The New York herald., 1922-03-31
COLLAPSE OF nurse
HALTS MURDER TRIAL
Olivia Stone Cannot Stand
Strain of Testifying to
Her Life Story.
EYASIVE ABOUT NOTES
Says Kinkead Called Her
Common Woman Just
Before Shooting.
HINT OF VAMPING DENIED
Threats Of Breach of Promise
Suit Cited to offset Her
Claim TO Wifehood.
HINT OF VAMPING DENIED

The trial of Olivia NJ. r. Stone
kinkead, lawyer. halted abruptly in
Brooklyn yesterday when the defend
ant dropped in dead faint from the
witness chair TO the floor. She was
carried from the courtroom to the pri-
vate chamber of Justice Aspinall
Assistant District Attorney War
basse had repeatedly sought to have
Miss Stone admit that letters and
messages signed with her name had
been written by her. They were all
addressed to the man she is charged
with killing and either demanded
money or threatened legal action. Miss
stone scrutinized each document in
turn and said:
1T looks like my writing. but | don't
think it is. ] write backhand style
as many other persons do"
Would you tell deliberate lie to
save your life?" shot Mr.. Warbasse at
her
ITO save my life. I'd tell the truth
every time was the slow response.
Miss Stone leaned forward, then
.lumped in the chair and fell to the
floor. Court attendants carried her past
the Jury and out of the courtroom.
Recess for Day Ordered.
Justice AspinaIl ordered recess and
when the jury had returned, said:
Or. Cecil Maccoy (alienist for the
pcop;el has informed me that Miss Stone
Is in a state of complete collapse. It
would therefore be inhuman for US to
proceed with the case. ] have decided
70 allow her to return to the Raymond
Street Jail where she may regain her
strength. We will continue tomorrow
morning
On direct examination, Miss Stone said
SHE was descendant of Daniel Boone.
She told OF falling in love with Kinkead.
He spoke of "the woman in Cincinnati
who thinks she has hold on me-" II
said to him. Ellis. did you ruin her
life? He said. No. she is a woman Of
the underworld.
Miss Stone said she acquicsced in Kin
kead's suggestion that they consider
themselves married lie placed a ring
upon her finger. and they went upon a
honeymoon" She gave LOO to him
when he needed money. His love waned.
She heard he had married MIrie CORN
ley the other woman
She located Klnkead in Brooklyn or
August 5.
do you realize that you are making
q common woman out OF me?" she said
she asked him.
That's all you are" she said he re
Piled. "You were never anything else
Miss Stone said that she remembered
nothing more until she was told she had
killed the lawyer.
Letter Threatens Suit.
on cross-examination. Mr.. Warbasse
sought to show that Miss Stone had
"vamped" kinkead in a Cincinnati sani-
torium. She admitted she had written a
letter from Kentucky on October 4. 1918
after they had separated, threatening
suit for breach OF promise. Mr.. War
bassc introduced the letter IN show that
Miss Stone had never considered herself
I<inkead's wife as sho now claims. Miss
Stone scanned the letter further.
1T looks like my writing but I don't
think II is.' she said. Another letter
threatened divorce.
Didn't you ask the Federal authori-
tics in Ohio to arrest kinkead for viola
tion Of the Mann act?" asked Mr.. War.
basse. Miss Stone wouldn't admit il.
Didn't the Federal authorities say
that II anybody ought TO be prosecuted
you were the one?"
mo, SIR was the emphatic reply.
Mr.. warbasse contends that after de-
mands for money had been made upon
kinkead and ignored. Miss Stone wrote
III you are not goag TO do this, let me
know and Mr.. Bolin CFcderal prosecu.
tori will send us both wherc We belong.
you are not deliberately refusing Z
recognize your own handwriting asked
Mr.. Warbasse. NO IT was then that