Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-13
Mrs. Shippo Said She Got
$1oo to Go Away.
Some Sensational Evidence at
Alice Khan Inquest.
Buslali ealsi 10 Stand, But Gives No
EMtelee..ceatl Today.

New York, July 12.-Mrs. Mary Ship |
20, who occupied rooms in the base |
mept Of the Old Stenton homestead in
the Bronx, where Mrs. Alice Khan
was murdered on June 8, was the prin-
cipal witness at the coroner's inquest
begun today into the mysterious death
Of Mrs. Khan. Mrs. Shippo testified
that Thursday night preceding the Fri
day night on with the crime was COM
mitted, there was Quarrelling for sew
eral hours in the apartment above her;
that the voices sounded like those Of a
man and two women. Mrs. Shippo,
continuing, said that on Friday morn
ing Mrs. KHAN came down stairs look
ing very much worried. She asked Mrs.
Kinan what the trouble was about the
night before and Mrs. KHAN replied
that it was "that devil of lawyer"
that "he put me to a lot Of trouble"
= ''What did he do to make trouble?"
I asked.
"Oh, he made a lot of trouble for
me-. replied Mrs. Kinan."
"Just then Mrs. Stenton called down
stairs and said to Mrs. Khan:
"'what are you talking to Mrs. Ship
j.. pc, for? You have no business talking
to her about our affairs
Z Mrs., Shippo said Mrs. KHAN also
spoke of bill which she thought would
be 500 for a lawyer and which turned
out to be $4,000, Mrs. Khan informed
her.
The witness said she heard voices and
went up to the front piazza about 9
o'clock Friday night and found Mrs.
Kinan lying on the veranda and Mrs.
Stenton leaning over her with lamp.
Mrs. Shippo testified that she asked
Mrs. KHAN who struck her, and that
Mrs. Khan replied that it was the
lawyer.
II asked what lawyer" said the wit
ness. "but she said nothing more, only
moaned."
Lawyer Burton w. Gibson, who was
the legal adviser of Mrs. Stenton up to
a few days after Mrs. Kinan's murder,
was present at the hearing today, hav-
ing been summoned as a witness. For
several years Lawyer Gibson had
charge Of Mrs. .Stenton's property.
"How long have you known Mr.. Glib
son the lawyer asked Coroner Nc
Donald Of Mrs. Shippo.
Il have known him as long as l have
lived in the house." replied the wit
ness, "but I did not know his name
until after the murder. Mrs. Khan al
ways called him our lawyer He call
ed often, some timea every day, some
times two or three times week.
Mrs. Shippo said that on the Satur'
day after the murder Mrs. Marie Pc
rome of Avenue A told her that mar
In a saloon at 1S0th street and Avenue
A wanted to see her about the murder
She said she went to the saloon ant
saw a man who told her he was Mich
ael Scudo, politician. Scudo TN
woman testified, offered her money To-
LAWYER Gibson so that she could g
to Italy and therefore not be in New
York to testify against Gibson. Mrs
Shippo testified that she told Scudd'
she would not go to Italy and woul'
not change her testimony for an.
amount of money.
At the afternoon session Mrs. Shipp'
resumed her testimony. She said tina
since the murder. Lawyer Gibson hat
offered 500 If she would go away.
Coroner Mcdonald sprung a sur
prise when he called Robert 1. Khan O
Relmar. n. j., husband of the murdere'
woman, to- the stand. KHAN had beel
separated from his wife a number o
wears. He testified that he had no
seen his wife for 10 years prior to he
death, KHAN failed to throw an
light on the murder.
The inquest will be continued 10
morrow.