Bisbee daily review., 1914-06-04

convinced him that they had evil dence sufficient Go get his conviction Kermeen then made am alleged clean breast of the murder of Harrell, which Watkins, Foster and Graham, the officers who, with former Officer Brooks of BisDee. carried out all of the work which led to the finding and arrest of Kermeen, are unshaken in their belief in, at least as to the prin- cipal point, the murder of HarreH
 Ever since brought back to jail from Bisbee, where he was taken to appear for preliminary arraignment on the charge of murder. and where he hastily waived examination and begged to be hurried back to Tomb stone, which was granted. Kermeen has been "bucking up' He has had access to legal advice and is believed to have been told that notwithstand- ing his confession he has a chance to gain his freedom He is believed to have had word from his mother, living at Rhyolite. New, that funds for his legal battle would be forth coming Als9, moral encouragement of the sloppy sort that has become popular toward murderers. has found its way to the confessed murderer in his cell and has helped much in stiff fening him to his present attitude
 Associated with all this is believed Go be the notion that Kermeen has been helped to that because of the change in city officials in Bisbee at the recent election, and which be- came effective only today. much of the evidence that had accumulated against him will not see the light. and that. also highly important there will be cessation of the jogging of his
 trail and the determined search for the facts which the Bisbee officers conducted and which drove him to frantic desperation Kermeen is be- leved to feel confidence that Marshal Watkins and Special Officer John Foster are now out of the case and that they win be kept from further activities, while Deputy Sherin Ora ham has left the section to enter up, on a different line of official duties which will occupy all of his time These are the men whom Kermeen feared above all others; the only of-
 icers he came to fear in his case and of whom alone he now stands in fear And he believes their capacity for effective work, for more than formal appearance, has been de- stroyed
 When asked by the court, follow ing the surprised silence which came after the mans declaration of not guilty, a plea in conformity with his confession having been wholly ex- pected in the court room. whether he wished the appointment of am attor- ney in his behalf Kermeen replied iauntily that he did not; that he had an attorney. Following the brief formalities of remand him to jail, Kermeen walked back to his cell ap- pareutly in entire satisfaction The next move on his part is expected to be application on the part of his at- toney for admission of the confessed murderer to bail Whether he win get it, in view of the confession which is eXtant is a question about which will probably raise a fine legal point Unless admitted to bail, Kermeen win remain in jail until July. when the criminal session of court is called.
 City Marshal Watkins said last night, when advised of the plea en- tered by Kermeen and the inferences given by bis actions of yesterday that if Kermeen his attorney or his friends and advisers, thought for a single minute that his activities. or those of the men who were associated with him in solving the Harrel mur- der mystery, ended when he stepped out of office. they were greatly mis- taken. He added that every assist ance would be- given by him and those associated with him, in their unof- cial capacities of the present time, to aid the bringing of full justice 10 kermeen, who is now no less a cold blooded murderer in their eyes than he was whep they accomplished his arrest and turned him over to the