The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-07
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1OunQ tnem, Starr Dare, son or john L.
Dare, was called to the stand to identity
them. He identified a great many other
articles of clothing, also-what seemed to
be the entire wearing apparel of the MUIR
dered girl, in fact.
The District Attorney began the cross
examination:
Barnes-were you in Emmanuel Baptist
Church Sunday, April IA?
Dare-YeS, sir.
Barnes-What did you do there?
Dare-I made search of the premises.
Barnes-I call your attention to this black
| silk basque. Do you identity it?
Dare-Yes; found that in the belfry.
Barnes-Point out on the model of the belfry
just where you found it.
Dare-I found it in the yafters at the south
west corner, right there (poindng).
Barnes-In what condition did you find it?
Dare-There were sticks thrown on it. The
waist looks about the same now as it did then?
Rarnes-I now call your attention TO this
black skirt on the model. Did you ever see it
before?
Dare--Yes.
Barnes-Where?
Dare-In the belfry of Emmanuel Baptist
| Church. found it.
Barnes-Where?
Dare (pointing]-Near the southeast corner
| under the rafters
Barnes-Were there sticks thrown on them?
Dare-Yes; just the same as on the waist.
| Barnes-What did you do with these things
! when you found them?
| Dare-I handed them down to Mr.. Daley,
who was on the platform.
Several other articles of wearing apparel
were then shown the witness. He fdenti-
fed them all, and pointed out on the
model of the belfry and tower the exact
position in which each article was found.
Some of the clothing was torn. Several
| pieces were found strewn along under the
| casing of the belfry on the north side near
| the northeast corner.
| All of them were then placed in evidence
and marked as peoples exhibits.
| Before they were admitted, however, Mr..
Dickinson wanted TO know how the wit
ness could identify the clothing.
Diekinson-How do you know these are the
| same garments?
| Dare-They are torn just as those were, and 1
remember them by general appearance.
| Dickinsoh-Are you able to say these are pre-
| cisely the garments you found, or do they only
| Dare-They are the garments found in the
| belfry.
Under the objection of Mr.. Dickinson the
garments were then admitted as evidence.
Mr.. Barnes showed the witness Ratchet
and asked him if he had ever seen it before,
and where?
Dare-In the belfry of Emmanuel Baptist
Church
Barnes-Under what circumstances?
Dare-I found it on a crossbeam OH the east
side above the main beam of the roof Of the
belfry.
Dickinson-Are you sure that is the same
Ratchet?
| Dare-Yes sir.
Dickinson-How can you tell 1t?
Dare-By the rust on it, and by its general
appearance.
The Ratchet was then admitted as evil
dence. Mr.. Barnes asked some further
questions.
Barnes-Have you seen any of these articles
identified by you, since you found them in the
belfry?
Dare-Yes, sir.
Barnes-State when, where and under what
circumstances?
Dare-In room nearly opposite Chief Crow
ley's office, in the presence of Captain Lees and
| two police officers. This was about on the 18th
OF last month.
Then Mr.. Dickinson began his cross
! examination proper.
Dickinson-What moved you to search the
| belfry for the clothing?
| Dare-The fact that the body had been found
| there.
Dickinson-Did any of the detectives or
| police officers accompany you into the belfry?
Dare-I don't remember.
Dickinson-There were policemen and detec-
| tiyes in the building?
Dare-Yes.
Dicklnson-Did you know the deceased in
her lifetime?
Dare-No, sir.
Dickinson-How near do you live to the
church?
Dare-About block and half
Dickinson-Did you attend service at the
l.church?
Dare-A few times.
Dickinson-What times?
Dare-No; 1 never attended service there. 1
went to some entertainments at the church.
Once when Pastor Gibson assumed charge,
once to fair there.
Dickinson-Did you ever see Blanche Lamont
at the church?
Dare-Not to my knowledge.
Dfckinson-What was done with the gar
ments as you handed them down?
Dare-They were rolled up in the skirts into
q bundle.
Mr.. Dickinson then projected large
number OF questions calculated to elicit the
witness knowledge concerning the care
taken of the clothing after it was found
and whether he could positively identify
it all. Mr.. Dare answered them all care
fully and without hesitation.
He admitted that there was an interval
Of about four months during which he had
not seen the clothing, yet he felt sure these
were the same garments.
DIckinson-Did you examine each piece of
clothing as you pulled it out, or did you just
hand it over without looking at it?
Dare-I looked carefully at each piece.
Dickinson-What made you do that?
Dare-I wanted to make sure whether it was
clothing or merely. piece of cloth. had
Dickinson-Was there dust on the floor in the
belfry?
Dare-Yes, sir.
Dickinson-Did you see any footprintsf
Dare-I did not.
Dickinson-Did you look for footprints?
Dare-I did not
Dickinson-Did you see chisel?
Dare-No, sir.
Dickinson-Did you go to the pastors study
that day?
Dare-Yes, sir.
Observation-Disclosures or after you made the
search?
Dare-I went in that way.
Dickinson-Have you made written report
about the things you found in the belfry?
Dare-No. sir.
Dickinson-Or a-verbal report to any one?
Dare--No report at all.
There were few minor questions asked, but
they ELECTED nothing that had not already
been testified to by this witness, and then his
cross-examnation was concluded.
Simultaneously the hour for adjournment
came. Judge Murphy explained that as Mon
day legal holiday there would be no ses-
sion of the court until next Tuesday, 1t having
already been agreed that Saturday sessions
were not to be held.
Thereupon court adjourned until next Tues
day morning at 10 O'Clock.
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