The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-24
ADMITS THAT
He MURDERED
JULIA KELLEY
Dan O'Shea Says He
Fired the Shot.
SEVERAL WITNESSES FOUND
WHO HEARD HIM CONFESS TO
THE SHOOTING.
Sister of the Dead Girl Arrives From
San Jose and Is Almost
Frustrated With
Grief.
SEVERAL WITNESSES FOUND
WHO HEARD HIM CONFESS TO
THE SHOOTING.

Tortured with remorse. Daniel OShea,
the steamboat fireman. who ruthlessIy
murdered Miss Julia Kelley, his sweet
heart, last Saturday night. presents a
miserable spectacle as ne sits covering
in cell at the City Prison.
For a time yesterday OShea chung to
the story he originally told about Miss
Kelley going to his room. 1l26 Howard
street, Saturday evening about O'CLOCK,
and the two having lovers quarrel, our
ing which the girl seized his revolver that
was lying on the bureau and attempted
to use it; that he grappled with her, and
during the struggle the weapon was dis
charged three times Finally, however,
the murderer seemed to realize that 1t
was useless to attempt to deny his guilt
any longer and to Detectives 1. l.. Ryan
and z. NJ. Owens he admitted that he mad
killed the girl without provocatton. Al
ter that, O'Shea lapsed into silence and
refused to answer any further questions.
Miss Mary Kelley, sister of the dead
girl, came up from San Jose yesterday
and was almost prostrated with g TleI.
She remained by the side Of the ne f fdetS
Detectives Ryan and Owens were busy
on, the, case. all day and gadthSehred m MSa
officers made careful measurements OF the
room in which the tragedy occurred, the
hallway at 1925 HOWARD street, and found
several important witnesses.
Mrs. Margaret Monahan, aunt OF the
murdered girl, in whose lodging house the
shooting occurred, made q statement to
them. She said that about 1880 o'clock
Saturday evening she heard noise IN
OSheas room, and going to the door de-
manded ,admittanee; OShea opened the
door and said: II have committed muir
der and / want to go and give myself
up" He turned down the gas so Mrs;
Monahan could not see what had occurred
within. She went inside and turned up
the gas and saw her NIECE lying on the
bed. At the same time O'Shea ran down.
+0jr Tn CHI -f 4ivpNn hn TafJ nod wit
him say to the officer: II have killed
her" The two then carried ;, the body
the patrol wagon was summoned.
Miss Mary Barry, a roomer in Mrs.
Monahans house, also heard the noise in
osshea's room and heard o's she call
three pistol shots. and she fastened to
OShea's room. OShea ran downstairs
and soon returned in company with a
her" and handed the officer a pistol.
Miss Rose Cutberk, another roomer in
the house. heard the shots and saw
downstairs. AS he did so she heard him
say: II have committed murder and they
will put rope around my neck for it.
didn't kill myself"
Miss Cutberk's mother says she too
heard O'Shea admit that he killed the
girl.
Andrew Fritz, drug clerk employed a
few doors from the scene of the murder.
said that between Z and o'clock Saturday
night O'Shea rushed into the store and
said he wanted to telephone for the
patrol, as a murder had been committed
at lips Howard street.
These witnesses, with the letters O'Shea
wrote before the shooting, will make 1T
almost impossible for him to escape pun
ishment for his crime.
Kelley was employed, all the attaches
speak in highest terms of her.