The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-23
CAUGHT AFTER
A LONG HUNT
Harry Kennedy Held for an
Inhuman Crime.
LITTLE DAUGHTER VICTIM
Accused Held to Grand Jury
on 81, 500 Bonds.
Kennedy Found ia Dayton by Of
ficer Ulsh-Makes no Reply to
Questions An Ugly Case.

sided on Reed Avenue, Is committee J
in the county Jail, changed with one
of the most sjcliening and deplonADC
crimes that has ever occurred iD iAr-
ion county.
An affidavit was dfed In Justice
Comey's court Alleging THAT Kennedy
has been guilty Of incest and names
Helen Kennedy, his tweRe-year-old
daughter as vidtim OF the crime.
Humane officer Wesley Ulsh is
largely reaposible for the discovery
of the revolving crime. After he had
collected aufliclent evidence TO be
sure of his accusation, he went after
his man with determination 10
land him. The "details were learned
Sunday, January 3lst and Kennedy
lefl, the same day for pauts unknown
without scarcely any clue whatever
and without the aid of deLeel'Ne
agencies, the humane officer succeed
ed In loclblntg him i'm Dayton, Olllo.
Late Monday evening Officer Ulslh
ACCOMPANIED by Erie Detective Je-
rome Hofstetter went TO Dayton ana
there with the assistance OF the
nlain clothes police, discovered that
Kennedy was employed at a restau-
rant located ut No. 1lS south Jener,
SON street VdrJiing the place about
10 O'Clock tine officers found the
prisoner tending the lhnch counter
and Immediately placed him under
arrest. Kennedy had been working
under the assumed name OF j. >.
K.lnIg. He offered llttle' resI stance
when confronted by the authorities
He wa,5 hustled to the Erie depot
and bought 10 this city, arriving
here shortly after midnight.
The officers carefully concealed
their intenl.ions when they left the
2ity, fearing that in case the popu>
| lace learned of the arrest they
might resort to violence. Mhny peo-
pie in MaIon have known of the
crime for some time and It's many
Ihorrible features have caused con-
siderable excitement.
In his Thorough investigation of
the crame, Ulsh found many sicken-
ing facts. In the presence OF James
Eymon, attorney for the humane so
4 crety, and several relatives, littlC
blue-eyed Helen Kennedy laid bare
her horrible STORY She told then,
that her father had repeatedly as
sau,el her and THAI when she cried,
he would threaten hel The tears
rolled down her cheeks and she
sUbbed as though her heart would
break when she reveaeld the last
pant of the inhuman incident.
In order to verify the story of the
twelve-year -old victim, the authori.
tIps had an exam nation conducted
by DR.. j. B. Taylor and DR.. r. c. NJ.
Lewis. IIhe physicians found that
the Little Ig.ihl had told the truth.
They were successful in inducing the
girl to lay bare great deal Of inn
portant evidence.
1t was also disclosed that Kennedy
Ihad made seReth attempts upon
his elder daughter, AIRED sixteen, but
her superior Strength saved her from
the tate of her helplehs Little sister
She told the authoslties that her
father had threatened to kill her
in case thalt she told on him,
AT the thine when the crime was
commltted, Kennedys wife Was con
fined i'm Dr. Sagers hospital where
she had undergone delicate opera
ton Her condition was considered
very plecaTious and the authorltie
l fonnd II difiicnlt to investigate the
. matter without consulting the inva1it
| mother Df the victim. Mrs. Kenned.
: and her family or six children an,
l now residing at the home OF he
r father, Martin V. Walton, OF nea
lSlilSpdElck,
Harry Kennedy cane from enc c
I tIhe best families in MaG,Dn county
: His parents and relatives were tn
Q old lime OF Kennedys Residing in tn
\ northern pant OF Marion county. II
1 was not inclined to De enthusiast
cally industrious and was very fonu
OF gambling, He inherited consider
: able money and for number o
y years he and hls family lived happll
together. After his funds beclme dc
pleded he accepted a posbhlon as
D aeamster and followed the occupatto
1t for "a number Of yeals
There Is perhaps not many bette
knOwn man in Manon than WA
Kennedy. He never bore particular
z ly bad repul0tIo hlt the scandal a
which he has become 1.-The centra
z. fglace will s'tamle those who kneN
v ASim.
II He was manned a juryman for I'll
d january tenn Of tine common plea
h court and he may now be cited fC
Y contempt Of court. The authoritie
will bring no other charges againi
a him, however
: Kennedy told the authorities Mol
l. day niGht that his family had trie
l. to persecute him and that his daugl
n tee had been told no tell the stpr
Kennedy was taken before Justli
70 OF the Peace Charles Conley at
e o'clock Tuesday afternoon. He wal
IS ed examination and was bound ov,
to the grand jury under bond {