The Detroit times., 1909-03-12
BODY or K|NRAOE
GIRL MOVED TO
COVER BLOOD
ALARM OF MURDER THEN GIVEN,
SAYS oFFicER-MoTHER OF
DEAD GIRL sWoONs WHEN
PRESSED FOR REPLY.
s-DETECTIvE BLEAkLEN.

HAMILTON, Ont. March l2-The
inquest into the death or Ethel Kin
rade. who was murdered In the Kin
rade home, on Herkimer-st., was ad-
journed last night till this afternoon
at $3.50 O'Clock. Mrs. Isabella Kin
rade, mother OF the murdered girl.
was the chief witness at last nights
session She was closely questioned,
but was not positive about the time
OF the different happenings On the day
OF the crime. Lawyer Blackstock, the
prosecutor. pressed his questions at a
critical moment, but Mrs Kinradc
swooned and was assisted from the
court room.
Detective Blakely testified that the
body OF Ethel Kinrade had been NOV
ed 10 cover the blod before the alarm
~ the murder had been given.
Mrs. Kinrade was called TO the
stand by Coroner Anderson immediate
~ after court opened Mrs. Kinrade
IS a fiorid woman OF sympathetic and
fne sensibilities. She met her hus-
band. T. l.. Kinradc. while, as Bella
l.andrum. she sang in the choir OF
Hamilton church.
Mrs. Kinrade testified that the mem
hers OF the family were affectionate
IN their relations. although the moth
-er and Ethel strongly opposed the
southern trips OF Florence.
Mrs Kinrade was questioned close
ly By Lawyer Blackstock as TO the at
,tude OF Ethel towards Florence when
the latter returned from her trips TO
Virginia.
Florence testified that on the morn
ing OF the tragedy. she did not get up
until noon Was that a common prac-
tice OF hers?"
Yes" the mother replied
Did they dispute as to the div
sion of the housework?"
Not that | know of"
did you go 10 Florence's room that
morning with Ethel and try TO get
Florence up"
The mother denied this. Florence
had testified that She and her moth
or had gone TO Ethels room and that
Ethel had a headache. Mrs. Kinrade
then told the story OF a stranger. sup
posed TO be tramp. disturbing the
family the night before the murder.
This was termed a trivial incident by
Blackstock
Did your husband tell you to phone
to the police about tramps that morn
ing?" was asked.
Yes. he did. but | decided not to
nhone. 7 decided To go down in per
SON"
Your husband told us that he did
not tell you to phone the police. How
DO you account for the discrepancy.
Mrs. Kinrade?"
II don't know"
She did not remember what time
she started TO go out on the day OF
the tragedy.
Mrs. Kinrade. II you remembered
anything in your life, you would re-
member what happened on that day.
Blackstock said.
II Judge that | must have left home
at y. IN. got 10 the police station
at u. M she said. II didn't look
at the clock"
THAT is all right about the clock,
Mrs. Kinrade. You told us that sew
eral times. We know you didn't look
nj the clock You need not trouble us
with that about the clock again" said
Rlackstock He tried to have her re-
late her movements between noon and
p. m. Her answers were unsatis-
factory.
She said at first she was dressing
TOT nalI an nour anu seWihR loi nan
an hour.
But that leaves half an hour I'M
accounted for" the prosecutor sug.
gested. and the witness added Is min
utes to each incident
so that Is the way you fix II up?"
was Blockstock's rejoinder.
so you and the girls were going 10
leave this tramp-infested house with
out any protection" he continued.
Mrs. Kinrade told how on return
ing home she saw a patrol wagon In
front OF the house and she tainted and
was taken across to Mrs. Hickey's.
Have you noticed anything pecu-
liar about the mentality or the tenn.
rerament OF Florence?" witness was
ased.
Nothing whatever. I am not keep
ing anything back" she cried Mrs
Kinrade sobbed and was assisted from
the room.
Used Revolver in Play.
Jimmy" Baum. the actor, Is quoted
in a dispatch received In Hamilton
yesterday as saying that Florence
Kinrade fired off pistol as part OF
her act in a theater In Portsmouth
and that she was requested to prac-
iiNt SilOOiiuk WIFI q ItNOiNCl
Gertrude Kinrade the l6-year-old
daughter. was called to the stand
did Florence say she had ever shot
of revolver In Virginia." Black.
stock asked the girl.
NO"
Did any member of the family ever
have any firearms in the house,"
NO"
Ernest Kinrade. aged 81. the Oldest
son, and contractor. was next sworn.
Il Gun throw no light on the crime.
would like to be able to do so Flor
ence has not told me how II happen
ed" he said.
did you saw on entering the house
after the tragedy that you expected
something TO happen"
No, ! said knew something had
happened"
Mrs. Hickey. the neighbor who got
the first alarm. vas then called
Grown Attorney Washington cue 5.
tened hei.
Florence screamed when she got