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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
THE CAUSE OF BLANCHE LAMONT'S DEATH,

mony was confined to the Identification
of the body, which he saw first on the 14th
of April in the belfry of Emmanuel
Church. Three times after that, prior to
burial, he viewed the body. 1t was that
of his niece, Blanche Lamont. and he had
last seen her alive on the morning of April
3, when she left his house, at 200 Twenty
first street, to go to the High School.
The second witness was Dr. ]. S. Barrett,
the autopsy physician of this City and
County. He described at length the con-
dition in which he found the body at the
Morgue, where he made post mortem ex-
animation. In his opinion death was caused
by asphyxtatlon produced by strangulation.
Not alone the fnger-nail marks on the
throat made this conclusion the only
plausible one to DR.. Barrett but also the
many other physical evidences, such as
the condition in which the various organs
were found. All conspired to show that
the girl had been strangled to death.
Attorney Deuprey led the cross-examin-
alton of this witness. He did it skillfully
and at great length, entering fully into
every particular connected with the
autopsy.
Manifestly his purpose was to throw
doubt upon the cause of death. But DR..
Barrett was not confused by the question
ing and had always a clear answer
ready for every inquiry. To the end of his
long examination he maintained that
every evidence pointed to the one cause OF
death-strangulation.
At the conclusion of his examination in
the afternoon Policeman George w. Rus
sell took the stand and explained the
different parts of the practicable model of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
..Yes. sir."

Eyes, SIR"
Now, is not the distention of the right
chamber of the heart the most important
indication of asphyxiation
Witness admitted that it was an impor-
tant indication, but not the most impor-
tant one In view of all the indications
the finger marks on the throat the con-
gestion of the windpipe and other signs
DR.. Barrett had no hesitancy in saying
what caused death.
"You speak of the congestion of the
windpipe," said Deuprey. do you con-
slider that an important indication?"
yes, quite important in this case"
"Would not congestion of the windpipe
have been caused by the decomposition :?
Is it not always produced by decomposi-
ton 2"
Eyes," replied the witness, "but there
was a very marked difference in the nature
of this congestion. The congestion caused
by decomposition makes the organ APP
pear" and then ensued technical med
ical exposition which, for the time being
at any rate. rather demolished Mr.. Deu-
prey's point that the cause of death could
not be as certained.
When the hour for the noon adjourn
ment arrived Dr. Barrett was still being
cross-examined by Mr.. Deuprey.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
SECOND DAY OF THE TRIAL.
Even a Larger Crowd Than Usual.
Three Witnesses Are Ex-
amined.

The NUN Der of people who are willing to
stand in a big crowd for hours at time,
just to catch glimpse of Durrant, the
little, mild-faced, boyish-looking individ-
ual accused of two fendish murders, is
surprising, even to one accustomed to
such things-and what is more, the num-
Der is constantly increasing.
Yesterday morning as early as o'clock
the long, dark corridors leading toward
Judge Murphy's court began to be con-
gested by an anxious, neck-craning, tip
toeing, eager-eyed throng of men and
women.
Presently in their midst number Of
blue-coated policemen appeared, and for
the remainder of the day squad OF per-
haps a dozen patrolmen were employed
In keeping the passageways cleared and
holding the crowd within bounds. But
even their efforts failed to make it possible
Tor an attorney or an attache of the court
to enter the room without pushing and
elbowing his way through the crowd.
Judge Murphy's announcement that
larger room had been secured for the re-
mainder of the trial brought out even
larger crowd in the afternoon, so that in
N--N N4-N AuA4J do 1oi &c d pcISchIdSC VI mon
AND women as heretofore failed to gain adj
mission. And most of these remained out
side all afternoon, content to stand on the
cold stone floor in the dark corridor merely
10 catch glimpse of the interior of the
courtroom whenever the door opened to
leI IN or out witness or messenger-boy.
ana when the court adjourned for the
Jay tnls crowd, augmented by those who
had been inside. still remained in the cor
rldors Just to catch another view of Dur-
rant as he was led back to the prison van.
The entire days proceedings were of a
pertunctory nature and consisted of testi-
mony tending merely to prove that MUIR
der had been committed and that the VIC
tim was Blanche Lamont.
The latter fact was proved first bv the
evidence of q. G. Noble, the uncle by mar
rage OF the murdered girl. His testi-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
THE MORNING SESSION.
The Uncle of the Murdered Girl
and the Autopsy Physician
Testify.

