The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-13
ISA HAIRY BLOW
To MRS. KENNEDY
Judge Refuses TO Admit Import
ant Testimony.
PRISONER is D0WNCAST
HAD HOPED TO PROVE MUCH By
CERTAIN WITNESSES.

Kansas City. June 12.-Judge Wof-
ford today ruled out the testimony Of
one Of the strongest witnesses pre-
sented so far Nv the defense in the
case Of Lulu Prlnce-Kennedy, on trial
for the murder of her husband. The
defense had evidently counted much
o.. being able to present this testimony
and the courts order to strike it out
was considered a blow to their side.
Mrs kennedy was VisibIy depressed by
the courts action.
The witness was Edward w Lewis,
an inspector for the Western Railway
Association insurance Protection bUv
reaU, and personal friend of the dead
man Through him the defense hoped
to prove the theory that Kennedy had
ruined Lulu Prince under promise of
marriage and then refused either to
marry her or live with her after the
marriage had been forced upon him.
The defense's theory is that Kennedy
Tilted Miss Prince for the Grand Rap
ids. Mich, woman mentioned in the
settlement Other testimony presented
today by the defense was in an at
tempt to show that Mrs. Kennedy was
temporarily insane at the TIME of the
murder The defense had MT closed
when court adjourned
The court room was crowded today
two hours before Judge WOfford APP
pe2red, dozens of women being present
with their lunches, prepared to remain
through the hour and a half noon re-
cess. the prisoner was even more
cheerful at the opening than yester-
day She laughed and talked constant
~ with those about her, and occasion
ally prompted her attorneys 10 bring
out a desired point.
IT. II. Allen. for whom the def@n6ant
had worked in the capacity of steno-
grapher told Of Kennedy calling on
her at his Office frequently. Other en-
pl9yees Of Aliens Office cOrroborated
this testimony
Admitted She Did Shooting.
c. +. Bernhardt. who had been pres
ent immediately after the murder, saw
VIII Prince sCuhing with Thomas
kennedy. ,he dead mans brother who
had tried TO disarm Mrs. Kennedy. A
policeman attempted to arrest Prince
and she haC said: let that man go;
4 did the shooting
g. r. Woody, who had boarded at the
Prince house, testified that Kennedy
called on Miss Prince at numerous
times last summer. he had seen her
walking in front Of Kennedy's Office
after the forced marriage and she APP
peared careFvorn and worried.
Edward w Lewis a shipping clerk,
began 70 tel Of a conversation he had
with Kennedy after the latter's mar
riage, but its admission was objected
TO. A lengthy argument ensued.
AT the afternoon session Judge TVof-
ford aunounced thai he would not per-
init Lewis to give his testimony in the
heariT.g of the jury. but ordered Il
taken down by The court steDographer,
it being given before the Judge and
court only. The defense evidently had
counted much upon what Lewis would
adduce and the judges exception had
decidedly depressing effect on the
prisoner As taken from the courts
record the testimony follows.
The day of the marriage Philip
kennedy came to me To- talk shout the
wedding He told me chat he had
known the girl FOR three years. that
he had loved her and that he had
promised to marry her. but had ruined
her. lie said that after he had ruined
her nc bad lost his respect for her.
lie t1ld me he had been called up by
Mr. Nearing, apd went to the latter-s
Office Nearing told him that he had 20
marry Lulu Prince he refused and
We1t out in the hall where he found
Lulu. the father and brother. Lulu put
out her arms and said. Phil don't
blame me- This is not my doinCs.'
Kennedy said. They threatened me
and I went with them over to the
c5Jrt house where we were married.
Phil asked me -nat he should do.
told him ne OUght TO marry the girl
and acknowledge her"
The day before the killing Kennel.
told iim he would not live with the
girl ana threatened to commit suicide