The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-24

/ Ou saw lIc IL SAAr lAOQSLi AIu YOU
not?" continued Prosecuting Attorney
| Wakeman.
"Yes, sir; saw his back. could not
| get look at his face"
Gould you recognize how he was
dressed? ''
Il think So
Witness was shown Durrant's overcoa-
and hat and she said it looked like the
coat and hat worn by the man who ad.
dressed her companions.
| On cross-examin alton witness was sub
iected TO a close interrogatory by Attorney
| Dickinson.
''You say you did not hear what the mar
| said TO your compartment
''No, SIR
"You did not see his face?"
mo, sir"
Have you talked to any one about this
case?"
Eyes, sir"
! "Have you conversed with any one of the
officers or detectives2"
Eyes, sir; with Detective Cody"
"When was that?"
LAST Sunday evening""
''Where was that?"
in room in this building"
What was done there?"
81 was taken into another room and Mr..
Durrant was brought in to see If l could
identify him"
Ibid Durrant have this coat and hat on
when the detective brought him into the
room where you were?'
"Yes, sir. That is the same coat and the
same hat he had on when they brought
him in.
ibid you say anything TO Mr. Cody be-
fore you met him in the Chiefs Office last
Sunday night2"
mo, sir.'
"Was there any statement made to you
as to why you were wanted to come down
to the Citv Hall?'
Eyes, sir. Detective Cody was at the
house in the afternoon and left word that
l should come down here in the evening"
Had you gone into the other room next
to the Chiefs Office when the other girls
arrived2'
Eyes, sir. was in the second room
when the other girls arrived"
Who suggested to you that you see if
you could recognize Durrant from the de-
scriptions Of his appearance you had read
in the papers ?"
Detective Cody"
HWere the other young ladies present
when Durrant was brought in with his coat
and hat on"
'sYes, sir. One of the girls suggested
after we had looked at his face that his
back be turned TO US and that his collar be
turned up, 70 see II we could not recognize
him better"
On the redirect, Mr.. Barnes asked if any
one had visited her last night.
''Yes, sir, she replied. Detective Cody
came there"
Did any one else call there?"
eyes, sir; some lawyer, but was not at
home"
"Did he leave card or did you learn
who he WASP"
This was objected to on the ground that
the witness was not there and could answer
only from hearsay.
The objection was sustained.
Edna Lucille Turner of 1902 Howard
street was the next witness on the stand.
"Do you know the defendant, Theodore
Durrant2'' asked Mr.. Barnes
Eyes, sir; have known him for nearly
a year"
Baptist church,"
'fYes, sir"
Are you a member of the Young Peo-
pies Society,""
eyes, sir"
ssDid you ever walk home with Durrant
or did he ever walk home with you from
church,"
The defense objected on the ground that
the question did not have any relation to
the matter under investigation.
The objection was overruled.
ibid he ever walk home with you from
church at any time prior to the 18th of
April2"
t'Yes, sir
"Did you ever walk home with him
when anything out OF the usual occurred ?"
Another objection was made and over
ruled.
ssYou may answer" said the court.
al do not know that anything unusual
occurred" responded the witness, speak
ing slowly and thoughtfully, except that
lie spoke to me in a manner that l did not
What did he say to your" continued
1lr. Barnes.
Again an objection, and Mr.. Dickinson
explained his reasons therefor, the same
ruling was made.
aHe spoke to me about an examination,
said the witness. HE asked me if had
Yer had an examination made and asked
If I would let him examine me. told
him / had not and did not care to have
anything Of the kind:
Did he say anything to you about
place where such an examination could be
made by him Z,
Yes. sir. He suggested the church
Emmanuel Baptist Church"
THAT was an examination of private
and personal nature, was il not?"
e.Yes. sir; and | told him that my people
could attend to all such matters"