The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19


"He asked me if remembered walking home
with him on April TO-
''Did you remember"
"Do you remember it nowf"
eyes, sir"
"Dfd you remember it before Durrant spoke
of it?'
':How intimate were your relations with the
defendant"
1--WE were very good friends"
"Were you visitor at his house?"
ayes, sir
''And he at yours?"
eyes, sir"
"Did your friends and his friends visit one
another"
Eyes, sir"
Have you visited Mr.. and Mrs. Durrant siuce
the preliminary examination"
'Yes, sir"
Chow often?"
Twice
did you discuss your testimony with
NO SIR
How old are you?''
"Nineteen years"
"What is your occupation ~
81 am working for wire company"
"WGs that your occupation on April 81"
"No, sir; was then pupil at the Boys
'Did you know Blanche Lamont in her life
timer"
81 did"
"Do you know her sister, Maud?"
where were you about 5 o'clock on the
afternoon of April 3?'
an Emmanuel Church"
"When did you arrive there2"
''Just about o'clock"
"Where did you enter?"
"At the front door,"
"WaS that open or closed when you arriyed?"
at was closed"
Chow did you enter?"
'i unlocked the door"
with your own or borrowed key?"
''MV own KEY. "
us the south-side door to the church kept
locked?"
"Have you key to it,"
eyes, SIR
"Who else has a Key to that entrance?"
THE janitor, the president of the Ladies'
AID Society and Mr.. Durranr."
Glow long has Durrant had key to that
doOr?''
al do not know"
"Did you go to that door on this occasiong
mo, sir"
"who is the president of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety?"
How do you reach the south-side doorw
Through the gate at the south of the church
and down long walk
els the fence gate locked"
sit was kept open at that time"
"On what side is the library situated?"
"On the north side"
"Did you have key to the library on the Sd
OF April?"
Eyes. sir"
"Who else?"
"Mr. Durrant."
"How many locks are on the library door,"
1.-TWO"
chow did the second lock come to be put
on?"
awe put it on to keep the children out"
"Who 90 you mean by I'VE %
"Mr. Durrant and myself"
'tWhen was the lock put on?''
''The Saturday before April g."
"And April was on Wednesday,"
ayes, SIR
What was the object of the second lock?"
"The first was easily opened"
'fWhen you entered the church on the after
noon of April 3, did you notice the library
door,"
eyes, sir.'
''Was it open or closed?"
at was open-wide OPEN"
"Who actually put that second lock on-you
OF Durrant?"
az don't remember that"
''Who bought the lock?''
at was one DurrGnt possessed"
"Did he bring it?''
ayes, sir"
"Did any one else have key to it?"
"No, SIR
"Who furnished your key?"
.Dnrrant gave it to me-"
'fWhen?"
cat the time the lock was put on"
''Did you assist him with the books?"
al helped to arrange them"
"Did you and Durrant receive any authority
to put the lock on the door,"
mo, SIR"
"Who first suggested it?"
"Mr. Durrant. He said the old lock was no
on it,
mad the old lock been openedT
eyes, sir"
"Were any books taken?"
81 don't know"
''Was there catalogue?"
Eyes, sir. Durrant made O catalogue"
"When you went into the church that after
noon what is the first thing you did?"
II went from the lobby to the library.
"Why did you go there?"
$40 see II gas was escaping"
.'Did you smell gas?''
"YeS, SIR
"when you entered the church did YOU
smell it?''
ayes, sir.'
"why did you go to the library to see about
the gasp
"The day before had put new burner on
the gas in the closet of the library"
"Did you test the burner in the closet?"
ayes, SIR"
"Did you have to pass through the library to
do that?'',
eyes, SIR"
did you notice anything in the library"
''No. sir"
''What did you do them"
Il went out ana closed and locked the IL
brary door and went into the main Sunday
school ROOM"
Witness was required to point out on a
diagram of the interior of the church how
he passed into the room. Upon being
closely questioned about the diagram
after Deuprey had called attention to the
furniture shown in it and claimed that it
was not disposed as it was on April 3-wit-
ness testified that. he was present when
Draughtsman Russell made the measure.
ments for the diagram, and that he had
indicated to Russell where the furniture
was located on the afternoon in question.
''Were the sliding-doors open like that ~
asked Mr.. Barnes, pointing to the diagram.
"No, sir"