The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-13
Jim KENNEDY DIES AFTER
OPERATION At FRANKFORT
Frankfort Paper Tells Of Faithful
Fight Made Bv AGED Father
For Ms Sons.


this week as n result of IN operation
for gall stones. The remains OF the
Young map were brought back by his
grief stricken parents TO Lancaster
and Inferred in the old family bury
ing ground in the presence OF many
friends and relatives. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kennedy have the sympathy of many
friends in this and the other troubles
through which they have gone in the
past few years. The Frankfort
News journal contained the follow
ing story of the death OF Jim Ken
pedy and of the faithful fight which
has been made by the gray-haired old
father on behalf of his boys for sew
ersl wears most all of which Is well
known history in the county. The
Frankfort paper says:
with one son dead while a CON
Wet in the Frankfort Penitent'ary,
Grove Kennedy Is here to get anoth-
or son released on parole so that
he can take them both back home
with him. With Mr.. Kennedy ven
ersble old man. il his wife, and
probably no one woman IN Kentucky
ever went through more sorrow than
this woman, who is only a tiny bit
OF humanity. Al different times. her
husband and three sous were ~ the
pcn,tcntiary. on conviction of HON
icsde.
Jim Kennedy died here yesterda"
in Me Kings Daughters Hospital.
after an operation for gall stones.
lie was taken III in the prison and
was sent from there 10 the hospital
where there was more chance OF the
operation being successful. lie failed
10 rally after the opration. and died
this morihrSg. Ills brother VIII
Kennedy, is now serving a life SEN
iesse in the penitentiary Tor killing
r man at Crab Orchard.
The Kennedys have been eonspic-
uo.s figures in the criminal annals
OF that section of kentucky about
Grab Orchard for some years. old
Grove kcnned, killed has uncle. some
wears since, and was seh 10 the
pss,itentiarv lie war pardoned by
Coz. Luke blackburn. Later. two OF
Kennedy sons. Faulkner and VIII
ll~aody. engaged in quarrel with
a asn to whose daughters the boys
hsd been attentive. There were no
Witnesses to the shooting. but Faux
uer Kennedy shot the man in the LEG.
The wounded man Went home and
did got call in physician To see HIM
Grove Kennedy. when he heard this
seni q physician to attend the IN
lnrcd man The latter refused To
slow an examination or treatment
of his wound and died. really of
neglect. lie died within the year.
however aud the boys who had kill
ed him. we're indicted. Faulkner
Keanedy was sentenced to serve II
wears in the peniteutiary and VIII
Kennedy was given ten wears.
While this ease was still pending
aud fresh in the minds of the people
of Lincoln county. Jim Kennedy Kill
ed a man who had drawn revolver
and began shooting at him. Accord
isg to the testimony. IL was street
eight in which the two shot Il out,
each firing four ar live shots. jim
Kennedy was convicted and sentenc-
I'd TO the peniicnliary for life. lie
aud his family claimed that the Sc
,.r~ sentence was due to the feeling
that existed against the kennedys,
Grove Kennedy. the father, has
devoted the last few yevrs 10 efforts
To get his sons out of prison. lie
appeared at every meeting of the
Prison Commission asking for a pa
role for one or the other of the three
boys. Gov. Wilson was also ap-
pesled to by Kennedy. and whenever
Acting Gov. Cox was IN the char
kennedy Vas certain TO appear N
Frankfort. After having tried thes'
two governors. when Kennedy heard
that new man. Conn Linn. would
be acting governor for a day, Ken
uedy appeared and made q plea e
Mr.. Linn for pardon. His deter
minstion and faithfuiness. nppealed
10 the governor and the members Of
the Prison Commission and Kennel,
always was given q careful hearing
At last his efforts were awaiting
Gov. Wilson committed the sentence
Of Faulkner Kennedy. and Just be.
fore his time would have been out
The Prison Commission granted a pa.
role. Bat the old man still had two
sons in prison. and he kept work
ing TO get them out Jim Kennedy
had a good place in the prison hos
pital, and was liked by everybod,
there. He was good-looking ana
manly. He was taken i'll some weeks
since, and was removed 10 the hos
pitsl the first of this week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Kennedy. the father
and mother, came to Frankfort this
week. and we're with their son wher
ne died. As soon as be died. the,
began their efforts to have VIII Ken
neds released so that he could &c