New-York tribune., 1922-03-28
Olivia Stone in
Tears OH Facing
Jury for killing
Sobs Shake Ellis Kinkead's
Slayer, Who Is Ignored All
Day i'll Court by Clear
Eyed Widow of Victim
Pick 10 Tentative Jurors
Counsel Seeks Married Men.
and Questions Point TO
UnWritten Law Defense

Olivia NJ. P. Stone entered unon the
trial for her life before Justice Asnin-
all IN the Supreme Court, Brooklyn
yesterday shaken with convusive sobs
and sodden with tears. She wore q
wedding ring in support of her claim
that she was the common law wife Of
Ellis Guy kinkead, Brooklyn attorney
and former assistant corporation
counsel of lCincinnati. whom she shot
and killed on August in front of his
home at Lafayette and South Port
land avenues, Brooklyn. Sitting as
far from the accused as possible was
Mrs. knkead, dry-eyed most of the
time and attentive. showing less of
the outward trappings of widowhood
than Miss Stone. Their eyes never
met through the tedious selection Of
talesmen.
Ten tentative jurors were in the
box when Justice Aspinall adjourned
court for the day. The line of ques-
tioning pursued by Edward J. Reilly.
counsel for Miss Stone, indicated that
her defense will be the unwritten law
Crowd Waits to See Slayer
Mrs. Kinkead arrived at court early
IN the morning and pressed her wav
through an eager throng waiting to
see Miss Stone arrive from Raymond
Street jail in patrol wagon. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Whitlock, Of As South
Elliot Place, Brooklyn, were with her.
She was simply dressed in black with
seal neckpiece and a wide white
facing on her hat. Unveiled and clear
eyed, she followed the court proceed
lngs closely, never glancing in the di-
rection of Miss Stone.
81 am not at all vindictivc," Mrs.
kinkead said before the trial. ~
simply leave this woman to her God
am not looking for her conviction
here. | have no feeling against her
and never knew her before my hus-
bands death. | oniy know she nursed
him through his illness. am going
back to Cincinnati after the trial to
live with my husbands people. | shall
not testify'
Miss Stone, who says she is thirty
one years cid and was trained nurse.
entered the courtroom with trailing
draperles and a somber air of tragedy.
large black crepe hat with a let
buckle shadowed her pale, tear-stained d
face. Failing from it was a long veil
loosely tucked in at the neck and
travelling down voluminously over the
black frock bought for her by the
Sheriff. She insisted on having new
clothes fer her trial.
Her gown was OF plain cloth with a
lace front. black velvet cape was
held in place with white satin stream
crs, which broke the monotony of her
mourning. In the earlier part of the
day she wore long black gloves, but in
the afternoon pulled them off and re-
vealed her wedding ring and gold
wrist> watch. Attached to her dress
were pin and medal, emblem and
reward CT the nursing school from
which she was graduated in Cincin-
natl. She was accompanied by Mrs.
Nellie Ternier, of Raymond Street Jail.
Signs Of hysteria were evident from
the opening of the court. The prisoner
dabbed her eyes continually with her
handkerchief through her finely
mcshcd veil. Every time direct men
ton was made of the shooting or Of
her relations with Mr.. Kinkead she
burst into sobs which shook her from
head to foot and could be heard
throughout the room. Only persons
directly interested in the trial were
admitted to the proceedings.
In questioning the talesmen Assist