New-York tribune., 1922-04-01
Olivia Stone
Admits Writine
Death Letters
II Was Raving Mad When
! Sent Them" She Cries
at Trial for Staying of
Man Who Spurned Her
Identifies Her Teardrops
II Want You TO Know
Your Days Arc Num-
bcred." Read One Note

Amid breathless interest displayed by
SPECTATORS in packed courtroom,
Olivia stone, or trial in the Brooklyn
Supreme Court for the killing Of Ellis
Guy kinkcad, identified under cross
examination yesterday two letters writ
tcu by her to kinkead in which she
threatened him with death
This dramatic admission by the wit
ness followed q series of objections by
Assistant District Attorney Warbassc
% her frequent interpretations OF ir-
relevant statement. when answering
lis question The letter. introduced
form the states principal attempt to
how that kinkead was killed after
rrcneditation and not as a result Of
frenzy. II was at the moment Of their
attempted introduction on the previous
DAY shat Miss Stone collapsed. She re-
used then 70 identify the letters as in
her handwriting.
"he1 pressed for ~ answer by tho
PROSECUTOR I'm tho oper3ng OF yester-
day. hearing Hiss Stone admitted hav-
pa5 ravirg mad when I wlotc thom ard
tY*c~Nors 'hic'
Death Threat in Letter
he letter. >Vcfe Introduced IN cvl-
dercc \ paragraph from one read:
They are looking for you and I am
certainly going 10 XIII YOU as soon as
they find you"
Did YOU write that?' demanded the
assistant states attorney
ut looks like my writing" was the
answer
Another extract from letter written
in May, 1920. read: ellis, ! want you
to know you have been located and that
your days arc numbered
Did you write that again dc
randed the prosecutor.
at looks like my writing said the
witness, "and l know those arc my
teardrops,' she added, scrutinzjng the
raper.
Miss Stone Admitted that she went
- number Of lawyers ~ Cincinnati
looking for civil redress, but could get
no satisfaction because Of their per
sonal affiliations with knkead. who
"as then a member Of the Cincinnati
bar. She went to the dean of the Gin
cinnati Law College however, and had
bis name stricken off the records Of
the institute after telling her story.
Afidavits and complaints in connec-
orcach OF promise and the papers in
the divorce action she brought in
Brooklyn were all produced and sworn
to BY the defendant She denied that
ahe had any letters from kinkead in
which he said he loved her or cared for
her. Time and again as she was pressed
= cross examination she threw back
her head and said:
az cannot remember. had just had
Il
wnat was doing or saying
Had Nervous breakdown
The first letter introduced, written
-Jctober 4, 1918, read:
My dear Ellis: | am going to be
.'erfectly frank in telling you that I
nm going to file suit against you for
breach Of promise. I told this lawyer
FL about that woman. the real cause
Of YOUR not wanting to marry me. am
going TO tell the court why you refused
10 marry me, give this woman's history
and after the scandal is over | don't
think you will be respected very much
by the pupils and teachers of the col
lege. After the suit is over | am go
ing to tclegra ph my brother. Guy, to
come to me at once, and you know
what will happen to you after he sees
me and hears the story. You will be
mortified 90 death when the suit is
brought for breach Of promise. As
ever. Olivia
After the defendants identification
of the threatening letters, the prose
cUtor asked:
did you intend to kill kinkcad?"
No"
Did YOU kin him the first time you
iaid eyes or him after all this
- don't remember"
.'If Won hNrCl rboOIir1 n rr