The New York herald., 1921-08-06
LAWYER SHOT DOWN
BY SPURNED WOMAN
IN BROOKLYN STREET
Ellis Guy Kinkead, Attor-
ney Of Manhattan, Slain
Entering Home.
POLICEMAN Is WITNESS
Olivia Stone, Nurse From
Cincinnati, Says Victim
Married Another.
SIX SHOTS In VITAL SPOTS
Slayer Is Hysterical After Her
Arrest, but Says She Had
Planned the Killing.
TX SHOTS In VITAL SPOTS

Planned the Killing.
Miss Olivia NJ. L Stone. a graduate
nurse, who formerly worked in the
General Hospital in Cincinnati, fired
two shots last night about 6 o'clock
al Ellis Guy kinkead. lawyer of 176
Broadway, who was Corporation Coun-
sci Of Cincinnati from 1897 to 1900, ana
more recently professor in the Gin
cinnati Law School, as he was entering
his home in 40 South Elliott place,
Brooklyn. Both bullets took effect.
kinkead fell to the sidewalk, and as he
lay there Miss Stone fired four more
shots into his body. He was dead when
Lieut.. Frank Farrell of the Rockaway
Beach police station, who was stand
ing at Lafayette avenue and South
Elliott place. reached the spot.
Lieut.. Farrell placed the woman un
der arrest. disarmed her with the aid
of r. ]. Stadoro of S39 Gates avenue.
and took her to the Classon avenue
police station, where she became hys-
there that Kinkead was her husband
and had deserted her to marry Mrs
Marie Kinkead, with whom he had
been living at the South Elliott place
address.
For some time Miss Stone. who IS
81 years old. insisted that she was
Mrs Kinkead and that she had no
other name but after the police had
questioned her for some time she gayo
her name as Stone and said that she
was stopping AT the Martinique.
Broadway and Thirty second street.
room key Of that hotel was found
in her handbag. together with watch.
two clinical thermometers and a dollar
in cash.
Calls victim n "Dirty Dog"
When the detectives asked Miss Stone
why she had killed Kinkesd she shouted
Historically that the dead man was a
dirty dog and had ruined" her. and
that she had gone to Brooklyn yester.
day afternoon with the Intention Of kill
ing him, and had waited on the corner
for Some time for him 10 come along.
IF you want TO know what this Is
about" she cried. ask Harold swain =
Mr. Swain is a lawyer. with offices In
176 Broadway. and Is head Of the law
firm by which kinkesd had been en-
ployed since he came TO New York from
Cincinnati THE NEW York HERALD told
Mr.. Swain over the telephone last night
that Kinl<ead had been murdered, and
Mr.. Swain exclaimed:
Did she get him?''
Mr. Swain then said that Kinkead
came TO New York a little more than
o year ago and entered the employ OF
lis firm. He came highly recommended
as besides having been Corporation
Counsel OF Cincinnati and a former
member OF the faculty Of the Cincinnati
Law School he had served for some
years as member OF the Board of
Trustees OF the University OF Cincinnati
and was Al prominent lawyer OF the
Ohio city Among his clients for some
y,ars was tho Cincinnati Traction Com
pany, and he was also associated in
law practice with Wade H. Ellis. who
later became Attorney General of Ohio.
Two months ago Miss Stone called At
the Swain Law offices and tried to SEQ
kinkead. but falling had talk with
Mr.. Swain regarding her relations with
the man she shot last night. She said.
according to Mr.. Swain. that she was
ninkeads common law wife, but she did
not say that civil or religious ccre-
mony had ever been performed. Kin
kend merely pct ring on her finger,
she said, and they agreed to live to-
sethcr as man and wife. She declared
that she thought such a marriage was
legal and binding, and was assured by
Kinkcad that IL was
MIR. Swain said that at tho time she
called on him she appeared To be under
great nervous strain. and frequently re-
ferred to Klnlead nj n blaclSguard and a
dirty dog" although she made no
threats against his lie then or at any
other time, so far as Mr.. swain knows
She did complain. however, that Kinkesd q
had ruined her. lived with her as his
wife and then had deserted her 10 marry
another woman. She said that she be-
came cqusinted with kinSead while she
vas employed In tho General Hospital
in Cincinnati