The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02

saloon noticed blood on his left hand.
ddn't see his shirt as he had his coat on.
wi hen l first looked into the room after
ONeli left | saw a few flowers on the
table and when the body was taken away
saw quite number where she had been
lying on the floor covered with blood. Be
fore that the flowers were always lying on,
the table.
There was some blood spattered on the
wall above the wainscoting as * 1t had
spurted cut. The wainscoting is about;
eighteen inches deep. There was one
place on*the wall as II it had been touched:
with a blood stained finger. lhere was no
blood on the chair except at the bottom of
the legs. Most of the blood was on the
hoOr-about gallon or more" -:
J. J..Thomson. night Waterman on the
water front. testified: to arresting ONeil
about nalf-past Wednesday morning and
searching him to see if he was armed.
II then took him back to the saloon,''
continued the witness. land searched his
pockets again. i found fresh rose stem
and: leaves. clutched.: in his right: hand,
which w as in his pocket at the time. There
was blood on his hand. = did not exam inc
both hands. l asked him whore he got the
blood on his hand and he said: Where /
am working: it is a comm on: thing to-get
blood on our hands every day.. l did not
question him any further: =
= 81 heard him saw. when the other officers
came. Why don't you go for a doctor?'.
One of the policemen said,; w ho for 3, and
O'Neil replied. For that lady in there -;
The witness: on being. shown the over
coat ONeil wore that night. said: THAT
looks like the overcoat. he had on when |
saw him. / didD't look for stains of blood
on it. !. l could not say if; the stains on the
lapel of the coat are blood. -: - -.
."O'Neil was in lather of sweat when
he was taken back to the saloon The:
slight exercise in walking couldn't have
brought ton" ::.:.: -: =.
+. In answer to a:sjuryman witness said:
II didn't tell O'Neil why he was arrested.
He made no remark when he heard those
around him say he had stabbed: a woman.
think :OsNeil when arrested could .un-.
deTstand W hat was said to: him. Il don't
thi nix he was too much under the influence
of liquor not. to. understand of what he
was accused. -. g: -
John Mulcahy, special officer. testified.
to seeing some people in front of the :sa-.
past / Wednesday morning and going
there. -. ::
when I reached the: saloon," he said.
they shouted to me, pointing at the same
time to :O'Neii. Arrest that man; he has
killed woman O'Neil was standing a t
the bar wi h Olicer Thomson. / told them
the man was under: arrest already: Then
they told me / had better attend to the
woman. | went to the back room and tried
TO shove the door open, but it only opened
six or eight inches. Il peeped in and Sd W "a
woman lying there. With the assistance
of: Charley Miller, who was with me, L
showed the door open and entered the
room. got hold of her highlander the
arms and lifted her over: :. =.
."She was lying on the floor on her left
side, with her head ON her left shoulder
against the wall end, her legs were against
the door, one being stretched out and the
other cramped up, which proven ted the
opening of the door:
+ ~ found flowers and blood, large cots
of blood, at her fee::: L did not examine
the walls, as was in hurry to get out
and ring for the patrol wagon. " -: ~:
+: Il think she was alive; as:@1 saw her.
breathe a little and she was quite warm to
the touch. = =
f: '.The flowers were right under her body:
Her clothes were raised just TO above the;
knee - =. -
John Koutz,. night :barkeeper at the
+ Grizzly Bear saloon. testified that about /
O'Clock "Wednesday. morning he heard the
electric belEring and then heard Davies say,
: Keep your eye on that <man :. | think ne
has killed this woman. :: had left the bar
f0ra minute or two. / went to- tn e loom,
opened the door anditslruek against some
T: tn ing. i put my head thrOug the OPEN
ing and saw the: body Of~the woman =.
!. No drinks were taken-in.to the Groom be-
tween u and LIS O'Clock. :. Mr.. Davies
always attends to. Gust omers in the rooms
when lhe'iS here. -:
Il was behind the bar when O'Neil was
brought in by Officer Thoms on i saw
blood on both of O'Niels hands,: O'NeiI
wanted to know from the people around
him if the house was responsible, and then
gave me his gold watch, saying it was
worth $50. -: -
II could see O'Neil had been drinking
He staggered IA little. lie didn't act as
though he realized he was under arrest
when he handed me the watch. -. -.
:: II did not hear any cutlery from the
room, where O'Neil and the woman were
4 -heard the moving Of chairs once in a
WHILE. was behind the bar. all the time
they.were lin the room. Although there is
twenty eight feet space. Intervening be-
tween the bar and the room and two board
partitions L .don't think; it POSSIBLE for an
cutlery to have been made without ME
hearing it," =.
. This closed the evidence for the day and
the inquest was adjourned till to- morrow
morning. =: -.
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