The herald., 1893-05-01
IRENE MANSFIELD DEAD.
HER ALLEGED AssAILANr SHOWS
SOME EMOTION AT THE NEWS.
The Inquest to Be Held This Morning.
A Strong Case of Circumstantia1
Evidence Secured Against
Young, the woman's Mac.

Yesterday morning at O'Clock, the
woman known on Alameda street as
Irene Mansfield, who was so badly
burned last week; died. She did not
regain consciousness before her death.
1t was ascertalned that her real name
was Irene 0'Brien, and that she was
formerly in San Francisco.
A telegram was received from her sis
ter yesterday merning, May O'Brien,
who lives at No. s1zl6 Powell street, San
francisco, about the time Of the unfor-
tunate woman's death, asking about her
condition. attA4 4JAd83a1
The body was afterwards removed to
Orr & Sutch's undertaking parlors,
where an inquest will be held this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
William II. Young, the "mac" ac-
cused OF being the cause fthe womsn's
death, and who hes been held in the
oity prison to await the result OF her in
iuries, was told about her death during
the morning. He did not cay anything,
but afterwards in his cell betrayed some
emotion. regarded by the officers as more
concerning his probable fate than that
OF the woman.
A complaint charging him with mur-
der will probably be filed today. It is
believed by the police that a good case
can be made against Young. 1t is known
that he had beaten his victim only a
week before the time OF her terrible fate,
and wac in the room at the time she
was burned. The woman never by
word or action intimated that Young
threw the lamp at her, which caused
her clothes TO take fire. but it is believed
that the chain OF circumstantial evil
dence against him is almost If not abso-
lutely complete.
Detective Boequi has the written
statement of two women who occupied
adjoining "cribs" that they saw Young
run out OF the house Immediately after
the occurrence. He at once sought q
hiding place, but was forced to leave it.
At first be denied being in the room.
but afterwards admitted that he was,
and asserted that he did not throw the
lamp at Irene O'Brien, that it was over
turned and the whole thing was an ac-
cident.
The condition of the room indicates
that the unspeakable fellow who lived
on the shame of the dead woman threw
the lamp. She said the lamp was sit
ting on the table by the bed and in
stooping down she overturned it. AT
first she said it fell on her and later that
she fell on it and her clothes caught fire.
The lamp, however, glass one, was
shattered in small fragments and the
pieces were found three feet from the
table. On the wall the plain marks
were found whore it had struck and
some pieces were found stuck in the
wood work by the window.
1t is believed by the police that
Young engaged in his usual brutal en-.
joyment OF abusing his slave, seized the
lamp and threw it at her; that she
stopped to avoid it, and the contents fell
on her shoulders, where she Was most
badly burned, and that she was soon a
mass OF flames, while the cowsrdly
scoundrel, aghast at his work. fled away
to escape the consequences Of his detest
able deed.
1t is expected that these facts will be
brought out at the inquest this morning
Since he has been in jail Young has en-
gagged an attorney, and since his first
admisn none has shut up like clam. III,
has betrayed at all times an abject fes,
in keeping with his character.