The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-16
Six Ballots Taken by the Jury, Which
stood Ten for Conviction and Two
for Acquittal at First.
NOTICE OF APPEAL GIVEN
DEFENDANT UNMOVED WHEN SHE
HEARD THE JURY's DECISION.
Judge WoGord Unwilling to Try the
Cases Against the Father and the
Brother of the Woman.

KANSAS CITY, June 15-A jury in the
Criminal Court to-day decided that Lulu
Prince Kennedy was guilty of murder in
the second degree for having killed her
husband, Philip II. Kennedy. on Jan. 10 last,
and assessed her punishment at ten years
in the penitentiary When the verdict was
read this remarkable twenty-year- pris-
oner. whose cool, indifferent manner has for
five months baffied the Jail officials who have
had her in charge, looked straight ahead
OF her. She neither burst out crying nor
moved a muscle. Later she expressed her
interest, but nothing more, in the formal
calling by the court clerk of the cases
pending against her father, C. w. Prince.
and her brothers. Bert and VIII Prince,
who are charged with conspiring to kill
Kennedy.
While Judge Wofford was dismissing the
jurors who had sat on the case for twelve
days and reached their verdict after eleven
hours deliberation, the prisoner sat with
her chin resting on her hand. A reporter
asked her if she had anything to say. Mrs.
Kennedy ignored the question and con-
tinued to look at the judge. Later when
Mrs. Kennedy had been taken into little
room adjoining the courtroom and the
crowd beginning TO leave, a chorus
of sobs and means were heard. They came
from Mrs. Prince, mother of the prisoner
and Mrs. Leon, the girls sister. c. w.
Prince, the father, was trying to pacify
them, while Bert Prince paced up and
down the corridor. sobbing and wringing
his hands Lulu Kennedy sat thoughtful
and silent. gazing fixedly before her. Taken
to her cell she maintained her calm man
ner. She refused to discuss the verdict.
c. w Prince has shown not the least emo
ton, and only displayed interest when the
proceedings against him and his sons was
called. An appeal may be taken from the
verdict The conspiracy case against the
Princes has been set for Monday next.
Judse Wofford entered the courtroom at
945 and Immediately sent for the prisoner
Mrs Kennedy was brought in a few min
utes later, accompanied by her father and
her married sister, Mrs. Leon. A moment
later the jury filed into the room. When
the judge asked the foreman of the jury IL
a verdict had been reached, he handed a
slip of paper to the clerk. The jurors say
they took six ballots. The first stood
ten to two for conviction. They remained
that way until the last ballot The de-
fense gave notice Of appeal. The prison
er's father showed no more emotion than
If the verdict had been so many words per-
tanning to matter or small Importance TO
the family.
This case disposed Of Judge wofford
asked II both sides We're ready for the trial
of c. w. Prince, Bert and Will Prince, Ia
ther and brothers. respectively, Of Mrs.
Kennedy on the charge of conspiracy to
kill Kennedy. The State was ready, but
day. Judge Woford said he wished to call
in another judge TO sit in the case. Il am
not satisfied" said he. that Bert Prince
and the old man were at the Ridge build
ing at the time of the killing. This
seemed 10 interest the father more than
the verdict just rendered, and the prisoner
talk about her relatives. When Mrs. Ken
nedy was led back to her cell she had en-
tirely recovered her composure and re-
sumed her usual cool, Indifferent manner.
The murder of Kennedy occurred at $40
o'clock in the evening of Jan. 10 last, in
the new Ridge building in the center Of
contracting agent of the Merchants Dis
patch Transportation Company. was Sit
ting at his desk in his office when called to
sician. Mrs Kennedy followed the ply
scian closely. asked her husband If he in
tended to live with her, and, receiving a
negative answer, began shooting. She fired
five shots all Of which took effect, and any
one of which would have proved fatal.
Kennedy died almost instantly. the only
words escaping his lips being 1T WASH
her gun" Before taken away by the po-
lice the woman kicked the PROSTATE man
in the face remarking: You will never
seduce another girl" Thomas Kennedy n
brother of the murdered man, tried 10
wrest the revolver from Mrs. Kennedy's
hand, when he was struck down by her
brother, Will Prince.
The couple were married In the Circuit
Court on Jan. 4, and two days before he
was killed Kennedy brought suit TO have
the marriage set aside. alleging duress. and
Charging that w G. Prince, the girls ia
ther. and Will Prince with forcing him TO
marry her at the muzzle of "A revolver. The
three Princes are now awaiting trial on a
charge OF conspiring 10 Kill KENNEDY. Mrs.
Kennedy Is twenty years old and Kennedy