New-York tribune., 1906-06-22

1T was that devil lawyer she says the dying
woman replied, clearly. We examined her In
every way that. roughshod. but she stuck TO
her story. She didn't give any name. and said
Alice Kinnan had used no name to her Then
we asked her why she told different story in
the first place. She became confused. but said
this was the true story a few days after the
murder she went 10 a priest about it al.
When we tried 10 pin her down on the priest, she
became vague in her answers again. She seemed
not TO know where the church was, nor who the
priest was
There You have it We don't know now
whether the story is truth or, fiction. Every-
thing possible is being done toward investiga-
tion. and If it turns out TO be true l don't be-
lieve the murderer will get away
B. w. GIBSON BEING WATCHED
In answer TO questions. the coroner said that
Mrs. Srenton. who evidently could dispel the
mystery would be called to-day Meantime
she was under surveillance by the police. Bur-
ton w. Gibson. the lawyer who has appeared
prominently in the case. the coroner said, also
vas being watched, because of his connection
with the case" Mrs shiDpo. too. was under the
watchfuI eyes of the police. though she had
promised nor TO try 10 get away.
Mrs Catherine Glah. of Philadelphia. the
first TO be interrogated by the examiners. Coro-
ners Mcdonald and Schwannecke the young
man from Nr. Jerome's office. and Sergeant
Price She told them she had been visiting her
daughter Mrs. Comerford of No S14 East lS9th
street. near the steEton house. Returning from
a shopping trip with her ten-year-oId daughter
on the night OF the murder. she was at Wash
ington avenue and 1S9th street when she heard
piercing shrieks IN woman's voice Then
looking through the trees 10 the old Stenton
mousse she saw Mrs. Stenton appear on the
porch with a lighted lamp She was terrified
and the girl began 10 cry
moment later woman came running IN
behind her, announcing that a murder had been
committed al the StentOn house. Mrs Glah
oaoly scared, walked on home. AS she passed
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum, whose grounds open
IN lSSth street. she a man sitting on the
steps. but did not notice him particularly She
round the Stenton house
Patrolman Andre, of the fremont police sta
uon who was the first official to reach the house
said he found there Mrs. Shippo, who told him
Mrs Kinnan, dying. had said. He hit me: he
hit me-. Patrolmer Devlin, Aiken and Keeling
who came later corroborated his story PatroI,'
man Manning, who learned on Wednesday night
about mysterious message. told the inouisitors
what he heard Mrs. Matthew Kennedy. a
neighbor Of the Stentons. told OF the piercing
scream. She ran across TO the old house after
her son. and heard the Italian Marie saw that
Alice Kinnan told her, He hit me: ne hit mer'
Mrs. StentOn she said, mumbed out an unin-
telligible reply 10 her questions. Matthew Ken
nedy. a youth declared the rear door of the
house was shut and locked, and that the front
when Mrs. Stenton came out TO the porch Jacob
Carpenter. Hattie Watkins. Negroes living on the
Stenton place. all the Italian tenants, a few
others living in the vicinity who knew OF the
peculiarites of the StentOn family and the Ital-
ians arrested the Sunday after the murder also
were examined. but told nothing of Importance
The introduction Of the Shippe woman's stor,
has disturbed the police somewhat. They and
the coroner cannot make IL fit into the ca Sc we'll
They cannot determine just how a woman with
five deadly fractures of the skull and a broken
neck could retain consciousness long enough to
make any dying observations. They cannot de-
termine just what lawyer. assuming the truth
of the statement. referred to. nor can they
find a motive for murder by any lawyer or his
hireling. Money could not have been the cause.
they argue. because lawyers have more refined
methods than murder possibly more efficient
certainly more in compliance with the laws.
Sergeant Price would not discuss the case, say
ing Mr.. CardoZO had told him not TO talk about
il. Coroner Mcdonald was trying. with the
help Of the detectives to find the solution, with
out much apparent success.
Mr Cardozo himself would not talk He ex-
planned laboriously that he had made II a policy
never TO talk about cases. even giving a stereo-
typed answer. Il have nothing 10 say" when
really ne knew nothing about the thing as TO
which he interrogated.
II any progress is 10 he made in the case il
will the authorities think from the ex-
animation Of Mr.. Gibson and Mrs. Stenton TO-
day.