When court convened Judge Murphy
absented himself from the room few mo-
ments, long enough to 60 over to Judge
Sanderson's court and complete the ar
rangements for occupying that room in
the afternoon. The Judge was successful
in his errand and so announced when he
resumed his seat at the bench
G. G. Noble, the husband of the aunt of
the murdered girl, took the stand first to
prove the Identification. After his test
mony Attorney Dickinson asked that the
witnesses should be excluded from the
courtroom. Judge Murphy gave the order
and presently there were several vacant
chairs in the room.
Still Attorney Dickinson was not salts
fed. He wanted the seats occupied by
Captain Lees and Detective Seymour va
Gated. But District Attorney Barnes OBJ
iected to this He wanted them to re-
main, and the court decided they should,
to which Attorney Dickinson was very
careful to take formal objection.
Mr.. Mobiles testimony was brief, and
there was no cross-examination. the ques-
ton OF Identification being thereby tacitly
admitted.
"Did you know Blanche Lamont in life?'
asked Mr.. Barnes.
did.
Did you bear any relationship to the young
lady?
Yes. She was my niece by marriage.
When did you last see her alive?
On the morning of the Sd day of April.
Is she now alive?
No
She is dead?
Yes.
Did you see her body after death?
] did
How many times did you see the corpse2
Four times
And you clearly identified the girl ss dead?
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many other evidences that death had been the
result OF asphyxietion, produced by strangu-
lation.
He was cross-examined at great length by
Mr.. Deuprey, whose questions were directed
toward showing that the cause of death was
uncertain. DR.. Barrett, however, maintained
his original position with frmness and an
swered all the questions satisfactorily.
Policeman Russell, the draughtsman of
the department, explained the practicable
model OF the tower and belfry of Emmanuel
Church that he had constructed for the trial
The model was introduced as an exhibit,
as were maps and photographs of the neigh
borhood of the church.
When court opens this morning the Coro-
ner's assistants who found the clothing and
effects Of Blanche Lamont in the church will
testify.
District Attorney Barnes expects to consume
nearly three weeks in making out the peoples
case.
NOTE TO THE READER you wish only 70
know what was actually accomplished in the
Durrant case yesterday the foregoing summary
viii give you that information. If, however.
1t is your desire to learn the particulars of this
interesting trial you will ffnd subjoined clear,
succinct, impartial account of all important
matters. Under no circumstances will the
offensive details be admitted. They are not
essential to an intelligent understanding of
the progress of the case, and will be accorded
ne place in these columns.
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to accomplish strangulation asked the
attorney.
1.-TWO of them would"
"But then the man would not have a
hand free to hold the victim while doing
the strangling2"
"Manifestly he would not" said the
witness.
"Now, as to asphyxiation from strangu-
lation, doctor; do you find in your expert
ence that respiration has been totally or
only partially INSTRUCTED to produce
asphyxiation?"
ut is not necessary that the air passages
must be entirely obstructed to cause
asphyxiation,"
"But the stoppage must be complete to
cause death?'
eyes,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
More Estate Judgment.

Judge Coffey yesterday gave judgment for
the defendants in the Alexander P. More will
contest, the proceedings having been sus-
pended several weeks ago on account of the
compromise between the contesting heirs and
j. B. Quintero de More, who claimed to be son
of the millionaire.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
mont was in perfectly healthy condition
before she met her DEATH

1
before she met her death.
Mr.. Deuprey was most searching in his
questions. He wanted to know every pos
sible detail connected with the autopsy,
and DR.. Barrett answered the questions
carefully and thoughtfully.
"And SO, said Mr.. Deuprey after a long
line of questioning, 'it is a fact that from
the condition you found the body In it was
impossible to arrive at a definite conclu-
sion concerning the cause of death, is it
not?"
mo, sir" replied the witness. ~ said
death was caused by asphyxiation, result
ing from strangulation."
"But you have said that the right cham
Der of the heart was not distended by
clotted blood2" asked the attorney.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05

