The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
THE O'NEIL CASE.
Evidence Taken at :. the
!. Inquest.
THE HUSBANDS SAD STORY.
Terrible: Nature of the Wound De-
:: scribed TO the Jury-Adjourn-
-. IF. ment3TilI Tomorrow.

aroused by the brutal murder of Mrs.
= Kate =Griffes by Martin % Neil In the !
:: Grizzly Bear saloon on Wednesday morn: I
ing last was evidenced by: the large crowd
which gatheredwithin the precincts of the
Morgue yesterday morning when the in |
quest. was commenc ed. =. :.
- The rooms here the Inquest was held
were packed, and a large number of per-
sons could not be accommodated.
- Neil, was the center i of interest. AS
: he came into the Coroner's office manacled
and. in his wooden shirt sleeves all eyes
were turned upon him. Instantly his hand
went. fp.to his mouth, which seems to be
a habit with him. :: III ost of the time he sat
with. his small, .:ieep-set eyes fixed upon
: the floor He was represented by Attorney
Robert Ferral and Attorney Costello APP
peared in the in interests of the murder ed
woman's husband. -: .. =; -
:. There wasIittle or nothing new brought
out in evidence in addition to what has
been published In THE Call: The In
Quest WAS not concluded. and will be re-
sumed tomorrow. morning., much to the
chagrin and disappointment of the jury
men. There are still six or seven wit
.-nesSes to be examined. 80 - ::
Tile taking of the evidence was tedious
BEL
Board of Supervisors struck out the appro-'
priafion for a stenographer to the Coroner:
the evidence had to be taken down in long
hand, which notonly entailed considerab BILE
delay, but is FAR from satisfactory, as tbs
impossible to take down all. that the wit
nesses say in the same manner as a stem
. ographer would. .-.---.: ~ -.
- The following citizens were sworn In as
the jury and viewed the. BODY: George
*O'Brien. 513 Sansome street.; L. G. Sreso-
ych, sos Sansome; John: Lynch; 427 San
some; n" Dahlman. JIG Sansome;. ). f.:
:: Juda, 1l2- Sausome ; NJ. Summers, 10 San
some. and +. henderson, corner Sansome
and Bush. ~ :, :.%.:..:< -.
Tile first witness called was j. H
= Critics. who testified Il: saw body at:
the MOrgue on Wednesday night and recog-
nized it as that of my wife. | had known:
her for seven years. | know nothing OF
the circumst anceS of her death. :. =
:: q iast-saw her alive on: Monday N orn-
ling about. 1Io'cl0ck at our home n Ala
media. 1t was understood between us that
she would 90 to San Francisco for a>day or
: TWO: ASI was leaving she asked me To
take some flowers with. me, but / told her I
Twas in a hurry to go. over. and as she.
would be going in -a=:day ortwo sbe could 1
e take. the flowers herself. It0ld her the.l
. blossoms. were fresh and would keep. for
three or four days f-necessary::
=. ut was not StOmary for her to lie ave
.
would occasionally be away for a day or.
:: two We.had arranged that she sho uld %
: and see, Dr.. Burns; eYeryother day or. so /
for awhile or AXE a=loDger stayof two
weeks. but she didE*not: ike to leave our
child for so long. 1.coud dine with her
there aud stay all night whenever | had !
the opportunity. ::+ : .:..+
= +'.'Shewas g healthy woman, but was a
sufferer at certain peri ds.. Then*the pain
was: SO great hat she was totally0blivious
TO ants hing else. and was: not so. Kind and /
gentfe'in -iier manner. Shewoud saeriTiee i
ANYTHING if it would only relieve her pain.
On Monday morning-she was not suffering /
d: in this. way, as her manner: was. peculiarly |
kind and bright, but | knew. it was about
the. time. Ii ever site: was unnatural it
:: W as at those times. =: -: -
..::>..:'..Dd YOU. two live happily together !
!. asked. The Coroner. =: 80: :. -.
::::.:":Tery* happily," replied the witness with
emphasis. -: -: !
!. ,''Ididn't 90 home: on. Monday night.
continued the witness. .'but did soon Tues
.:day:night.* / did not think it strange that
= nv wife was not at home as i knew /
" here she:was from the factthat the flow
ers were gone. On Monday. the flowers
were loose in :basin.: She always tied /
: them by the stems with string. -. : r.
- 'tAtthe periods spoken of her passions:
. were ungovernable, and she would"indulge
in -her diseased appetite for drink Shell
and tried hard to overcome IT. never
blamed her for it, as twas adisease, butt
tried tOwean her from it. =; >...:. |
::.:...tShe was a very warm friend of DIR. |
~ Burns, who like her fully. as well:as any of |
=: her own children. DE..Burns is alady, Ii
.::may explain" - :
:" In answer to a juryman Thu witness sad:l
.: Sat the times mentioned she. would do
things which at.any other time she would |
not do i never knew. her to associate
then with any one. whom she: would not
associate with when not in"that o6ndition. +
1t would have been natural for Ter to ha We |
called on any one near: her for assistance /
. when overcome by these attacks: of palm" |
DIR. a. L. O Brlen.who nrade:the autopsy, /
. testified to#the nature: and exten of the |
% wound. There was no: :congestion of the |
lungs In asDhyXiati0n hewou deexnectsto |
find an engagement of blQ0d,' but there |
was none. There was no sign: of any vio-t
: .lence in the throat. There was a<smaf |
mark IN the left cheek. apparently: pro-
:. .duced by some force. The wound was not
caused by d sharp instrument 1twas d
lacerated or torn wound. Undue violence
had undou btedly been used The wound
itself was sufficient to show that. Leaves.
flowers and PORTIONS Of. STEMS were found
in the abdominal cavity. - -. !: -. -:
William Ii. Davies, proprietor of the
=. Grizzly Bear saloon. where the: murder:
: was committed, testified to: O'Nel and
=; p. NJ. Tuesday and going into. the small:
room off the passage: He-had never seen
.. the man before: but: identified :: him as
.sO'Neil. " He saw Mrs. Critics prior to I
Tuesday night about twomonths ago.. He
q. related what occurred. up to the time he
took them the last drink about midnight, /
all of which has already been published. Il
: When they came he went on. ~
didn't think either OF themh had beeiidrink-
:: ing. They were not particularly friendly, 4
but they seemed to know each o Their: well:
= al far as l could. see. J. was about; thirty
= FIVE or forty minutes altogether with Mrs. !
Critics and ONeiEduring the times J. took
..rlrem drinks. They had six whistles each. 4
ii~la never tried to getaway. but seemed
Perfectly satisfied with: his company.
: Il hen | last saw them about midnight they
- SO wed very, little signs of having taken
.Gtnk. J.: i heard no: noise further
than the moving of: "a = chair before
y Neil left the room.. After hearing
-.tle@ electric bell. ring, it, took me only
fifteen TO twenty seconds to rush to the /
little room, W hereI saw the woman:lyiDg
= with lier arm and head in the chair. and
p. blood on the floor. :: 1t was impossible for
any other one TO enter the room from the