The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18
rubbing and holding them up to the light,

- eS, sir.
and the sun had no bearing on the front of
the house you were in?'
and the window toward Twenty-third
street through which you were looking is OPP
posite the north entrance to the church~
"Not quite
But nearly opposite?"
did you wear your glasses when you looked
Uut?'
During the last eight years you have had |
considerable trouble, have you not?"
II have had some"
"And these troubles have caused you worry?" |
eyes, SIR
AT what time did you suffer from this
trouble?"
Before came to California"
"Did you communicate what you supposed |
you saw TO the pastor OF the Emanuel Baptist |
Church?'
''No, sir"
"You have met him since the finding of the
body of Blanche Lamont, haven't you?"
"Yes, sir"
And during all this time you have never
told him what you supposed you had seenF"
NO, sir
Were you at the church on April Z, and did
you tell any one there?"
''NO, sir"
Then Deuprey inquired about the attend
ance OF the witness at the church; what
services she went to, and whom she met.
Then he asked:
Have you'any acquaintance with Mrs. Dur
rant?"
Eyes, sir"
''Haye you ever communicated 10 her what
you know?n
''No, SIR
With whom of those who attended the
Church were you closely acquainted?'
''No one in particular"
"And you told no one?'
q said may have told Mrs. Henry"
why did you not tell others?"
Because didn't want to get mixed up in
the case at ALL
'And you do not recollect that any members
OF the church had spoken to you on the street,
and when informed of IL you excused yourself
by saying your eyesight was poor?"
You don't reeollect that?"
Il know L did not" answered the witness
"Did you ever meet tie father of Mr.. Dur
rant?"
No sir"
And when did you ever speak to Mrs. Dur
u spoke to her at the church."
You are living with the family of Mr..
Hackett?"
Did you in April, May. June or July ever
supposed you saw in the street?'
Did you see the members of Mr. Hackett's
family every day?"
"And during all this time did you ever make
any statement to them?"
NO, SIR
The witness was then questioned about
what meetings she had attended at the
houses of her friends or the members of
the church, and if she ever spoke to any
OF the people she met at these meetings of
what she had seen on the street. The
witness had not, and further testified that
she had never heard the case spoken of at
any OF these meetings. Then she was
questioned as 10 what she had said to the
reporters, but she denied she had ever
spoken to any one of them.
At this point Mr.. Barnes objected mildly
TO the form in which Deuprey spoke Of
what the witness supposed" she had
seen. but the court passed the objection
over.
The witness said she had not been
-.SvOubled by reporters Just after the finding
Fo1 the body OF Blanche Lamont. She did
not know of any reporters calling at her
house to inquire if any of the inmates had
seen any one going into the church on the
afternoon of April 3. She said further that
it was only recently that she had been
questioned by the newspaper people at all.
Barnes then asked few questions.
feThis trouble" he said, "that MI Deuprey
was asking about, was it physical trouble or
domestic trouble?"
Domestic"
"Did you always wear glasses to see within"
"Only when l read"
''Why did you say to Mrs. Henry that you
Supposed you had seen Durrant on the
street,"
Deuprey objected. He said the mental
processes of the witness were without in.
terest in the trial. The Judge said, how
ever, that she had a right to show the
reasons for certain statements and he
would allow the question.
"Why did you tell Mrs. Henry that you sup
posed you had seen DurrantT' repeated
because I did not want to be brought into
this trouble"
'What do you mean by this trouble?"
Ito be brought as a witness here"
"Did you or did you not positively identity
Durrant as the man you had seen going into
Il object" said Deuprey. 1.-THE question is
leading, and besides is not proper redirect
examination"
The question is leading said the court,
land the objection is sustained on that
ground"
Then followed a Wrangle over how the
question was 10 be put. Out OF it all Barnes
evolved this:
"Whom do you now state the party to be
whom you saw entering the side gate OF the
Emanuel Baptist Church with the young lady
between and half-past O'Clock on Wednes-
day, April g. 1895 81
- II object" said Deuprey. THE question is
not proper redirect examination, and besides
the question has been answered"
Il Will allow the question" said MS Honor.
Well, madam" said Barnes.
'Durrant," said the witness
What is his first manner"
ASK her TO point him out" said the court |
and the witness stepped from the stand and
pointed to Durrant.
There is the man, right there. That gentle
man with the rose in his coat
The crowds had to be restrained while
the witness was identifying the prisoner,
and once more the Judge threatened to
have the court cleared. Then Deuprey
questioned the witness again.
i 'sYou were aware of the inquest at the Cor
Soner's Office on the death OF Blanche Lemont?"
"And Of the preliminary examination"
Eyes, SIR
"And you did not communicate any OF the
knowledge you had to anybody"
''No, sir"
you knew Mrs Noble was the aunt of the