The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-29

ting. 1 saw something on the floor near
her, but did not notice whether it was
blood or not. As she was asleep l thought
it was a good chance to slip out, so I
went away.
81 never carry knife and had no
weapon of any kind in my possession"
After the autopsy was made ONeill was
again seen, but Ire positively refused to
say anything more, as he said he had
been advised by his attorney to keep his
mouth shut. He seemed terribly sgitated
ut the revelation and muttered while pull
ing his mustache with his shaking hand.
''Il's terrible, terrible"
ONeill is about 80 years of age. lie is a
married man and has three sons, aged q,
q and 10. He and his wife did not live
happily together, and about year ago she
sued for separation, but the suit was not
pressed. Since then she and her sons have
been living at 622 Chestnut street. Oak
land, ard she has been working in a can
merry to help support the family. One
Of the elder sons said yesterday that his
father had gone to the house a few times
since they had been living apart. Some of
the neighbors blamed ONeill for the
necessity of a mutual separation.
LIS came TO California in 1853 and has
resided here ever since. For the past five
years he has been employed in the Union
Iron Works.
The mans reputation so far as is known
u.
rated hard worker, and while he was
foreman of his department lie paid close
attention to his work and never missed q
day.
Tuesday afternoon he qait work at 80
o'clock, the usual time. and after remain
ing about the Office ten or fifteen minutes
started for his boarding-place He was
perfectly sober at that time and seemed to
be in the best OF spirits.
He roomed ut $50 Illinois street, near the
works, and kept by j. Kaunitz and wife.
KaunitZ conducts a saloon on the lower
floor, and his wife looks after the lodging
house over the saloon. KaunitZ, when
questioned regarding his boarder, said:
Martin was in the saloon short time
last evening. He was not drinking. In
fact he seldom takes anything. at about
o'clock he left the house saying that he
was going to Oakland to pay some bills.
lie has lived with US OF and on for a year.
he came back six months ago when he
had 4 dispute with his family. He and
his wife have not lived together. bnt |
don't know whether they are divorced or
not. There ara three children living.
The eldest being boy % years of age and
the other two boys are % and II respec-
lively"
Mrs. KauniiZ 10 speaking OF ONeil said
he was one of her best boarders. He
was always quiet and gen tlemaniy while in
the house.
u. JbOdcH, young man VINO worked
with ONeil during the past few years and
visited him at his Oakland home, stated
that O'Neil told him that he and his wife
had not been divorced.
Roach visited O'Neil at the prison and
after short conversation returned to
the Union Iron Works. He was consider
ably worried about the affair." He ex-
pressed the opinion that O'Neil is not
guilty of the terrible crime charged against
him.
O'Neil was quite popular about the works
and all state that he was never OF n quar-
relsome disposition.
From about 2 o'clock yesterday the body
lay on a slab in the Morgue for Identified
ton. Several women called, believing
that it must be the body of some friend, and
all turned away with sigh of relief that
il was not the one they expected.
The usual morbid crowd was there also
and stood in front of the Morgre dis
cussing who the unfortunate woman could
be.
About o'clock Mrs. Bricker of Ala
media called at the Norgue and identified
the body as that of Mrs. Kate Critics, who
resided with her husband and child at
1714 J street. Alameda.
Mrs. Critics lived with her parents at
Germantown, suburb of Philadelphia,
until the time of her marriage. j. II.
Critics met her there in 1885. and few