Evening star., 1950-08-23
Suicide
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Morgue while police completed
their Investigations and awaited
arrival of relatives to make fu-
neral arrangements.
Mrs. Inez Moore, owner Of the
Fifth street house where the
young couple lived. told of their
devotion.
"They were an ideal young
couple to have in the house and
so very much in love-" Mrs. Moore
recalled. "She was a wonderful
girl, very pretty and very religious,
She liked to stay home and he
liked to go out and have a good
time. I guess that started their
difficulty. Sometimes he would
come home late. But they never
quarreled.
Mrs. Kennedy told me she was
worried about another woman,
but she said she loved her hus-
band so much she would never be
able to leave him"
Mrs. Moore's daughter, Mrs. 1ne2
Overcast, said Mrs. Kennedy went
out about 4 pm. yesterday and
purchased bottle of poison used
as a household disinfectant at a
a drug store.
when she came home she
talked to me about a half hour
Mrs. <Overcash recalled. "She said
her husband had stayed out all
night the night before and she
didn't know what to do"
A short time later, Mrs. Over
cash heard some one knocking on
the floor of the Kennedy apart
ment and she ran there.
"Inez, I've taken poison" Mrs.
Kennedy moaned before lapsing
into Inconsistencies.
Policeman Discovered Purchase.
When Mr.. Kennedy returned
from the hospital tears were
streaming down his cheeks. He
went out a few hours later and
bought a bottle of poison, and re-
turned to his empty apartment.
About IL pm. Mrs. Moore and
Mrs. Overcash looked in and saw
him lying on the couch where they
had seen his unconscious wife only
q few hours before. He was clasp
ing her picture to his chest. They
suggested he sleep in another
room for the night, but he re-
fused explaining he wanted to be
alone. They brought him cup OF
coffee which he drank.
IT really believe he had taken
the poison then, he was lying so
STILL" Mrs. Overcash said.
Pvt. Robert Reeves Of the Tenth
precinct was on his way home at
$3.50 am. today when he stopped
in a drugstore in the 5000 block
of Georgia avenue NV. A clerk
who had read about Mrs. Ken
nedy's death said a man named
Kennedy had purchased a bottle
of poison the night before. Pvt.
Reeves called the precinct and a
scout car was dispatched to the
Kennedy apartment. Officers
found the door locked and broke
it down to find Mr.. Kennedy dead.
Friend Tells Of Gpief.
Anthony j. Costello, former
policeman of 1912 Fifth street
NV, one of Mr.. Kennedy's best
friends, said he went to Garfield
Hospital after hearing of Mrs.
Kennedy's death.
II found Dave there sobbing in
a corridor" Mr.. Costello said. HE
said he had not been allowed to
see his wife so I took him home
He sent a telegram home telling
relatives 'Sweetpea'-that was his
pet name for his wife-is dead"
While I was driving him home
he told me, ''Tony, this is the end
That girl meant more to me than
any can know. All other girls
were just flings.'
Costello said he left Mr.. Ken
nedy about 10:30 pm. after ar
ranging to meet him this morning
| at $50 am. When Mr.. Costello
arrived he found his friend dead
Mr.. Costello said Mrs. Kennedy
came to his home yesterday after
noon much distressed:
"She said she knew her hus-
band was going out with some
other girl and she wanted to know
who she was. I told her I didn't
know and she said II she found
out the other woman would have
trouble with her."
The Kennedys, childhood sweet
hearts, were married six years age
and came here from Clintwood
| Va.