Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-13
DEFENSE is HARD HIT
Perfectly Credible Witness in the
Kennedy Case Has His Tes.
timony Ruled Out.
PUTS MATTERS IN A NEW LIGHT
Showing the Dead Man as His Wife
Has Represented Him and
She His Victim.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 13.-JudGe
Wofford yesterday ruled out the testi-
mony of one of the strongest witnesses
presented so far by the defense in the
case of Zulu Prince-Kennedy, on trial
for the murder of her husband. The
defense had evidently counted much
on being able to present this testimony,
and the courts order to strike it out
was considered n blow to their side.
Mrs. Kennedy was visibly depressed
by the courts action. The witness
was Edward w. Lewis, an inspector
for the Western Railway association
inspection bureau. and a 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 to live
with her after marriage had been
forced upon him.
Tells the Old, Old Story.
The testimony OF Lewis was ordered
taken down by the c0hIrt stenographer.
but the court refused to let it he given
To the jury until corroborated. The
statement as made by Lewis follows:
The day after the marriage Phil Ken
nedy came 10 me to talk about the
wedding. He told me that he had
known the girl for three years and
that he had loved her, and that he had
promised TO marry her, and that he
had ruined her. He said that after he
had ruined her he had lost his respect
for her. He told me that he had been
called up by Mr.. Nearing at his office
and went there. where MIR. Nearing
told him that he had TO marry Lulu
Prince.
Was n Question of Society.
He refused an went 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 doing He said. They threat
encd me, and we went with shem over
To the court house. where we We're
married. Phil asked me what lie
ought to do. and told him that il WAS
his duty to take her and acknowledge
her aS his wife. He said. If l do
people will not have anything to do
with me. They will not callupon me-
| told him not to- consider that. and
to show him that | was sincere in my
advice. / promised him that if he took
his wife and lived with her l would he
the first one to bring my wife to call
upon them
Another Girl on the string.
and that he would do so. l met him
the next day and he told me he had
changed his mind. L will not have
anything more 10 do with the girl
he said. l asked him why. and he
said that his mother was violently OPP
posed to il. and besides he had re-
ceived telegram from a girl in Grand
Rapids. and he said, she has fOrgiv-
en- me fully
Thinking oPCommitting Suicide.
IL saw him almost every day and
continued my advice about doing his
duty TO Lulu. The day before the
shooting / saw him. and he asked me
If l believed in an eternal hell. l
asked him why he wanted to know,
and he replied that he intended TO kill
himself. lie said to me with sadness,
Ed, ought to have taken your advice.
It's too late now answered. Yes.
it's too late He went away, and the
next day he was killed" Mr.. Nearing.
mentioned i'm Lewis statement, is the
leading attorney for the defense