The San Francisco call., 1903-12-02
|C0R0NER'S JURY FINDS THAT KIN|RY
MURDERED POLICEMAN JAMES SMITH
Ross Steadman Gives His Testimony and Is Closely Cross Questioned
Impression That He Is Trying to Conceal Something Filling Juos
Chief Hodkns Using Best Efforts Capture Man Who Euded Him

Mehrman. A. P. Leach, w. ]. Hennes-
sey and Judge George Samuels, has
taken charge. Subscriptions will be
received at the Central Bank and at
all of the Oakland newspaper offices.
Governor Pardee will be requested to
offer reward in the name of the State
for the capture of Kiniry
David Kiniry was accused by a Cor
oner's jury tonight of the murder Of
Patrolman James H. Smith. Chief
among the witnesses called at the in
quest by Coroner Mehrmann was
young Steadman. He was subjected to
a rapid-f1re cross examination by the
jurors, who declared their belief that
they were not satisfied that the young
man had told all he knew concerning
the case.
QUESTION BOY CLOSELY.
1t was the belief of the Coroner's Of
f1cials that Steadman had been eau
toned by some one to refrain from CIV
ing certain evidence. For what pur-
pose concealment was desired has not
been explained. A reason advanced
was the theory that Steadman had met
Kiniry at the house after the crime
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to make that fact public Coroner
Mehrmann has ordered Steadman to
appear tomorrow evening at the in
quest in the case of Goldstein.
Steadman, at the outset told about
the arrival, on November Is, at his
home of Kiniry and Goldstein, who
rented separate rooms. They had kept
good hours, coming and going regu-
larly.
The day of the shooting I went out
hunting with Goldstein," said Stead
man, returning during the after
noon. About o'clock that evening,
while was standing on the back porch
talking to Maury Miller, Goldstein and
Kiniry went out with their bicycles. L
left some time afterward and went
downtown, where l heard about the
shooting. 1 followed the crowd to
Fourteenth and Oak streets, where
saw the body and noticed the colored
sweater. 1t looked like the. same
sweater that Goldstein wore when he
was hunting. 1 went home at once and
looked in Goldst {in's room to see if his
sweater was there. 1t was gone, and
was sure the man was Goldstein"
Here jurors pressed the boy to know
whether he had examined the body
closely and he replied he had only seen
the top of the head.
Steadman gave varying. reasons for
his sudden departure for home, leaving
a strong impression that some motive
stronger than he was willing to ex-
plain prompted his sudden departure
from the scene of the murder.
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Steadman said: Il found the note on
he dining-room table that 1 gave to
he police and as soon as 1 was salts
led that Goldstein was the man went
o Chief Hodgkins:'
Replying to questions, Steadman said
hat when he returned home both the
'ront door and back door were locked. |
t is fact that the police found the /
back door open when they arrived. |
This points. according to the Coroner's |
heory, to the belief that Kiniry was
n the house when the boy returned
rom the scene of the murder, and that
lie fled after the boy left the house the
second time. This theory appealed so
strongly. TO the jury that one juror
asked:
Did you go to Kiniry's room?"
mo. SIR replied Steadman.
''Was Kiniry in the room?''
"I don't know. Ndidn't hear any
loise there" said Steadnian.
other witnesses examined were Cap.
ain 6f Police w. ]. Petersen, Reeves
Baker, Dwight L. Strong, Eugene Van |
COURT and DR.. o. d. Hamlin. The |
ury's verdict was as follows:
1--WE find that death was caused nv \
from the portal vein, re-
ulting from gunshot wound there |
n, inflicted by one David Kiniry with |
criminal intent, and we charge the said !
David Kiniry with the crime of muir |
Ier" Signed-Charles w. Kohl, fore
nan; w. H. Church, Lou Jones, DIV. |
sherman, Charles F. Reuter-, A j.
flood, D. P. Adamson, Joseph j. Ra-
inc, F. E. Miller, H. w. Pulsifer.
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