The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-27
SUIT bARESLOVE
STORY Of NURSE
HELDASSLAYER
Letters Between Miss Stone
and Attorney Kinkead Filed
With Divorce Papers.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-Papers filed
in the Supreme Court here cast light
on the romance Of Olivia M. Stone.
former Cincinnati nurse. and Ellis
Guy Kinkead, former city solicitor OF
Cincinnati, whom she shot to death
near his home in Brooklyn, August 5.
Miss Stone is now in the Raymond
street Jail awaiting trial for the slay.
ing.
According to the complaint in the
papers filed last May by the nurse.
Miss Stone was married TO kinkead
at Atlantic City in May, 1918. She
alleged that kinkead requested her TO
keep the marriage secret for some
time and assured her that a COM
mon law marriage was as binding as
a ceremonial marriage. She said he
promised a ceremonial marriage later.
In concluding her affidavit, Miss
Stone stated:
MY sole purpose In bringing this
action Is to protect my name by estab-
fishing the marriage between myself
and the defendant, and to obtain my
freedom from him by divorce.
Kinlxead Denies All.
while feel that every sense OF
justice entities me TO substantial
alimony, upon which / will insist II
successful In this action, II is not the
primary object.
Kinkead in his answer denied all the
allegations made by Miss Stone. He
said that in January. 1918, while liv-
ing at the home of his brother in law.
DR.. A. @. Drury, OF Cincinnati, he was
taken Ill. 1t was during this time he
first met Miss Stone, who was EN-.
ployed, with another nurse, TO take
care of him.
He admitted taking several trips in
the company Of Miss Stone, but said
this had been ordered by the physi.
clans who attended him. He said:
"Our relations were solely those Of
nurse and patient, and / was en-.
tirely under her control and her
and at other times delirious.
Refused to Marry Her.
I'm the latter part of August, 1918
Miss Stone urged me to marry her. 4
refused"
Attached to his affidavit was the
following letter alleged to have been
sent him by Miss Stone:
MY Dear Ellis:
that you were not feeling as we'll as
you could feel. The message has
grieved me very much, and you
don't know how l long to be with
you and comfort you in every way
that is possible to make you feel
better.
MY dear, want you to feel, to
know, to understand that l am alb
solutely going to help you get on
your feet. What has occurred In
the past is forgotten and we must
never refer to II again. | am sorry
/ wrote you that last letter. l was
grieving about you and just felt that
could not be away from you any
longer.
Wanted to Help Him.
Dear, you must go away for
the summer. You know / have
done everything for you and l
know l can get you on your feet.
l want you to take me away with
you this summer and there will be
absolutely no charge for my serv-
ices in any way. You know II will
do my heart good TO be with you
again and just to feel that / am
doing something for you. NV
dear, the $4,000 l have in the bank
is all yours and l want you to feel
there isn't anything in the world
that l would not do for you
Hoping these few lines will find
you feeling much better, and wish
ing you well in every way, / re-
main. Yours lovingly,