The herald., 1893-06-09
YOUNG, THE LAMP TRRONER
His Trial Commenced for the
Murder of Irene O'Brien.
The Testimony Given at the Pro-
ceedings in Court.
The Doctors Described Her Fearful
wounds and Terrible suffsrings.
Her Body Covered by Burns
from the Flaming OIL.

The trial of William Young, q "mac,"
charged with the murder of Irene
O'Brien, or, as she was generally
known on Alameda street, Irene Mans
field, began yesterday in Judge Smiths
court.
The unfortunate woman died from
terrible burns on her body, caused. as
is alleged, from her clothes being set
on fire by lamp which Young threw
at her.
She was at the time in her "crib" on
Alameda street and Young was her
clover"
Up to her last gasp the woman pro-
tested that it was an accident, and that
Young did not throw the lamp.
The court room was we'll filled with
many of the class of people who are
usually seen around Alameda street.
A strong effort is to be made to save
Young from conviction, and he is de-
Tended by II. A. Ling and y. G.. Peck,
while the prosecution is being conducted
by Assistant District Attorney Dupuv.
It took the greater part OF the day to
secure jury in the case, the following
constitutes the panel as finally COM
pleted: A. e. Meigs, Frederick Colby,
w. F. Hall, Walter Scott, w. E. Lam
caster, James Lowe, Hans Olson, Frank
Gerling, J. H. Betsworth, W. @. Bell,
George Garter and M. L. Albright.
The only witnesses examined during
the afternoon were the coroner and at
tending physician of the deceased. and
T. HI. White.
The latter had drawn diagram Of the
row of 'cribs" on Alameda street, where
the tragedy had occurred, and fixed the
distances on it.
Coroner Fl. q. Gates testified: held
an inquest on the remains of Irene
O'Brien, May lat, at the undertaking
rooms OF Orr & Sutch. Her body showed
marks where the skin was taken off
from her shoulder half way down the
body, all the way down her back. In
most cases the skin was peeled off of the
right arm, shoulder, right hip and down
the back ; l don't know how far down
the back. 1t might have been caused
by different things.
The doctor knew nothing personally
as to the cause of the womsn's death.
DR.. I. J. McCarty testified that he
was called to see Irene O'Brien the
night she was burned, April 25th. He
went to o little room on North Alameda
street. She was suffering from very
extensive burn. 1t extended from the
hair line on the back of the neck all
down the back, over the hips, down to
the knees on the back Of the legs. 1t
involved the right breast and ali of the
right arm. 1t was the second door
south of Lenert's saloon. II was some-
where between 10:30 and II O'Clock at
night when he was called. The burns
were very severe; they were deep burns.
They did reach the front of the thighs.
He was with her three or four hours
that night. She suffered excessively.
The woman died the following Sunday
90. ,.sosA;--, svs days, after shs was has..ed.
times or day. Her death was caused
from shock, and the shock was caused
by the burns.
On cross-examination the doctor
stated that he informed the woman of
her condition before her death. Officer
Bosqui and District Attorney Ryan were
present. The woman made statements
before her death.
The doctor also stated that the woman
never believed she was going to die. He
told her she would die and that was
why the district attorney and others
were present to get her statement. Her
statement was made after the witness
told her she could not live.
The defense was not allowed to show
by the witness what the statement was.
The doctor said that the statement
was not made with a view of impending
death. The woman all the time thought
she would not die.
There was renewed attempt on the
part Of the defense to get in the state
ment made by the woman to DR.. Nc
Carty, and it is supposed to embrace
her denials that Young threw the burn
ing lamp at her. But the attempt had
not been successful up to the time court
adjourned for the day. The trial will be
resumed this morning.