Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-18
MRS. kennedy Is GUILTY.
Jury at Kansas City Convicts Her
of Second-Degree Murder for
Killing Her Husband.
PUNISHMENT FIXED At TEN YEARS.
Prisoner Hears the Verdict Read
Calmly and Then Sinks Into Her
Chair aud Cries Aloud-Dcfense
Files Notice of AppenI-story of
the Crime.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 1.-THE jury
in the Kennedy murder case Saturday
morning brought in verdict of guilty
of murder in the second degree, and
fixing Mrs. Kennedy's punishment at
ten years in the penitentiary.
Judge Wofford entered the court
room at 9:45 and Immediately sent for
the prisoner. Mrs. Kennedy was
brought in u few minutes later, accom-
panied by her father and her married
sister, Mrs. Leon. moment later the
jury filed into the room. When the
judge asked the foreman of the jury
IT verdict had been reached. he hand
ed slip Of paper to the clerk.
Mrs. Kennedy Wecps.
Mrs. Kennedy heard its contents
read calmly. A moment later she sunk
Into chair and covered her eyes with
her arms and cried aloud. The jury
took six ballots. The first stood ten
to two for conviction. They remained
that way until the last ballot. The de-
tense gave notice OF appeal.
When the jurymen left their hotel
Saturday morning they carried their
personal belongings, making it appar-
ent that they had reached verdict
and they were preparing to go to their
homes.
The prisoners father showed no
more emotion than if the verdict had
been SO many words. pertaining to 9
matter Of small Importance to the
family.
Other Case. TO BE Tried.
This case disposed of, Judge Wof-
ford asked # both sides were ready
for the tri4l Of C. ". Prince. Bert and
viii Prince, father and brothers, re-
spectiyely, OF Mrs. Kennedy, on the
charge Of conspiracy to kin Ken
pedy. The state was ready, bHt the
defense asked postponement Fill Mon
day. Judge Wofford said he wished
to. call In another judge to sit in the
case. II am not satisfied" said he,
shat Bert Prince and the old man
were at the Ridge building at the
time of the killing"
Regains Her CompOsure.
This seemed to interest the ia
Their more than the verdict just rem
dered. and the prisoner raised her
head and listened intently to the
talk about her relatives. When Mrs.
Kennedy was led to her cell, she had
entirely recovered her ,composareI
and had resumed the cool, Indifferent
manner that has SO puzzled the jail
S 2a|ssls sdF,ag Der five months il il
story RI the Crime.
The murder of Kennedy occurred at
k:4Q o'clock in the evening Of February
40, last, IN the new Ridge building, in
the center of the business district.
Kennedy, who was contracting agent
Of The Merchants Despatch Trans
portation company, was sitting at his
desk in his office when called to the
door by pr. Cross, RE W!soman's physsi-
clan. Mrs Kennedy folloMed the ply
stefan closely, asked her husband II lie
intended to live with her, and, receiy-
ing negative answer, began shooting.
She fred five shots, all of which took
effect and any one of which would
have proved fatal. Kennedy died al
most Instantly, the only words es-
Gaping his lips being: ut wasn't her
gun" Before taken away by the 'pd-
lice, the woman Kicked the PROSTATE
man in the face, remarking: ''You will
never seduce another gill, Thomas
Kennedy, q brother of TIE NAH, tried
to wrest the revolver from Mrs. Ken.
pedy's hand, when he was struck down
by her brother, viii PRINCE. Y"
The couple we're married in the cir
cult court on February 4, and two days
before he was killed Kennedy brought
suit to have the marriage set aside, al
legtng dnress. and charging W. c..
Prince. the girls father, and win
Prince with forcing him to marry her
at the point of revolver. The three
Princes are now awaiting trial on
charge of conspiring to kill Kennedy.
Mrs. Kennedy is 20 years old, and
Kennedy was %.
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