The morning call., 1894-02-07
THE WEST TRIAL.
Evidence introduced on
the Second Day.
WHAT WAS TOLD MRS. AUSTIN
The Doctor Promised to Give Up
a Bad Business.
DIFFERENCES IN TRANSCRIPTS.
Witnesses Complain That Their
Police Court Testimony Is Not
Correctly Reported.
WHAT WAS TOLD MRS. AUSTIN
DIFFERENCES IN TRANSCRIPTS.

The second day of the trial of DR.. Eu-
gene I. West on a charge OF numbering
Addie r. Gilmour last September occupied
the attention of Judge Wallace and jury
yesterday in Department 6 of the Supe-
rior Court. So large a crowd was in at
tendance that it was found necessary TO
open the gallery 10 find space for those de-
sirous of listening to the testimony.
The first witness called was Edward
Eden, undertaken at San Rafael and Cor
oner and Public Administrator of Marin
County. 'On the 14Uh of last September /
was notified" said Mr.. Eden, that some
fishermen had found human head on the
bay shore between Lime Point and Sau-
salito. The next day | went to SausalitO
and found the head, which was incased in
a wire netting, bound with wire, and
placed in a case in which coal-oil cans are
usually contained.
MT. Eden produced a small bundle of
wire netting. very rusty, and a long piece of
insulated wire. Mr.. Eden identified the netting
as the one IN which The head. subsequently
identified as that OF Addie Il. GiImOur. was
delivered TO him by The finders. He also pro-
dueed a receipt for the head signed by John
Gilmour, her, and Emma G1lmOur, sister "
the deceased.
On cross-examination by Mr.. Wilson Mr..
Eden described In detail the manner IN which
Inc Q6du WAS StCuItu Wien IOuHO Dy the USIl6I-
man. There were no lndentatlOns on the head,
and the scalp was almost entirely removed.
"Are you familiar with The odOr OF dlSsectlng-
rooms ?' asked Attorney Wilson, TO which Mir.
Eden replied, only my own"
MIR. Wilson-"Do you know that it Is the Gus
tom of medical students 10 dssect bodies with
a view 10 preserving some particular portion OF
the skeleCOn?"
Mr.. Eden said he was not conYe!sant with the
ways OF medical students.
j. A. Hart, who was Deputy Coroner of
Alameda County In September, 1898, testified
that he was notified by some boys that parts OF
q human body were in can on the bay shore,
told of his trip 10 get them and of the contents
OF the can. There were portions of the arms,
legs, thighs. hands and feet, ana miscellan.
eous assortment Of nails, door hinges, casters,
paddock, purse, hair pins, etc. The can and
contents. except the pieces OF the body, were
identified aud placed IN evidence.
MIR. Hart testified further that the remains
were put In pickle and later identified by Mr.
and there buried. Mr.. Hart was not cross
examined.
Officer A Anthony, who MADE an examination
of the residence OF DR.. West on Turk street.
1e stihed as 10 his visit there with Detectives
Bohen and Gibson, and produced box con-
tanning articles taken from the house. They
consisted of hinges and casters similar to the
articles found in the can at Oakland
small button was among the articles found
and Attorney Wilson was anxious to ascertain
whether Anthony or the other detectives or De
Jarnatt, the brotheT-in-aw OF Miss Gllmour.
had found II. Anthony thought that ellison
had found il.
against the defendant" asked Attorney Wilson.
Il went there" Anthony answered, ITO find
articles similar 10 those found in tue can at
Oakland"