The Washington times., 1922-03-31
Identifies Letters Received by
kinkead az Being in Her
Handwriting.
b. InsernstssnaI News Service.

NEW YORK. March 81. Let
ters containing death threats
against Ellis G. Kinkead. alleged
to have been written by Miss
Olivia M. P. Stone, former Ch-
cinnati. Ohio. hospital nurse. we're
introduced as evidence today At
Miss Stones trial for the murder
of Kinkead in front of his Brook
lyn home last August.
Deesn't Hemssnber killing.
Miss siena admitted that some OF
the letters were in her Handwriting
and that others looked like her
handwriting"
One letter, which Miss Stone said
looked like her handwriting, said, In
part: II want you to know you have
been located. and your days are mum
bered.'
Miss Stone said she did not remem.
Der shooting Kinkead.
Asked by the prosecutor II she
would admit II IL she did remember
killing Kinkead, the witness replied:
II certainly would. i am woman
enough 10 admit that"
Miss Stone collapsed late yester-
day afternoon on the witness stand.
Two State alienists, after examining
her, said II would be inhuman TO
question her further. and Supreme
Court Justice Aspinall adjourned the
trial until today.
Letters Introduced.
A series of letters demanding
money from Kinkead, sprung as a
surprise by Assistant District At.
torney Warbasse, appeared to bowl
her over.
Virtually all these letters, which
he asked her to identify, demanded
money on threats of divorce or
breach OF promise suits, Mr.. War
basse said. But when each was
shown to her she stoutly denied
the handwriting was hers.
Miss Stone" asked Warbasse, al
last, would you tell lie to save
your life?"
"a lie? A lie?" she murmured.
ct would not.
As she spoke, she crumpled, fell
heavily forward, and lay in a heap
1T tllS lCtl VI JuStiSS <ANPAH-
all. She was carried from the
room by attendants and doctors
were hurriedly summoned. q,
After five minutes recess, Justice
Aspinall called in the jury. and
after telling them Miss Stone was
in collapse, dismissed them. She
was taken back TO jail in a taxi
cab.
Testifies In Weak Voice.
From the first, when she took the
stand yesterday morning, she had
testified weakly and brokenly, most
Of the time weeping. Several times
smelling salts were applied and fire..
quent rests were given her SO she
could regain her composure.
Clad entirely in black, even TO
long black gloves, which reached
partly to her elbows, her only jew
elry, two pins, which showed she
had been graduated from Cincinnati
General Hospital, she made a som
ber figure as she told the jury of
her love for Kinkead. She said he
had tired of her, left her, married
another woman and then even
avoided her to the extent of hang
ing up his telephone when she
called MIN.
Letters Arouse Her.
But in the afternoon there was a
slight change. The challenge of
the letters introduced seemed to
rouse her for a time. Her tears
ceased and she leaned forward now
and then, her eyes flashing, as she
told Mr.. Warbasse that the letters
were mysteries to her. Then she
slumped back and, in a voice again
broken by tears, declared:
"I don't know whether / wrote
that or not"
1T was after a letter written on
Hotel Vanderbilt stationery had
been shown her for the twentieth
time that she collapsed.
Earlier In the day she told of the
alleged marriage ceremony she had
gone through with Kinkead at At
lantic City on May 23, 1918, and
an illegal operation at the Jersey
resort In September Of the same
year.