The morning call., 1893-09-29
CURTIN'S DEPOSITION.
He Tells About a fall Man Dressed
i'm a Light Gray Shit.

i'm Light Gray Shit.
The deposition of John Curtin Jr.,
taken by the Coroner at 1874 Main street
yesterday, is as follows:
81 went to the National Theater on
Saturday evening last at o'clock. Ed
ward Murphy, Charles Bernard and Brick
MeGnine.s went with me. | went next
door and asked George Holmes and Will
liam Mckenzie To go with me, but they
said they would not start until 1880. We
met Holmes and Mckenzie at the theat e r.
There was at the theater George Holmes,
Alexander Mckenzie, Ryder and johnny
Mcdonald.
'We left the theater about 10:45 p. NJ.
We came down Market street as far as
Third. and went into the Comstock saloo n
at the corner of Geary and Kearny
streets. After we went i'll there we were
at the different machines. | was at tho
weighing machine when | saw man who
had trouble at this house come in the sa-
loon and go to the lavatory. He went out
again without having any drink. He is a
union sailor. He is a man who stands
SIX feet, square features, well built; wore
hard hat and a kind of Scotch tweed
suit of a light color. with red spots in il.
This man has threa tened me. He has all
the fingers on his LANDS, and has no marks
on his face.
Then we went out of the saloon and
WSIo EOlbR uOWu W odlOOn ncdt luc
Bella Union where there was also cleo
tricity. / do not know the name of the
saloon. 1t Is nearer jackson street and
on the same side OF the street as the Bella
Union. We went in there and had drink
and came out along Kearny street to Third,
and along Third to Folsom. We went
along Folsom as far as Beale.
Holmes said 10 McKenZ 9, we will 60
up Beale. Mac hut Mckenzie said, No,
we will 60 to Main street with them.
Then we came along Main street and
Ryder went in his house. 1t is right next
to the fre-house. Right at the next alley
John Mcdonald lives, and he went in his
house.
1--WE came mp as far as the door. Holmes
said, Some HoOsier has dTopI ed his swag
here There was blanket there.
II saw the man who we saw in Com
stocks saloon pass us Oh kearny street.
did not see him after. He was going the
same way we were. He did not speak
to us.
"As soon as Holmes passed the remark
about the swag picked up the valise. Ii
was a small one, and / found 10 weighed
from twenty TO twenty-five pounds. When
| felt the weight of it said 10 the others,
Look out. there is dynamite or something In
it, and laid it down and took a step away
from it. Then l ran into tie street. and
they all laughed at NE. When got In the
middle of the sidewalk and looked 10 see
what they had done with it. felt as if
was struck with club and remembered
nothing afterward until L came to my
senses and / was helped in the patrol
wagon. Mckenzie was on the stretcher in
the wagon and sat on the end.
THE valiSe when l picked 1t up was In
front of the hall door at the bottom of the
two steps leading up to it. When l lifted
it laid it down easily. | heard nothing
move in il nor did / teel anything move in
il. l did not touch the blanket. The
blanket was about three feet long and
about eight inches in diameter and was
well tied, showing it had taken some time
to tie it. ALI of US were right up around
the valse.
"When the explosion occurred i was in
the middle of the sidewalk and the others
were nearer the vallse. Murphy was
about to light his pipe. McGuiness was
standing right over the valse and Holmes
was on the Harrison-street side of him
and Charles Bernard was back of the three
of them looking over their shoulders.
saw no one else on the street at that time.
THE only thing noticed was a light in
Doyle's house in window on the top
story. j have never been in Doyle's
house. HIS house is nearer Folsom street,
/ had to pass his place 20 come here. His
saloon was closed at that time.
81 do not know the time got to the Re-
ceiving Hospital. / saw a fash at the
time of the explosion.
"The man referred to threatened me on