The morning call., 1893-11-24
THE: TRIAL BEGUN.
-: >:
!. A jury Secured in Martin
!. =-.* :. O'NeiI's Case.
THE GRIZZLY BEAR TRAGEDY
The Testimony That Has Been
Offered Thus Far.
THE sALoON-KEEPER EXAMINED
From the "Ladies' Entrance" to the
Wineroom-Th Dead Body on
-, the FIoor-The Arrest.
The GRIZZLY BEAR TRAGEDY
THE sALooN-KEEPER EXAMINED

After three days spent In securing eleven
Jurors in the case Of Martin O'Neil, who
is charged with the murder of Mrs. Kate
Gr.ffes, the twelfth man was accepted yes
>terday in less than an hour after court
was called, and the jury finally empaneled
consists Of S. ". Dixon, the last one
chosen, and David Keil, Charles Ashton,
Arthur Patterson, Lawrence Felvey, Man
:: fred H" "Heyneman, w. F. Muller. Charles
:. Benjamin. w. T. I. Schenck, w. B. Isaacs,
Monroe Greenwood and Julius Steinber-
ger.
AS soon as the work of securing the jury
was completed Assistant District Attorney
Black opened the case for the prosecution
by relating the story of the crime and all
:; the attendant circumstances. He stated
that the prosecution would introduce evil
dence 10 prove that O'Neil and Mrs Grffes
Went to the Grizzly Bear saloon on East
street together on the night of June % last,
and that they occupied private room there
from about 10 P. NJ. until after midnight: !:
that during that time they were frequently
served with LIQUOR; that about o'clock
QNell suddenly left the saloon alone, while
at'the same time Mrs. Critics was found
dead in the winerOOm from wounds, which
the circumstances would show had been
. inflicted by O'Neil.
: %. II. Critics, the husband of the de-
*ceased, was the first witness called by the
prosecution. He testified that the last
time. he saw his wife alive was at their
home in Alameda on the morning previous
to the day Of her death He said that the
deceased was at times fond of liquor, and
that periodically the appetite was almost
:uncontrollable. Her absence from home
ON the fatal night had not caused any
alarm. as he supposed she was with
friends in this city.
- William II. Davies, the proprietor of the
Grizzly Bear saloon, occupied the after
noon with his testimony.
go II was standing at the end of the hall
way which forms the ladies' entrance to
the saloon. about 10 o'clock in the even
Ing, when O'Neil and the woman whom l
afterward knew as Mrs. Critics came in
together" said he. They took a wine
room, and took their order. and at first
each ordered lager, but as | started
toward the bar O'NeI said to make his
WHISKY and after | left the room he fol-
lowed me and said, Make it two whis-
kies.'
- served the drinks. and from that time
up 10 midnight l served them with FIVE
MORE, : When | brought in the first order
: AITs: Critics said to me. I guess you don't
know me. I'm Mrs Bates friend, Kittie,'
and L Ifben remexn cred that [ had seen
her there before.
;: tthss/time. as indeed all during the
: -eYealpg. the conversation was of a pleas
.
'&ouid Indicate quarrel of any kind. The
y lneroom is SO situated that any unusual
NOISE could be heard in the barroom, or iE
- lge restaurant next door, which is separ-
aled only by door, which is now nailed
up.
:: :. a!About half-past Ii / was serving
them with an order. and [ asked them if
they we're going back to Oakland or Ala
nl9da that night. Mrs. Critics replies that
= she was going te stay with Mrs. Bates
mother that night. / took In another
round of drinks about midnight, in which
Ihad asked them to join ne. and then
went out for my supper. When | came
back, half hour later, l was busy
making up my cash, and at other work
-: about the saloon, until man named Fer
ris, who freQuents my place. mentioned 10
: HE that the man was leaving the wine
.. room alone, ana | at once went to the door,
but could not push it back more than six
= inches, but / stuck my head in far enough
II see that the woman was lying on the
floor with her head on a chair and her feet
against the door, and that there was blood
on the floor
:. II at once called to Ferrisiand said, For
= GODS sake. dom let that man get away, for
I.think he has murdered this woman L
followed out moment later and overlook
Ferris and ONeil at the corner of CLAW and
:; East streets. where some officers had also
:: arrived by this time. When O'Neil was
:: told that Mrs. Critics was dead he said: oh.
that's all right. II will all come out in the
;. wash
= I'VE then returned TO the saloon and
found the floor covered with blood, while
the loose bouquet of flowers which had
heen carried by Mrs. Critics was scattered,
part of II being on the table, but much of
!. @.it:strewn on the floor and mingled with
: blond
: =,:.= IF there had been any outcry of any
k!nd or any unusual noise | would GER
!: ,t2Tnly have heard ii, for even the moving
: :ot':chairs IN the wineroOm can be heard at
the bar. but l heard nothing at all which
altracted my attention"
=. al the close of Davies testimony the
: conrt took an adjournment until Monday
~at+I0 A. n.