The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-27
HUNT FOR KENNEDY
. IS TO BEGIN AGAIN
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nedy and 1 wore light suits on the
night Of the murder. 1t was he, and
not I. who wore the derby hat. and 1t
was his hat that was found in the alley
after the murder.
az believe that will now be able to
give my attorneys sufficient informa-
ton TO convince the court that I am
entitled to a new trial on the grounds
of newly discovered evidence. Kennedy
done time in Folsom penitentiary, in
California. He has a record of twelve
years of crime. can prove that he re-
manned in Salt Lake three weeks after
he got out Of the city Jail.
81 have been the fall guy and have
beeen doublecrossed by Kennedy all
the way through. He promised to as
sist in delivering me from the county
Jail, even if he had to blow the build
ing up. After his alleged escape from
the city jail he did not even as much
as send me a sack of tobacco. Ken
nedy told no less than six persons aft
er the shooting that 1t was he who
killed Riley He told two women in
Ogden the story. and II was his talking
that led to our arrest.
IF he VIII tell all he knows, Rich
ardson, the negro bartender at the sa-
tify that the gun which was used in
court in evidence against me belonged
to Kennedy; that he secured it from
the saloon early in the evening of the
murder, and he told Richardson that
he was going out for a 'stick-up.'
Bartender Knows Facts.
Richardson can also tell that few
minutes after Riley was shot Kennedy
came into the saloon, hatless and with
his clothes torn and his hands bleed
ing from climbing the screen fence in
the alley through which he ran after
tell that Kennedy washed his hands
and brushed his clothes in the base
ment of the saloon. and that he Sc
cured another hat.
after Kennedy fired the shots which
killed Riley he ran through the alley,
climbed the fence, swung around the
block and came around by East Sec
ond South and States streets. The
crowd was surging north on State
street to where the body Of Riley was
lying, and Kennedy, bareheaded, Joined
in the throng. He was not suspected
even though he was hatless, for there
were others there without hats, they
having rushed out from the stores and
for about a minute and then went
through Orpheum alley and by the rear
door entered the negro Saloon.
81 was triclzed into making the con-
fession at the city jail; / was told that
they had the goods on me in several
other cases; Kennedy was gone and I
felt I was in the lureh and might as
well stand for it. Kennedy owns prop
erty in a nearby state, and Ii will not
be difficult to locate him with the in
formation l have given the sheriff. In
der his right name Kennedy trained
Stanley Ketchel at Marysville Cal, for
one of his big fights. Shortly after the
contest, which was won by Ketchel.
Kennedy got into trouble in Oakland
and served six months in jail
Writes to Aged Mother.
Driskell is still at the county jail.
Yesterday he wrote to his aged mother
In Fresno, Cal, and broke the news of
his conviction and life sentence to her
Today he win have a conference with
his attorneys and will tell them all and
possibly more than he told Sheriff Sharp
yesterday. The sheriff expressed the
belief last night, after his conversation
with Driskeli in the presence of several
witnesses, that the prisoner is still with
holding some important feature which
may strengthen his claim of innocence.
Next Thursday is the day set by Judge
Lewis for passing formal judgment.
Mathonihah Thomas, his chief counsel,
said yesterday he would likely ask for
a stay of execution perding any mo-
lions ne might have to make in the case.
This course may be changed in the light
of Driskell's latest story.
Driskell further asserted yesterday
that william Morgan, his cellmate. who
wrote the note to his brother to bring
in saws and guns to assist the contem-
plated jailbreak. and who wrote the
note which said 1t was life or the
rope" did so of his own accord. and
that the note was not dictated to him.