New-York tribune., 1901-06-19
DIR. KENNEDY OUT ON BAIL.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY CONSENTS TO RE-
LEASE-A CELEBRATION AT
NEW-DORP.

1 The release OF DIR. Samuel J. Kennedy yester-
day was believed to be the end OF the attempt 10
| make him pay the death penalty for the crime
/ OF which he accused. He had been once
convicted OF the murder OF Dolly Reynolds in
| the Grand Hotel IN 1898, and had been in the
death house at Sing Sing Prison; but after a new
| trial had been granted the jury in two trials
| had failed 70 agree. He released in $4,000
bail in the Court Of General Sessions before
Judge Cowing at 2:30 p. m. yesterday. and he
was cheered by a crowd Of five hundred more
men and boys as he went to the office OF his
counsel in Broadway TO meet his wife. An hour
| later he went TO South Ferry and boarded boat
for Staten Island. going 10 his home at New
Dorp, which he had not in thirty-four
months
The celebration in honor Of the return OF DR..
Kennedy 20 his home, at New-Dorp. Staten
Island. last night was OF the largest seen
the island for a number OF years Shortly
after o'clock the residents from all parts OF the
borough gathered about the Kennedy home
| stead and escorted the doctor and his wife TO
an adjacent hotel. where eatables had been pre-
pared. The streets and houses were gayly
decorated with Chinese lanterns and myrads OF
! colored electric lights hung from the trees.
When DR.. Kennedy reached the hotel he was
cheered to the echo by fully two Thousand peo-
pie. and grand display of fireworks was given.
! The doctor repeatedly called on for
| speech but he too deeply affected and
could only bow his acknowledgements. In the
| hotel only the immediate friends OF DR.. Kennedy
| and his wife were present COngratulatory
| speeches were delivered by John l. Oates John
| p. Pearsal and the Rev. Thomas 5 Yocum of
/ st. Andrews Church. Richmond. who has been
| firm friend of the accused dentist. The strong
point of DR. Yocum's address was that in each
| al he bad
| defence stronger
DR.. Kennedy was called on for a speech and
amid the cheers OF his friends made a few re-
marks. in which he thanked them for their
loyalty and the demonstration made in his
honor. and said that he stood before them
free and innocent man. Mrs. Kennedy bowed
her thanks.
AS Judge Newburger reached his
| chambers IN the Criminal Courts Building yes
terday he had talk with Louis r. Searles. one
Of the jurors who held out for DR.. Kennedy's
acquttal in the trial that ended on Sunday with
a disagreement Mr.. Searles SAID he hay been
| authorized by the jurors who stood for convic-
tion 10 say that the Jurors We're agreed that Dr.
Kennedy ought TO be released on bail
When the Judge took his seat on the bench in
Part III he had a whispered conversation with
District Attorney Philbin, who suggested that
DR.. Kennedy be released in $4,000 bail Mr.
Moore, Dr. Kennedys counsel, was called into
consultation. Then the Judge indorsed on the
Indictment an order fixing the bail at $4,000.
Lieutenant Elmer f. Hand, retired r,v-l
officer and torpedo expert, appeared before the
bond clerk a little after noon. gave his address
as No. 32f West Seventy-sixth-st. and offered
10 give bail bond the apartment house at
No. lJ6 West Eighty -hfth-st. On an exan,ina-
tion Of the papers it was ascertained that he did
not have the property in his own name the