The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-09
MRS; KENNEDY
SOBBED ALOUD
First Breakdown at Her
Murder Trial.
OUTLINE OF STATES
THEORY GIVEN
Damaging Evidence is Admit
ted by Court.

Kansas City, Mo, June S.-Lulu
Prince kennedy cried conyulsively in
the court room this morning when a
witness testified to a conversation held
with the prisoners favorite brother.
Bert Prince, a few minutes after the
killing of Kennedy Mrs. Kennedy was
removed from the room in an effort to
quiet her, but when she was brought
back a few minutes later she sobbed
aloud, and finally collapsed entirely.
Unable to proceed with the trial. Judge
WofOrd ordered an adjournment until
Monday, and the prisoner, moaning
and crying alCud, was carried bodily
across the corridor to her cell. This
was the first real sign of a. breakdown
the prisoner has displayed since the
killing in January last, th9 cool atti-
tude and apparent careless bearing she
has shown having completely puzzled
the officers >WhO have had her in their
care.
Miss BERTHE LitchfeId, a former
schoolmate Of Bert Prince, was on the
stand, resuming her testimony of yes
terday. 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
objected to this conversation being re-
lated. and Judge WOffOrd reserved his
decision until today announcing this
mitted TO give the testimony
The theory of the state is that Bert
Prince, together with his brother Will
and his father 9. w. Prince, all of
whom are awaiting trial on a charge
OF completely in the murder, had con-
spired with Mrs. Kennedy to kill Ken
nedy and that the male members of
the family We're present in the build
ing watching the different entrances
to prevent his escape
2 a. go ts
ing seen Bert Prince on the floor above
Kennedy's Office a moment after the
shooting.
II told him. said Miss Litchheld
that / had been downstairs; that
someone had been hurt Bert said
Lulu did; she gave him what was
! coming to him. RE did not treat her
right and she fixed him
At this point Mrs. Kennedy gave. way
to q fit OF crying and was taken from
the room Bert Prime. who Is trav-
cling musician, has since her incarcer-
alton done more apparently than any
other Of the members Of the family to
make the prisoners situation bearable
frequently holding concerts IN her cell
and Mrs Kennedy had shown her ia
voritism for aim and keen regret that
his name had any connection with the
case.
In the court room Mrs. kennedy oc-
4 cupies a chair at q table with her at
torneys. and about her daily are
grouped her father. her mother, who
visited the prisoner but once since her
arrest; her married sister Mrs. Leon
and the latter's husband. FrequentIy
} during a whole session OF court her
4 relatives pay no attention to her. TO.
! day when Mrs. Kennedy gave vent Il
! her feelings in sobbing. her father tried
+ 20 quiet her but Mrs. Prince and Mrs
( Leon remained in their seats. making
no effort TO comfort the woman.
Charles Dittmier testified to Bert
Prince having forecasfed the murder
; Two days before the murder occurred
Dittmier said. Prince accosted hin
( While reading newspaper account OF