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w^hiXMJ^KIlMl^!^*' R o b b i n T w a s plainly the motive, s a y t h e d e t e c t i v e s . P o m e n l c h l n l hari been f r e q u p n t l y wa.rned b y h i s sons, F r a n k , w i t h w h o m h e l i v e d a t 3118!: Twenty-fourth street, and Mike 3313 T w e n t y - f o u r t h s t r e e t , again,-?! h i s h a b i t i>f d i s p l a y i n g h i s v a l u a bles a n d h i s m o n e y to . ^ t r a n ^ e r s T h e y s a y h e c a r r i e d J800, d i a m o n d r i n g s valuf'.d a t $800 a n d a w a t c h v a l u e d a t M^O w h e n h e left honi'o. N o n e of t h i s w a s found on t h e body. D e t e c t iveei q u e d l f o n e d witnesses w h o fin W e d n e i d n y pa.ftwed t h e p l a e n w h e r e the body W.iS found Thursday a n d t h u s fixed the probahU t i m e of tht, t r a g e d y . Domenlchlnl'i h o m e yielded no f u r t h e r clues.
"Death by s t r a n g u l a t i o n " was the verdict of a coroner's Jury i n South S a n F r a n c i s c o y e s t e r i l a y i n t h e cas* I o f ' Ans?lQ,«,J^ftjttej4fhj,iji. producf man, whose body was found in ; ravine near South San Franctsc( Thursday. Dr. C T, Doak of San Mateo w h o p e r f o r m e d the autopsy, declarei t h a t . D o m e n i c h i n t h a d been d e a d foi t w ( ^ n t y - f o u r . h o u r a w h e n liiis b o d > was