The evening times., 1899-06-14

| to remain, as the Department officers felt
| a profound interest in him, and did not
want to cause any undue demonstration by
| expelling him from the building. They were
| all convinced by this time that he was in
sane, but as he was not violent it was
thought best not TO disturb him. His rela-
| tlyes in Connecticut were notified of his
condition, and efforts were made to have
! him go to California. where his aunt lives.
but he refused. Speaking of this in court,
! Kenyon said. contemptuously: They gaze
| he 500, and told me 10 go to California
/ suppose they intended l should live on
| that; but / did not 60"
His aunt even came TO this city and had
several talks with him in her endeayor 10
persuade him to go home with her but
he positively declined. He continued to
appear regularly at the Department of
Agriculture TO the constance annoyance of
| the officials.
Secretary Wilson decided to give hin,
another chance and appointed him TO a
| position in the Division of Pathology
under DR.. Albert F. Woods, who was a
college chum of Kenyon's. and probably
knew him better than any other person
in the city. Kenyon concluded that he had
forced the department to reappoint him
and became more abusive than ever FL
, nally, he was told early in February that
| he would be dismissed at the end of the
month. To avoid the disgrace of another
dismissal. he resigned. his resignation TAX
ing effect February 8. The department
officers thought-that they had now gotten
rid of their troublesome scientist, but
they were mistaken. He pursued the
same tactics after his resignation and
turned up every morning, being at work
at his desk when most of the other en-
ployes arrived.
At times he would demand the services
OF certain OF the clerks, and his demands
were always complied with in fear and
trembling. He had the entire force of his
Office terrorized by his actions and as II
was known that he was insane they were
afraid to refuse him anything. He is said
| to have told one of the clerks that he be-
lieved he was insane, and that he was 60
ing to commit suicide. Before he did this,
however, 1t was his intention, 1t is claim
ed he said. to kill someone else Matters
| had reached very unpleasant stage when
Colonel Geddes issued an order forbidding
Kenyon to enter the buildings of the de-
partment. Even this did not have the de-
sired effect. as he returned to his desk as
regularly as he was put out. Monday he
was elected from the department three
times by the captain OF the watch, and
yesterday when he again returned to work
Colonel Geddes ordered that he be ar
rested and locked up until his mental con-
dition could be made the subject of an ex-
animation. He was therefore, taken into
custody by a special policeman and turned
over to Policeman McGrath, Of the Fourth
precinct who locked him up on a charge
of disorderly conduct. Lieutenant Holm
berger gave instructions that no collateral
should be accepted in the case, after a
consultation with the officials of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
In the Police Court this morning the
stories of the defendant and the various
witnesses in the case were heard at great
length. and the judge decided to hold him
for examination.
Kenyon is thirty years old and has sew
cral university degrees. His family re-
sides In Connecticut end is said to be
very wealthy, he Is tall and slender and
has very light hair and blue eyes. His
face has an Intellectual expression, al
though at times he shifts his eyes in a pc
culiar manner. He speaks slowly and dis
tinctly, and seems to weigh his words
carefully. Several times in his testimony
bis sentences were slightly disconnected,
and he spoke at random tQF moment. but
quickly recovered hiMSelf and answered all
questions put to him in a slow. deliberate
manner. He will be examine: by the pe-
lice surgeons this afternoon. aud will prob
ably be turned over to his relatives in Con-
necticut for safe-keeping.