The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

Startling Admissions Made by
Aged Witness in Calling
Kinnan Probe.
New YORK Hera,d Special Service.

New York Herald Special Service.
New York, June %. 7-Exasperated at
the persistence of Coroner Robert F.
Mcdonald and Assistant District At,
torney CORDOBA, in the continuation Of
the coroner g inquest into the murder
Of Mrs. Alice G. D.. Kinnan in her
Washington avenue home. Mrs. Louise
Malcolm Stanton, her aged mother, this
afternoon made startling admissions.
night she said, "but did not know
Incensed at Mr.. ,Cordoza's sharp
questioning as to who the man was, she
cried out: ~ won't tell l. won't
telll'' FL. y.+
"Why won Il you tell who he vast"
persisted the examiner.
: uBecause he would die. -
Then Mrs. Stanton broke down and
long recess was necessary before she
could return to the witness stand.
81, Flees from Stand.
Several times during the course Of
the session Mrs. Stanton ran briskly
from the witness stand and tried to
get away. II s'7as
"Show us how you killed Mrs. Ken
man, said Mr.: CORDOBA.
With a wild scream the aged wit
ness ran for the door, crying, :" Let me
go: I would rather die than 80 thru
lis, this the way you crushed your
doza, when the court was quiet, wav-
ing q stained, smeared hammer over
~ didn t murder. her, 1 didn't xii!
Alice,'' walled the mother. II tell
you a man did 1t. ''Sv
| The ordeal was too much for her
and she fell in q faint again.
| / When the witness was revived Mr.
CORDOBA continued his falling exam
nation. It had been determined that
it was the, only way in which the recall
the. true story of ahers daughter 8 mys
] FERROUS death. = {;$t e sI4<.5y = i
wild Scream, Her Answer.
4 "Did you hit, Alice ION tie head ant
break it, like thisq - went, on Mr. Cor
4 doza, showing several pieces of Mrs
! Kinnan g skull to Mrs Stanton. He
4 answer was another wild scream. 4. -
j When Mrs. Stanton took the stan'
she gave her name, said she was
! widow and was n years old. Phel
the witness chair and exclaimed: ~
: man did IT, ~
Her statement was entirely volur
tary one and surprised all who wer
8 present. Acting Attorney Price sal
that Mrs. Stanton had made a simila
statement while on her way to tn
l coroner's office p in a. carriage. Mr.
. Stanton after making this remark q
the inquiry grew nervous and the pr
low. her to become calm.
:. |, - Tho Ao1,o of tho lSthSr6 fSonpaa
method Of wringing confessions fro,
!. criminals were outdone. When til
old woman went on the stand, her min
. seemed perfectly clear. She was will
, ing to testify Her answers wei
delivered in gentle tones as she vi
folded the story, which sounded plau
ible enough, but threw no light on tt
: mystery. Driven to the wall, Deput
q Assistant District Attorney C9rdo 2,
: old woman's gentle manner vanishe
J, and she became hard as nails.
: "Did you see it," (meaning Il
!: murder), CORDOBA asked in a vol
I heard far outside the room.
= NO." the old woman shrieked.
. From now ON the examination WI
> simply an attempt to get the o
i woman to give the answers that we
= desired. She showed that her wi
: were keen. der 1QqulelCofs ala n
= try to trap her. They attacked h
: with batteries unmarked. TIL,
: sought to beat the story from he
- Sometimes as many as six men 8
tackled her at once, but this ag
! woman proved herself the peer Of the
all in this battle.
They got nothing but the first sto
: Mrs. Stanton told Of the murder q,
= which she has steadfastly adhered
y ever since EsE 1850