The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
THE MORNING SESSION.
Maud Lamont Recalled - Martin
Qulnlan Tells of Seeing Blanche
and the Prisoner.

and the Prisoner.
Maud Lamont came back to the witness
stand when court commenced in the morn
ing. She came to identity the original
photograph, a tintype copy of which had
previously been ruled out under the pro-
test of defendants counsel.
Maud said the photograph was fair rep
resentation of her sister on the Sd of April
last, though it had been taken several
years before that. The photograph was
then admitted as one of the peoples ex-
hibit, but not until Attorney Deuprey had
exhausted every possible objection and
Judge Murphy had overruled every one of
them.
On cross examination Mr.. Dickinson
opened some new veins of inquiry the
exact relevancy OF which was not apparent
at the time.
"When did you and your sister become mem
bers of the Christian Endeavor Society,"" was
his first question.
81 don't remember just when"
"Was it not in October?"
81 think so; it was about month after she
came to San Francisco"
"Was she a regular attendant"
eyes, SIR"
"How often did the society meet?"
"0nce a week; and entertainments once a
| month"
"Do you know of any other clothing your
sister wore except that you have identified
here?"
mo, sir"
"Did she wear any ruching or ribbon at the
neck?"
'4No, sir"
"Did Blanche attend seminary at Rockford,
| III. ?"
ayes, sir''
"When?"
"About year. She left there in 1893"
''Where did she go them"
"She went home, in Montana"
"Did she remain there until she came to San
FranciscoT'
ayes, sir; she lived at home"
"Do you know of her receiving any letters
| from Rockford recently"
''No, sir"
"Did Blanche go to any other entertainments
outside of those given by Grace orchestra and
those given at Emmanuel church,"
''No. sir"
Martin Quinlan, the Police Court attor-
ney, came next. He repeated his testi-
| mony given at the preliminary examina-
ton, being questioned for the prosecution
by Mr.. Peixotto. He lives on Mission
street (the witness), between Twenty
| second and Twenty-third, nearly in the
rear of Emmanuel Church. He pointed
out the locality on the map and declared
he was well acquainted with the neighbor-
hood because he had lived there about ten
years.
"Did you go to your home on the afternoon
of April 23?" asked Mr.. Peixotto.
81 went very close to my home. went to
| the saloon at the northeast corner of Twenty
second and Mission streets, where had an APP
pointment with David Clarke. l rode out on
the Valencia-street cars"
"What time did you board the carr"
about five or seven minutes to O'clock"
"Where did you board the carr"
"At City Hall avenue and Market street."
"Where did you get off the carr?
"At Twenty-second street."
''What did you do Them"
~ walked leisurely down Twenty-second
| street, on the right-hand side and stopped
once or twice to see the repairing that was
going on"
"Dfd you cross Bartlett streetg
eyes, sir"
"Did you see anybody in that nedghbor-
nood?"
"Whom did you see?"
ga young couple-a young man and young
woman
"Tell us Just where you saw them?''
'They were on the same side of Bartlett
| street on which the church is located. They
were walking toward Twenty-third street
saw them just as they were crossing Twenty
street they had crossed Twenty-second and
were on the southeast corner OF Twenty-second
and Bartlett, going toward Twenty-third. She
was close to me and he was on the inside of
| the sidewalk. had good view OF her then,
| but just before, as they were crossing the
strees and | was walking at right angles to-
Are you able TO state now that you know
who that young man VAST"
eyes, sir"
"WhoW
Theodore Durrant, the defendant"
Had you ever seen Durrant before"
ayes, sir.'
"Where?"
"Out in the neighborhood of the church"
"Can you say just where or when?'
| mo, can't remember that. know his face