The herald., 1893-08-23
Donald Grants Startling Testi-
m0ny Yesterday.
The Defendants Presence at the
Scene of the Crime.
Startling Developments in Young's Trial
Yesterday for the Murder OF
Irene O'Brien-The Testi-
mony Given.

uoW Wltnebb y6htoruays
1t was witness who caused senHa.
tion to the defense. Instead Of being
witness who was known in the former
trials, he was sprung without any pre-
monition, and his testimony was go COM
pletely surprise that the defendant
and his counsel held their breaths dur
ing the recital that came from his lips
The trial was begun in the morning
without any features Of unusual interest.
The testimony was for some time just
like the testimony that has drawn
crowd of the peculiar people who have
filed the corridors and court room here
tofore.
Joe Dock weller was called and testi-
fed about his movements and what he
did not see on the night Billy Young is
accused of having thrown q lamp at
Irene O'Brien in one Of the desolate
''cribs" on Alameda streets, which
caused her clothes to catch on fire and
burn her to death.
Daisy Payne told about as much as
the preceding witness, and the jurors
looked as though they were somewhat
at loss to know whether Lulu Dorman
saw the defendant run out OF the burn
ing woman's room or not.
Donald Grant was called by the pros
ecution, and there was curious, sur
prised look ON the face Of the defendant
and his counsel. This surprise was
heightened when A. M. Grant, one of
the jurors, looked with something more
than curiosity at the young man who
marched in and took the witness stand.
The juror is in the asphaltum busi-
ness and was drawn upon the special
venire of 20, after the regular panel was
exhausted. He was picked up on the
street by William Cline, deputy sheriff,
who had no idea that his brother was
a Juror. The Juror WAS one of the term
trial jurors last term in Judge Wade's
court, and Billy Cline knew both him
and his brother. He had about and
hour to get the special panel and saw
Grant on the street.
The rnen have the same general cast
OF features. They are Scotchmen, and
are men generally respected by those
who know them. The Juror is con-
tractor and the witness is a mechanical
engineer.
The story that Donald Grant told was
listened to in absolute silence. 1t will
be remembered that Lulu Dorman, one
OF the unfortunate crib women who has
figured 30 prominently in this case, tes-
titled that she heard quarreling in the
room of Irene O'Brien, which was near
her room that she heard Billy Young tell
Irene with an oath to lie down until he
put her cut; that some men knocked at
her door and asked her what was the
matter and said some trouble was going
q In some of the rooms; that she saw
Billy Young run out OF Irene's room and
out the back way, exclaiming as he
went: q y IA
..Have me arrested, you y, and I'll
kill you, too" ~. .
It was on Lulu Dorman's testimony
that the prosecution. has relied. The
defense brought witnesses to prove that
Young was in Dohhey'B house and was
not at the murdered woman's crib at the
time she was burned. This directly
contradicted Lulu Dormsn's testi-
mony.
The defense also attacked the eapa-
bility Of the woman to give clear teHti-
mony, and crucified her by showing that
she was cocaine fiend. Her appearance
was enough to clinch that, and although
her evidence was clear and she could
not be mixed up on crose-examination,
the defense relied on the jurors not be-
lieving such waif and wreckage upon
the shores of humanity as she showed
herself to be.
When Donald Grant took the stand
the expectant look Of the defense soon
changed to worried appearance as that
downright young Scotchman told his
story, which was In substance 40 fol-
lows:
II was at the San Fernando depot the
night the woman was burned" he said.
II started to walk to the city, and came
down Chinatown and Alameda street! l
turned into Jean Lenert's saloon as l
came by to get glass of beer. drank
half of it and went back through the sa-
loon. went ont in the back yard and
there weEe two other men, near the
fence. / heard q scream in one OF the
places there and said to the men that
some one was being hurt and that we
had better see about IL. did not know
tho men. We knocked at door and
this girl, Lulu Dorman, came toit. l
thought the trouble was there, but she
told us to move on, and we did. got
as far as the plank walK that leads out
up to the alley aud just then man
CdAu0 IuuuluB Out Vi Ono Va buo IOUlua.
He got tangled up in line OF some sort
and heard him Say something to the
girl, but could not tell what it was. As
he passed me he said something to me
of which could distinguish: You -,
you have me arrested, too.' Then he
ran right along up to the walk and dis
appeared" As9 FS X " &.
The witness was asked il he could
identity the defendant as the man. He
said he believed it was, but would not
swear positively it was because the man
he saw had m0uetache.
The defense tried their best to break
Donald Grant down on the cross-exam-
ination, but it made no perceptible
change in his testimony.
He said that he had kept quiet about
the matter because he did not want to
be mixed up in such an affair. He in
advertently told Officer Rice few days
ago that he was there the night of the
burning and when he saw he had put
his foot in it. told him what he had
seen. p''f
The next witness was also q new one,
Carrie Blair, or Carrie Abbott, as she is
known. She said that she saw Young
around the vicinity in question early in
the evening. Beyond that she would
not 60, much to the satisfaction Of the
defense. tsrss e4ssS
There were others Of the witnesses of
former trials on the stand during the
balance of the day. but they had MOTH