The morning call., 1894-02-08
ONE WITNESS WAS SICK.
Both Adde'S Father and Sister
Testify.
NO TRACE OF TRUNK OR RINGS.
Damaging Admission by the De-
PENDANT as to Giving Up His
Nefarious Business.

The West trial came TO an abrupt ad-
journment esleIday morning. Miss May
Howard, an important and the last witness
for the prosecution. was reported i'll on
Tuesday In order TO ascertain the facts a
bench warrant was issued Tor her, and a
deputy sheriff was sent to Oakland to
serve it. He reported by telephone that
she was confined to her bed. AS the de-
tense desired her presence for the purpose
of cross-examinlng her further hearing in
the case was postponed.
Miss Emma, the twin sister of Addie
Gilmour, was the first witness called yes
terday morning for the prosecution. Miss
Gilmour testified that the last time she
saw her sister alive was on August 8 of
last year. Assistant District Attorney
Black produced picture, which was
identified by the witness as a photograph
of her sister and Miss Allen, Adde'S
partner i'll the millinery business In Colusa.
The purse, three buttons and hat pins
found III the cOal-oil can with q portion OF
the remains of Addie Gilmour on the Oak
land beach were positively identified as be-
longing to Addie.
I'm company with Mrs. AUSTIN" said
Miss Emma Gilmour in con tinuance of her
testimony. Il called upon DR.. West on the
evening of the 14th of September to inquire
for my sister. l knocked and DR.. West
came to the door. ! asked him for Miss
Gould. and he said no lady of that name
Lad been there. | then left" In answer
TO a question by Judge Wallace. Miss Gill
mour said DR.. West was in his night
clothes.
On her cr0ss-examlnatiOD by j. n. E.
Wilson Miss Emma GilmOur said there
was no depression on the bridge of her
sister Adde'S nose caused by treatment for
nasal troubles. Her sister was 80 years OF
age, and tue picture just Identified was a
good likeness of her.
John GIlm0ur. the father Of Addie, who
was out of the ; ate at the time of the
death OF his daughter, WAS next called. Mr.
&llmour gave MS testimony In very Impressive
manner, his voice trembling with emotion. II
1rst met d.. W esi," said Mr.. Gilmour, lat his
place of business, at Turk and Jones streets
While looking for my daughter l first went
there on Monday. September 10, in company
with Mrs Austin. She went 10 first, came out,
and then | Went ~ with her. She asked him 10
tell me all, saying: This is Adde'S father In
answer Dr.. West said:
"'She is dead. That is her head at Lime
Point
Il asked him, why did you crush in the
head-iO make il appear as if she was muir
II mad read in the paper on the train coming
TO the city mat the head had bren crushed IN.
u ask him where were her clothes, and ne
tOlo me he Ddu burned them; and her trunk
aud he said lie had burned that also. | asked
for her jewelry, ana he said that had gone with
her body To The rdical students. There were
Two valuable gUld rings on her fingers.
Then Ms. Austin asked him. why DON'T
you give up this terrible business p and Or.
West answered. That is the last case / shall
ever pert0Im.' / then left"
In response 10 questions from MIR. Black Mr..
Gllmour said he had found no trace of The trunk
or its contents. ne remains OF his daughter
rs received from the COrOners Of Marin and
Alameda counties, were buried at COlusa. He
knew Miss Howard. and had met her at DR..
Vests house and also in the Police Court.
Mr.. wilson's croSs-rXamination Vas mainly
confined 10 endeavOring TO obtain from The
witness sta, ement that he endeavored to hush
up the case fOi the sake of his family, but Mr..
GilmOur said his only object was to keep the
ii was his daughter or not who had been MUIR
dered. MI GilmOur arrived in the city on
Monday, ana On IDe following Wednesday was
Uniformed 10y Dr.. West that the head found at
Lime Point that of his daughter. This
was the first positive Information which he had
on the subject.
Mr., Bdck called the attention of The court to
the abSeucs Of Miss Howard, the last witness
for the prosecution. He offered TO read her
testimony from the transcript of the Police
Court no es. but on the objection of Attorney
Ferral OF counsel for the defense Judge Wallace
adjourned the hearing until Monday next say
Ing 10 tn jurors that "a court OF justice was
also a school OF patience" and that they would
have 10 learn 10 he patient