The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-11
Mrs. Kennedy's Interest in Her
Case Apparently ReviVes.
Her Brother Brought From His
Cell to Testify.
MORE TEARS ARE SHED
Mother OF the Defendant Weeps
at His Recital.
A Witness Tells Of Her Kicking
Kennedy After His Death.

Kansas City, June 1.-THE defense
today opened its side of the case Of
Lulu Prince Kennedy, on trial for the
murder OF Philip H. Kennedy her hus-
band. The prisoner looked particularly
well. She had taken particular care III
making her toilet, and she displayed
more interest than at any time since the
case opened, scanning each witness
critically and listening eagerly to the
testimony. VIII Prince, the prisoners
brother, who IS charged with being the
principal character in the alleged con-
spiracy to kill Kennedy. was brought
from his cell and placed on the stand.
AS he testified in defense of his sister.
Mrs G. W. Prince, the mother. burst
into tears, which broke forth afresh as
he detailed the different chapters in the
affair.
Thomas H Ridge. the first witness.
told of the scene in the Ridge building
at the time of the murder. He had come
upon the scene soon after a policeman
arrived. Mrs. Kennedy had requested
the officer to let loose his hold on her
hands; the doctor had said Kennedy
was dead, and then Mrs. Kennedy.
stepping to the prOstrate form. had
kicked him in the side of the head, and
remarked:
You'll never seduce another girl"
Through T. J. Noble. the defense en-
deavored to prove that the time Of the
murder as set by the states witnesses
was incorrect but his statements in that
respect did not differ materially from
ness said the defendant appeared very
excited and blue. but on cross-examina-
ton admitted that she had requested the
officer to release her hands, so she might
arrange her hair and that she had re-
marked she was not going to run away.
The states witnesses testified that the
prisoner acted perfectly cool when ar
rested and when led away remarked
that the murder had not caused much
excitement During the question
ing the prisoner kept patting the floor
WILL PRINCE TEsTIFIEs.
Then viii Prince took the stand. He
is a prepcssessing man Of thirty He
resembles his sister in features and
looked at her constantly while giving
his evidence. He kissed his mother and
married sister. Mrs. Leon. as he passed
them and patted the prisoner on the
shoulder.
VIII Prince, according to a theory Of
the prosecution, was a professional
mesmerist and in nerving her up to
commit the murder of Kennedy, exer-
cised his hypnotic power over Mrs. Ken
nedy. Prince denied that he was
mesmerist, or that he ever mesmerised
a person and said he had never been q
prize fighter, as had been alleged
Prince detailed his whereabouts on the
day of the murder. He had been with
his patent attorneys during the morn
ing, he said, talking over patent that
he intended placing on the market. and
went home about noon, remaining there
until $3.50 when he returned to town
alone. He went to his fathers place OF
business. and at 4 o'clock Mrs. Ken
nedy followed. He denied having ac-
companied Mrs. Kenndy to town few
hours before the murder, when she was
supposed to have been en- route to Ken
nedy's office.
The state tried to show that Prince
left home with his sister on the after
noon of the murder, furnishing her with
a revolver en- route, and instructing her
in what she should do when she went
to her husbands Office.
Prince testified to leaving his fathers
place of business at $50 and going to the
Ridge building. where he WAS attracted
by woman's screams. ide went to the
sister He had thought the man was
Phillip Kennedy, but found IL was the
latter's brother, and left the sceen. Prince
continuing, told of his sisters condition
after the forced marriage TO Kennedy.
when he had refused to I'VE with her
She was despondent he said and confined
herself to her room. refusing to eat or
talk with anyone
on cross-examination a letter. written
by the witness to the defendant in JuEe.
1900 was introduced and Prince was
asked what he meant when he wrote that
he was worried over Luius conduct. lif
said it was because she was sad ana dis-
going with Case Patten, the haSei'oll
plaver. at that time He denied that the
pistol with which Mrs. Kennedy did the
shooting belonged to him. lie adiaitted
having watched the clock closely naI
hour before he left for the scene OF the
Ben Brock told OF being at C. w
Princes place of business shortly before
the shooting and of Wnl Prince first leav-
ing and being followed closely by Bert
ored to grove that the Princes watched
the entrances Of the Ridge building at
examination became mixed as to the time
of the shooting and admitted the time as
cutor Hadiey introduced testimony given
by Brock at the preliminary nearing TO