Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-13
lulu PRINCE KENNEDY.
she IL Given sedutives to Produce
Sleep

Kansas city June 13-Last night the
taller was compelled 10 call In a phySl-
clan TO attend Mrs Kennedy and u
was necessary to administer a sedatlvc
ia produce sleep The prisoner was
weak and nervous, plainly affected by
the courts action in ruling out what
the defense asserted was their strong
est evidence, that Of n. w. Lewis who,
II was their theory. would prove that
Kennedy had admitted he had ruined
the girl, and then Tilted her for another
woman. This morning when she ap.
reared IN court she was much depressed
and detected.
One OF the first witnesses called today
was Arthur II. Kuhn a former intimate
friend Of Kennedy Kuhn was request
ed to reclte a conversation had with
Kennedy regarding his forced marriage
10 Miss Prince but the prosecution OBJ
lected and the testimony was ruled out
However, Kuhn was permitted to make
his statement TO the court stenopragh-
err as follows:
the day following the lattera forced
marriage and Of Kennedy complaining
that Kuhn had not greeted him cordial
ly Kuhn had replied 81 don't see
how | can have much use For Q man
who will admit that except for him
gr would be as pure as the driven
snow and then compel her to beg him
ia live with her and then to have MN
ask for divorce. told him TO do the
right thing and that II he did ! would
cali on him. He shook his head,
"Dld ne deny the statements you said
YOU had heard?n asked Attorney Near
ing. a.,
"He did not I told him that II he dld
NOT do the right thing he would get into
trouble. | also told him that a man
with a family would be justified IN let
ting daylight through him. ,.
Bert Prince, a travelling mandolin
player and favorite brother OF the de-
PENDANT, who is accused. win nus
father, brother and sister, OF conspirlns
TO kill Kennedy was the next witness
He had earlier In the trial appeared lor
the state and his testimony dee "
with his movements on the day OF me
murder had moved Mrs Kennedy 10
tears Today again she constantly
wiped her eyes. and once or twice crled
aloud as he gave his testimony, Prince
told OF going to his fathers pool room
late IN the afternoon. of his father tell
| ing him Of the shooting after il had oc-
Cured, and Of their going together TO
! the scene.
Prince denied that he had any knowl-
edge that violence was to be done to
| Kennedy or that he had forecasted the
murder a day before the killing
Or. Puntion. an insanity expert was
called, and testified that It was possible
| that the defendant had Inherited a
( trace OF insanity from her grandfather
who had been sent 20 All asylum but on
! crosse xaminatlon admitted that hei
! condition OF hystefl6 az the time Of The
/ murder did not necessarily Indicate
| dementia or that she was unable "a
| distinguish right from wrong
with this testimony the defense
| closed and the state began It's rebuttal
! introducing G. j. Dillon. reporter
Dillon had seen Bert Prince at the po-
lice station Immediately after his sls-
ter's arrest, and the state tried TO show
that Prince admitted having been near
Kennedy's office before the shooting be-
gan. Dillon said he had asked Prince
where he was at the time and that
| Prince hestated, finally answering ~
was AZ my fathers pool room
When court adjourned for lunch, \
was apparent that the taking Of testi-
mony would be concluded IN the after
noon, making II possible 10 begin the
arguments tomorrow