Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-08

fake one. For instance, the three could
not have been in the theatre at twenty
minutes of s, short time before the
murder occurred, if seen by Spencer at
the noodle house. Koda was halted
within fifty feet of the place immedi-
ately following the murder, Matsura
was located in laundry adjacent to
the scene of the murder, and Kiyokawa
was found with his throat cut from ear
to ear. Where was Koda at the
time the murder took placel This is
the question that has not been solved
by the authorities. Kiyokawa could
not have accompanied Koda to the the
atre, as he was killed in Koda's house,
Matsura could not have been in the the
atre, as he was seen leaving the Koda
house Immediately following the muir
der, and Koda himself could not have
been far away as Spencer states posi-
lively that he assisted Mrs. Koda pre-.
pare meal for him (Spencer).
Bloody Finger Prints.
The Bertillon system will probbly be
valuable in clearing up the murder, as
the authorities have secured the bloody
finger prints of either man or a wo.
man on the railing of the stairway
down which the dead people fell. The
impressions will be taken to the state
penitentiary where Tom Wilson, the ex-
pert at that place, viii bring them ow.
Lying in Back Ward.
When three city officers, together
with Deputy Health Officer J. D. Hart
well, arrived on the scene they found
the bodies of the man and woman lying
together in the back yard, just behind
the establishment and the child lying
on an old bundle of quilts in the kitchen
of the hovel. Both of the older people
were stone dead, but the child was
just breathing its last.
Mr. Lehman, OF Lehman & Clough,
who has made a careful study of the
wounds of the parties, says it would
have been impossible for the man to
have inflicted them upon the man him
self as he had a terrible cash across
the throat, severing the windpipe com.
pletely, and gashing the neck from ear
to ear Not only this but he was shot
with a small calibre revolver through
the neck and bad cash was found in
one hand, the woman also could not
have committed the crime as she was
stabbed in the back of the neck, with
large, sharp butcher knife, so the
most PLAUSIBLE reason is the conjecture
of the coroner whose story is as fol-
lows.
"My theory of the case is that some
unknown person for some reason or an.
other, came upon the pair when Koda
was gone; quarrel of some kind must
have come up and each grabbed a
knife, as two were found on the scene,
The woman tried to interfere, with the
fatal result mentioned above. The
child must have been clinging to its
mother s neck as its little hands were
bloody and the CORY fluid had trickled
over its face. In the melee that follow.
ed the child, also, must have received
a slash by getting in the way of the
fighting men, and either received the
blow intended for each other or for the
woman, as it was badly slashed through
the abdomen. The murderer ther
grasped the dying child and seemed tC
have carried it into the house, wher,
it was later found huddled in a cor
ner. During the excitement that fol
lowed he must have escaped
Koda Testifies.
The inquest was held this Afternoon
by Coroner Clough, and Koda was thu
first man called. He testified that HI
had not seen the dead man since
clock yesterday afternoon; that thei
relations were friendly, and he wa
not jealous Of him. He said the deat
man visited at his place about twice {
day. He said he was at the salen
hospital at the time Of the murder, ant
came down from the hospital and wen
directly to the Bligh theatre, arriving
there about $3.50. He remained ther,
until 0;3O, and was on his way HON,
when he learned of the crime.
He had no trouble with his wife, h,
said
Attorney McTnturff is acting as in
terpreter.