The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13

ne leaneu over ana spoke his com phments
to the attorney.
That's all right" said Deuprev. "but
you have no right to talk to the witness"
Il know my business" retorted the cap
tain. You tend to yours and I'll mind
my own"
There were some other words of SINH
lar nature. Both men glared at each
other. 1t looked as though there might
be an encounter, until Juror Smythe arose
to the dignity of the occasion and advised
the belligerents to go outside and settle it.
When the recess was over Mr.. Dickinson
began by asking:
when did you first hear of the disappear
ance of Miss Lamont?"
about the 10th?"
Did you read it in the papers~
"1es, SIR
"Did you follow it day by day."
NO SIR"
Didn't you read even the headlines
when you first saw the couple in the car
you were on the east side OF Powell and going
toward California street with Miss Lannlgan?"
Eyes, sir"
''Where were your
about three feet from the curb"
"Was the car across the California-street
track?"
''No, sir"
Which of you first saw the coupler"
And you called Miss Lannigan's attention."
Eyes, sir
WAS there anything peculiar about them to
attract your attention.
Nothing particular"
'Were not you and Miss Lannigan chatting at
the timer"
''No, not to any extent"
AT what hour was it at that timer"
"About five or ten minutes past B.
Diagrams were brought into requisition
again, and one showing the vicinity of
California and Powell streets was tackled
up on the big display board with the
bailifs gavel. Under DlcklnSon's ques-
tons the witness was made to trace her
footsteps upon that afternoon. His Ques-
tions led the witness into the most minute
detail, and every possible effort was made
to weaken her testimony.
Distances were demanded in feet, and
she was compelled to be most exact in
every detail. She said the man she saw
with Blanche Lamont was looking at a
book. She was asked particularly If the
book was on his lap, and as she said she
did not know, Dickinson once more I'M
rolled his transcript OF the testimony
taken at the preliminary examination,
and read from it her statement that the
book was on Durrant's lap. The witness
refused to give any opinion, however, as
to whether or not her memory was better
then than it was yesterday. More testi-
mony from the transcript was read, and
more questions were asked upon any little
inacCuracy discovered. Chief among these
inaccuracies was where in the preliminary
examination the witness had said she first
realized the man she mad seen on the car
was the defendant was when Detective
Anthony told her.
On her cross-examination yesterday she
said she first learned 1t when she saw Dur
rants picture in the paper. Then under
more questions from Dickinson upon the
same subject the witness told how She had
gone to Captain Lees office with Detective
Anthony. Detective Bohen told her then
that she and the girls who were with her
were to be shown Durrant, and if they
recognized him they were to say so. II
they did not recognize him they were to
keep silent. Durrant came in bare-headed,
she said, but he wore his hat part of the
time he was in the room. He was in the
room what seemed a long time, and he was
turned around so that the girls could see
every part OF his face. He put his hat on
at the direction OF the detectives.
When Durrant left the room the witness
said they said that is the man, and then
they went right home.
''When you saw this man onrthe car, looking
down at his book how much of his face did
you see?'' then questioned Dickinson.
The lower part"
Gould you see above his nose?"
az don't know"
could you see his chin?"
81 saw his chin, and then when he would
look up saw his whole face"
''Was there anything about his face which
attracted your attention.
"How about him being shaved or not?"
He had N ustache."
''Where were you when you saw him?"
''At the curb"
The transcript came out again, and the
testimony OF the witness was read to her
from it. She had said she was too far to
see exactly whether or not he was shaved.
sDid you so testify" asked Dickinson.
81 must have" the witness answered.
f'Was it correct?''
"He had mus tache."
"Then this statement is not correct?
~ am sure he had q mustache," was the only
answer from the stand.
The visits of the detectives to the wit
ness were then made subjects of inquiry,
and the witness had to tell that she had
conversed with them about her testimony,
but she had not conversed to any extent on
the subject with her schoolmates.
Another piece of paper then went up on
the board, and Mrs. Dorgan had to mark
upon it, with pencil, first, where she was
standing when she saw the couple upon the
car, and also where the car was.
Barnes objected, as she had already.
marked these upon the original diagram,
and this new idea was only a blank piece
of tracing paper. Dickinson said if they
marked up the original map the marks
would become confused. 'No more so
than if they are just put on piece of blank
tissue paper" remarked the court, and
that ended the matter.
The case went over until Monday, when
Mrs. Dorgan will be recalled to make the
marks which Dickinson wants. In the
meantime copies of the diagram will be
made, so that no confusion will result.
After these matters had been settled the
great case rested until next week.
THE MYSTERIOUS WOMAN.