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CITY CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.
BAPTIST Bible-school at 10. Prayer-
uieeting , Wednesday evening at 8 p. ni.
Services both Sunday morning and even
ing by Rev. George L. White.
OATHOI.IC Mass at 8 o'clock a. m.
High mass and sermon at 10:30 a. m. ,
with choir. Sunday-school at 2:30 p. m.
All are cordially welcome.
RBV. J. W. HICKEY , Pastor.
EPISCOPAL Services during summer :
Sunday-school at 10. Evening prayer
and sermon every Sunday at 8 o'clock.
Sunday morning service , also Friday
evening Litany , discontinued uutil fur
ther notice. Holy communion to be an
nounced. HOWARD STOY , Rector.
CHRISTIAN Bible-school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at n. Prayer-meeting and
Bible-study , Wednesday evening at 8.
Morning subject , "Triumphing in
Christ's Strength , " Evening subject ,
'Partaking of the Divine Nature. " All
are invited. J. W. WALKER , Pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday-school at
10. Preaching at n. Y. P. S. C. E. at
6:45. Preaching at 7:30. Prayer-meeting ,
Wednesday evening , at 7:30. Morning
subject , "The Victory of Faith. " Even
ing subject , "Democracy , Its Spiritual
Element. " All are welcome.
W. J. TURNER , Pastor.
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Governor Poynter Pardons Mur
derer Kearns Under Suspi
cious Circumstances.
The CUBS County Murderer , living In
Ottawa , Canada , Tell * HIM Story.
Omaha , Oct 29. In no Instance has
the pardoning power of the governor
bceu more shamefully abused than l > >
Governor Poynter In pardoning Join
Benwell Keurns , the murderer of Mat
thew Akeson of Cass county. With the
facts relating to this most awful crime
shocking in its brutality , most of Un
people of Nebraska are familiar , but
there are few who are aware of the
fact that Kearus wan pardoned undei
very suspicious circumstances , cir
cumstances Indicative of shameful col
luslon. If not downright fraud.
Governor Poynfer pardoned Kearns
on the claim that he was "dying , " but
it now develops that Kearns Is living
in Ottawa , Canada , and Is in perfect
health. Sixteen months have elapsed
Bince the brutal murderer of old man
Akeson was clandestinely and secretly
released from the penitentiary and
"sent home to die , " but he Is not only
not dead , but Is working every day and
has been for the last ten months and
is , as shown by the following dispatch
from Ottawa , in perfect physical con
dition.
GOOD TIME ALLOWED.
Perhaps the most glaring imposition
Is the allowance of "good time" to u
prisoner sentenced for life. This is an
irregularity , an inconsistency , a dis
crepancy so difficult of mathematical
calculation and logical analysis that it
is passed up to Governor Poynter for
an explanation. Is it not a fact that
the "good time" allowed was allowed
so that the convict might be released
about two years before even the end of
the commuted sentence , seven years
arid six months ? Kearns was sen
tenced for life , Governor Poynter com
muted his sentence to seven years and
fix months and then , to make matters
worse , reduced his term more than
two years by allowing him "good
time. " In other words , the perpe
trator of one of the most deliberate
and cold-blooded murders ever com
mitted , who was tried , convicted and
sentenced for life was turned loose
by Governor Poynter inside of five
years afterward. Kearns was re
leased from the penitentiary while the
soil was yet fresh on the grave of his
victim. What inspired such an act on
the part of Sovernor Poyuter is a mys
tery which the "certificates" of the
warden and physician do not satisfac
torily solve. Kearns himself says that
he had no thought of securing a par
don until AVarden Leidigh broached
the subject to him. Kearns said that
at the least he estimated that he
would not be able to secure recogni
tion .In the way of clemency for ten
years. lie knew upon what charge he
was convicted and reasonably com
puted his penalty on the sentiment of
society and the exactions of law and
order. lie knew he had committed a
monstrous crime and it is no wonder
that he had spent five years behind
the bars and expected to serve five
more before he himself could in his
mind justify his right to relief. He
knew , too , that his partner , Harry
11)11 , no more guilty than he , paid the
penalty with his life. Knowing all
this he had no reason to expect , and
did not expect to gain his freedom
inside of ten years at best.
