The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
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md started ~ continue hia hunt iur papers
which might have a hearing on the solution
~ mo my aery, Cofoners McDonald ard
Sch 'annecke we're theirs before him, how
ever, and expressed n deslfe 10 do all the
searching that was 20 10 done Yesterday
afternoon withou, the aid n Mrs. stenton'a
asycr Mr. Gibson expoetulated, but
finally decided not 10 push the point. He
remained outside on the porch with the
Ic'oc'iyes and the reporters.
Tho discussion started again whom the
Cproners ~reappeared after being In the
house for about half an hour. They an
nounced that they would lock the place up
and put a policeman on guard 10 prevent
any unauthorized persons from entering
until It had been definitely decided who was
i.vu11y ontttIaI 10 aanttn,,a Nko 1911 A.
house and the examination Of the hundreds,
Il not thousands, Of old documents which
It il said to contain. II was evident that the
two Coroners during their stay inside had
taken counsel with each other as to their
rights and also those Of Mrs. Stenton's
lawyer.
Coroner ~Schwannecke said to Gibson:
i think, Mr.. Gibson, that all those papers
which you have removed from the house
since the night Of Mrs. Kinnan's death
should be returned to the Coroners' Office
without delay
But, Mr.. Coroner replied Gibson, Il
am Mrs. Stenton's lawyer, and she as the
occupant Of the house has given me per-
mission to maxi the searoh.'
That makes no difference. said Sohwan-
necke. in a murder case Hike this the law
Is very specific or the point that nothing can
be removed from the premises, except by
permission Of the Coroner In charge Of the
case, until letters Of administration OF the
deceased persons estate have been granted
by the courts. Mrs. Stenton, as mother of
Mrs. Kinnan, has not applied for such letters,
neither has her husband, nor any other rela-
tive who might properly act as admins
traitor. Coroner Mcdonald thinks, there
fore, that It Is his duty to lock up the house
until a public administrator can be ap-
pointed"
Mr.. Gibson said he was willing to abide
by the decision Of the Coroners In the case,
though he would not agree with them that
as lawyer for Mrs. Kinnan's mother, who
occupied the house jointly with her, he was
not empowered legally to examine its con-
tents.
He said; moreover, that as there had
been a good deal Of question as to Mira.
mental status and her ability to
as administrators OF her daughters
and as Kinnan had not shown up
he had consulted with Mr.. F risbie, Kin
lawyer, as was usual in cases where
two persons had a coordinate and equal
right to administer the estate Of the de-
ceased. and they. had agreed to go before
the Surrogate and have him appoint some
trust company to act as administrator.
The trust company would then be en-
the rights Of both the husband and mother
of Mrs. Kinnan would be safeguarded.
Mr.. Gibson's declaration that his attitude
was one not of opposition but Of amenity
toward the Coroners did not seem entirely TO
mollify Coroner Schwannecke, who finally
said:
L demand that everything you have
taken from this house since Mrs. Kinnan's
death be returned to the Coroner's Office
tonight, and you may regard yourself as
and 1 place you in the custody Of Detective
Connolly until they are brought back
This was evidently q turn in the case
which Acting Captain Price, who has been
at work on all sorts Of clues. and who for the
last three or four days has been promising
had not been expecting. He explained to
the angry Coroner that all tina Mr.. Gibson
had done had been done under surveillance
of his representatives that the lawyer
without at first showing them to the detec-
tives. He added that one note Of $500 made
out to MIR. Gibson had been shown him by
the lawyer, when he could easily have CON-
cealed Il,
III he is to be arrested, = said Capt. Price,
u want to have an entry Of it on the blot
The Coroner finally decided hat he
wouldn't regard it as an arrest, but on Mr..
Gibson's promise to give up last night the.l
documents which he has taken away dur
ing the past week the lawyer was allowed
to depart with Detective Connolly in tow,
or vice versa. Last night he turned the
documents over to Connolly, who ooh them
b. the Bronx Detectiqe Bureau.
Mr.. Gibson admitted to the Coroners
and to Capt. Price that some of the doou-
ments taken from the house by himself
might have a bearing IN the solution Of the
case, but it is considered unlikely by the
police that Mrs. Stenton's lawyer has con-
cealed anything which he found that might
aid them in tracing Mrs. Kinnan's
derer.
For the present the Coroners will take
charge Of the explorations in the old man
sion. They consented, however, to permit
Mr.. Gibson to be present when the search
Is resumed tomorrow afternoon.
Two Of Capt. Prices detectives went over
to Brooklyn yesterday to interview a mar
named Martin Egan as to his whereabouts
the night Of the murder. Egan, who
lives at IL Second place, formerly rented the
house at 90 Second place, from Mrs. Stem
ton for $25 a month under the supposition
that she owned the property. After pay
ing two months rent he discovered that the
property had been seized by the city about
a year ago in default Of payment OF taxes.
Egan had in the meantime expended $500
in making repairs, and when he discovered
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