The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-06-20
MRS. KENNEDY IS GUILTY.
jury at Kansas City Convicts Her Of
second-Degree Murder for
killing Her Husband.


Kansas City, Mo-, June 1.-THE jury
in the Kennedy murder case Saturday
morning brought in verdict Of guilty
of murder in the second degree. and
fixing Mrs. Kennedy's punishment at
ten years in the penitentiary.
Judge Wofford entered the court
room at 9:45 and Immediately sent for
the prisoner. Mrs. Kennedy was
brought in few minutes later, accom-
panied by her father and her married
sister, Mrs. Leon. A moment later the
jury filed into the room. When the
judge asked the foreman of the jury
if verdict had been reached, he hand
ed slip of paper to the clerk.
Mrs. Kennedy heard it's contents
read calmly. A moment later she sunk
into chair and covered her eyes with
her arms and cried aloud. The jury
took six ballots. The first stood ten
to two for conviction. They remained
that way until the last ballot. The de-
Tense gave notice of appeal.
The prisoners father showed no
more emotion than if the verdict had
been so many words pertaining to a
matter of small Importance to the
family. .~...... ...
This case disposed of, Judge Wof-
ford asked if both sides were ready
for the trial of C. w. Prince, Bert and
viii Prince, father and brothers, re-
spectively, of Mrs. Kennedy, on the
charge of conspiracy to kill Ken
nedy. The state was ready, but the
defense asked postponement till Mon
day. Judge Wofford said he wished
to call in another judge to sit in the
case. 81 am not satisfied" said he,
shat Bert Prince and the old man
were at the Ridge building at the
time of the killing"
This seemed to interest the IA
Their more than the verdict just rem
dered, and the prisoner raised her
head and listened intently to the
talk about her relatives. When Mrs.
Kennedy was led to her cell, she had
entirely recovered her composure,
and had resumed the cool, Indifferent
manner that has so puzzled the Jail
officials during her five months in
Jail.
The murder of Kennedy occurred at
$40 o'clock in the evening of February
10, last, in the new Ridge building, in
the center of the business district.
Kennedy, who was contracting agent
of the Merchants Despatch Trans
portation company, was sitting at his
desk in his Office when called to the
door by DIR. Cross, the woman's physi-
clan. Mrs. Kennedy followed the ply.
stefan closely, asked her husband if he
intended to live with her, and, receiv.
ing a negative answer, began shooting.
She fred five shots, all of which took
effect and any one of which would
have proved fatal Kennedy died al.
most instantly, the only words es-
Gaping his lips being: at wasn't hel
gum" Before taken away by the po
lice, the woman kicked the PROSTATE
man in the face, remarking: "You will
never seduce another girl" Thomas
Kennedy, brother of the man, tried
to wrest the revolver from Mrs. Ken.
nedy's hand, when he was struck down
by her brother, viii Prince.
The couple were married in the cir
cult court on February 4, and two days
before he was killed Kennedy brought
suit to have the marriage set aside, al.
leging duress, and charging w. C.
Prince, the girls father, and Will
Prince with forcing him to marry her
at the point of revolver. The three
Princes are now awaiting trial on a
charge of conspiring to kill Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy is 26 years old, and
Kennedy was %.