The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-18
SOUTHERNER MAY
HAVE MURDERED
ETHEL K|MRADE
NElGH6OR SAW STRANGE MAN
RUN DOWN lANE-ViCTlM ON
STREET UNTIL 8 O'CLOCK ON
FATAL DAY.

HAMILTON. Ont, March lS.-tSpe-
cial.) 1t begins To look as II there
might be something in the theory that
Ethel kinrade was murdered by an
unknown man or by a southern friend
OF Florence Kinrade's. This morning
II was brought out that Mrs Arthur
Taylor. neighbor OF the Knrades.
living. on Markin-st. the first street
back OF the Kinrade residence. report
ell TO the police OH the afternoon o.:
down the line which separates the
MaIklin-st houses from the HeriImer-
81. residences. Jump the fence into her
yard and then into Marklin.st.
In confederation q: this. Mrs. VIM
King. the next door neighEor OF the
Taylors. states that She saw this man
run down the lane. jump the Taylor
fence and run To Taylor's back door
After rapping and receiving no re
Spouse he tried the door but found ii
locked. He then sat down on the back
steps ana took something from his
pocket ana laid II on the steps. before
leaving He had only gone short
distance when he returned and. pick
ing up the article, placed il back Ia
his pocket and departed. Mrs. King
was unable To tell just what the
article was and could not say that II
was a revolver. but she thought that
the mans actions were SO suspicious
that she notified the police that night.
when they We're making Investigations
al the Kinrade house. The police
examined the Taylor property. for any
trace or a revolver but none was 10
be found
The police have established the
facts that Ethel kinrade. the murder.
ed girl was out on the afternoon of
the crime from shortly after two
leel-nntil after 3 O'Clock, and that
Mrs. Kinrade left the house TO go
down town at 3 %. These facts Will
be used tomorrow evening when Flor
ence and her mother are recalled to
the witness stand, and they will be
asked 10 tell why they stated in their
evidence last week that Ethel was not
out of the house that afternoon and
IN addition the mother will be asked
To explain il possible what she did
from o'clock until 3 20, point she
did not seem eager TO explain when
on the stand before. The crown prom.
ises plenty or excitement az the in
quest tomorrow evening. as they in
tend TO call on Florence and the moth.
er and one other member of the fam
lily, whom they will not name With
George Lynch Staunton, looking after
the Knrade interests. the inquest will
take pretty much the form OF a trial
and Staunton and Blackstock are ex
pected To create no eud OF excitement.
as they are regarded as two OF the
greatest criminal lawyers in the coun-
try.
The police have failed to find re-
volver I'm the sewer at the Kinrade
home contractor who opened and
examined every inch OF the sewer fail
ed 10 find and trace OF a revolver or
cartridge shells The detectives are en-
deavoring to locate college student
who is said to have remarked that
Florence klnrade brought revolver
back from the south. The members
of the kinraGe family have sworn that
there was not revolver In the house
Florence Kinrade had dinner on a
warship. according to a dispatch from
Portsmouth. Va. VIM. t. Robinson.
his wife and others entertained her on
the Arkansas, which Is now In reserve
at the Norfolk navy yard. Robinson
is chief engineer OF the ship. Miss
Kinrade testified on the stand that
she was entertained on the warship
Robinson says his wife and Miss Kin
rade were very friendly. and that the
latter seemed very nervous.