The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
KENNICKELL OUT OF HIS JOB.


;1..ii haa a.lio,d "a answer one, Of
49, ..,ost;,,,, 1,,, NI,vor Myers to
~ r-1,,,t,aI If mis- s-srer had NOT re-
- n ,,,ses,g- from Mr. henderson
- ~, III ,,-,,,rl laa,,. an order Tor
= - 10 l,, o,,eJ,rd for Mr.. Bar5ef.,
- NJ t-,,,,ict,all,s declining
- 80, H., ll5.eft5s, the Mayor m-
tr,,,tod +h v,.tnaee ia have Mr. Hen
49,, ,,1 NJ Nf,T.vsU t6e foreman ar
49, os,,st,,,. summoned to aDDear at
49,, 49, Coit,rci,,g day II was then thar
a. IN s,id rba+ t1eso witnesses
ned MOI he summoned as he would not
no,,9,, ~, a ,.rt,,,t, hearing. tbat he stood
on bis rirb. 40 a ci+v oficial and de
n,sr,lad D., ,,,,l,,{o hearing He also rcfus-
81 m ansuier tho question els there any
~ feelire bstyraen Won ana Hail. which
would Iead .gou 10 refuse 10 receive an
or5er from 6imq- claiming that th.s was
o ,,ri,.ato r,attor ana ftso a question AZ
- r6,, 40 WIS obsgnt from, the cttv IN
tba+ da1 v-i+holt the MAYORS
Terr,ission Mr. Gamble stated that
Nfr Kennic1[eIre manner was testy
ard ;rritatcd and thot he seemed ra,ler
angrv a, the close al Inc interview. when
~ 1tatal ~ ~. NH ma come 10 a
Y,ri,,ate bearir, an tba following dav
Tbie heinz an the evidence AGAINST Mr
t<enriclseu NJ Rockelt read a signed
etatar,art from, bts client in his own de-
fense rho statement having been pre-
nared in answer TO both CHARGES. In the
statement MIR. KeunickeU denied that he
bad been at any time intentionally or 9th
eru,iee discourtcous to III. Mayor He de-
MED having refused 10 answer questions
by the Mavor relating 10 the charges upon
which he was called to be investigated. or
relating to any matter concerning which
the Mavor had the right to ask lie adj
mitted that he was willing 10 reply to any
questions which the Mayor might put to
willing 10 answer questions relative to
matters concerning which the Mayor had
no right TO ask He denied any inclna-
ton on his part 10 prevent the facts in
the matter OF the charges of Mr. Barbec
from coming out.
He further represents" said the state
rnent. chat he has the highest regard and
respect for Mr. Myers and that it is far
from his intention to be discourteous or
disrespectful 10 him, and if ne has been
discourteous to Mr. Myers it has been to-
tally unintentioual on his part, and he is
ready and willing and does hereby dis
claim any such intention, and asks this
honorable body 40 accept this eXplana-
ton"
Barbee matter, to the effect that the mes
sage 20 dig a grave for Mr. Barbee was for
a lot standing in the name of another
person and there was nothing to show
that Mr.. Barbee had any right TO this
lot. He then asked MIR. Barbee to send
him some authority for making use of this |
lot which Mr.. Barbee refused TO do say
ing that he would have the keeper dis
charged The authority desired was not
received until the arrival OF the body |
and the legal notice required by law was
not received until the next day.
Mr.. Kennlckell supplemented this state
ment with a personal statement giving an
account OF MS interview win the mayor.
He said that after the witnesses had lett
the room at his request, Mayor Myers III
quired why he wanted the Witnesses to
leave and then demanded OF hlm' as
Mayor, that he tell him everything PRIV
ately that ne knew ABOUT the cemetery
matter To this he replied that he would |
not state anything privately, but demand
ed public hearing. He meant no dis
courtesy in this, he said, hut thought that
he had a right to public hearing. His
reason for declining 70 answer certain
questions, he said, was that he dad not
want any member of his family mixed up
in the affair. and was willing 10 take all
the responsibility upon hlmsef II granted
a public hearing. Mr.. kennickell said
that he was not excited at the time. There
had been testimony before the Mayor
which he did not think had anything 90
do with the case, and about winch ne was
unwilling to be questioned. He did not
recoliect the Mayors having stated that
he would continue the hearing the next
day, nor did he say that he
would not attend such a hearing. He
did not say that il was unneces-
sary to summon other witnesses because
he would not attend. Mr.. hShllcktll Salu
that he was almost posltlNe 'hat ne gu
not say that he would mol come peIore the
Mayor for private hearing
Mr.. Gamble was recalled. and, while
corroborating Mr.. Kennickelrs statement
as to a part Of the interview with the
Mayor. said he was mistaken as to the
latter part of it, He was positive that
Mr.. Keunicken had said that it was I'M
necessary TO summon the witnesses for
the next day. as he would not attend a
private hearing before the Mayor. Mr..
Gamble said that Mr.. Kennickelrs face
was flushed and angry at the time.
Mr.. Beckett made statement in behalf
of his client, in which he said that Mr.
Kennickell was evidently in a very eX-
cited state of mind at the time because
of an attempt to have him punished for
an offense which he had not committed,