The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-01


woman to go with him.
Hills said he watched the woman as she
came up the street because he thought it
was his wife, for whom he was waiting.
''How long did you remain there after
they had gone into the church yard1''
ga few moments"
"Your object in going down there was to
see if it was your wlfe?'
eyes. that was 1t.
"Did you make any effort to see where
the couple were?"
ayes, l opened the gate and looked in,
and it was all dark. This was when
came back after having passed down below
the church. I did not venture into the
yard as it was very dark and l thought
had better not &c. in. | shut, the gate and
went home as quick as could and there
found my wife, who said she had come by
the way of Mission street"
"Why did you hurry homer"
"Well, thought | would have to ex-
plain matters, as l was of the opinion it
was my wife who had entered the church
and that she had got out by another
door,"
"Where did you go?"
"To nv home. When I arrived there I
found my wife was already there. | asked
her where she came from and she said she
had just got there
did you see your wife before that
night?"
mo, but suppose had"
"Could she get in the house without you
seeing herr"
"She could"
ITO whom did you first state you had
seen these parties?"
"To nv wife or DR.. Hartzell.''
"Did you speak to any officer about
this?"
81 don't know the officers by name"
"How came you to make this state
ment?'
Because saw two people go into the
churchyard and didn't come out, and
though that was strange"
''You didn't stay there long to watchP"
''No, / did not then. [ went back the
next morning to see if anybody could have
gone through the yard and reached home
before did"
why did you do that2'
Because of the night before. l said to
my wife: | don't want to think it was
you. and 1 will go there in the morning
and see.'
P. S. Chappell, detective in the employ
of the Southern Pacific Company, was then
called, and testified that he saw Durrant
come off the Oakland boat at the foot Of
Market street at o'clock Friday, April II.
DIR. Barrett was then recalled. He had
his notebook, and was asked if the notes
the original notes. He said there was no
material difference.
Attorney Deuprey wanted the original
notes. DR.. Barrett said they were first
taken on blood-stained paper as the autopsy
was in progress. After the work was dono
the notes we're copied into the book. The
blood-stained notes might still be at the
to destroy them.
Prosecuting Attorney Wakeman said
that the book contained the original notes
copied. and after some further words Deu-
prev dropped the line of examination.
The attorney then took up the autopsy.
Ibid you see the rags in the girls
throat?'
II did not" replied Barrett, because
the deputy coroner had removed them at
the church"
Then Deuprey wanted to know how the
doctor knew there had been rags in the
larynx, and if it wasn't hearsay. The wit
ness said it was not hearsay and Deuprey
asked how then could he know that there
had been rags in the throat DR.. Barrett
said he had discovered evidence of for
eign body in the throat.
A recess was then taken until P. NJ.
At the afternoon session of court there
was another large crowd of spectators, and
the policemen on duty in the corridor had
a lively time in keeping order among the
hundreds who were eager to crowd into
the courtroom.
Captain Douglass, and the two took seats
beside Attorneys Dickinson and Deuprey,
who represent the prisoner. The latter
betrayed more nervousness than during
the morning. DR.. Barrett, who made the
autopsy on the body of Minnie Williams,
was recalled, and Durrant manifested con-
siderable interest in all that he said. His
81, hot ha
Attorney Barnes and Judge Conlan.
The examination opened with questions
about the stomach of the dead girl. Wit
ness said he had not examined the stom-
ach himself, and that it bad been given to
the chemist. Witness had, however, seen
that there was something in the stomach.
"Then / am to understand that you
made no examination of the stomach
yourself but turned the organ over to the
chemist?" Mr.. Deuprey asked.
Eyes; that is correct"
"That, then. is your idea of your duties
as an autopsy physician?"
81 object to that question: said District
Attorney Barnes, "as it is immaterial."
81 think it is material" said Mr. Deu-
prey. 1--WE have arrived at the fact that
we have here violent death, and that the
original notes have not been preserved.
Now the physician who made the autopsy
has not taken the precaution to even ex-
anime the stomach, which is one of the
most important organs"
Judge Conlan, however, sustained the
objection, and in doing SO said that he did
not consider it necessary in the case to
establish the duties of the autopsy physi
clan.
Attorney Deuprey then proceeded to
question the witness regarding his knowl
edge of stomachs in the matter of autopsy
proceedings.
seWould an examination of dead per-
sons stomach allow you to determine how
long the body had been dead?"
''No, it would not"
"Well, could you tell how long previous
to death food had been taken into it?'
81 could not"
eff you found undigested food in the
stomach what would you conclude?"
why that food had been taken into
the stomach shortly before death. replied
the witness.
"But you couldn't tell how long the per-
son had been dead? ?"
mo, SIR"
"If the food was undigested could you
tell what time it had been taken in previ
GUS to death?"
at would depend upon the condition of
the stomach"
"Could you approximate the time the
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