The evening world., 1903-05-23
Kentoori Was a Silk Weaver and
Murder Bears Startling Re-
sembIance to Killing of Ma
donia, Victim of Barrel Crime.
NEIGHB0RS HEARD HIS CRY.
Slayer Entered and Departed by the
Fire Escape, Thoroughly Ran
sacked the Rooms, but Left the
Water Running.

A murder rivalling In mystery that Of
| Bendetto Madonna and In some respects
similar to that noted case is engrossing
the attention OF a score of Central Office
detectives.
Gnrabed M. Kentooni, an Armenian
silk weaver. was found dead in his
room at No. 23S East Thirtieth street
to-day. his throat cut. his body stabbed
and slashed and his personal belongings
ransacked. Robbery appears TO have
been the motive. as Kentoonl Was
known Us a prudent. saving man., but
the police are inclined to think that per-
haps the murderer was moro IMAM a
mere burglar.
Kentoopi occupied two rooms on the
third floor of the house mentioned. II
IL a rear tenement. A large room was
used by Kentooni as a general living
apartment in which he cooked and
slept. In a small room he stored his
goods. A window o. the large room
opened on the hre.eseape platforms,
Heard His Death Gronns.
At No. 2N East Thirtieth street. on
the third floor. lives Mrs. Ellen Gal
lasher. The windows of her apartment
are within four feet of the side windows
OF tnr rooms occupied by Kentoon,. Mrs.
Gallagher between 3 and 4 o'clook yes
terdhy morning was awakened 5J n
sound of gurgling and grooming in the
Armenian's roms.
Her daughter, Laura. was also
awakened by the sound. which con-
tinued for probably fifteen minutes. The
women were about to get up when quiet
ness returned. Undoubtedly they heard
Kentooni in his death agony.'
The murderer after r~ansacking the
rooms of the dead man washed his
hands at the sink. and in his haste to
get away left the water running. The
waste pipe became clogged and the
water overlooked.
All yesterday water escaped through
the ceiling of the room below. The
tenant occupying that apartment ap.
pealed to-day to the landlord. Carrot
G. Moore. who knocked on the door OF
kentooni's room.
Door Bolted on inside.
The door was locked and bolted on
the inside. Mr.. Moore sent a boy up
the fre-escape and the body of Ken
tooni was seen. A policeman was sum
moned. He climbed the fre-escape, en-
tered the room and opened the door.
| on the floor with his head near the door
leading to the hall. There was blood
on the bedclothes and the mattress. Ap-
he slept and the body was then lifted
| from the bed to allow the murderer to
search under the mattress,
| and the contents were strewn about
| the floor. Everythlns In the, small
storeroom had been overturned. Two
In the room. One was a small pen
| knife, the other a heavy carving. knife.
Although Kentooni a lived in the
ants knew his name. He was identified
hy one Telspuk, who keeps II stauran
In East Twenty-seventh street, n also
by Garabed Mangooni, d grocer.
Shared Room with Peddler.
Up to a year ago Kentooni shared his
rooms with a fe!io%-sountryman who
made by The e9SatnG Of the candy,
fer as e known by the Armenians in
been seen about there since.
where in West Fourteenth street. He
was sober and industrious, made good
wages and saved his money. HIS coun-
trymen looked upon. him as. a a mod
erately wealthy. They believe that he
Inspector Titus sent all of his best
sleuths to the scene of the murder.
With the precinct detectives they took
possession OF the house aid up
hands on. Through Mangooni and Tex
puk they gathered information which
may lead to the discovery of the MUIR
derer, but the clues are slight. The
murderer entered and left the room by
way of the fre-escape.
Found Ten Stab Wounds.
The police sprung a theory after they
had been working or the case for five
hours that Kentooni committed suicide,
but this vas exploded by Coroner
Scholer when he arrived. The Coroner
| found ten stab wounds on the body.
| One Of them was on the bsck of the
head. He said 1t was impossible that
| they could have been self inflicted.
AZ italian shoemaker named DlorenZo
| had the apartment across the hall from
| Kentooni. The police entered Dilorenzo's
| rooms by way of the fire.escape and
| took away two towels. They refused
70 say whether or not the towels were