The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-26

told Us on this subject last Thursday than
1t was concerning your refusal 10 answer
Us about the writing on the blackboard? ''
1T may be, but that is what l said"
Witness was next shown hammer and
chisel, both OF which he identified as being
the same he had brought with him to the
church. He said they were kept in the
bottom drawer OF a room in the back part
of the church.
Notwithstanding witness refusal to fur
nish the defense with a specimen of his
handwriting at this time, saying that they
could find specimens all over the Mission,
he was as obedient as a domesticated lam b
when the defense asked him TO write on
separate slips OF paper his own name, that
OF George King, Professor Schernstern.
After finishing the first task set for him in
penmanship he complied with the follow
ing request of the counsel for defense to
write the same names on one piece of
paper.
You preached in the Baptist chapel in
St. Andrews, did you not?"
Eyes, sir"
do you recall the name of the street on
which the chapel stands?"
~ can't Just remem Der at the instant.
1t was the principal street of the place"
''You lived there eight years and you
say IL was the principal street of ST. An
drews, and yet you say you cannot re-
Yes, sir. | was there for eight years,
but I can't just now recall the name OF the
street."
What were your relations with the
Durrant family" was next asked.
They were always very pleasant"
Ibid the defendant use to go into your
study and chat with you, and did you not
sometimes call him Theo"'
He came into my study about three
I'm Il am q
him Theo?"
"Durrant was pretty useful man about
the church, was he not?"
Eyes, sir. He did a great deal of work,
and he was a good singer, singing tenor
and bass in the choir"
You were in the habit of letting him do
all the work he wanted to, were you not?"
Eyes, sir; we let him do all he could"
Now, as to the basin spoken OF in the
back room. Did you ever use it for toilet
puTPoses?"
yes, SIR
'How often ?"
That depended wholly on circum-
stances"
WHO furnished the towels for the
basin ?"
They were furnished by myself"
Where we're those towels kept?"
'In drawer near the basin"
"Did you have the towels washed and
brought back to the church yourself?"
''Yes, sir."
"Did you notice any blood stains on any
OF them2"
NO, sir; not that I know Of"
Albert o. McElroy, 18 years of age, liv-
ing at 40 Shotwell street, was next called.
Where were you on Friday night, April
u, between the hours of 7:30 and $50
o'clock2"
ION Bartlett street, near Twenty-third."
Whom did you see there?"
u saw man go up toward the corner
and meet woman
1t was another case of SLOUGH hat and
Did you notice anything strange in their
actions?"
when they passed me the man tried to
shield the woman with his shoulder like"
What was the difference in their size ?"
The man was considerable taller than
his companion. AS they got down to the
corner woman came along and passed
"How was the man dressed ?"
HE had long dark overcoat and SLOUGH
hat"
Being shown the hat and coat witness
was unable to identity the garments. He
said the coat looked something like that
worn by the man he saw, but that was as
far as he cared to go apparently.
Have you seen Durrant since that
night?"
Eyes, sir; saw him in the Chiefs Office
Sunday night"
''Kow do You think he compared with
the man you saw Friday night?" con-
tinued Mr.. Barnes.
"Well, the hat, coat and hair looked
something like, but Durrant seemed to be
two or three inches shorter than the man
| saw"
On cross-examination nothing new was
elected, neither was the witness led to mix
up his statements.
On the redirect witness was asked by Mr..
Barnes:
''What did you see after the man and
woman were gomez"
while I was around back of the church
/ saw light moving about in the lower
floor Of the church.
The witness had been waiting for a
friend named Minner when he saw the