Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-11
w. w. Kermeen, Charged With
 the Murder of ]. F. Harrel. Is
 Accused of MurderIng Woman in Northern Part of California.
Long List of Crimes, From Mur-
 der to Arson, Are Laid at Kermeen'S Door; Bad Reputa-
 tiOn While Living in Nevada.

The sordid tale of the life of w. w. E@rmeen, now lying in the county jail at Tucson awaiting trial in Co. chise county for the murder of J. F. Harren, has developed sufficiently to show the local officials that one of the most criminally inclined characters in the country is now in jail in this state
 The story of Kermeen and his at- one-time-confessed murder of the young bank clerk. fresh from Los Angeles. but later repudiated has been told in detail Kermeen's his- tory, previous to the time of his ar- rest for the murder in Bisbee. was shrouded in darkness. Not until the local officers searched California and Nevada did a partially complete list of his acts become available. Even with another murder and two arson charges to his credit the officials be- ! lieve others will develop to further cloud Che character of one of the most hardened. or obsessed, characters ! ever in Cochise county.
 Kermeen, after his arrest in El Paso. was brought to Tombstone. The officials who had worked upon the l case got into communication with California officers and were not long uncovering a henious crime. alleged to have been committed by Kermaen i'm the town of Kennel, California
 From the information received from northern California, Kermeen worked in the Shasta county mines He made a practice of coming into Kennel and spending most of his time there in . the restricted district
 About the middle of April Ker- .meen arrived in Kennel He immedi- ately sought the line" There he cultivated the friendship of several women, notably one by the name of Francis White. On the eve of April 15 he entered the room of the White woman and elected to stay there over night. A friend of the woman came into the room about midnight and found Kermeen there. The next morning the room was locked up and Francis White was nowhere about
 Nothing, particularly, was thought of her disappearance. however, as she was in the habit of leaving sud, denly for several days at a time. She usually visited the nearby lum- Der and mining camps. No attempt was made to investigate her where abouts.
 Three days later an unbearable odor was discovered in the immediate vicinity and after investigation vas found to emanate from the apartment of the White woman. It was forced open
 The body of Francis White was found on the floor in a semi-decom. posed condition. The head lay in a pool of blood The skull was crushed in. The instrument, with which the murder was committed, lay nearby lt was an ordinary hammer. The wo. } mans effects had been rihed
 In the meantime Kermeen had stayed for two days in Kennel He is known to have purchased some new clothes and on the night before the discovery of the body bought a l. ticket for Sacramento, California. He 1. was never heard of until news of his arrest reached the Kennel officer.
 from Bisbee.
 Adyices from Nevada indicate thai Kermeen's criminality was not con
 fined to murders When yet a young , boy he is known to have set fire tC 1 two buildings in Nevada. According to a Carson City paper the town was
 visited by a number of inciendary
 fires An organized gang was al
 work They were finally f1rreted ou
 and one hanged by a mob After this for some years the town - was quiet in this respect when sud . denly several efforts were made tC , burn the school house. No CluD