The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-14
CASE DRAWING TOAC CLOSE
The Trial Of Mrs. Lula Prince Kenne.
dy Nearing the End.
THE ACCUSED is yISIBLy DISTRESSED
Court Has Ruled Out All Unsupported
Testimony Tending TO Show That
Her Victim First Ruined Her.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 18-In the case
Of Lulu Prince Kennedy the defense today
suffered second setback when Judge
WoGor1 rulcd ont conversation with
Kennedy before the Killing, tending to cor.
roborute evidence offered yesterday 10
prpse that Kennedy had admitted having
ruined Iulu Prince.
Further expert testimony to prove that
thr defendant was temporarily insane at
the time Of the shooting was offered aud
Berl Prince, one Of the qnartctte OF alles Il
consprators, ngaIn took the stand. this
lime for the defense to prove an albl
for himself ana TO deny that lac had pre-
dlcted the killing " kennedy,
Mrs. Kennedy appeared much distressed
today.
Last night the ialler was compelled TO
call In physician TO attend Mrs Kennedy.
and II WIS necessary 10 administer scda-
tive to produce sleep.
The prisoner was weak and nervous
plainly affected by the courts action in
ruling out what the defense asserted wat
their strongest evidence, That OF u. w.
Lewis, who, Il was their theory. would
prove that Kennedy had admitted he had
ruined the girl aud Tilted her for another
woman.
d'hls morning when she appeared In
edurt she was much depressed aud de-
jected
one OF the first witnesses called today
was Arthur ~. Kuhn, a former Intimate
friend of Kennedy Kuhn ike Lewis. waA
required 10 recic conversation with
)Kenncdy regarding his forced marriage to
Miss Prince and facts leading up to II, hut
the prosecution objected and the testimony
WIS ruled out. However. as yesterday in
tue gase OF Lewis testimony. Kuhn was
permitted 10 make his statement TO the
court StcnOgtApher.
kuhu. told Of meeting Kennedy ca the
dny following the mttcrs forced marriage
p PIX E,''''' nv" '0'o'"'''' Kuhn '"d re-
~ don't see how I cg1 have much use
for q man who admits thar except FOR him
a sirl would be as pure as tho driven snow
aud then compel her ip beg him tp llyo
With her aud then to have suit for If
Norce- ] told him 10 do the right thing
aud that Il be- id ! Would call On him.
lie shook his head. told him that II mi
trouble | also told BIN thut q man with
q family would be- Justified IN Letting day
Bert Prince q travelling mandolin nj yar
ana favorltc brother or fhc defondpllt
was the next witness. Tic had earlier in
me tfial appeared for the St'tic Prince
toh " going TO his tnthers pool room lntc
10 tho afternoon Of his lnthrr telling him
OF the shooting after Il had occurred aud
o. their gong together to the scene.
Prince denied that he had knowledge that
violence was 10 be- done 10 Kcntpdv ur
that he had turerNstcd the murder n dav
before the billing
DR. Puniun was called aud ON cross.
eNnminntlon admitted that the prisoner
condition ut hystpria az the lime ~ tho
murder did not necessarily Indicate dc,
meutia or hat she was unable to dlstln.
gush right from wrong
with this testimony the defensc clused
ma the state began lis rehuttal intrnduc
mg C. Dillon. reportpr. pilon Ind
seen Bert Prince at the police station I'm.
mediatciy BITTER his sisters arrival Dlli1n
said he had asked Prince where no was Al
inc time Of the shooting ana that Prince
lnd, heHt9tcd finally answering he waa
az his fathers pool room