Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-26

wore a black veil that completely hid
her features. She had many callers at
all hours of the day and night--all men
some of them rough and uncouth
poorly dressed, others attired in the
height of fashion and wearing much
jewelry.
Sometimes she would refuse to see
these men for days at time. My in
formant always answered the door and
would say Mrs. Stenton was out or
would see her callers, according to the
way he had been instructed. She
seemed to have some way of knowing
the identity of all who called before
they came to the front or back door.
about twelve years ago a man was
arrested in this town. My informant
does not remember his name or the
nature of his crime but he was man
with a big pull among prominent peo-
pie. A large sum of money was raised
for the purpose of bribing certain pub
lie officials and securing his freedom
This money was entrusted to Mrs. Stem
ton. She knew it had been raised for
illegal purposes, and that the persons
who contributed would not dare to take
steps to get it back. She kept the money
laughed the indignant would-be bribers
to scorn and the man went to prison to
serve long term. l am Informed that
he vowed vengeance. According to the
recollection of my informant he ought
to be out of Sing Sing " this time.
"It would be natural for him to try
to get that bribe money from Mrs. Stem
ton. Certainly she would not give 1t up,
because she is miser. He might have
gone there with the intention of killing
her, and struck her daughter in the
darkness.
IF Mrs. Stenton chose to, she could
unravel the mystery of her daughters
murder in five minutes. She knows who
killed Alice Kinnan, and she has with
held this knowledge to protect herself,
as well as to shield the murderer. There
is everything to show that the old wom-
an has been engaged in an illegitimate
business, and that she has had male as
sociates. Mother and daughter have
been mixed up in strange transactions.
This announcement by Police Captain
Price was made after the police had dis
covered in the secret room evidences of
crime and preparation for crimes as
deperate as murder.
In an old baize-covered cedar chest
was found the family silver plate and
also articles taken from department
stores in recent years.
Sandbags and Guns
MOSI reHldTKaDle OF all Jne ulSCOV-
cries in the house, however, was a
collection of weapons. There were
two guns, rifle and a fowling-pie
which were sllver-mounted and old
fashioned. There were two fine silver
mounted and ivory-handled daggers
with leather sheaths. There was a
murderous looking claspknife, opening
with a spring, which had blade five
inches long In closet between Mrs.
Stenton's bedroom and the dining room
kitchen, beneath old bonnets and ar
ticles of female apparel, were two sand
bags.
These were finely stitched and of home
manufacture. They are such as are
found on the most desperate criminals.
Either one of them in the hands of a
murderer would fracture the skull of a
victim without breaking the skin and
drawing blood. Each was about four
teen inches long with a loose part to
wrap about the hand, and the filled
part eight inches long, containing fine
white sand, tightly packed. A stitch n
the bottom of each sandbag prevented
its bursting or the shifting of the sand.
An old-fashloned, muzzle- e-loading flint
and steel revolver was found also
The discovery of the mass of articles
evidently stolen from stores lmpelled
Captain Price to make another revela-
ton as 10 the life of the two women
about which he has learned so much
since the murder by the search of the
house. Something has already been
printed about postal cards and the evil
dent interest both women had In the
collection and exchange Of souvenir
cards. score Of postal cards which