The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-12

"What Grace church,"
''Grace Methodist Church on Twentieth and
Capp streets"
Ibid your sister belong to it?"
Eyes, sir"
chow often did it meet?"
"Once week"
"Where?"
eat the church."
Who went with her to the meetings."
"When did she commence to attend the
meetings."
az don't remember"
s'Was it after the Christmas holidays?"
"Did she attend up to the time of her disap-
pearance"
"Did the defendant belong?'
"No, SIR
'fwho used to accompany you home"
sometimes Mr.; Cowan."
ANY one else?"
"No, SIR
"when were the meetings held?"
con Friday nights"
"When did they open?'
cat O'clock"
"And they lasted until when?"
"About 8 o'clock"
'Was there any other society or club that
your sister belonged TOT"
"She went to reading club that Mr.. Noble
belonged to-"
"When did it meet?'
lon Thursday evenings"
How long did she attend that club?"
"About two months"
eyes, SIR"
" ..Rn y! you go'"
"Do you know if any one accompanied your
sister homer"
mo, sir; no one"
Then Dickinson took up the subject of
Blanche Lamont's handwriting and also
peculiar kind of printing which was
found in her schoolpooks.
II show you some writing on the inside
of the blank page of this book. Do you recog-
mo, sir"
. You see that it is printed''
eyes, SIR
'Was your sister in the habit of printing like
that?"
81 don't know"
"Read it to yourself and see If you can re-
member ever seeing any language like it any
where else?"
II don't know whether have or not"
"Have you seen any like it in the church?
Any like it ia the rules for self-conduct In the
pastors studyT'
"No, sir"
"Have you eyer seen any of the pastors
writing?'
mo, sir"
"Did your sister have any rings on when she
left home the morning of April 3?' then
asked Dickinson, shifting to another tack.
"And books?"
81 don't remember that"
The witness went on to describe how
her sister used to carry her books to school,
the kind of strap she used to hold them
together, ETC., but she failed to identify the
strap which Dickinson showed to her.
There was q name upon it, however, and
she thought the manner in which it had
been printed resembled her sisters print
ing.
Barnes objected to allowing the witness
to give testimony as to similarity of hand
writings or printing, as she was not an
expert, but the court passed the question.
It was little use, however, for the witness
could not tell whether Blanche Lamont
had printed the name upon the strap.
More questions as to the character OF
Blanche's handwriting and whether some
further printing in the books was done by
her sister were asked the witness, but
Barnes objected again. The question was
allowed, however, and once more the wit
ness gave an unsatisfactory answer. She
said the name and printing were all one to
her.
The witness was then questioned as to
the Identification of strap by Mrs. Noble.
Mrs. Noble had identified strap earlier in
the day by piece of string which she
said had been tied to it, and the witness
was asked if she could not identity it by
the same mark. She could not, however,
and Dickinson shifted again.
"When did you last see the defendant before
Friday, April 80" he asked.
81 don't remember"
"Had you seen him the previous Sunday?"
al don't know"
''Why did he come to the house the first
timer"
''He came to take us to sunday-school."
"And the second timer"
"He came TO take Blanche to the park
"Who was there at the house?"
81 was.'
"Where was your sister,"
t'She came in with him."
"From Sunday-School?"
eyes, sir"
"Why did they stop at the housef'
81 don't know"
"When did they return?
"About 6 o'clock
"Did you hear any conversation between
them when they came homer"
"No, SIR
The witness then proceeded to tell of
Durrant's subsequent visits, giving sub-
stantially the same testimony regarding
them as was given by Mrs. Noble.
Referring to his last visit when he came
with DR.. Vogel to offer to assist in hunting
for the girl, the witness said he had told
her if she wanted friend to come to tha
Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Dickinson led the cross-examination
back to the weighing episode. He asked
VINO had weighed Blanche Lamont. and
then prepared to move that all the testi-
mony OF the witness regarding the weight
OF her sister be stricken out.
Anticipating this, Barnes questioned
MISS Lamont, and in answer she said her
sister had been weighed in her presence on
small scale upon counter in grocery
store near their house. 1t was done
shortly after Blanche came down here In
September. The witness did not do the
weighing. A man named Charlton had
manipulated the scales, and she knew her