The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-25

the afternoon2 Because that would be to
admit his guilt. But l say we did prove it
in the morning. We did prove it in the
afternoon.
He lett Blanche Lamont at her school
He tells you he went to college. He tells
you he took a walk, and the counsel for
the defense says he will show you with
whom he took the walk and how he took
the walk. Where is that proof? Where
indeed? Ross fails to corroborate him.
saying simply he does rot remember the
date. Carter cannot corroborate him, say
ing some time early in April.
Why did not Durrant attend
Professor Hdnson's lectures
Gentlemen, there is one very peculiar
thing which you must have noticed about
many of the students at this time. They
have very peculiar memory. They can
not remember anything. The secret, gem
tlemen OF the jury, is this, that they would
not perlure themselves by swearing to a
falsehood to save this defendant, but their
class pride did not let them tax their
memory to such an extent that they could
tell the whole truth. They simply say
we know nothing Their testimony is a
blank. Their testimony is negative.
"But we have this fact from the de-
fendant, that he took that walk, that he
was not at Hanson's lecture. He had been
al every one of them during that entire
term, during all the month of March, but
he was not at Hanson's lecture on the Sd.
He was absent.
Where was he? He says he was UP in
the library talking with a student, not
about the lecture, but prescribing for the
catarrh. We have witness who tells you
in plain terms where he was-Mrs. Vogel.
You saw her. You are to Judge whether
she is laboring under deluson; you can
Judge of her character, plain German
lady.
Mrs. Vogel sdlU the defendant
10Giting for Blanche Lamont
"She attended to her daily affairs. She
had a large sum of money in the house be-
longing to a friend. There had been a
burglar in the neighborhood which nat
urally made the neighbors suspicious
Mrs. Vogel looking out of the window. saw
this man. the defendant. She looked
again and the same man was there. and
yet again and he vas passing up and down,
walking to and fro, looking up at the
buildings, pacing and waiting as he was
for his victim, as the vulture flies back
ward and forward waiting for his prev.
he was there about2 O'Clock: He was not
at Hanson's lecture. Mrs. Vogel says he
was in front of the school. She watched
him well. She saw him there and oh
served him through her opera-glasses. The
next thing she remembers is that she saw
and recognized his face in the paper They
Say MIS-. NORSl IldQ6 u mistake ABOUT the
clothing this defendant had on"
Here Mr. Peixotto spoke about the
memory of faces and the Identification of
clothing, saying that it is difficult to de-
scribe infinitely persons clothing. Mrs
VogePs testimony read, "He was dressed
in a dark suit q cutaway. and had on a
soft hat and lighter pants The pants were
not black. L know that for sure' Mr..
Peixotto exhibited Durrant's clothing to
the jury.
Blanche came out Of the school
a0ith Minnie Belle Edtodrds.
~ am not contending that these are
light pants; neither did Mrs. Vogel. She
said that they were lighter Put those
trousers in the light and | will ask you to
judge whether they are not lighter than
the coat. Mrs. Vogel's testimony did not
stand alone. You may think it strange
that Mrs. Vogel was looking out of the
window. She told you how it was that she
started to look at him and why she used
her opera glasses. What this man was
waiting for happened. School let out.
The young girls from their classes came
down the stairs. Mrs. Vogel said she saw
two girls come down the stairway nearest
to Clay street. Minnie Belle Edwards
came down with Blanche Lamont All
the girls knew Blanche Lamont. They took
particular notice of her because she was a
new pupil at the school.
"They walked down the street together.
Mrs. Vogel saw this man, Theodore Dur
rant, run up to them; this man, who
should have been at Hansons lecture and
was not there. This man, who was on
Powell street: seen there by Mrs. Vogel
and Mrs. Edwards. What directed these
girls attention to him? 1t is not custom
airy Tor young men to meet girls after
school, and when they do, and this being
new pupil, naturally the girls looked,
and as the saying is sized up the young
man.
Mrs. Pogel Durraat and
Blanche get on the car.
They saw him get on the car. Mrs.