Just what caused Warden Leidigh
and the prison physician to take such
an interest in securing a pardon for
Kearns , before he had ever asked for
or expected it. is unknown. Why he
was pardoned by Governor Poynter se
cretly and clandestinely , without no
tice being given the people of Cass
county before the pardon was granted
ns required by law , allowed "good
time" and hurried out of the state , is
also a mystery. The murderer had
wealthy relatives and at is presumable
at least that they had something to do
with securing his release.
Kearns says if his pardon was
bought and paid for he does not know
it , though he admits that a wealthy
friend from Montana named Brown
came to Lincoln and perhaps "inter
ceded" for him. Kearns has two
uncles in Montana in the mining bus
iness , Patrick and Michael Kearns.
who are reputed to be wealthy and it
is possible that the Mr. " " 'Brown" was
none other than Patrick or Michael
Kearns.
Governor Poynter attempts to play
npon sympathy by saying that Kearns
was dying and that in such cases "hu
manity usually dictated that the pris
oner be sent home to die. "
Did humanity dictate when poor , old
Matthew Ake = on was cruelly murder
ed in the presence and before tlto eye *
of his own family ? Was it any les
humane for Kearns. with his hainl < <
steeped in the blood of an azed anil
helpless victim , to die in the peniten
tiary than it was for Matthew Akeson.
who throughout his GO ypnrs of I'fo
had never wronged a child and wlm
tvas universally esteemed as a go-Mi
: itizen. to die by the hand of a brutal
murderer in his own home ?
Did humanity dictate to Kearn .
cvhen for the purpose of robbery , he
Hitered the Akeson home and shot
lown helpless victims ?
Governor Poynter misjudges public
sentiment when he assumes to placate
lind appease It with any such excuse.
Had Kearns been dying and the governor
! cnew of his own personal knowledgp
that such was his condition , he might
tiave paroled him on the condition that '
lie be re-lmprlsoned if he regained his
. \
Lonlth. But according to Kcnrns' owi *
words. Governor Poynter knew noth
ing of his condition and the result is
that instead of Kearns "going home
to die , " he is cs healthy appearing to
day as any man in the great city of
Ottawa , as the following dispatch from
that place clearly shows.
The statements made by Kearna
were made to A. B. Taylor of Platts-
mouth , who went to Canada and saw
and talked with Kearns. Mr. Taylor
was bailiff in th'e court at Plattsinouth
when Kearns was tried and had charge
' of the prisoner during the trial. Mr.
Taylor is one of the oldest and most
respected citizens of Cass county and
any one who doubts that Kearns is
alive and well will be convinced to the
contrary by consulting Mr. Taylor.
Following is the dispatch :
MURDERER TELLS HIS STORY.
Ottawa , Out. , Oct. 17. Without even
a blush upon his cheek or tremor of
his lip , John Benwell Kearus , mur
derer of Matthew Akcson of Cass
county , Nebraska , today told the story
of that shocking tragedy and the story
concerning the manuer in which he
was released from the penitentiary.
Kearns resides here at 41 Lyon
street with his parents , who keep u
boarding house. He is employed as
a bookkeeper in the leather and har
ness store conducted by S. & H. Bor-
bridge , 88 Rideau street. He has been
employed there over live months , qual
ifying himself in a local commercial
college beforehand. lie was pardoned
out of the penitentiary May 23 , 1899 ,
and "sent home to die , " but of the 1C
months he Ifas been free he has de
voted ten months to mental and physi
cal labor and today is as healthy ap
pearing as any man in this city of GO-
000 people ; tall , erect and in fine physi
cal proportion. Nothing is known here
of his history in Nebraska. The fam
ily guard his record with utmost care.
