Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1899-01-26
KENNEDY'S HEARING.
The State Treated to a Surprise
by Byrums Vito.
SWEARS CONFESSION WAS BOUGHT.
The states Case Proves 10 be Very
Wcnk-'The Hearing IN nSelDg At
tended by Great
Crowd.

poenaed for The preliminary hearing
OF John Kennedy, charged with COM
pllclly IN The Macomb holdup, and OF
these bur iour were examined Mon
day, The state made a very poor
showing, one OF the witnesses partlcu-
larly failing sl&nally to stand the test
OF crcSs-eNamlnution The field at
present seems to be held by the de-
Tense. The prosecution evidently re-
Allies the situation, and tomorrow
will play It's trump card.
The defense has made master
stroke In securing an affidavit from
Mrs, 'lG,mer liyrum, wife OF the man
who confessed, and whose confession
duplicates all those under arrest, to
the eject that her husband told her
he had been promised forty-acre
farm by the railroad company for his
confession She also swears that the
man Wright, who was at her house,
and Kennedy are not at all the same
person, This affidavit will be intSo'
duced In evidence II Mrs, IByrum Is
placed on the stand, and it is expected
that II may lead to break in By
RUINS evidence.
IAN immense crowd had gathered
early in The mornlrg and hours before
the time set for The case there wal
not even standing room in the build
ing where the hearing was to be held
AT the hearing OF Ryan and Joe Shep.
herd the courtroom was so crowded
that there was danger to life. Nc
chances we're taken today, the court
being moved to The ground floor OF al
empty store building. Men and wo
men collected in n terrific crush. The
shelves that had formerly been uset
for candy served as preCarlou
perches for the curious crowd. Ken
needy, Of course, was the cynosure o
al eyes. He bore the scrutiny with hii
characteristic nonchalance, and a.;
times seemed rather to enjoy the stu
alton He displayed considerable
trepidaiion at times, however, wher
some telling point was made by tht
states attorneys. His furtlye gray
eyes would elsten wlckedly as he
eyed the offending witness, and 1t wai
noticeable that none of the men wht
appeared against the quail hunter
ever had the courage to meet his gaze
1T was a most formidable array o
counsel that appeared in the case
lawyers of more than state reputation
being present 1t is evident that th,
railroad company is sparing no eX
pense to secure conviction. II. j
Goode, who represents the Memphis
road at Springfield, is man of vas
experience and acknowledged lega
acnmen. He Is prominently men,
TONED for n seat on the court of ap
peals bench. r. II. McGrcgor has {
great reputation rs u criminal law
yer and is one Of Green cCuntys mos
prominent members Of the bar. VIII
these two are associated II. NJ, Mans
field, Of Hartville, and w. j. Orr
West Plains, and Prosecuting AtIor
ney III. Ill. Ball is conducting the cas-,
with consummate skill.
For the defense, c. L. Blair, of Kan
sas CITY. although young man, il
doing preat work. He comes by in
heriiance by his ability, for his fa
ther, ex.Congressman Blair, is tn,
leading criminal lawyer of Northeas
Missouri. Thomas i. Delaney,
Springfield. is characterized as tn,
best criminal lawyer in these parts
and has n most enyiable record. Colo
mel N[nslck and L. O. Nieder are mel
of established legal regulations.
When ,he cnsa was called This morn
ing the defense asked for n change O.
venue IN another iustice court. on tn,
cround maj Justice Klltrell. wa,
nremdicc1. IT. vos GRANTED and cour
adjourned 10 meet nj o'clock befolr
Jnstice Patterson
wv / ORR oncned hhc ease for th,
stote ITO made n tboroupb siatemen
% vthot tha nroeecution intended I,
nrove ue said thot II would b,
nroved tbnt Kennedy under the yori
p,s nauns ~ Wrio,ht novis md Cur
tic had hesn In This vicinity for -,
o,orth nroced,ny mn holdun Tic sail
Hhot ,hree ottemnts had heen made n,
LaIS w., 49, tr,in ,,na,,tors 70 Ianr,r,
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