The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-17
THE MORNING SESSION.
Mrs. VogePs Complete Identifica-
ton Of the Man Who Hung About
the Normal School,

wi % ~OSSl SCfnpleCS lC0nCIIlCd-
ton Of the Man Who Hung About
the Normal School.
The third week of the hearing of evil
dence in the Durrant trial opened to a
larger house than ever, which is saying a
great deal. The sweet-peas girl was alb
sent. Mr.. Barnes announced, as soon as
court had been convened, that since ad-
journment on Thursday the mother of
Mrs. Dorgan had died. For this reason
the District Attorney asked that Mrs.
Dorgans cross-examination, which was
not concluded Thursday, should be per-
mitted to go over for few days until the
young lady had recovered sufficiently to
be in court.
There was no objection to this, so the
next witness was called-Miss May Lanni-
gan. She is one of the Normal School
girls who saw Blanche and Durrant on the
Powell-street car on the afternoon of
April 8.
She was with Mrs. Dorgan, then Alice
Pleasant, at the time, and told substan-
TALLY the same story as related by the pre-
vious witness.
They were on their way home from the
Normal School at about o'clock or five
minutes after. They left the school. be-
tween Sacramento and Clay streets, and
walked along the east side of Pow ell
street. AS they were crossing California
street Miss Pleasant drew her attention to
the Powell-street car then passing.
She looked up and there sat Blanche
Lamont and a young man on the dummy
of the car next to the closed portion of the
car.
hat cynI NJ
Barnes.
Theodore Durrant."
"Where were you at the time you saw them?'
ave were crossing California street. / was
between the south track and the curbstone."
"What were the couple doing if anything?"
"Durrant held an open book and both OF
them were looking in it,
Witness then identified the hat and the
outer garments worn by Blanche Lamont
on that day. She said Durrant wore dark
clothes.
In his cross-examination Mr.. Dickinson
led the witness over about the same
ground already covered by his cross
examination of Mrs. Dorgan.
"How do you fix the timer" he asked.
"By the time that school let out"
Ibid school let out al the usual timer"
at was about three minutes late"
you walked along slowly, chatting with
Miss Pleasant"
ave didn't walk slow-nefther slow nor fast"
"Was there anything in the young mans ap-
pearance that attracted your attention."
"His hair was long"
Anything else?"
"His mustache was very slight"
sis it unusual to see man with small
mustache?"
way his was.'
"When you went to the Chiefs Office to iden-
tify Durrant you knew it was Durrant whom
the officers were bringing in for you to see?"
Eyes. sir"
"what did the detectives say to your
al told to say nothing if could not
identify him, and if could was to say So"
''You recognized him?'
al did"
Have you read any of the testimony in this
case?'
Eyes, SIR"
"Whose testimony"
"Nearly every bodys."
"Did you read Mrs. Dorgan's testimony on
Friday?'
eyes, sir"
Didn't you know the court had excluded all
the witnesses from the courtroom"
1--WE object to that" said Mr. Barnes.
ooh, shall let her answer" said the court.
"Yes, SIR said the witness, with the same
frankness and readiness that marked all her
testimony.
Ibid any one suggest to you that you read
Mrs. Dorgan's testimony"
"No, sir"