When Kearns' household was visited
last night persistent inquiry failed to
elicit any information concerning the
identity of the murderer. Kearns ad
mitted that he had been away to the
states , but denied ever having been
in Nebraska. Despite the denials the
different members of the family ap
peared to be nervous about something
and this was what enkindled a very
remote ember of hope in the matter of
solving the mystery.
INVESTIGATION PROVES FACT.
The investigation was renewed bright
and early this morning and diligent
efforts , in which assistance was ren
dered by Detective Foster and Chief
Sherwood of the Dominion police , re
sulted in such an array of evidence
that Mrs. Kearns , mother of the mur
derer , finally acknowledged that he
was the man.
"I have tried to keep the whole thing
a secret from the public , " she said ,
"but I see you have the facts pretty
well in hand. John is working right
along and has a good job. "
"How did he happen to get par
doned ? Avas asked.
"I really don't know. I never asked
for it and I don't know who did. He
used to work for a rich man named
Brown in Montana , but I do not
know whether he helped him out or
not. Yes , I heard that it was reported
back in the states that he bought his
pardon. I don't know anything about
it. The first I knew he was in prison
was when I got a letter stating he was
there and was sentenced for three
years. I wrote to him about two
years later and asked him if he was
soon to be out and he then wrote me
he was sentenced for life. He mis
represented the facts to me in his first
letter. "
"Do you mean to say that you alone
of the family know of his trouble ? "
"No ; his father knows about it and
he put in part of the money to pay his
way from there here. Nobody else
here in Ottawa knows about it and
I hope nobody else will. "
DECLINES TO DISCUSS PARDON.
When asked how she heard that the
report was in circulation that he
bought his pardon she could not say ,
though it is evident that she has been
advised by somebody at Lincoln as to
certain conditions and further advised
to refrain from talking on this subject.
She admited receiving a letter from
Governor Poynter last June asking ,
her to furnish a physician's certificate
as to "her son's health , but she failed
to comply with the request , ostensibly
for fear the secret would get out , but
in reality because the "dying man"
was in excellent health and was at
work.
work.KEARNS
KEARNS TELLS HIS STORY.
John Kearus , the son , after learning
that further efforts to hide his iden
tity were useless , made a signed state
ment in substance as follows : "I Avas
pardoned out of the penitentiary May
23 , 1899. I had been sick prior to that
time , but was convalescing at the time
I was pardoned. I was kept in the
hospital up to the time I was released ,
but I was up and around four weeks
before. Of course , as long as they let
me stay there I would have been a fool
to have asked to go back to the cell. "
"Who interceded for you or asked
for your pardon ? . "
"I do not know. Brown of Montana
was down to see me once , but I don't
know whether he made any special
effort to get me out. "
"Is is not a fact that Brown's money
inspired your pardon ? "
LEID1GH SUGGESTED IT TO HIM.
"I could not say. I know that there
was considerable talk about prisoners
getting out through influence and the
use of money , but I can't say in my
case. Warden Leidigh is the first man
that ever mentioned pardon to me. I
had figured that I was there for ten
years at least and I never hoped or
thought of getting out sooner. I never
dreamed of pardon or thought I would
1 | * et one until n few weeks before I
| got it. Governor Poynter did not see
me but once after I was convicted and
that was one day when he was there
on a visit. He did not know of his
personal knowledge what my condi
tion was at the time I was pardoned.
"Leidigh had a good pull with him
and he helped me out. I wrote a letter -
tor thanking them both on reaching
here. I was released late in the after
noon and was taken to the depot In
a carriage. They bought me a ticket
through to Ottawa and I lost no time
in getting away. At Chicago I bought
a suit of clothes and sold my yrisoi
suit to a second-hand dealer.
"I had a good appetite the last four
weeks I was in the penitentiary lies
pital and wis getting on my feet whei
I got out. My hemorrhages stopped
long before I was pardoned and I have
never had any since , " he said , with i
squint of the eye.
"You art' a pretty rugged looking
corpse , " was remarked.
