Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-12
HOWARD KENNEDY
CLAIMS REWARD.
Thinks He is Entitled to $500. as
He Saw HawOrth First
Yesterday.
He FILES HIS APPLICATION.
After Talk With Gov. Wells, However,
He Concludes that He Win Share
Up With Others.

Just as soon as the members OF the
hastily organized posse can get together
and decide upon the division of the $500
reward offered for the capture OF Ha-
worth dead or alive Governor Wells
will anlx his signature to the check.
The parties interested could have had
the money this morning, but UP to n
late hour they had not come together
as has been the custom where two or
more are claimants for a reward offered
by the state. Up 10 this afternoon but
one application had been filed In the
form Of the followlng
Salt Lake City Utah, oct, ~, 1908.
TO His EScellency Heber NJ. Wells;
The undersigned, Howard Kennedy
of salt Lake county Utah respectfully
shows and makes known unto your eX-
collency, that on the morning OF the
18th inst, the undersigned discovered
and located the person and hiding place
OF Nick Haworth. escaped convict from
the state prison OF Utah for whose APP
prehension and capture rewards have
been offered That It was entirely
through the efforts Of the undersigned
IN the inception that said convict was
captured, In which capture the UNDER
signed and one George G. Blair particle
pated. To the end that the reward
earned for apprehendlng and capturing
said convict may be awarded justly,
the undersigned lays claim to his share
II not all thereof
HOWARD NJ. KENNEDY
Howard Kennedy, accompanied by
George Blair, filed the above with Gov
ernor II. NJ, Wells this morning short
ly before II o'clock. The men We're
ushered into the governors office where
the chief executive shook hands with
them and warmly congratulated them
on the part they took In the capture of
Raworth yesterday morning Kennedy
was somewhat disappointed that the
reward was not paid over to him, but
speedily became reconcibd when Gov
Wells told him that the best way
would be for him TO meet with Mr..
Nelson and brother and Orson AM
drews, the other mrn who surrounded
the cabin and assisted In the capture
OF llaworth, arrange the Lewiston OF the
reward and name the man TO whom
It should BE paid
Kennedy at first said he wanted the
entire reward, but later In conversation
with the News" stated that he would
be content ii he got 800, or whatever
his share amounted to.
II first discovered Haworth in the
cabin at about o'clock yesterday
morning. he said. cas- soon as | saw
him | sized him up as being a tramp.
! went home and had breakfast and
then concluded that there was pos.
slbility of his being one of the escaped
convicts. | went back along with Mr..
Blair and we met Mr. Nielsen and some
others going on toward the cabin, as
the news had spread In the meantime
We then surrounded the cabin, Mr.
Nelson being the constable we natural
ly oheyed his orders. He told me not
to get so close as | might get shot by
Haworth, but | was nearest to the cab
In ready to shoot II necessary Then
HTyorth came out and | went with
the others and we took him TO the store
| was the man who discovered him and
gave the description Of him 20 tho off,
GERS and ] would like to know who ia
better entitled 10 the reward than am
| took as much risk as any Of them
But | am willing to share and share
alike with the rest Of thom."