The herald., 1893-08-24
DON'T KNOW him FROM AcROW
Donald Grants Testimony in
the Young. Trial.
He Knocks the Defense Out . Second
Time.
A Serious Outlook for the Dss,.d..t.
Features Of the xsstinony
which was Given Yss-
texdAy.


terdAy.
Billy Young may not be convioted al
the murder Of Irene O'Brien. but IL
will stand = nearer chance that vav
than hs has on either Of his two pre-
vious trials.
The trial yestsrday was productive Of
testimony that did mot help the deisnss.
With the assistance Of several Alamo.
da.strest sirens and ''macs" the ssme
old alibi was presented ~ upon previous
occasions.
The Dohney brothers and others told
again the story Of how BILLY Young was
at their house ssleep 1t the time Irene
O'Brieu was burning to death in her lit
tie Alameda-street crib. They did not
vary in their statements from previous
statements, and their testimony Of
course was q positive contradiction Of
the girl Lulu Dorman and Donald Grant.
who testified they saw Young run ont
Of Irene O'Brien's room after the lamp,
that caused her death, had been either
thrown 1t her or fallen over accidentally.
But the dramatic incident of the day
occurred whom Donald Grant was called
BY the defense to be asked come i'm
peaching questions. -
He 10 quite . downright young man,
and when the counsel asked him II he
knew Q man named John Smith be said
he did mot recognize the name, but
might know the man II he saw him. He
was asked II he did not have . convsrss.
ton with man Of that nsme . short
time ago In the Pawnee saloon ON Main
street. in which he made statements
contradictory Of tho evidence he gave the
day before.
Mr.. Grant denied emphatlcally that he
ever had any such conversation.
Counsel called for John Smith to come
forward, and . man who had the ap.
pearancs OF hobo came In; and Grant
took look ct him. ae
"Do you know that mani" asked
counsel.
Don't know him from . crow" re-
piled Grant. pulling hia, long raoustache.
The witneBs' roply caused laugh
throughout the court room. When be
stepped aside John Smith WAS called 10
the witness stand.
Counsel for the defense with great i'm
pressment asked him II he had had q
conversation such 90 had bsen referred
to and he said he did not have . conver-
sation himself but heard one in the
Pawnse saloon.
"And those remarks were made BY
Donald Grant?"
"I do not know the gentleman.
never saw him before that / know ol,"
said Smith, and his reply WAS . para
lyzsr to the defense.
"Do you mean to say that You did not
tell me little while ego that You had
heard tho cenvsrsation with Grant,"
asked counsel.
II heard some remarks but I could
not swear Grant was the man who made
them"
The witness was now dropped like q
hot potato by the dsfense and Assistant
District Attorney Du puy looked over his
glasses with grati6ed emile.
Testimony WAS now taken directed to
the admissibility Of the statements of
Irens O'Brisn before her death. that
Billy Young had nothing TO do with her
tragic fate. The prosecution put on DR..
Mccarthy, who testified thst he never
heard the woman ray ehe was going to
die, from the time he WAS called to the
time Of her death, few days after.
wards. IN
The shorthand notes taken by Lsster
Prayer. stenogrspher in the district at-
torney's Office, Of the interview held
with the suffering woman by Deputy
District Attorney Ryan, were read by
that young gentleman end were filed In
evidence.
The prosecution then called an en-
tirely new witness, : colored woman
named Emma Bloom, who nursed Irene
until her death. She stated positively
that the woman did not express any
thought that she was going to die, but
on the contrary said al the time, until
short time before her death, that she
would get well.
The coloredlwoman was ratified little
bit In regard to her presence With the
injured woman. She ct first said she
was not away from her at all. during the
three days, except for one hoursr On
characterization, however, It tfsns-
pired that she WAS out Of the room sew
eral times. She hatly contradicted the
witnesses who said Irene sent for Q
priest and said she knew she was going
to die. The witness said the woman
objected to have . priest come, that she
had nothing to say to one.
The testimony Was practically con-
cluded by the time of adjournment, and
the case will no doubt reach the Jury
today.