The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-30
A r. wv WITNESS.
Testimony OF a Man Who Saw the
CoHspiratorS.

Testimony OF Man Who Saw the
Conspirators.
The Coroners jury visited the scene of
Sunday mornings explosion. 1874 Main
streer, YESTERDAY morning. and were taken
through Curtn's clearinghouse and
shown the extent of the damage.
They then returned to the Coroner's
Office. where taking of testimony was re-
snmed. The principal witness of the morn
ing was William H. Graham. who is a sur
veyor when ca land and has served as
master of q shi . at sea.
Grahamss story would seem TO indicate
that Tyrrell 1t least knew a good deal
about tue pc petration of the outrage,
whether he was personally concerned in it
or not.
But the remarkable thing about Graham
IS that be wait until yesterday morning.
I'VE days after the explosion, before ne
came 90 the police with his information
lie gave as a reason for not doing so be-
fore that he die not want to get mixed mn
IN any trouble. and also that he had sent
TO his friends IN the East for money 10
leave the state and he d!d not want 20 be
courts.
Z Ssy9 been in ssR FEafe came IN rom
fsi,T4s-an Tff Steamer Gaelic. I have fol-
have been in command of three English
vessels.
II came her expecting to look for work,
but nave since altered my mind, and beinL.
without means have stopped wherever l
could. l am st present staying with q
friend at the corner OF Harrison and Spear
Streets
- was on Main street in the vicinity of
EuTfin's boarding. house most OF last Sa l.
urday evening, [ was walking up and
down the street. merely idling my time.
About o'cieck | was In Doyle's boarding
house. which is also known as the Dublin
Exchange aud while there | saw a tall
man with one eve, whom | have since
learned is Tyrrell. saw him in the City
Prison this morning and recognized him as
the same man.
~ had been in at DOyle's place a few
Tin es since i came to the city. and had seen
blm there 0Bee or twice before.
s'Eetween ten and fifteen minutes after
II o'clock. midnight, l went uD the stars
&c go into the MaiB-strept house. TO retire
for the night. The house is unoccupied,
and there vas no one else in il except
myself. so lar as l know; bnt IL is open,
as59 was gong TO spend the night there.
vi the head Of the stairs there is q sort
of balcony which overlooks Doyle's hack
yard. and a. 1 stopped and leaned over
the railing I saw three men in the ward
below me. one of whom was TyrreI He
was Standing In the light of a gas light
which STOOD near by. but the other two
we're 10 TIE shadow of the fence and did
not recognize them. One of them, the man
Of medium size, had an elongated bundle
under bis arm. perhaps eighteen inches or
two leet long, and, while did not take
any yefT particular notice Of them, thew
moved about In rather mysterious way.
ara teouRht theV We're sailors who were
tFgina 70 beat their boarding master.
81 stood there for perhans two ,ni,p,oo
ana hal1' ana Ia the mean time the
three men went out of the gate into Noin
street, II rrell carrying a stick in M naTd
oiu no l3p On the balJs"f,y for the pur
posf Ct wAiciilLE The usen, but had baor
smoking opfSm that afternoon and I''sd
been waking ii off, and stnppeo tnaro - t au
few moments before retired. ioi
81 then went into the Main-street bo,,.o
and lit my candle, and went into clnto,'
where 1 intended TO sleep. / ann ~
dooT, aud should judge from five to eigbt
minutes had elapsed from the tire the ner
went out Of DoYle's back yard when l felt
the explosion. The force Of it threw me
over against the candle, putting it out. ]
laid sui Tor moment, not knowing whai
had caused it. and j then went down tc
the street, where saw something of the
damage that had been wrought, and also
saw enc man lying in the street grooming.
dld not 20 close enough TO see the other
Injured men.
''As I went down from the Main-ztreet
house. looked TO see, but there was M
one II the yard. below, although | heard
voices in Doyle's house. When / reachad
the ssyeet there were six or eight naomi
there aeiore me, but / saw no one rnnpin9
away ia any direction.
i stayeo down on the street for a few
minutes. and then went back upstairs
where mad been before, as / knew there
was something wrong, and | did not want
10 get mixed uB in ii.
night
was IN Doyle's place on Tuesday last
ana was taking OF some of the things |
mad seen. when Doyle's barman toId me
had better keep my mouth shnt mr. vnnld
get into trouble. " Vi WYNN
ms closed the testimony for the dav
hnu [Hener Hughes dismissed the iurv
Ill ~ luesoay morning. when he will try
rtse1uce some expert testimony as 10 the
ApIoslees used by the cnnanirafnrs .No