The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-22

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account for the stains in any way. All that 1
know is that the four shoes were in the study
peiore the tragedy. Now there are but three.
1 90 not Know why the police took my old shoe.
nave not had the shoe on for long time. In
fact II was virtually cast away. I did not have
II on when went to view the body of Miss
Wlinams, so could not have got any blood on
IL that way. IT there are blood stains on it the
murderer must have put them there for some
purpose or other.
The congregation of the church has not
yet sufficiently recovered from the shock
received week ago to make any approach
toward settling the question of what the
future OF the church shall be. There has
yet been no meeting of the trustees or con-
gregatlon, and no canvass of the opinions
of majority of the members. One of the
trustees said yesterday that a meeting OF
the congregation would likely be held IN
about week, and then the prospects OF
the future would be discussed ana the
course of the congregation determined.
The tragedy will be costly to the church
IN purely financial as well as IN otner
ways. 1t will take hundreds OF dollars
by the murderer, and the much greater
damages that have resulted from the some
what ruthless overhauling that the police
and others have given the structure IN the
search for evidence.
The cleaning of the church alone appears
an almost appalling job. No broom has
touched a floor since week ago Saturday
morning. Above the pulpit platform the
cross of Gala lilies has become woeful-
looking symbol and the roses and mar
guerites that bedecked the front of the au-
ditorium with such freshness and profu-
sion the morning before Easter have dried
I'D and scattered their withered petals
about the floor.
No services were held in the church yes
terday. 1t is not likely that there will be
any held there for some time.
DR.. Gibson remained all day in the Sc
cIusion that he has maintained since Pri-
vate Secretary Lynch's arrival from Chico
last Thursday morning. a number of his
friends came to see him and were cordially
received into the privacy of his room, but
reporters were received by Mr.. Lynch.
Mr.. Gibson is getting together ideas for his
first sermon and it promises to be the most
notable, if it is not the most interesting
one of his career. 1t cannot now be even
guessed when he will preach it.
Chief Crowley was busily engaged yes
terday in putting the finishing touches to
the mass of evidence he has prepared for
the preliminary examination of Durrant,
which commences before Judge Conlan at
IL o'clock this morning.
General Dickinson's criticism of the
Chief, which appeared in yesterday s
much. The object, it appears to me, " he
said, sis to get me involved in a newspaper
controversy, but if so ii has failed of its
purpose. | shall not reply to the general S
So-called criticism of my conduct"
Durrant spent quiet day yesterday. He
had few callers, but the most of his time
was devoted to completing his statement
for the guidance of his counsel to-day. He
was as cheerful as ever, and appears to be
more confident as the time for his prelim-
! mary examination approaches.
His parents called again to see him last
night and remained with him for two OF
three hours.
| He was asked the question if he remem-
bered seeing the young ladies on Bartlett
street the night that Minnie Williams was
murdered and who identified him last
night, but the question remained unan-
/ swered.
Speaking OF Rev. DR.. Gibson's not COM
| ing to see him he said he would send him
written invitation to call at the prison il
| he thought he would look at it in the right
way.
Mrs. Durrant, since her sons trouble, has
! learned well the art of keeping her own
counsel. Last evening, however, she
paused long enough to remark, with much
evident satisfaction, that the blood-stained
shoe, which the police have kept hidden foI
a week, did not belong to Theodore.
A few days ago Mrs. Durrant stated that
young girl had come to her and said
with tears in her eyes that she did not be-
! lieve in Theo's guilt, because he had once
done her very good turn" and had to
her personal knowledge saved one girl in
the congregation of Emmanuel Church
from ruin at the hands of another Young
man. The girl said that if her testimony
TO that effect was needed she would swea-
to 1t on the witness-stand.
Elmer Wolfe has not come forward with
anv explanation Of the suspicious circum-
stances attending his story of his move
ments on the night of the Williams muir
der. An attempt was made yesterday to
| find him that he might avail himself OF
| the columns of the CALL if he desired to
make any explanation, but he kept him,
self in careful seclusion. 1t is said that be
is rusticating on the Guadalupe ranch sew
eral miles from the city ON the San Bruno
road.
A story is being told in the Mission tc
the effect that hack was seen standing
! before the church on Bartlett street few
minutes before 10 O'Clock on the night oil
the Williams murder.
At 3:45 o'clock on the afternoon of the
day that Miss Williams corpse was found
man entered the barber-Shop of Law
renee Limner at the corner OF Twenty
! fourth and Mission streets. He brought
the latest news of the tragedy as he had
! cleaned it from the bulletin boards down
town, and while the subject was under dis
cussion second man, who was being
shaved at the time, stated that the night
! before, as he passed the church at 1C
O'Clock, be saw public carriage standing
before the door. This man is being vigor-
ously sought for, and in case he is found
the presence of the hack, the light in the
pastors study and the screams heard
abO1t that hour will form material noints
in the case for the defense.
HAPPINESS OF SINNERS