' 'Yes , I am in pretty fair shape
though I don't feel exactly like mj
fo * ier self. "
"Is that not due to worriment am
thoughts about the awful crime you
committed ? "
"Well , there are some things that
worry me aside from the condition of
my health. Of them-I would rather
not speak. "
"When did you last hear from Ni > -
braska ? "
"About 12 weeks ago , Mother got
a letter from Governor Poynter , in
which he asked for a physician's cer
tificate. Slio tore the letter up , or 1
would show it to you. She asked me
what to do about it , and I told her to
do the best she could for him , for I
thought he wanted to use it in poli
tics , and as he had helped me out 1
wanted to help him out. Mother an
swered the letter , but I think the cer
tificate was never sent. I have worked
steadily for over five months since I
got a job and have not lost a day. As
to the pardon , I can only say that I
owe my sii'vess in regaining my lib
erty to Leid'gh and Governor Poynter.
How or why the scheme to get me a
pardon started before I or any of my
relatives asked for one I cannot ex
plain. It may have started while I
was sick , but at the time it was grant
ed I was recovering rapidly. If there
was such a thing as money used to get
it , it was without my knowledge. No
doubt such things have been done at
that same place , but I can't say it wag
in my case. "
"How did you happen to give your
name as Benwell when you were ar
rested ? "
"The other fellow gave the name of
Harry Hill. That was not his right
name. Noticing that he gave a wrong
name I gave one too. I knew , how
ever , that if I was caught at it that
an alias would make it hard for me.
so I gave my mime as John Benwell
Kearns. When you came to the house
last evening I thought that you want
ed me for some railroad job. While I
was in the penitentiary a railroad de
tective had me connected with a job
that had boon done and I expected
you intended to prosecute me should
I ever get out.
"When I got out it was so arranged
that nobody should know it , and m/
first thought last night was that he
had followed me up. I was more in
terested in keeping my identity a se
cret on that account than on account
of notoriety.
"I have nothing to say about the
Cass county affair , " came the reply
when askcc1 about it. "I was con
victed , sent to the penitentiary and
pardoned. That is the stoiy of
record and that is all the story I'll
give you. I am a free man , and I
hope to get along as if nothing of the
kind had ever happened. I will forget
it , whether other people do or not. "
WHAT THEY THINK OF KEARNS.
"There goes a man with strong and
dangerous criminal instincts , " remark
ed Detective Foster , one of the shrewd
est officers of the Dominion of Canada ,
as Kearns left the room. "I think so
ciety is better off without such char
acters. Look at his firm jaw , low fore
head and cat-like eyes. I'll watch that
man from this on , that's certain. " It
is evident from Kearns' conversation
that he did not tell all he knew in con
nection with the pardon. It is quite
evident that the murder of old man Ake-
son is not the only crime which con
cerns him. That he committed other
crimes for which he has never atoned
or been apprehended is quite certain.
Nevertheless he dresses well , look.s
trim as a successful stock broker and
outside of his family , Chief Sherwood
and Detective Foster nobody here in
Ottawa knows any of his dark history.
He weighs about ISO pounds and is a
perfect picture of the ideal athlete.
Kearns incidentally spoke of affairs
connected with the management of
the penitentiaiy , and said that officials
and attaches smuggled in opium ,
whisky and morphine to certain in-
i ates and sold it to them. It is a
common thing , he said , for them to
take money away from prisoners , and
while the law is that this money
should go into the library fund most
of it went into pockets of officials and
employes.
IT IS BOGUS.
Frank Carpenter , first vice president
of the Anti-Saloon League , and a
member of the Carpenter Paper com
pany of Omaha , one of the largest con
cerns of this kind in the west , when
asked if the league had authorized
Ihomas Darnall to issue and send out
circulars urging temperance voters to
rote against Charles II. Dietrich , said :
"Positively no. On the other hand I
consider Mr. Dietrich an honest and
thorough business man and a very
good citizen. He would make an ex
cellent governor. "
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