The San Francisco call., 1895-10-10

"Why did you do that?"
II was afraid the watch would slip out of my
pocket"
81 "Dld you notice the timer"
"what time was it?"
Give minutes to s."
"What next7"
az folded my coat and laid it on box in the
corner of the library"
You had a key to the library?"
eyes SIR"
..who else had key?"
"George King"
Glow did you leave the door?"
Il lett II wide open"
What next did you do?"
"After going in the library I looked in the
drawer OF the table for the card OF a book had
taken out"
''Did you find the card?'
''YeE, SIR
''Is this the book and the card to which you
REFER" showing same).
eyes SIR"
ave offer this book and card in evidence"
Mr.. Barnes-No objection.
The Court-They are admitted.
Mr.. Dickinson (contin nuing)-Then what did
you do?
"I went across the hall"
"Wait moment. You speak of crossing the
hall. Did you go straight across the hall?"
Eyes, sir"
"What then?"
81 went through the auditorium up to the
attic"
'What do you mean by the attic?"
Witness pointed out on the diagram the
loft above the pulpit.
"What next?"
GAS soon a. opened that door in the altar
loft it occurred to me that might just as well
go into the gallery and press the button and
turn on the gns.n
'Then what did you do?"
II came back from the east end of the church
to the gallery"
"Where are the electric push-button and gas
valves situated7'
"They are situated on the south side of the
gallery, on the wall"
Then what did you do next?"
"I plugged the buttons and turned on the
valve Then 1 raised the ladder and went up
into tot the loft between the two ceilings"
'I Immediately went to the furthest SUM-
burner, the one over the organ loft"
81 picked up some papers that were lying
about and busted the floor with them. I
spread one OF the papers out ana got down and
removed three OF the Plates" pointing to
diagraml 81 came along the ceiling to this
point, marked 81
You understand how that diagram is drawn
with reference to tho church,"
"Yes, sir.'
At this point Mr.. Deuprey asked the
court to have a blackboard brought in. so
that the witness could have the benefit of
diagram drawn by himself.
Judge Murphy sent out for the black
board, and, when it was brought in and set
IN place, Durrant drew thereon a rough
diagram of the loft between the ceilings
Then, taking the pointer, he went on with
his explanation:
81 took the nippers and screwdriver. out of
my pocket and laid them down beside me-
Then l removed three of the plates took
some papers that were packed with the glass
plates or rcflectors and threw them to one side,
except. the one which spread out to kneel
upon."
What did you do then?"
"After removing these three plates laid the
paper down here lpointinEl and then stretched
myself upon 1t in this position illustrating
with pointer, with my lett toe about here.
That is the position in which WAS when
reaching down to the automatic burner"
"Did You do anything to the burncr7'
Il tried the spring on the automatic burner,
or vibrator, and found it stiff. Then discon-
nected the wire that runs down to this corner
(pointing)"
'Is that the wire that runs down to the push
button?p
Eyes, sir?"
WAS the gas turned on at this timer
About half on. I turned 1t so as to have