The San Francisco call., 1896-11-12
Mrs. Greenwood's Husband Fails
to Positively Identity
the Suspect.
STORY OF THE CRIME REToLp.
The Peoples Counsel Declares That
the Prisoners Guilt Wi Be-
Establish d.

NAPA, CAL, Nov. 1.-THE trial of
William Moore, charged with the murder
of Mrs. Greenwood, drew curious crowd
that packed the courtroom long before
the hour OF beginning this morning. After
Judge Murphy announced that all was in
readiness to proceed District Attorney
Bell made the opening statement for the
people, showing what the prosecution
would attempt to prove.
I'VE propose to show" said he, ''that
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenwood were residents of
Napa County. living about six miles from
Napa, that Mrs. Greenwood was muir
dered on the evening of February 8. 1891,
and that Moore was the guilty person. Mr..
Greenwood was working on his farm dur
ing the afternoon of that day, liking some
fences. In the afternoon Mrs. Greenwood
visited friends, and was not at home
when Mr.. Greenwood returned to the
house. Mr.. Greenwood then began doing
some work in the yard, when two men
William Moore and Carl Schmidt-en-
tered the yard and approached. They first
asked for work, and then something 10
eat. Being refused, these two men,
Moore and Schmidt, drew pistols, ordered
Mr.. Greenwood into the house and bound
him to chair. A poisonous liquid was
then administered to him.
"When Mrs. Greenwood returned she
was taken to her bedroom, where poison
Gus liquid was also administered to her.
The liquid will be proved by expert testi-
mony to have been poisonous. During
the visit of these men Mr.. Greenwood was
shot two or three times and almost killed.
That is the evidence in regard to the
murder We will prove" continued the
guilty party, for the following reasons
Moore had formerly worked for Lynch.
Certain jewelry-a watch, chain and ring
owned by Moore while working for Lynch
was similar to that worn bv the man who
committed the murder. While working
for Lynch Moore had bottle of poisonous
liquid like that used in the murder. Two
weeks previous to the murder Moore left
the employ of Lynch, but had been seen
on the afternoon of February at Vallejo
On February 9 Moore and Schmidt left
Vallejo and started toward Napa, and tn y
were seen near the Greenwood place n
short time previous to the commission of
the crime. Late on the night of the MUIR
der Moore ana Schmidt were seen at the
German House. The confession of Moore
TO Mrs. Meyse, Sheriff Burr and others of
Los Angeles and TO Sheriff Mckenzie and
others of Napa would also tend 20 prove
his guilt"
The District Attorney closed his state
ment to the jury by saying: I'VE expect
you to return a verdict of guilty of muir
der in the first degree"
There are thirtv-two witnesses for the
prosecution and eight for the defense.
John Q. Greenwood was the first called
His testimony In reference to the murder
was in accordance with the statement Of
the District Attorney, except that he re-
lated very minutely what happened on
that eventful night. Moore was brought
before Greenwood for identification. Mr..
Greenwood said:
Il can't swear that he is the man, but
he is very much like the murderer of my
wife; but | am not positive that he is the
man."
Physicians gave testimony regarding the
poison that had been administered to
Mrs. Greenwood and the case was con-
timed until to- m orrow.