The record-union., 1895-09-18

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17.-There was
another interesting session of the Dur
rant trial to-day, and the chain of evidence
received two more important links. By
them Durrant and the girl he is sup
posed to have murdered were traced
through the gate leading to the rear en-
trance to the church. The witnesses to-
day were even more positive than the
others who have testified to Durrant 8
Identification as the man who accom-
panied the girl. and they had the addi-
tional advantage of knowing him. A
vigorous ross-examination failed to
shake them.
The first of the witnesses was Martin
Quinian, Police Court attorney. He
was on his way to keep an appointment
with friend near the church, when a
man he identified as Durrant. accompa-
MED by young lady, passed him. They
were going toward the church, and were
but half block from it. Quinlan for
teu years lived within two blocks of the
church. and said he had several times
seen Durrant in the neigh borhood. He
knew him by sight and learned his
name only after the arrest. Quiniau
verified his idea of the date on which he
saw Durrant through a visit he had paid
10 st. Luke's Hospital on that day with
David Clark, the man with whom he had
the appointment near the church that
afternoon.
Clark corroborated Quinlan as to the
date and hour of this appointment.
The other important witness of the day
was Mrs. Leake, lady of 66, whose resi-
dence Is nearly opposite the church, and
church gate on the fatal afternoon in
company with IL young lady. She was at
that time standing at the front window
looking out on the street in anticipation
OF the arrival of daughter. When Dur
rant and the girl first came into Mrs
Leakes view they were about seventy
five feet from the gate through which she
saw them pass. She had a full view of
Durrants face, but could not see that of
the girl. as she was talking with him, and
her face was averted. The description
given was that of Miss Lamont. and the
clothing worn by her was similar to that
taken from the dead girl and shown in
court.
Mrs. Leake was closely questioned as
to her eyesight. and was asked, among
other things if she had not frequently
found il necessary to apologize to Durrant
and to ladies of the Emmanuel Church
congregation for having overlooked them
on the street because of her defective
sight.
She said she had not done so, and that
her sight was not impaired. She used
glasses for reading, but not for distance.
The point where Mrs. Leake SAYS she
first saw Durrant and the girl was sew
enty-twO feet from the window where
she stood, and the gate through which
they passed III.
The prosecution says it will show that
she could easily recognize any one at that
distance.
Mrs. Leake's testimony agreed with
that of Quinlan as TO the relative posi-
tions of Durrant and the girl on the side
walk. The testimony OF Mrs. Leake and
Quinlan agreed with that of other identi-
fying witnesses as TO the hour when they
saw the couple.
Mrs. Leake repeated the dramatic act
of pointing out Durrant in the courtroom
as the man she had seen with the girl.
Durrant under this ordeal was, as usual,
undisturbed.
The defense made much out of Mrs
Leake's neglect to say anything about
what she had seen on that day Her ex-
planation was that she thought there was
testimony enough without hers, and
she did not want the trouble that her con-
nection with the case as witness would
bring her,
Miss Maud Lamont was also on the
stand for awhile to-day to identify pict-
ure OF her sister Blanche taken in Dillon.
Mont, three years ago The picture was
introduced by the prosecution i'll sub
sanitation of it's claim as to the size OF
the murdered girl.