The morning call., 1894-03-16
THE MOONS RAYS.
How They Illuminated
the Tragic Scene.
LESSONS IN ASTRONOMY.
Attempts to Contradict Larson
and Graham.
EXPERIMENTS BY THE POLICE.
TyrreII Testifies in His Own Behalf.
A Mutual Concession Intro
duces Two Dispositions.
EXPERIMENTS BY THE POLICE.

the murder OF Edward Murphy by an eX.
plosion of dynamite in front of Curtin:
boarding house on September % last.
There now remains but the deposition Of
Thomas White. who is lying sick at the
City and County Hospital, together with
the evidence of Thomas Mccarthy. who is
reported to be dying, to close the case SC
far as evidence is concerned.
The moon played the most important
part in Yesterdays proceedings. Unfor-
tunately that matronly planet could not be
brought into court TO give testimony on
her own behalf, or a good deal of conflict
ing testimony and consequent waste of
time might have been avoided
When proceedings were resumed yester-
day Malcolm Morrison, the gripman, was
recalled by the defense
rs 1t not fact that one day after this
explosion you had an interview with re-
porter, in which you stated that the man
you saw on the cars one morning, in COM
pany with two Others ana the 'Axel Sor-
rensen" vaise. and whom you afterWard
identified as Tyrrell, had two sound
eyes?"
No. that is not true
Charles Larson was then recalled and
asked II he had not told a reporter that
when the explosion occurred ne was
downstairs with the object of getting out
OF the house as quickly as pOSsible-very
DadlY scared and that he knew no more
OF the occurrence. The witness denied
that be had made any such statement.
Lawrence Hoey and w. L. Patterson.
both In the em ploy of the Sailors Union,
were called TO testify as 10 the various re-
wards offered by the union for the dis
cOyery and conviction OF The perpetrator
OF the outrage. In cross-eXamination it
came out that IyrrelPS reputation in the
union was not of the best. He was already
SIX mouths 10 arrears
The witness Graham was then once
more put TO the torture by being further
examined upon his conduct on the event
full night. lie denied that he had told a
harness-maker who resided on Main
street that at the time of the explosion he
was sleeping eff the effects of opium aud
that the noise did not wake him.
Then the defendant. TyrrelI, was called
upon 10 tell bic version of the story. He
said that on the night of the explosion he
had retired 10 bed at 9 o'clock and when
the catastrophe occurred the noise woke
him from a sound sleep. He was very
much scared, and, hastily throwing on
some things, unlocked his door and stepped
out OF his room, as did the other bOarders.
Mrs. Doyle was there and he remembered
speaking TO her.
Had you anything to do with that
explosion?
'No, notL had no trouble with Cur
tins. Besides. l never handled dynamite.
wouldn't know it If l saw It,"
Did yuu ever threaten Curtin's?'
mo, never in my life"
In cross-examination Tyrren said that
ne was an American citizen, although he
had only been in the country four years.
His first papers were taken out in Oakland
in September, 1890, and be received his
second papers IN Seattle IN May last. He
could produce his papers ii necessary.
He first came 10 America twelve years ago
and had cruised about the Eastern coast
good deal.
II suppose as soon as you got your citi-
zen's papers you joined the Democratic
club?"
"Oh. joined it long before that"
Now. referring TO the time when Ter.
ence Tracy was arrested for making dist
turbance at Curtin's. did you not attemp-
to resist Traey's arrest?"
ION, no, sir. Why would ] do that? The
officer might strike NE IN my good eye and
then I'd be blind altOgel her,"
did you not use abusive language on
that day? Did you not challenge the
whole crowd to fght?'
mo, sir; l was never abusive. l never
challenged man ia my life"
Did you not threaten TO do up Curtin's
boarders?"
mo, never in my life, SIR"
Asked about his alleged Journey from
Golden Gate Park with two other men the
day before the explosion, Tyrrell said that
although be had been around the CITY for
four years be had never visited Golden
Gate Park.
DO yon mean to say that you never saw
the Cliff House?"
I've seen 1t from the sea, that's ALL"
Tyrrell said that when he went to bed
that n ght at 9 o'clock he left Little
Dick" and young Tommy" Regain in the
parlor. He had been playing cards with
them. The witness. Graham, had been
there, but had left Tyrrell went straight
upstairs TO bed.
THE stairs have no carpets, have they ?"
asked Haskell.
NO. sir"
Charles b. Hill. member of the AS
Economical Society, was then called TO tes-
tify as to the exact position of the moon
on the eventful night. Mr.. Hill had care
fully prepared a diagram OF the scene
from which 1t was clearly shown that on
the night In question the moon could not
have been seen shining down upon the
Sailors Home.
Police Sergeant Helms was recalled in
rebnttal after she recess to describe some
experiments he had made 10 regard to the
effect of the moonlight upon Doyle's back
yard. The experiments were made a few
nights after the explosion, In conjunction
with Officer Hogan and lampigher.
From this it was shown that no one could
leave the yafQ WITHOUT cOInlDR INTO the Iuii
light of the moon, so that any one might
easily distinguish him.
Policeman Hogan cOrroborated the testl-
mony of Helms.
Officer Maher said that he arrested Ter
ence Tracy on September 10. four days
before the explosion. for disturbing the
peace at Curtin's. Tyrrell was there at
the time, and was very abusive. He
wanted to rescue Tracy, and Maher had 10
club him before order was restored.
AT this point Assistant District Attorney
Black stated that he had no further testi-
mony to offer, save that of Thomas Me-
Carthy. On his part Mr.. Haskell said that
all he had TO offer on behalf Of the defense
was the deposition of White. II had been
suggested that the prosecution might use
MeCarthy's evidence, providing that the
defense were allowed TO put in that of
White.
Judge Wallace said that the arrange
ment was fair one, and he directed that
the deposition OF White be taken at once
A proposition for H skell that the inrv
visit the scene of the explosion at mid
night tonight, when the moon would be
in flxy j