The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-04
A CorOner's Jury Charges
Martin O'Neil.
THE INQUEST CONCLUDED.
Important Testimony Given-The Ac-
cused's Left Arm and Shirt
sleeve Covered With Blood.

the VeTuICl VI lbS SOLuucI jury composed
of a most intelligent and earnest body of
men, who closely followed the evidence
from beginning to end.
There was the usual crowd in the rooms
of the Coroner when the INQUEST was re-
sumed at 10 O'Clock yesterday morning.
O'Neil was not brought in until some
minutes after the first witness was called.
He wore, as before, his wooden shirt, with
out coat. and looked even more repulsive
than on Saturday. His face seemed more
haggard and the wrinkles stood out in
greater prominence. While standing up
TO be identified by the witnesses his eyes
were fixed upon the floor. except once
when he stole a quick glance at B. M.
Bates. O'Neil was not present during the
afternoon session. The murdered wo-
mans husband did not make his appear
ance at the inquest, but his attorney was
present.
The first witness called was Mrs. L. D.
Bates of $50 Hyde street. She was neatly
aud quietly dressed in black and gave her
evidence in a sraightfor ward manner.
AT one time her mother. Mrs. DR.. Burnes
Gehricke, who sat fronting her, told her to
brace up. and she replied. "Ob, I'm all
right"
Mrs. Bates testimony was as follows:
81 have known Kate Critics for two years
from last February. l never knew man
named O'Neil. l met Mrs. Critics first in
my own home in San Francisco. | accom-
panied her once to II East street with my
husband. was only once there with her.
did not know Davies, the proprietor Of
the saloon. before | met him that once. l
did not introduce Mrs. Critics to him. as l
did not know his name. l don't know II
Mrs. Critics had been ever there before.
He never called her by the name of Kate,
but he may have heard me call her Kate.
II saw her last alive on Sunday night
week, on the corner of Eddy and Mason
streets, about 10 80 o'clock. She said she
was going to meet her husband at the
11:15 boat.
''She never told me she had been in that
saloon when wasn't there. [ never heard
her mention O'NeiPs name. think she
came TO this city for medical treatmen L
don't know if she came to this city fire.
ouently. never saw her under the infiu-
ence # liquor. l know nothing Of the cir
cumstanceS surrounding her death.
Il am sure she was only once In the
saloon with me and my husband. | knew
she mad not been in very good health, but
did not know the particulars. l don't
know If physician WINS attending her nor
where she went for treatment"
Did you ever see her with any gentle
man other than her husband ,?
II never did that l know Of.
Just then O'Nel was brought in, accom-
panied by an officer. He sat down, but
was Immediately ordered by the Coroner
to stand up.
did you ever see this man before ?"
asked the Coroner.
Il never saw him before in my life." re-
piled he Witness
Frances Barnes Gehricke testified that
she was a physician. Il never attended
Kate Critics. she said. but l knew her.
l had seen very little of her for the last
eighteen months up to four or five weeks
ago. when she had been to see me three
times and stayed at my house all night.
On the Thursday and Friday nights of the
week before last she stayed all night and
her husband was with her. l am not sure
If he was with her the olher time. never
knew when she was coming and did not
expect TO see her last Tuesday.
81 had known her two years from last
February she was member of my
household two years ago; she and her
husband had rooms in my house.
81 never treated her in the capacity of
physician and she never asked me for
medical advice. | never saw her under
the influence of liquor"
O'Neil was asked to stand up. and the
witness, after giancing at him. said she
had never seen rim before.
81 did not know" continued the with ess,
that Mrs. Critics was suffering from
female trouble. but her husband had
spoken to me about it. He was very
anxious about her condition, but nothing
was said OF her going under my treatment
| understood that she was to stay two or
10 vuit MI n / did
it from her,:
In answer to luryman the witness said:
81 don't think Mrs. Critics ever called at
my house as late as II P. NJ. | would not
have expected call from her at that hour.
/ have received flowers from her."
B. NJ Bates testified that he was
banker and had known Kate Critics for
about two years. He had been boarding in
the same house with her. He never intro
duced her to Davies and did not know if
he had called her Kate in the saloon; he
generally called her Mrs. Critics. He knew
Davies by sight, but went into his saloon
yerv seldom. He was once there with Kate
Critics, but did not introduce her to the
proprietor. She never told him that she
had been there before.
O'Neil was ASKED to stand up, and the
witness said he had never seen him be-
fore. Mrs. Critics last visited the house
Of the witness three months ago, but
never as late as IL at. night.
Hans Nissen, waiter in the coffee sa-
loon adjoining the Grizzly Bear, testified
that he heard little noise in the saloon
between / and 80 o'clock ON Wednesday
morning asst.
There is simply" he said, "a board
partition between and door leading into
the saloon, which has never been opened
since | have been there. l presume 1t is
always locked.
II heard groans coming from the place
where the door is. There is no other door
from the restaurant to the saloon and the
sounds were close to that door. L heard Il
sound like something rolling over, kind
of stumbling. | never heard anything OF
that kind before. AS near as l can fix it
it was about quarter past l. / was
washing the table in the ladies' portion Of
the restaurant.
Isl cannot say that heard screams. but
if | did it must have been about two hours
previous am not sure that did hear
screams, as / was then in the main portion
of the restaurant"
"WelI. did you hear any screams?"
asked the Coroner.
II can only say that did or [ did not"
replied the witness.
TT was second or two after hearing the
ha continued 'sthat | heard tho