The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-08
She COLLAPSED.
Mrs. Kennedy Carried From
Court Room to Her Cell.
Judge Adjourns the Case Until
Monday.


Kansas City. June S.-Lulu Prince
Kennedy cried convulsively in the court
room this morning when a witness testi-
fed to a conversation held with the
prisoners favorite brother. Bert Prince,
a few minutes after the killing Of Ken
nedy. Mrs. Kennedy was removed from
the room in an effort to quiet her, but
when she was brought back a few min
utes later, she sobbed aloud and final
ly collapsed utterly. Unable to proceed
with the trial. Judge Wofford ordered
an adjournment till Monday morning,
and the prisoner, moaning and crying
aloud was carried bodily across the cor
ridor to her cell. This was the first real
sign of a breakdown the prisoner has
displayed since the killing in January
last, the cool attitude and apparent
careless bearing she has shown having
completely puzzled the officers who have
had her in their care.
Miss Bertie Litchfield, former school
mate of Bert Prince was on the stand
reSuming her testimony of yesterday
Yesterday she told of Prince being in
the Ridge building at the time of the
murder and of his conversation with
her at the time. The defense had OBJ
jected to this conversation being re-
lated and Judge Wofford reserved his
decision until today, announcing this
morning that the state would be permit
ted to give the testimony.
The theory of the state is that Bert
Prince, together with his brother Will
and his father. c. w. Prince. all of
whom are awaiting trial on charge
of completely in the murder, had con-
spired with Mrs. Kennedy to kill Ken
nedy and that the male members of the
family were present in the building
watching the different entrances to pre-
vent his escape.
Miss Litchfield today testified to hav-
ing seen Bert Prince on the floor above
shooting. I told him." said Miss Litch-
field. that I had been down stairs; that
some one had been hurt. Bert said Lulu
did 1t; she gave him what was coming
to him. He didn't treat her right and
she fixed him." At this point Mrs.
Kennedy gave way to a fit of crying and
was taken from the room Bert Prince,
who is travelling musician, has since
her incarceration done more, apparently,
than any other member of the family
to make the prisoners situation beara-
bic, frequently holding concerts in her
cell, and Mrs. Kennedy has shown her
favoritism for him and keen regret that
his name had any connection with the
case.
In the court room Mrs. Kennedy oc-
cupies a chair at a table with her at
torneys, and about her daily are group
ed her father, her mother who visited
the prisoner but once since her arrest;
her married sister, Mrs. Leon and the
latter's husband. Frequently during a
whole session of court her relatives pay
no attention to her. Today when Mrs.
Kennedy gave vent to her feelings in
sobbing, her father tried to quiet her,
but Mrs. Prince and Mrs. Leon remain
ed in their seats, making no effort to
comfort the woman.
Charles Dittmier testified to Bert
Prince having fOrecasted the murder.
Two days before the murder took place.
Dittmier said, Prince accosted him
while reading a newspaper account OF
Kennedy's suit for annulment of the
marriage. Prince had remarked:
You'll read worse than this about
him before long,
William T. Hacker told of seeing Mrs.
Kennedy and Bert Prince together in
the vicinity of Kennedy's Office a few
hours before the murder. and Clifford
Lawson testified to having seen Prince
there at about the same time with
woman whom he did not know
DR.. Cross testified to Mrs. Kennedy visit
ing his Office in October last, two months
before her marriage to Kennedy. She
had said her name was Mrs. Case Patten
and that her husband was a professional
baseball player. She had recently been
married to Patten. she told witness, but
did not want the fact made known as
Patten might lose his position on the
ball team. She stated she was in deli
cate condition but he could not tell posi-
lively if this were a fact and did not
prescribe for her. She came twice again
and asked him for treatment for her
condition which he refused.
'Dn the occasion OF the CnlEQ WISH Olu
she say she was still in a delicate con-
dition? ~
DR.. Cross-she said she was not
DR.. Cross then told of her calling on
him a fourth time. on January 10, the
day of the murder, when she told him
that she was not Mrs. Patten but she
was Mrs. Kennedy. She asked him to go
to Kennedy and tell him she was still
in the same condition"
She said that Kennedy intended to
bring suit to have their marriage set
aside.
The papers will be served tonight
she said. and my father will make me
fight the annuIment proceedings and
everything will come out"
DIR. Cross went to Kennedy's Office and
delivered his message. Mrs. Kennedy
followed the doctor closely and before
the latter had time TO turn away she
had asked Kennedy if he intended to
live with her, received a negative an
swer, and began firing at him.
William Shaw. at whose house Case
Patten had boarded. told Of the ball
player and Mrs. Kennedy being in each
others company a great deal between
July and October, 1900, and Mrs. Ken
find Patten.
City Detective O'Hare testified that
Mrs Kennedy had come to the police
station in October and comDlained that
Patten had taken her ring to Westport.
N Y Later she said she had gone to
New York and gotten the ring.
The city physician described the
wound on Kennedy's body and manner
of his death. During the recital Of this
kept her face covered and cried