New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
NO KINNAN CASE CLEW.
M4N ALSO DIED At PLACE.
aged Mother InUolUed IN Long
LAWSUIT Ouer Estate.


Although the police are working on sevcra.
clews. up to late hour last night they were en-
tirely in the dark as TO the probable murder Of
Mrs Alice C. d. Kinnan the woman who was
killed on Friday night on the veranda OF her
home, at No. 2467 Washington avenue The
Bronx- That Mrs. Kinnan was struck down by
club or some blunt instrument is not abso-
lutely established from the autopsy performed
by Dr.. Thomas H. Curtin, coroners physician.
who found seven wounds on the back Of hes
head. He believes that the woman was trying
TO run away from some person when she was
struck down
Mrs" Mary Schippo. who lives in the basement
of the Kinnan home. said she heard Mrs KIN
nan scream, and when she reached her all the
dying woman could say was, "--hit me.
-h hit me" If she said anything else Mrs
Schippo could not hear distinguish what it
was
Only two weeks ago William Clinchy, a car
penter. of No. u Terrace Place. The Bronx, who
was a frequent visitor at the home of Mrs Kin
nan and her mother. Mrs. Louisa VI. Stenton.
was stricken with apoplexy on the lawn OF ths
Stenton home and was taken into the house
where he died in short time. From several
sources it was learned yesterday that Mr.
CHnchy went to the house nearly every day.
and was in the closest condolences Of the dead
woman and her aged mother.
Richard Kinnan. the dead woman's husband.
had been separated from his wife for several
years The police say they have information
that Kinnan has been seen about the homo
within the last weeks.
Burton W. Gibson. lawyer. Of No. 81 Will
lam street. and living at No. 152 Prospect Park
West. Brooklyn. who at one time acted as com
sell visited the home yesterday and was cIoseted
JVif6 for RS
also visited the aged woman
ESTATE MORTGAGED FOR $4,000.
That Mrs. stenton has been involved in a
long drawnout lawsuit over her estate In The
Bronx was learned yesterday. Her husband
made considerable money in the steel business.
On December %. 1857. she bought her present
home from Henry Kipling in a foreclosure sale.
and the transfer duly recorded Several
years later she speculated in Wall Street through
the brokerage firm of Charles W. Newcomb and
Joseph NJ. Cook. That her speculatiOns did not
prove successful is evidenced by her mortgagins
her estate on August 20. 1865. with the brokerage
firm for $4,000. The courts later decided that
no title passed TO either of these men. Mr..
Newcomb died first. and his partner died soon
afterward When Mr.. CooI, died he passed tho
mortgage over to John Mum. This transaction
was made on September Is. 1878. The courts
also held that this transaction Illegal and
void"
When Mr. Mum died his EXECUTOR was z.
Luther Hamilton. The court records show that
no enc made any claim the property until
1902. Mrs. StentOn made a deed on July ?.
1898 conveying two-Afths' interest in her prop
erty to William X Aston and Burton W. Glib
son. BY this deed Mrs Stenton assumed the
payment OF all unpaid taxes and assessments
against said premises Mrs. stentOn remained
in possession OF the property as a eO-tenant
with William X. Aston
In March. 1895. Burton W. Gibson brought
suit against Mrs. StentOn, Mrs Kinaan. her
daughter and Others, on the grounds that they
have or claim 70 have some interest in or lien
uDcn the property. the nature OF which is
known 10 the plaintiff, but which is a cloud
upon tSe title 10 said premises" The case was
decided agails- the Gefendants. and il was car
ried to the Appellate Division. which sustained
the findings of the supreme Court
Randolph Hurry vas appointed referee, and
the property was ordered 10 be sold az auction
at the Exchaagc Salesroogns. No. 1G1 Broad
way The property was finally sold for SGJ.OeO,
IT is said OF this amount, by the deed which
Mrs. StsI.scn made. William y. Aston and Burton
W. Gibson received two-afJhs. or - per eenr.
which Amounted 10 S2iCaO. Mrs StcHtoa stiA
had TO pay back taxes and assessments amount
ing to about $4,000 This sum was finally ext
down. but when the transaction was completed
Mrs Steaton had lest her property and was
about SGco0 in debt. it Is said
A. T. NIctI1hon, OF No sc Pire street, who
,,-,e e.,plo,,ed as counsel for NIrs. StenIon IN
October Of last year. but never acted II a leSal
caaa,Itv for her said yesterday that h had 'had
en- interview with her ana her GoGshS5r in Oc-
t9bfr l!N5 and thar Mrs. StertC0 had given
him The A~ErSs used above. Mrs. str2yOn vas
al that time in full possession Of her f2cCl-iss,
ne said Ser property, ne declared had passed
Tus az her hands IN a peculiar manner.
Coroner McDouald, of The Bronx, said last
night that. he had TO record m his oihce %
Of Ire Board Of Health to-day, he said. and Il
he finds that The man died suddenly, he VIII
order the body eXhuTpcd-
/ pEwEY's cLaRETs AND OLD BURGUNDY