Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-06-16
BEATEN AND ROBBED.
AadSe Kennedy Knocked Insensible and
$1,000 Taken From Her.
Three Other Girls Were Brut-
ally Beaten.
From MONDAYS daily

From Mondays daily.
Madge Kennedy, whose vicissi-
tudes of late would fill Il book. was
beaten half to death Sunday night
and robbed Of S25OO.
While some profess to doubt that
the outrage was committed, Night
Waterman Almond tells a very
straight story and bears witness to
the condition of Madge Kennedy
and the other women when he ar
rived on the scene.
Said Officer r. ID. Almond this
morning:
81 heard great deal of scream
ing and yelling about 8 o'clock last
night on Madge's corner near
Scotts warehouse. / hurried up
and found Madge covered with
blood and crying. Three other
girls were badly used up. Madge
said she had been beaten half to
death, her teeth Knocked down her
throat, and so, 800 taken from her.
The other women cOrroborated all
that was said.
''She went on to tell who the
men were that had done the work
and gave me their names. The
man tirat had hit her and beaten
her almost insensible was the prize
lighter George Bennett. She also
named Baldy Sour and Jimmy
Ryan as accomplices.
"By this time Officer Baldwin
arrived, and on being given the
names went off after the men. He
caught Bennett on Main street. I
then secured Badly and Jimmy
Ryan and all three were locked up.
along about IL O'Clock | had
another interview with Madge and
she had sufficiently recovered to be
able to remember another of the
parties who had helped to rob her.
She named Big Frank as being i'm
plicated, SO | went down and hunt
ed him up, and placed him under
arrest
That was all the officer had to
say. This morning tho whole outfit
was released upon being brought
before Justice Hartman, no com
plant having been filed.
This afternoon Justice Hartman
was seen and had the following to
say concerning the matter: "These
men We're identified by Madge
Kennedy, and at her instigation
locked up. There appears no
doubt from inquiries ! made per-
sonally that not only was she badly
beaten, but the three other women
were Knocked around in horrible
manner.
"Ihis morning the men were
brought before me and demanded
an immediate trial. l sent for
Madge Kennedy, but she said she
was too sick from her injuries to
appear, and asked that her affidav-
it be taken. / went to see the
county attorney, and he said that
there did not appear sufficient evil
dence to warrant his taking this
step. Therefore l was compelled
to release the defendants.
The following statement obtained
from NJ. w. Byland, known as
Badly" gives the story of the ac-
cused men:
eve were arrested for knocking
Madge down and robbing her of
50, 800. / am not sure of the ex-
act sum, but believe that was the
amount The men accused with
me were Frank Costello, Jimmy
Ryan and George Bennett. Now
we took supper at the Palace, and
were at the Palace ever since, and
were there at the time this robbery
occurred, and we were there at the
time of arrest. During that after
noon | had met Madge and spoke
to her. She seemed friendly
enough. l was sitting in one of
the front seats at the show, with
two of the other parties accused,
when the officer stepped up and
called US out. Bennett, who is
training for a fight, was in bed.
That is all have to say regarding
the matter. l know less about it,
probably, than anyone in town as |
was in Jail all night"
DUBOIS STILL FOR SILVER.