Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-01
admit IS RAv|NG
IN THREATS To
NAN SHE KILLED
Nurse Stone Confesses
Authorship of Mis-
sives That Upset Her.
Doesn't Recall Writing
Them, but Recognizes
Her Tearstains, Says.

New York. March 31.-Admittine
authorship of letters in which threats
were made to kill Ellis Guy Kinkead
former corporation counsel of CIncin-
natl, for whose murder she is on trial
Miss Olivia NJ. P. Stone, Friday told q
supreme court jury that her sole intent
was to scare the lawyer into leading
her to the altar for ceremonial mar
riage.
1t has been her contention that Kin
kead refused to 60 through the cere-
mony with her after their alleged COM
mon law marriage, almost four years
ago. From time to time, he promised
to, she said, but put off the day and
finally he abandoned her and married
another woman, Marie Louise Gormley.
NO matter what extravagant Ian
guagc you used, your only intention
was to make him right that wrong
wasn't it! she was asked by her law
yer.
Yes, ! swear by all that is good and
holy that that is the truth" she said,
raising her right arm above her head.
God knows it is true" she added,
but her answer was stricken out, save
for the mere ''yes."
PeddIed Her Troubles
All day the trained nurse was on the
stand, weak, distressed and almost con-
stantly in tears.
Her attorney brought out that she
went to several Cincinnati lawyers with
her troubles. that she took them to the
dean of the Cincinnati law school.
T. where kinkead was an instructor and
J that he subsequently lost his position.
Because of Kinkeads standing in the
profession. she said. she got little en-
c.ouragcment from the lawyers. Kin
kead WIS forced to resign from the
law school ION account Of the CORN
ley woman" she said, but this was
ordered erased
Apparently recovered from her col /
lapse. which stopped the trial Thurs /
day, Miss Stone took the stand at the !
opening Of Friday mornings session, |
and faced Assistant District Attorney |
Warbasse for further cross -examina- !
ton.
Handing her paper and pencil, Mr..
Warbasse asked her to write dicta-
tion.
The letter he read. dated October 4.
1918. at Mount Olivet. Ky, advised
Kinkead that Miss Stone intended to
file suit for breach of promise and
that she told her lawyer ''all about
that Woman--the real cause of your
not wanting to marry me-"
Freoicteu Big MorttfiCatiOn
"After the suit is over,'' Mr.. War
basse read u am going to telegraph
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 to death when
the suit Is brought for breach of prom
ise.'
Handing her the letter. Mr.. Warbasse
asked her to compare the handwriting.
She said it was her writing, but that
she had no recollection of having writ
ten it. adding that there was something
back of these stories: 3,
Her Teardrops, She Says
Once she burst forth Indignantly, | @
when he read Il letter dated in MAY. r
1920, in which appeared the words, II /
want you to know that you have been t
located and your days are numbered" 7
Its shame. the way | have been G
treated she exclaimed. Then pointing r
1t the letter. lit looks like my hand c
writing and those are my teardrops."
The comment about the teardrops :;
vas ruled out on objection of Mr.. War -
Dasse. =
How shall call you? Mr.. War {
,asse inquired, Miss Stone or Mrs g
Hinkead?'' a
E Wy HdHiS lS MIS-. NIuhedu. Sne re- =,
,lied 8
Questioned concerning letter she r
lad written Kinkead. telling him sew z,
raj lawyers knew she would shoot him CT
when she found him. Miss Stone, when
sked who the lawyers were. replied:
.Why. | was simply raving'' s;
Msver Adjudged Insane cs
n nashe eyer had been adjudged ml
nr1itted to an asylum, she u
aying in general cl
- once had been treated ye
svns but could not identify bl
flying other letters, she or
~ nc
ry sick girl at that time cr
~ having had one or two sc
Neral authorities regard in
charges of violation of pa
\. She identified a letter sc
n which she said: as
1e going to do this then
mo Mr.. Boland "a federal co
send us where we both 60