The sun., 1901-06-19
CHEERS FOR KENNEDY, FREE
sORT OF TRTUMPHAL PROCESSION.
FIREWORKS AND SPEECHES.

eiO 900 Ball Given for Him BY Lieut.. Elmer
T. Hands wife From the Death Hsuss to
New Dorp IL More Than tho Distance In
Miles lie wants the District Attorney to
Find Ont who did Murder Dolly Reynolds
Moro Evideaoe About . Double Oaers.
Samuel J. Kenne dy. dentist. went In
sort OF triumphal procession yesterday to
his home a. New Dorp. Staten Island after
an absence OF nearly three years. twenty
ons months Of which were spent in the
dsgth house at Sing Sing. and there were
fireworks and speeches at New Dorp Judge
Coging in Part l. of General Sessions. ac-
ceptsd Mrs Eleanor NJ. Hand. wife OF Elmer
/. Hand, retired Lieutenant Of the United
States Navy. as surety on Kennedy's bond
for $4,000. Mr.. Hand himself, who became
Interested in the case on Kennedy's last
trial for the murder Of Dolly Reynolds.
went before Judge Newburger in the morn
ins to qualify with lot OF stocks and
bonds, to tho value Of $3.50. 900. The Dis
trIct Attorney refused to accept any
thing but real estate or cash as security
for Kennedy's appearance in case q further
trial Is warranted In the future. So Mr..
Hand went home to s24 West Seventy-slxth
street and got his wife. in whose name
the house stands. to so on the bond. Judge
Newburgar had gone and Judge Cowing
took the bail
Mrs. Kennedy came over from Staten
Island in time for the opening OF court in
the Criminal Courts Building yesterday
IN tho iaw oNanas n
Cantwell & Moore, where she awaited her
husband. When Deputy Sheriff Kelly went
over to the Tombs and notified Kennedy
that all was ready for his release Kennedy
sprang up from his chair. seized his black
overooat and derby hat and departed gladly
from his cell in Murderers' Row All the
way along he shook hands with prisoners.
who cheered him until the prison rang
with:
Three cheers for DR., Kennedy"
At the entrance to the Bridge of Signs
Warden Hagen met Kennedy and Kelly.
and the three went across to the court.
The corridors (which are really galeries)
and the main floor OF the building were
crowded with men and women who oraned
their necks to get glimpse OF the prisoner
He had difficulty in forcing his way along
and the crowd surged along with him.
knocking over the camera Of a photographer
who had taken his stand at the court room
door Law ,r Moore met Kennedy there
and escorts him to Judge Cowings bar.
All the preIi naries In regard to the bond
had been attended TO, and Judge Cowing
took little time 10 sign.
nttt md hn nd
followed, some by the elevators and some
by the stairways, cheering for him. One
man let of his feelings whatever they
may have been. by bow-wowing like q dog.
Moore and Kennedy started down Frank
lin street toward Broadway, but at Elm
street the crowd was SO dense that they
turned and went south. but not before
Photographer had snapped" them. The
photographer by great sprlnting ability
got to Leonard street before Kennedy and
Moore did and shot them again. The
crowd, cheering Kennedy and Moore.
turned into Leonard street and hurried TO
Broadway. where hundreds rushed 10 join
them. and the photographer fired another
shot.
Progress down Broadway for two blocks
10 the lawyers Office was slow. for the
crowd was then 80 great that electric cars,
cabs and draws we're blockaded. Every
body knew what was happening from the
cheers. The woman in black. with yellow
hair, who furnished Actor Franklin Roberts
a. one Of the alibi witnesses. was IN a ham
som. She waved her handkerchief and
others waved and cheered.
At 800 Broadway Moore and Kennedy
escaped 10 the thirteenth hoor In the e!e-
vator.
This Is lucky thirteen, said Kennedy
o. he left the car. Inside the Office he was
hurried TO Mr.. Moore private room. " here
two new witnesses for the defence, II there
1, TO be another defence. were waiting 10
see him These were man and his wife,
VINO, Lawyer Moore says. came 10 him
yesterday and said that they knew Dr,
kennedys alleged double" They said
that they had let room 10 Dolly Reynolds
which she seldom used, but ut which hen-
nedys doubIs called one day and got
letter addressed to Dolly Reynolds under
IN" name of Mrs. +. Maxwell. the name
under which sAc was registered at the
Grand Hotel IN she was murdered.
When they n --rNsflnedy they said he Was
not the man who had called and got the
letter
Kennedy was taken next 10 Mt, can't
wells office. where Mrs. Kennedy, her
father and mother, Alr'. taton: John r;
Purcell, who is kennedys best friend. and
Architect Edward Uiler were. The photog-
Iapher appeared and hred again. An
Irish reporter who writes on an Italian
newspaper followed Kennedy into Mr.
Cantwelis Office and came out suddenly.
smother case OF fired again. Mr.. and Mis-.
Kennedy came out into the general Office
Of the firm, where they were introduced
TO Jurors W. McA. Wlswal and Searles.
who had stood out for Kennedy soquittal.
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