Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-14
WOMEN
BOTH
CERTAIN
Trial of Rev. E. H.
Kennedy at Hills
bOrO in Progress
Both Ladies Swear Positively
That Kennedy Was the
Man Who Robbed
Them

HlIlsboro. Jan. i4.-The trial Of
Rev. r. n. Kennedy began here yes.
terdag.
Tho drst witness for the state was
Mrs. Mackinder. She testified that
she was visiting with Miss Warren,
and that early In the morning Of Sep.
tember LIST she was awakened by the
odor ~ chloroform in her room. II
was dark, and she called to Miss War
ren. who occupied the adjoining
room. She felt a heavy hand touch
her shoulder. and cried out. Immedl
ately Miss Warren came into the
room. struck a match and said:
There is a man In the room"
Miss Warren then went down stairs
10 get the aid Of her father, who IA
quite elderly During this time the
lamp was lighted by the burglar. Mrs.
Mackinder thinks. as she did not light
Il herself She testified that she first
saw the burglar az the door OF the
room, aud that as soon as she saw him
she said TO herself. "That is the man
who killed the snake" mentally re
ferring 10 an incident OF day or two
previous. when Kennedy, who was cut
ting wood NJ the Warren ranch, had
allied a snake that had crossed IN
front Of the witness.
Dressed Laborer, Spoke as Gentleman.
AZ that time she had an introduc.
ton % Kennedy. and thanked him for
the tnnlng service. She stated that
sho noticed his articulation and Ian.
guago at the time, the more so be
cause he carried an ak. and that he
used the language OF an educated man.
rather than thSt OF laborer After
the Introduction she understood the
situation.
She said that when Miss Warren
and her father came up stairs the
robber asked her 20 give him her
money and that she gave him he,
purse, containing between 81 and $40.
her watch, and that he afterwards took
her ring. She said that Warren was
then asked u he had any money. and
that negative reply was given. lie
then shut Warren In a little bedroom
across tho yestibule, and went back 10
the frightened ladies.
On crossoXamination the wltnesa
testified materially the same as upon
the preliminary trial. with the excep
tlon Of a few details, For a fun hour
she was under a rapid firc by counsel
Tor Kennedy, who Is one OF the most
acute criminal lawyers and her idea
OF ideatihcation was not shaken. she
testified that she arrived al Rev. Mr.
Talbors, upon leaving the scene OF
the robbery, Al about gas. and sent
Mr. Talbot after aid. Asked by Mr.
Huston II she could rot have been
mistaken as 20 ldel,ncatlon. she re-
piled
Y em not mistaken"
Miss Warren CestiHea
Aiis Warren was then called and
testified tina, she WAS the hostess OF
Ae- Mackiuder. and that she was
present AZ the time OF tho rohber,
she had hson awakened By Mr Mac
Aiaders screams. aud rushcd 10 the
room Striking match she diseov.
erod man IA the room and raa out
70 eal her fa.her Who slept ON the
ground floor q
She 'estlhed that Kennedy WAS n
m'''ar With the place. and that no and Y
MS wife had occupied Mrs. Maekin y
aers noon some mouths before ana
'ha' one of the little boys had slep, IN
me room Into which the burglar had "
forced AR Warren. =
she said that there were two soors "a
ON that side ot the yostibule each
''NN'Ns hho the other. aud that opl,
'one one familiar with the hou.,
would have known OF this NOM Nr y
Kennedy had taken a glass Of wafer |"
20 h's ana when he vas occupyins m, ~
WON WV be
she Saw Ms Kennedy. 81
"a'e asked the question, enid va,
'ee Ar k'nnedy In the house ns
''sh' Of the robbery the renn
emo WY ln
Yes shy saw M Kennedy ~
here or
Iaese ssms 70 be absolutely no "'
oae' ~ 'he minds Of thoso two ladies -
l.' me Intruder vas Rev. Mr Ken =
~ Zach, 30 Gar as the testimony I,.A
:. p'es'essed. swears positively ,hs, ,oa
.eoaeay Is the man Who eommittes sss
'e crime wv gay gay