South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-07
Cincinnati Nurse
ReLateS Story of
q Th1Oarted Love
Slayer of Kinkead Tells of
Acquaintance With AttOr-
ney-Has No Regrets.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6-The story
Of a thwarted love was told today
by Miss Olivia NJ. P. Stone, Cincin-
natl nurse, after she had been held
without bail on a charge Of homi-
eide in connection with the shooting
Ellis Guy Kinkead, former corpora
ton counsel OF Cincinnati, near his
home near Brooklyn yesterday.
Nervous and trembling after a
sleepless night. Miss stone recovered
her cOmposure during the day. when
she first was taken TO police head
quarters for further questioning and
then was arraigned in Magistrate's
court.
1t was while she waz riding in a
patrol wagon with detectives and
newspapermen that she talked most
freely. Sketching her acquaintance
with Kinkead. she said:
That she had met him in Gin
cinnati in 1918. when she nursed
him for a nervous breakdown.
Was Past Worker"
That he then made love to her
"Oh he was a very fast worker, -
was the way she put it.
That she gave him $1,000 to in
vest for her. but that she never saw
it again.
That his love waned and she had
got him discharged from the faculty
Of the Cincinnati law school In 1920,
after he had refused 70 marry her.
That he then married Miss Marie
Louise Gormley, of Covingtcn and
disappeared from town-"going To
England, according to his political
friends
That she had sued him for di-
vorce. alleging herself to be his com
mon law wife; had been awarded
$4,000 alimony, but never had re-
ceived a cent.
That she had purchased a revol-
yer for her own protection. came 20
New York TO effect a reconciliation
had located him and laid in wait
for him near his home"
Describes Shooting.
In these words she described last
nights shooting:
When I saw him crossing the
street, approached him and said:
How do you do. Mr.. Ellis Kin
kead. you dirty rat. you're surprised
10 see me, aren't your"
What followed them" she wa
asked.
'I don't remember" she replied
Where was the gum"
In this bag" pointing TO a black
satin bag.
Then you pulled the gun from
your bag?"
II don't know. An awful chill
overcame me. I don't know what
did, 1 was so excited I felt as If
could jump from New York TO Mex
leo without any difficulty"
Next I was in the station house
They told me I shot him in the knee
Later they told me had killed him
Il don't regret il az all I'm the
happiest woman IN the world. Ellis
Kiukead is now in the place where
the dawn comes up like thunder 81
Refuses Statement
Mrs. Kinkead, who today went q
the morgue TO claim her husbands
body, refuses to confirm or deny the
statement Of a neighbor that thref
months ago Miss Stone had threat
ened to kill both her and her hus-
band Nor would she reply 10 any
statements made by the nurse.
L don't care what that unfortu-
nate woman has to say" she as
serted, Il absolutely refuse to say
anything 10 newspapermen."
Later. however, she made thi;
statement:
Il want II understood that there
is no malice IN my heart against the
woman. That Is not the first time
she hes had trouble with men.
Il have receipts for money my
husband paid her for blackmail.
II still believe in my husband and
that his relations with her were
simply that CT patient and nurse