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n was old Mira Stenton. A little further up
East isoth street, when abe 20, near the
eteps Of The deaf and dumb asylum. she was
startled by seeing a man on the steps Of
the asvlum. The man seemed to be acting
nervously; at least she thought so. Mrs.
Ginh wac too much upset herself to take
note OF his appearance and she couldn't
describe him.
several policemen were examined. Pa
man to reach the Stenton house after the
alarm, said that after he had found Mrs.
Shippo the Italian woman said that Mrs.
Kinnan's last words were, He hit me,
he hit me- Patrolmen Aiken, Deylin and
Keeling told about the same story as
Andre.
Mrs. Matthew Kennedy, q neighbor, eaid
that she heard screams from the Stenton
house and a little later saw Mrs: Stenton
walking about in the yard on the .north,
the old woman to be careful or she would
fall. She asked Mrs. stenton who struck
Mrs. Kinnan, and Mrs. Stenton mumbled
something unintelligible. Mrs. Kennedy
was on the piazza when Mrs. Shippo re-
me, - hit me- Mrs. Kennedy's con
Matthew took note at the time that the
back door Of the house was shut and locked
apparently disproving any theory that the
murderer might have escaped that way.
lives near the stenton house and went
there after the murder, amazed Mcdonald
and Cardo1o by her reply to the question
did you see Mrs. Kinnan's face as she lay
on the porchH'
"Oh, no, said Hattie Walker.
why not?" asked Cardoza-
"She didn't have her shoes on said the
negro woman.
!, Among the other witnesses examined
were Mrs. Louise Lund. stepdaughter Of
Mrs. Kinnan: Florence Cutrone, Gaetano
Equori, E, E. Austin, Pas9uale Cutrone,
William Coogan, Henry E. Fox and Jacob
Carpenter. Most Of these were neighbors
or had had something to do with the Stem
ton family in past years. Nothing OF i'm
portance was obtained from them, accord
ing to Coroner Mcdonald.
Burton W. Gibson. Mrs Kinnan's lawyer,
was called yesterday but did not appear.
II is understood that he was excused for
business reasons He will be called this
afternoon to tell what he knows. Coroner
Mcdonald said after the close OF the exani-
nation that a man was under police sur
veilance" in connection with the case,
Mrs. Stenton, who is at the home OF the
Millers in Bedford Park, will also be called
upon to testify to-day. The Coroner WASH t
his office or whether he would go to her
home for a deposition. Despite Mrs.
Shippo's queer statement, not only Price
but the Coroner expects to get winning
lead from Mrs. Stenton II one Is oDtalneu
at all.
Price firmly believes that the old woman
knows who killed Mrs. Kinnan. but he reali-
zes that he has to deal with anything but an
inbecile. Nothing was brought out at
yesterdays examination to shake Prices
idea as to the murderer. Mrs. Lund will
testify to-day and the authorities hope to
get from her some clearer information as
to the relations between Mrs. Stenton and
her daughter.
One fact was brought out at yesterday 8
examination which the police consider
important. that is, that, 80 far as the neigh
bors know, men had not been in the habit
OF visiting the Stenton house at night. The
only man who had been seen going in there
often was Clinchy, the contractor, who
boarded there and who died there. Also
the police have become convinced that the
queer assortment Of junk found in the 90
called secret room" was merely collection
boarded by an eccentric old woman in the
co,irea of many wears.