The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24


"When?'
"About the same time"
"By whom was it presented?"
off / am not mistaken, by the same person
who brought the corkscrew."
"Well, are you mistaken
81 think not"
sis there monogram IN that watchT
eyes, sir"
,"Do you remember having conversation
| about that%'
81 told him that because there was mono
much.''
allow was he dressed"
81 have already told YOU"
81 hand you another watch. Have you ever
| seen this?''
az can't say that have. Ihave no recollec-
| ton OF seeing 1t.
| Mr.. Dickinson then returned to the cork
screw and wanted a more minute descrip-
| ton of the man who presented it. Mr..
| Oppenheim could not give this. Mr..
Dickinson then asked him if he knew De-
tective H. ]. Wright, if he knew P. Cos
| grovesand several other citizens and police
men and detectives, ali of which the wit
ness answered readily, but with no appar-
ent relevancy to the main facts of his testi-
mony.
| In redirect examination by Mr. Barnes
! Oppenheim said he had never seen
| ring like the one presented to him by Dur
rant either before or after this occasion,
and that. by his own knowledge, be knew
nothing at all about the manufacture of
| the ring in question.
| w. J. Phillips, the San Rafael cigar
manufacturer, was then called to the stand.
"Where were you residing in April last?'
| asked Mr.. Barnes.
| "At 609 Pine street."
"Can you tell from where you sit who is the
| defendant in this caSe?"
| Eyes, sir'-polnung to Durrant.
| Ibid you ever see him before?"
eyes, sir"
"In front of oppenheim's pawnshop on Du-
"When?"
Sometime early in April I can't fix the
date 1t was either the latter part of the
first week in April or the first part of the Sec
| ond week.
al was walking down Dupont street on the
west side. saw him as passed"
"Did you pay particular attention to him?"
"How was he dressed?"
| "He wore a large-rimmed, black, soft hat
and along dark-blue overcoat with velvet
collar"
"step down and point out the man." said the
District Attorney.
Witness did so, and then, pointing, said:
"That gentleman, there"
''Would you know Mr.. Oppenheim If you
saw him?'
81 think would"
Oppcnheim was still in the courtroom
and witness picked him out of big crowd.
He said further that Durrant was coming
down the steps from Oppenheim's shop
when he saw him. Then witness was
passed over to the tender mercies of the
defense.
1t remained for Mr.. Dickinson to bring
out, in spite of himself, by reason of his
own scrutin:zing questions. the fact that
Mr.. Phillips stopped to observe the pris-
oner at that time because of peculiar
movement that Durrant made with his
Epc IN hair %
steps. Another thing that attracted wit
ness attention toward Durrant was the
latter's exceedingly neat attire in that
neighborhood which made Phillips think
that Darrant was consort of the, women
of the vicinity.
Mr. Phillips was questioned concerning
the papers he read and be said he looked
over all the morning and evening papers.
"Did you communicate your knowledge of
this case to the poiice?"
al did not"
"Did you ever have any conversation with
o IpIe h,a n
"How was he dressed on the morning when
the ring was presented"
"He was dressed in a gray vest and had no
coat on. l noticed the expression of his face
most"
GLOW long since you were subpenaed?"
"a week ago last Saturday."
"Have you had any interview with the de-
tectives?'
"One with MI. Seymour at San Rafael"
where did you last see the defendant"
"In the courtroom last Monday. l remained
about ten minutes. | looked at the defendant
and recognized him."
What was your object in visiting the court.
room?'
"To see whether or not could recognize the
defendant"
"Didn't you observe him the entire time you
were here?"
"No, SIR"
'sWhere were you sitting?"
1.-THE Sheriff gave me a chair in that corner"
pointing to the southwest corner of the court
"When did you next see Mr. oppenheim?"
eve seen him number of times passing his
.Did you see him in the witness-room?"
sI did"
"Did you have any conversation with him? ?"
'None whatever; SO as to avoid suspicion /
kept away from him.
docs Mr.. Oppenheim know your"
"He may know me by sight, as know him,
butt never even bowed to him nor he 10
Describe ANYBODY you saw on Dupont street
on that occasion"
al can't remember any one Just at present"
''Now, fix as near as possible the date upon
which you saw the defendant OF Dupont
street."
or the beginning of the second week in April
/ can't approximate any closer, as / had no
business ventures to guide me in fixing the
time"
Chow long did you live in Victorian"
Twelve years kept the London Hotel with
my brother, who died eight years ago. then
came to San Francisco"
"Was this man whom you met saying any
thing that you heard?" asked General Dickin-
son.
mo, sir, but he made a very peculiar molten
with his lips that never noticed before in |
any one. A few days ago in court he did the
same, which further satisfied me that he was
the same man."
"Have you ever been mistaken in your iden- |
tifcation of persons?"
ooh, that I don't know. Not that know of,
though
Mr.. Phillips was then excused and Of
ficer George Russell was called. He did |
not respond, and Sergeant Burke took the
witness chair. He was shown Durrant's |
hat and overcoat, which had been intro
duced IN evidence by the people in the |
Police Court, and identified them as a |
coat and hat taken from Durrant's home |