WITNESSES EXAMINED.
Yesterday the crowd that sought admission
to Judge Murphys court was larger than ever.
Three witnesses were examined.
The first of these was C. G. Noble, uncle
by marriage of Blanche Lamont. He had
seen and identified the body. There was no
cross-examination, the defense thus practi-
cally admitting the identity.
The second witness was DR.. ]. S. Barrett, the
physician who performed the autopsy. He
testified that there were fnger-nail marks on
the dead girls throat, and that there were
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-05
DUNCAN'S SPRINGS
Hopland, Mendocino County.

Hopland, Mendocino County.
NEW HOTEL AND COTTAGES, PICTUR-
IN esquely situated in the mountains miles
from Hopland; 1000 feet above sea level and $50
feet above the valley; effervescent mineral baths
hot or cold: magneSia, settler, soda, iron, borax
and sulphur springs; sure cure for kidney and
liver troubles and liquor morphine habit
piano, billiards, tennis, croquet, baseball; free bus
from Hopland Station s. f. & n. z. r. r.; $40 TO
$12 per week: take z 40 A.. NJ. train.
Ali severe cases of sickness attended by the resi-
dent physician, DR.. j. Herbert Reeve.
o. HOWELL, Proprietor.
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THE FINGER-NAIL MARKS
A Searching Cross-Examina-
ton of the Autopsy
Physician.
BIG CROWDS OF SPECTATORS
Officer RusselPs Working Model of
the Tower and Belfry of
Emmanuel Church.

THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE-THREE
WITNESSES EXAMINED.
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The work Of sorting and examining the
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is being pushed as rapidly as possible. The
number is 50 large and the points of compe-
ttion so varied that the task is enormous,
but soon as possible the final award or
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15

Joseph +. BroWn In the Indianapolis News.
The picture of Mr.. Lincoln in Thursdays
News is an excellent likeness of our great
protomartyr as I distinctly remember him
at the meeting Of the Thirteth Congress-
in December 1917, nearly forty-eight years
ago. He was then in the thirty-ninth
year of his age, a member of the House
of Representatives from Illinois, and the
only whig in the delegation. 1 was an as
sistant clerk at the clerks desk in the old
hall. During the whole Congress Mr.. Lin
coin was very regular in his attendance
and rarely missed roll call. lie was a
member of the committee on post offices
and post roads, and also on the expendi-
lures in the War Department. 1 saw him
almost every legiSla tive day during that
Congress, ending March 4, 1919, and
would have readily recognized the copy
from the daguerreotype had there been no
name to it.
l did not see Mr.. Lincoln after the final
his arrival in Washington as the President
elect. During these twelve years he had
changed very much in his personal appear
ance, and, although only fifty-two years
old, he looked older and careworn, and for
the next four years he illustrated the true
remark of Lord Lytton, that nothing ages
like care;' and when 1 helped to carry him
across 10th street, from Fords Theater to
the house of Mr.. Peterson, the German
tailor, on the sorrowful night of his assas-
sination, April ID, 1865, he looked like a
man siXty-fve years old, although not fifty
six. The terrible responsibilities of his
great office were visibly telling upon his
more every day, but. courteous like, he had
determined, if demanded, to be a willing
victim, and, verify, he has his great re-
ward.
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us Dutton dead?" asked Gran'pa Kirk,
who had dropped into chair near the door.
Yes, father" answered MIR. Warren, help
ing him to rise and leading him to the sit
ting room. Mrs. Warren and the doctor fol-
lowed.
DIR. Mason" asked Mrs Warren, us there
anything that can be done for a Catholic
after he's dead? Should We send for Father
Reardon now?"
The doctor smiled family.
button was not Catholic" he said
Father Reardon told me something about
u al the time your husband was in trou-
BILE 1t was probably fortunate for Nick
that Button was not of that faith. other
wise Father Reardon might have felt con-
strained by the obligations of his sacred
calling to hold as an inviolate secret what
Dutton told him on the day when we sup
posed he was making his confession. AS
II was he went straight to Judge Drew
with his information, or enough Of it at
all events to give the Judge better view
Of the s!tua ton than you yourselves had"
'Then Freeman told the secret Of his life
to Father Reardon and the father told the
5udgeT' asked Mrs. Warren.
Secret? No. not that I know Of He
told how Wanga and his partner attacked
him, how Warren was innocent and he
gave him story about the diamonds
That was all, except that he begged the
priest to do what he could to save Warren
The trouble with Dutton was that, in his
way. he was diamond crazy as the 9TH
ers. and he wouldn't give away the hiding
place of his Jewels That was the only
secret. 1 guess, and that he kept to him
self"
But the sacred emblem, the scapular?"
insisted Mrs. Warren, still in doubt
Didn't you hear him say the Presi-
dent?' asked Mr.. Warren; there's the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15
NAMES OF CARRIAGES.

