The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-12
Body Of Kinrade Girl
Moved To Cover Blood

i Tdut, WHO WAS IuuTutitu III the Mn
rade home. on HerlSimer-st.. was ad
turned last night ;ill this afternoon
al $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 blood before the alarm
of the murder had been given.
| Mrs. Kinrade was called TO the
stand by Coroner Anderson immediate
| ly after court opened Mrs. Kinrade
is ford woman OF sympathetic and
fine sensibilities. She met her hus.
band. r. l.. Kinrado. while. as Bella
Landrum, she sang In the choir OF a
Hamilton church.
Mrs. Kinrade testified that the mem
bers OF the family we're affectionate
in their relations, although the moth
Ell ana Et0el OppOStu tHS
southern trips OF Florence.
Mrs Kinrade was questioned close
! " by Lawyer Blackstock as To the at.
titude 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 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
er had gone TO Ethels room and that
Ethel had a headache Mrs. Klnrade
then told the story Of stranger. sup
posed To be a tramp. disturbing the
family the night before the murder.
This was termed 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
phone | decided 10 go down in per.
son"
Your husband told us that he did
not tell you 70 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 p. III. got 10 the police station
at p. m" she said Il 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
at the clock. You need not trouble us
with that about the clock again" said
Blackstock He tried to have her re.
late her movements between noon and
3 p. m. Her answers were unsatis-
factory.
She said at first she was dressing
for half an hour aud sewing for half
an hour.
Put that leaves half an hour IN.
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 Blockstocks 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 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
rersment OF Florence" witness was
ased.
Nothing whatever 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 dispatch received In Hamilton
yesterday as saying that Florence
kinrade fired of pistol as part OF
her act In theater in Portsmouth
and that she was requested to prac.
lice shooting with a revolver.
Gertrude Kinrade, the l6-year-old
daughter was called to the stand:
Did Florence say she had ever shot
off a revolver in Virginia." Black
stock asked the girl
No"
Did any member Of the family ever
have any Hrparfps n tho hnugaof'
No"
Ernest Kinrade. aged q. the Oldest
son. and a contractor. was next sworn.
Il can throw no light on the crime.
| would like To be able to do so. Flor.
ence has not told me how 1t happen
ed. II. said
DID You say on entering the house
after the tragedy that you expected
something TO happen
NO, said knew something had
happened"
Mrs. IiicNey. the neighbor who got
the frst alarm. vas then called.
Crown Attorney Washington cl, g.
tened he.
Florence scrt amei when she GOT
into our house. THAT was the first
knew she N3s In the house. NJ =.
Hickey said. Ethel is shot F,orrnce
crleG. then ID, fell OF her face.
kthcl Is shot six times. she cried.
Tier, Was thick froth on her mouth
as she spoke. She was very much ex.
cited"
Mrs. Hickey then recited the story
told her by Florence She ran To the
next house to call the police. When
she got back Florence was gone. La.