New-York tribune., 1906-06-26
AT ODDS OVER MURDER
1RREST URGED At ONCE.
Coroner and DetectiOes Disagree
Orer Nesc Cleo an Case.

Instead Of continuing the examination Of Mrs
sten:on. the mother Of Mrs. Alice Kinnan
whose mysterious murder has gone unsolyeo
for more than two weeks the police yesterday
went 10 investigating 4 new clew which they
expected 10 produce almost immediate results
What this development was they guarded zeal
ouslr. Even Coroner Mcdonald was kept in
TIE dark as 10 its nature, and disregardng
whatever material Acting Captain Price and his
detectives might have. kept on with his own
work Up 10 a late hour, however, this new
departure had not led 10 any tangible gain
toward the solution Of the mystery.
In al probab bity the postponed examination
VIII be taken up to-day. when Mrs. Stenton
VII be interrogated on many subjects. and Bur-
ton ". Gibson. her lawyer who has appeared
prominently in the case from the beginning.
also viii be asked many things which the police
and The coroner did not ask last week Just
what steps will follow the examination the
author5ties do not know. Considerable disagree
ncnt has arisen between the coroner's Office
and the Detective Bureau 10 the handling Of
the case. rendering still more difficult any
prompt acton toward apprehending the muir
deTer
Dr. Mcdonald thinks that sufficient material
mas been accumulated 10 warrant decisive action
sn one direction. Acting Captain Price and his
detectives DO not feel inclined TO 90 far the
Those who are close to DR.. Mcdonald expect
that if the confronting of old Mrs. Stenton with
her lawyer and a possible joint examination
produce illumination. he will of his own
Initiative proceed TO close up the case.
Acting Captain Price and Inspector McLaugh-
Gin spent several hours yesterday in going over
IN detail the transcript of Mrs Stenton's testi-
anony. Their idea was twofold-to see II there
lay in # the germ Of a new line of work. but
justified the police investigators in taking the
sadicai step Coroner Mcdonald believes neces-
rary Up to GATE their discoveries have been of
q nature 10 produce caution in that direction.
but much work which they have not completed
Net may put an entirely different aspect this
phase Of the case
The detectives visited the Stenton house again
Yesterday and after new search accumulated
q barrelful of papers, legal documents and let
tiers which they took to the Bronx detective
bureau. These viii be examined by Acting Cap
sain Price If other clews fail entirely. in the
hope that something may come from them. In
Nestigation Of the movements of Burton w.
Gibson on the Friday night when Mrs Kinnan
was struck down still is in progress. Acting
Captain Price says he is pretty thoroughly sat
ssled with Mr. Gibson's account Of the evenings
doings DR.. Mcdonald is not The most i'm
portant part Of this alib the time when Mr..
Gibson said he was at dinner in Brooklyn
restaurant, DR.. Mcdonald thinks is weakest.
Mrs Kinnan was murdered at about p m.
From q little before 9 until little after 10
o'clock just before he went 10 the Kings County
Democratic Club. Mr.. Gibson told the coroner
and the detectives that he at dinner. Yet
q lawyer who went TO the restaurant 10 obtain
an affidavit from a waiter 10 Mr.. Gibsons
presence there was told that the waiter did
no; recall anything about it. The detectives
who have followed this end Of the case heard
yesterday from the manager of the place that
a guest had recognized Mr. Gibson in the place
on that Friday night This guests name was
not told 10 the police. The manager said that
Mr.. Gibson was known To this person, but did
NOT know him
M Gibson would not talk about this affair
He said that he was not much concerned with
what the detectives We're doing along that line.
i they needed any assistance which he could
give. he would be glad 10 help them he said.
He had not been notified about any continuance
of the examination, but would appear when
ever the coroner wanted him, For himself. he
had theory about the murder. but would not
tell what II was. he declared
About the Stenton estate Mr. Gibson was a
Ittle mora communicative he could imagine
10 reason why Mrs stenton should not know
Ehe no longer had an interest in the property. as
Mr Gibson admitted that when the property
was sold the first time il went 10 one McFar-
land. who represented him. though The title
sneVer passed 10 him. The second sale was 10 a
Bronx operator named Dyer who Mr. Gibson
said, represented a syndicate Of Bronx men.
The full purchase price had not been paid by
them, so he stiI retained an interest in the
property he said.
An unoonhrIned story declared that Captsin
Price late on SUNDAY visited Mrs Stenton AZ
the Miller house. and, talking over her testimony
with her, convinced the old woman that she no
songer possessed any interest in the valuable
real estate. This once made plain 10 her The
most potent objection 10 naming the man She
says she suspects in the mystery was removed
according 70 her reason given 10 the Coroner
IN The examination Though nothing definite
could be learned from the police or the coroner
mere was general understanding that she did
tel The name Of the person she has had in
MIND IN making her various statements 10 The
ottciais, and that this was one Of the things
or which Acting Captain Price consulted In
fpector Mclaughlin. This was directly in line
win the ground DIT Mcdonald has taken for
several days back and had much effect In cans
- = MN 10 determine on decisive action after
the enc OF the examination to-day
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