Drags, Rigs, UnicOrns, Spikes, Traps,
Tandems and TnHy-HOs.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The fact that the first coach ever brought
to this country-it being imported by Col.
Delaney Kane, son-in-law of Commodore
Vanderbilt, some twenty years ago-was
named by its owner the tally-ho' is not
any more justification for twisting the
meaning and charging upon the import
ance of the word, so as to make 1t refer to
coaches generally considered, than it would
be to call all yachts "Alvas'' because VAN
derbilt chooses to call his boat by that
name The word "tally-ho'' is used in a
perverted sense as applied to coaching. 1t
is hunting term, pure and simple.
Take the common expression that you
hear on every side: .Mr. So-and-so has
just passed by in his drag Now, a man
up in such things would expect to see a
person go by with swell four-in-hand
turnout.
Drag is the name applied to a coach
when it is used privately. As soon as q
four-in-hand coach is put into public SER
1t, 1t ceases to be drag and becomes
coach, just as a hanson when driven pub
lcly becomes a hanson cab.
Another common mistake is the calling Of
two horses a team instead of a pair. A
pair of horses is never a team unless
hitched tandem A team Is something
more than pair, such as a tandem, uni
corn, four-in-hand, etc, and to hear people
talk about a pair Of horses as a team Ia
quite bad as TO hear a person say,
John, put that single set of harness on
the bay" A single set OF harness is an
impossibility, as it takes double equip
ment for set
Used in the sense of the word trap is an
other expression which YOU never hear ex-
cept in the very Yankee states. 1t seems
to be a generic name for all kinds of traps,
and nothing is too lowly or too lofty to
apply the term to- A name almost as gem
eral as rig in its significance is dog cart"
1t seems as If anything having two wheels
should be given this name, according to
the notion here. The only thing that
should be given that name. however, is a
two-wheel cart having a box under the
seat, called dog box, for the reception Of
dogs, guns. game and such things.
You very seldom hear the arrangement
Of one horse in front of two spoken of as
a unicorn; it is more usually called a
spike" yet this is the slang name
for it. Properly speaking, a spike" is tho
name that should be applied to such teams
as you find working in iron or dray wag-
ons, when the driver rides the near horse
and drives the lead horse with jerk line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-15

