The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-29
Of SanFranCiSCO Woman
Addicted to Drink
BY AN INTOXICATED FIEND
Internal Hemorrhage Caused
by a Strange Weapon.


BY Associated Press to The News
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, June 20. -
One of the most atrocious murders
ever committed in this city occurred
at an early hour Wednesday morn
ing, but the details did not become
known until late last night, and are
too revolving to admit extended
mention.
The victim, Mrs. Kate Critics.
was the wife of reporter employed
on one of the local papers, and the
murderer was Martin O'Neil, fore
man of the galvanizing department
at the Union Iron Works. The
woman was found in a dying con.
dltion in private room of a sa-
loon on the harbor front, aud died
while being removed to the hospi-
tai
1t was known that O'Neil had
been in the saloon with her, and he
was accordingly arrested there and
it was believed for sometime that
the woman died from natural causes,
as no m arks of violence were found
upon her until an autopsy was held.
Then it was discovered that a
wooden handle, attached to a bo-
quet of flowers, had been thrust
into her body and bent and twisted
until great cash had been torn in
the flesh and the internal organs
mutilated in the most horrible man.
ner. Parts of the boquet were
found embedded in the stomach,
The fiendish work of the murderer
produced an internal hemmorhage
which resulted in death ina short
time.
Mrs. Critics formerly lived in
Philadelphia, but came here some
years ago and had been living in
Alamendo, across the bay, with her
husba and six-year.old daughter.
She was young woman of a very
attr active appearance
Recently she had become addicted
to the use of Intoxicating liquors,
and has been in the habit of visiting
the saloon in which she met her
death. While coming to San Fran
cisco on the ferry. boat Tuesday
evening she met O'Neill, with whom
she had slight acquaintance. He
is fifty-six years old, has family
and has been regarded as a respec-
table man He invited Mrs. Grit
fes to the saloon and they remained
there together several hours, during
which time they drank great deal
and became very much intoxicated,
especially the man.
1t is rot known definitely just
how the crime occurred, but there
is every reason to believe O'Neill,
frerzied by drink, finally attempted
to assault Mrs. Critics, and when
she resisted he picked up the DO
quet with wooden handl', which
was the only thing in the nature of
a weapon in the room, and made
the brutal attack. The woman
made no cutlery, and after O'Neill
had completed the horrible mutila
ton he left the saloon, and the
deed was not discovered until the
barkeeper had occasion to enter the
room. O'Neill was in a drunken
stupor when arrested, and claims r.
remembers nothing of the tragedy.
No Change in Discount Rate
special to he News.
LONDON, June 20 At the regu
lar weekly meeting of the directors
of the Bank of England today i,
was decided 20 make no change il
the discount rate of the bank, which
therefore remains at 2 ~ per cent,
Get 40 accident policy from Starl
3West before starting on your summer
rip
Biggest inducements ever offered
in the way of house. See j. H
Mackey, ll3 South Fourth street
Tender steak and rossts at Crippins
corner Fifth md franklin.