4
engine house, at Fourteenth and Penn
barn on South Main street. and Kit Roses
| house, 1893 Sidney avenue. But If the po-
| lice found anything suspicious in connec-
ton with these places it has not been di-
vulged. The police are, still working
| though, on the Kennedy clues.
You are handling the case on the sup
position that John Kennedy is implicated
| in the robbery, are you not?" Chief Hayes
was asked last night.
The. chief hesitated a moment and then,
| 81 will say yes to that" he answered,
| and shook his head emphatically. Il am
| satisfied that John Kennedy is a train rob-
| ber," went on Chief Hayes. Never was
there clearer case of circumstantial evil
| dence against a man than was produced
against Kennedy when he was tried for
| him go. 1t is impossible to convict Ken
| nedy. before jury of his friends. The
| Crackerneck people pull for Kennedy. If
| they had proof positive that he was guilty
| they would free him
How do you account for so many train
| robberies in this vicnity?"
| 'Kennedy's case furnishes the answer.
| In the last twenty years there have been
nearly ali in the Crackerneck district.
| Nearly all the robbers have escaped pun
| ishment. The jury has always been friend
| ly. The people of that district seem TO
| It is too easy for the robbers to fix up an
| alibi''
do you believe these last train robbers
are still in Kansas City?"
| Il would rather not say.
| But you think they were here last
| night?"
| well. yes, 1 do We would have caught
two of them had we known OF the robbery
! Thirty-fifth and Agnes in buggy little
| after 10 o'clock driving into town. We
| have proof of that. An hour later when
| got word of the robbery | stationed men
| at this approach to the city. But it was
too late The robbers were probably tossing
| securely in bed by that time.