Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-21
HEARD THREE SCREAMS
Mrs. GIah's Testimony Regard
ina the Kinnan Murder.
HEARING BEFORE CORONER
He Decided to Make the Inquest
Private.
MRS. STANTON'S SUSPICIOUS
Mother of the Slain Woman Becomes
More Communicative Fresh
Light on the Mystery.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK June 21.--The preliminary
hearing of the inquiry into circumstances
surrounding the death of Mrs. Alice Kin
nan was held this morning in the COR
oner's office In the Bronx before Coroner
Mcdonald. Deputy Assistant District At
torney Cardozo was present. The chief
witnesses to be examined are Burton W.
Gibson. counsel for the dead woman, and
her mother; William K Aston OF 81 Wall
street, Guy Brisbie OF 1872 Nassau street,
attorney for Richard Kinnan; Coroners
Clerk E. F. Austin. Matthew Kennedy and
his brother and Mrs. Kennedy. Henry E.
Fox, William Coogan, Hattie Watson, ].
Carpenter, Marie Shippo and Mike Shippo
and their boarders, J. and Tony Mamma.
Pasquale Cutroone and Frank Cutroone,
and a man named Liquorie. All the po-
licemen who have had TO do with the case
will also be called as witnesses.
The hearing was private and the reports
that got out were incomplete. The first wit
ness called was Mrs. Catharine Glah, who
testified that she had been visiting her
daughter who lives on Lorillard place back
OF the Stanton house
II went out with my little girl to a store
on Third avenue about o'clock on the
night of the murder We came back through
1Ssth street, and as turned Into Washing
ton avenue by the Stanton house I heard
three distinct screams. l was afraid to
look. l could not move. woman rushed
over and said: There has been a murder
oh that can't be- l said Yes she an
swered believe Mrs. Kinnan has been
murdered Ny little girl began to CRY. Then
1 got my courage back and went on home.
after the screams I saw a woman come
out of the house with lamp. / also saw
man standing near the deaf and dumb
asylum. / don't know whether he had come
out of the house or not He might have
done so. The screams attracted my at
tention and I couldn't be sure as to that"
This witness was excused. Coroner Nc
Donald was in favor of making the hear
ing public, but Mr.. Cardozo persisted In his
objections.
Sex of Murderer Fixed.
Three policemen testified that Mrs shippo
repeated Mrs. Kinnan's dying words in this
form:
He killed me-" This apparently fixes the
Sex OF the murderer.
Policeman Andre the second witness told
Of finding Mrs. Shippo bent over the body
What did she say7' he asked
According to his testimony, Mrs. Shippo
replied.
'She said. He killed me- He killed me-"
Policeman Devlin and Manning corrobo-
rated this statement.
Lawyer Guy Frisbie and Mrs Louise
Iund appeared. and were excused until later
In the day. Policeman Atkin. Detective
Keening and Mrs. Matthew Kennedy gave
their testimony.
Arrest of a Suspect Warranted.
It was said positively this afternoon by
man connected with the coroner's office that
enough evidence had already been CLEANED
IN the Kinnan hearing to warrant the ar
rest of a certain man whom the police have
now under surveillance
Mrs. Matthew Kennedy testified to hear
ing screams on the night Of the murder
Policeman Manning testified that Mrs
Shippo last night made a statement to him
when he was on guard, which, IL corrob-
GRATED. would send certain man to the
electric chair. Because OF Mr. Carcfozn's
caution 10 witnesses not to talk 1t was i'm
possible to learn more about Manning's tes-
tfmony and that of other witnesses LAWYER
Gibson, who was expected this afternoon.
did not appear. Mr.. Cardoza said that he
had been excused for the day