Martha's thought, of course, was for Elsie.
Well, we must investigate"
The investigation, quickly made. cor
roborated gran'pa'S story in every particu-
lar Martha Kirk had never been Mrs. Dut-
ton, though she had passed under that name
for several years. Incidentally to the inves-
tigation it was learned that Dutton had
started, after the war, to return north, and
had been cast away in a shipwreck, rescued,
In company with Golding, and carried to
Australia He may have felt then that he
would dig fortune from the gold mines be-
fore returning to his wife, or his affection
may have cooled; no one knows.
The President Is in New York in the hands
of a reputable firm of diamond dealers. Sew
eral hundred dollars were found in Dutton' 8
handbag, which, by the terms of his concise
will, belonged to Elsie. part of it was
used by Mr.. Warren and Will in going to
New York where they offered the diamond
for sale. The stone created sensation, but
no dealer would make an offer. 1t was
simply worth too much. For time 1t
looked as if Elsie's fortune would be a white
elephant on her hands, but there are pros
poets now that she will realize on it.
diamonds like this, don't you know" said
the dealers, can be bought only by kings or
people of the most extraordinary wealth.
A dealer can't afford such a luxury The
one way to do is to leave it with somebody
to be sold on commission. The dealer will
then make known its existence to the great
people OF the world, and before long 1t will
pe ulsposeu ol at something IKE us value.
Such an arrangement, therefore, was
made, the firm selected not only volunteer
Ing bonds for the safety of the diamond, but
advancing several thousand dollars on it as
guaranty of good faith. Out of this money
Elsie is paying for the erection of the house
she and Will are to occupy when they are
married next December.
Meantime the diamond has been quietly
advertised, and a prince of Bohemia has
sent his grand chamberlain across the sea
to look at 1t. 1t is said, too, that one of the
Rothschilds has seen 1t, and has quietly
made an offer that will be accepted if the
princes purse doesn't prove to be too long.
(The end)
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structively been to and returned from
morning service. The bars close again from
3 till pm, which covers the presumptive
period Of evensohg, which is the Anglican
Tor VeSperS. From pm until IL is the re-
naming open time. 1t is possible for res
taurants, upon some exceptional occasion,
such as big dinner, to obtain permission
TO keep open an hour, or, more often, half
an hour, later at night. 1t should be ex-
planned, too, that it is possible to obtain
six days licerse which does not permit
Sunday opening at ALL at fee one-seventh
less than the full license.
The point is that these rules are abso-
lutely obeyed. A policeman walks along
ms beat at the hour to take cognizance Of
the TACT that 1t has been done, not to secure
us performance. The idea of evading it is
never mooted. If it is a busy bar the pub
!ican ceases selling drinks a few minutes
beforehand. and the walters warn custom
ers TO get out. Lights begin to be turned
out and shutters put up. If there are
drunken Youngsters who make fuss the
landlord expostulates with them. If that
does not suffice the potmen throw them out.
At any cost Of harshness or more summary
measures the place must be wholly cleared
sacred hour.
The license to sell only beer on the
premises costs $3.50, no matter what the
size of the place. For an additional 81 so
the privilege of retailing wine can also be
secured, and this is the license under which
small restaurants and Italian and German
eating houses ordinarily work, they send
ing out for spirits when the customer or
ders them and taking the money in ad-
vance, SO as to avoid the suggestion of
themselves being involved The regular
publicans' license, including spirits and
everything else, starts at a minimum of
$3.50. where the annual value of the prem
ises is under $50. Between that and SIS the
license fee is $50. Thence, by regular steps,
1t rises to the maximum, which is "a valua-
ton exceeding $500, and for this the high
est license fee-s3OO-is paid. The excep-
tons are that hotels and theaters never
have to pay more than $780, or restaurants,
If they accept certain conditions, more than
S15O
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FUN FOR BANK CLERKS,
When They Come Across n Check
Adorned With n Portrait.


Adorned With n Portrait.
From the New York Mail and Express.
A New York merchant has a portrait of
himself engraved on his checks, so that
when he pays bill his creditor has the adj
ditional satisfaction of gazing upon the
counterfeit presentment Of the payer. These
checks go to different cities and pass
tt rough various banks and clearing houses.
In the parlance of the variety actor, the
bank clerks do not do thing to them.
When the gentleman who thus advertises
himself has his deposit book settled at the
end of the month, and gets back his can
celed checks, it is a question whether he is
pleased or vexed.
The portrait on each and every check is
crnamented, and it's facial expression
changed in a manner that is, to say the least,
startling, and the more banks the check has
passed through the greater the change. The
first clerk through whose hands the paper
pa ses will adorn the picture with fierce
mustache; the next will add beard; the
next a pair of goggles, and the next may
cEcnge the aquiline nose to retrousse All
the changes capable of being made are rung,
and by the time the check gets back the self
advertiser dosnt know himself-or rather
doesn't know his picture.