The herald., 1893-05-02
YOUNG CHARGED WITH MURDER
The Inquest Yesterday on the
Death of Irene Mansfield.
A Very Non-Committal Verdict Rem
dered by the Jury.
Strong Evidence Showing That tho
Lamp Was Thrown at the Girl.
The Testimony Complaint
Issued Against Young.

An inquest was held at Orr & Sutch's
undertaking rooms yesterday by Coro-
Der Gates on the remains of the unfor-
tunate girl Irene O'Brien, who died
Sunday morning from the effects of
severe burns supposed to have been
caused by her "lover," Billy Young,
who is charged with causing the
womar's death.
The first and most important witness
called was Lulu Dorman, an unfortunate
who lives in the crib adjoining that
which was formerly occupied by the
deceased.> The witness said that last
Tuesday night the deceased told her
that che was expecting trouble from her
man Young, and she asked the wit
ness to listen at the partition for any
sounds of his getting mad.
Later ON in the evening, somewhere
about 10:30, the witness heard loud
sounds of quarreling, followed by the
smash of glass. She then heard the
girl scream and eaw her rush out of the
back door with her clothing in flames
and almost burnt off her.
Billy Young ran out too and said in q
jeering tone: Have me arrested will
your" He then picked up a rock and
made threatening motion with it.
The deceased screamed in agony to
the witness to send for the police, say
ing she was dying.
The witness also stated that che had
known Billy Young for four months.
She knew the dead woman was afraid
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Young had declared to her, the de-
ceaHed, that he meant to break her jaw.
The deceased would not tell her how it
happened, but later said that she had
Knocked the lamp over herself.
j. A. Dockweiler was called and said
he was tending bar in Eugene Leonard q
saloon on Alameda street when woman
named Daisy Paine rushed in and said
there was arow going on and that Irene's
crib was on fire. He took bucket and
put out the fire. He knew nothing about
the cause of the woman's death.
The witness gave his evidence very
reluctantly.
Daisy Paine, another neighbor OF the
deceased, said that che heard scream
come from Irene's place about 10 80
O'Clock. She saw the deceased with
her clothing on fire. She was
afterwards told that the lamp
had done the mischief. Glass was
scattered all around the room. Eugene
Leonard, the owner Of the cribs said
that word was brought him that the
place was ON FIRE. He hurried round
and extinguished the flames. There
was mark on the wall just above
where the broken lamp lay which
looked as If the lamp had been thrown
against the wall. The fire started on
tie wall just above where the mark
Was. There was no fire on the floor or
where the lamp lay.
Detective Bosqui said he examined
the room and had it photographed.
The lamp had evidently been thrown
with considerable force, as eplinters Of
broken glass were embedded in the
wooden window frame.
The fire had started from the mark
on the wall, and had burnt upwards,
which proved that the lamp had not
fallen on the ground.
In further support of this statement
the detective produced the dead wo-
mans clothing, which had burnt down.
wards from theshoulder. not upwards.
Officers Stewart and others gave cor
rODOrat1ve evidence
The jury returned verdict stating
that death was by resson OF Injuries re-
ceived by being burned on April Goth,
caused by fire from broken oil lamp,
the manner OF breaking being unknown
to the jury
Later in the day complaint, charg-
ing William Young With murder, was
fled in Justice Austin's court by the
district attorney, and his examination
was fixed for this morning.