The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-17
"Do you remember the Sd of April last?"

"Do you remember the Sd of April last?"
eyes. sir; do.'
"Mrs Vogel, can you tell which of these gen.
tlemen here is the defendant"
Durrant's face was nearly hidden. He
was leaning over and talking earnestly
with Judge Thompson. But Mrs. Vogel
pointed him out at once. Then, at the
courts suggestion, she left the witness
chair and walked down till within few
feet of Durrant who had now turned his
face toward her, and was meeting her gaze
unf1inchingly. She pointed her finger at
"That is the man."
"Did you ever see him before ?'
Eyes sir"
when %
"On the Sd of April
"On the corner opposite to my house."
"When did you first see him there?'
"At minutes past in the afternoon"
"What was he doing there :? Describe his
actions ?'
81 was at the window. l had just gone to
the window. He was standing on the corner
and facing me. He stood there for several
minutes. Then he walked up 10 the school
door and back again to the corner. Then he
stood under the porch facing me. He stood
there long time. Again he walked to the
school. He walked up and down several times.
He stood in the one place facing me for over O.
quarter of an hour at time. He remained
there so long thought it was very strange"
HOW long OlQ he remain III tnaL Vicinity r
"Until or after, when he went away with
two schoolgirls"
did you see him meet the schoolgirls ?'
eyes, sir"
Chow did he approach them?"
"He walked up to them and raised his hat"
where did he go them"
"They ali got on the Powell-street carr"
"Did they get inside the carr"
ono, sir; one of the girls got inside the car.
The man and the other girl got on the dummy.
He sat beside her."
AS damaging as this testimony seemed
to be against the prisoner, the cross-ex-
animation of Mr.. Dickinson, which was
very searching seemed to make it all the
worse. 1t was his questioning that brought
out the fact that Mrs. Vogel got hei opera
glasses to see Durrant the better. Said the
witness:
81 looked through the opera-glass because 1
wanted to see him very closely"
81 move to strike out the latter part" said
Dickinson.
The court-That part may be stricken out as
not responsive.
do you read the papers?"
"Some."
what papers did you read?"
81 read THE CALL"
Don't you read all the papers?"
mo, sir; do my own work and have not the
"Dia you read about this case in the papers,"
mo, sir; my husband wouldn't let me-
papers .IMno. 80,
about fourteen days after the 3D. Ny hus-
band showed me the picture. 1t troubled me
SO could eat no sjpper. l knew he was the
man had been watching that afternoon"
You are very nervous?"
II suppose so. This has been worrying me
for five months. could not sleep for it some
times"
did you read about the case since them"
mo, sir; my husband burned the papers.
He said 1t was not good for me to read about it.
Did you tell anybody about your recognize
ing Durrant?'
~ told Mrs. Nutting"
"Where does she liver"
Eat 923 Powell street,
Ibid you ever tell anybody else?"
eyes, sir; Mrs. Schmidt"
where does she live?'
"Upstairs in the same house with my hus-
band and me-"
WAS anybody present when you told Mrs.
Witness hesitated some time before an
swerlng this question. She was afraid
that II she named anybody else thew might
also have to come and testify. Finally,
upon inquiry by the court, she laid aside
her scruples and named Mrs. McKane,
who was nurse for Mrs. Schmidt at the