The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-09
TRIAL OF MRS. KENNEDY.
Broke Down While One of The States
Witnesses Was Testifying.
HER CONDITION NOT At ALL SERIOUS
And the Trial VIII Be Proceeded With
Evidence Which Affected Her Was
as to a Conspiracy

Kansas City, June s.-when the trial Of
Lniu Prince Kennedy for the killing Of
her husband was resumed today the de.
PENDANT wept bitterly during the TESTIMONY
Of witness regarding conversation held
with the prisoners fayoflte brother, Bert
Prince, few minutes after the killing Of
Kennedy Mrs Kennedy was removed from
the room In an EFFORT to quiet her, hut
when she was brought back "A few minutes
later she sobbed aloud and finally collapsed
utterly. Unable 10 proceed with the tiial,
Judge wofford ordered an adjournment IN
I'll Monday morning and the prisoner, moan
Ing and crying aloud, was carried bodily
across the corridor 10 her cell This was
the first grief the prisoner has displayed
since the killing IN January last.
Miss Berthe Litehfeid, o former school
mate OF Bert Prince, was on the stand
iesuming her testimony Of yesterday. Yes
tcrday she told Of Prince being In the
ridge building at the time OF the murder
I OF his conversation with her nt that time
! The defense had objected TO this conyelsa-
| tion being related and Judge Wonorl re-.
served his decision until today, 0nnounc
/ lug this morning that the state womb
/ be permitted 70 give the testimony. The
/ theory OF the state Is that Bert Prince
=
/ flther Z. w Prince, an of whom are
nw1iting trial on chhrge Of coiupiiClly
I n the murder; had consplred with Mrs.
/ Kennedy 70 XII Kennedy and mar he
| mule members pf the family were present
| IN the building watching tile different en-
! frances TO prevent escape.
| MISS LltGhneld teslinen to haylng seen
| Beri Prince on the floor above Kennedy b
! oifiGe q moment after the shootlng.
/ ~ told him., she said, "thlt mad been
! down stairs; thut some one hau oeeu Allit.
| Bert said Lulu did it; She gave hlm what
| Was coming 10 him. lie dld NOT treat her
! right and she BILLED him.
At this point Mrs. Kennedy gave way
! to d at OF CRYING and was taken from the
/ room. Bert Prince. who Is travelling mu
sclan. has since her Incarceration done
/ more apparently than any other member
/ Of the family 70 make The prisoners sit
untion bcarable;, frequentig holding con
! certs 10 her cell, and Mrs Kennedy ,hus
| shown her fayorltsIn FOR him ANA keen
/ regret that his name had any connection
In The eSuri room Mrs Kennedy occu
/ pies chair at "A table with her attorneys
| and about her daily are grouped her
/ father her mother. who visited the prs.
I lied sister, Mrs. Leon. and the latter
1 husband Frequently during d whole ses
sion of the court her relatives pay nc
| attention to her Today. when Mrs. Ken
/ n,sly gave vent to her feelings In sobblug
| her father tried to dulet her hut Mrs.
! Ir.nce ana Mrs. Leon remained IN thglr
seats making no enort 10 comfort the
/ woman.
charles Dlttmler testified to Bert Prince
| having forecnsted the murder Two DAYS
before the murder occurred pittmer said
1 Prince accosted him whik reoS'ng news.
| paper account Of Kennedys suit of an
nulment of the marriage, Prince had re-
marked; You'll read worse than this
about him before long,
William Thacker tod Of seeing Mrs
Kennedy and Bert Prince together In tho
vicinity Of Kennedys Office q few hours
| before the murder and Cllnord Lawson
| testified 10 having seen Prince there al
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