The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-06

without much difficulty, and the following
twelve jurors listened to the opening state
ment made By District Attorney Barnes:
Thomas Kerby. A. Shrek, Nelson Lyon,
w. +. White, Webster Jones. Z. j. Devlin.
Stanley S. Powers, F. h. Houston, George
F. Reeve, II. Krall, f. A. VIII and J. Z.
Garrett.
West sat with his wife's hand lovingly
clasped in his, an attentive listener to the
proceedings. His three counsel, Meyer
Jacobs, eX-Judge Robert Ferral and j. y.
+. Wilson, presented sufficiently formid-
alb e array of talent, while District Attor-
ney Barnes and Assistant District Attor-
ney Black came into court thoroughly pre-
pared to make every effort on behalf of
the people.
MIR. Barnes addressed the jury and out
lined III mastery manner the circum-
stances of the case, with a general de-
scrlptlOn OF the points he expected to
establish in their minds. At the outset
the District a Attorney had some trouble
with Attorney Ferrai, who objected to the
style Of his address as implying an as
sumption of guilt on the part of the de-
fendaht. Such remarks. if allowed, might
have the effect of placing something IN
fair before the jury.
No, no." objected the Judge. "Mr.
Ferral, the members of this jury are pre-
sumed to be men of sense. If you hadn't
them"
Mr.. Barnes went on to tell the story of
the unhappy girls life. He told how she
had entered upon the business of dress
maker in COlusa and that her calling made
it imperative for her to make constant
trips between that place and San Fran
cisco, no doubt in order to gain some ex.
perience in the various changes OF fashion
and style. Unfortunately, it was proved
beyond doubt that-hOw or through
whom or under what circumstances was
not yet known-Miss GAGour "fell," the
result being that In August last she dis
covered herself to be in an unfortunate
condition.
Miss Gilmour eventually visited the
house OF DR.. West, on Turk street. and
she was last seen there on September of
last year. 1t was then alleged that DR..
West performed upon her a criminal
operation, under which she died. while her
stllborn child was burned by DR.. West as
tho only means of obllterating the traces of
his crime. While at Dr. Vests house
she was waited on by DR.. West himself
and Miss Annie Staley. now Mrs. West.
The District Attorney stated that Addie
r. Gilmour had called herself Alice Gould
and that ID. d. Plymlre, her friend and
confidant, called himself Norman when
calling at the house with her mail. Ply
mire would testify that he saw Miss Gil
mour at Vests house on September 3.
when DR.. West spoke hopefully of the
girls condition. Addie Gilmour was never
again seen alive.
Then followed an exhaustive description
of the search instituted by Mrs. Austin.
the dead girls friend, during the progress
of which West admitted 10 her that he had
treated Miss Gilmour. but that she had
left his house some days previously.
Then, sgain, Miss Howard. another friend
of Vests, told Mrs. Austin that she had
seen Addie K. Gilmour on an Oakland
| ferry-bost, and that she had talked of
suicide, being greatly depressed at the
| time.
Miss Howard. however. contradicted this
story when questioned in the Police Court,
c0nfessing that she had concocted it on
J Vests account he having told her that
''she must help him out" Miss Howard
would testify to all this and that size had
only seen Miss GilmOur once in her life
lying sick in bed in DIR. Vests house.
The finding of the Door girls head on
the Sausalito shore, with the subsequent
discovery of the trunk in an oil can, "Of
which number always stood in the back
yard of DR.. Vests house." and weighted
down with old casters and things. such as
were stored In junk box on Vests prem
| conclusion Mr.. Barnes stated that if he
succeeded in bringing all these facts home
| TO the jury he should ask for a verdict of
murder in the second degree.
Iu the afternoon the taking of testimony
was proceeded with. Policeman George
w. Russell was called to explain a diagram
of DR.. Vests house on the corner of Turk
and Jones streets, where Addie Gilmour is
| supposed TO have died.
ID. ID. Plymire was then called to the
stand. He is a young, good-l0oking man,
and he told his story without hesitation.
He said he had known the dead girl for
three years, and he also knew her sister.
He had met her first in Red Bluff In
August last he saw Miss GlImour at the
Elmer House, on Bush street.
DO you know DIR. West?"
lido"
did YOU ever see Miss Gimour at hi.
house?"
81 did. 1t was on Sunday, September 8
1893 found her In the kitchen, in bed
The bed was placed directly beneath tie
window"