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stains on the foor-that is, I thought they were
blood stains.
Dickinson-How near to the side of the wall
was tue blood stains?
Riehl-About six inches.
Dickinson-How large were the stains you
took for blood?
Riehl-They covered space about q foot and
half in length and six or seven inches wide.
Dickinson-Qutte large stain?
Riehl-Yes, sir.
Dickinson-Did you ever see that stain again
Riehl-Yes, sir.
DickiCson-Did you make an investigation
as to where the stain came from?
Riehl-I formed an opinion as to where it
came from.
Dickinson-But did you make an examine
ton?
Riehl-Well, I looked about enough to con-
vince myself
Dickinson-What did you convince yourself
of?
Riehl-That the blood had dripped down
from the floor above.
Witness was shown a number of photo
graphs of the belfry submitted by the de-
tense. And when Riehl had identified
them they were offered as exhibits in the
case.
Dickinson-were them some papers on the
floor?
Riehl-Yes, sir.
Dickinson-What appearance did these pa
pers have? Did they look as though they were
crumpled up and thrown about?
Riehl-I don't remember that.
Dickinson-Is 1t not your recollection that
these papers at the foot of the belfry tower
were folded?
Riehl-Yes; many of them were folded.
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DickinsonoWere there footprints on the
landing?
Riehl-I did not notice.
Dickinson-Was the dust thick enough to
have shown them?
Riehl-I do not know; did not notice that.
Dickinson-Did you lean over to see the
body?
Riehl-Yes, sir; had to DO that to see it
clearly.
Dickinson-Did you notice any papers lying
about?
Riehl-No, sir.
Dickinson-Did you examine the place for
signs of q struggle?
Riehl-I saw in the dust where the body had
been showed along, and where it had rested at
the head of the steps. There were marks that
looked like the trailing OF a skirt.
Dickinson-You reported all these things to
Officer Gibson?
Riehl-Yes, sir; all but the footprints. Idon't
remember whether told him about them.
Dickinson-That church is on your beat, is 1t
not?
Riehl-Close to it.
Witness said further, under Dickinson
questions, that he had seen the blocks on
the floor, but did not notice those that
Gibson had said were under the head.
Upon the conclusion of RiehI's cross
examination Thomas Smith, an attache OF
the Coroner's Office, was called, but did not
respond.
Mr.. Barnes explained that something
had occurred at the Coroner's Office to
detain the witness.
Judge Murphy said that in future /.
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minutes was necessary before the jurors
responded to their names when called at
the door by the Deputy Sheriff.
When they finally came and took their
places in the box Juror Smythe explained
that policeman had stopped him in the
corridor and would not let him come into
court.
The women in court during the after
noon session were largely of different
walk in life from those that are always
present.
Within the railing sat two fashionably
attired ladies with ex-Attorney General
w. H. H. Hart. One of these ladies wore
a heavy black veil that entirely hid the
face.
In the absence of the much-wanted
Smith, Policeman E. J. Coleman came to
the stand. He found the broken door
knobs under the floor at the entrance to
the belfry stairs.
Attorney Dickinson examined him at
some length, with the result of bringing
out the further testimony that some one
had gone to the pastors study, secured
chisel and fitted it into at least one of the
indentations found on the door of the
belfry.
At the conclusion of his testimony a
dressmaker's model was brought into
court and placed on the platform beside
the witness-chair.
Then Starr Dare took the stand and testi-
fed that the black waist and the black
dress skirt on the model were those that
he had found slowed away under the raft
ers and in odd and hidden corners in the
belfry.
He found these and many other secreted
garments, evidently belonging to the MUIR
dered girl, on the Sunday morning on
which the body was first discovered. His
identification of the garments was very
positive.
At the conclusion of his cross-examina-
ton by Attorney Dickinson court ad-
iourned until next Tuesday morning.
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BIENKOWSKI'S IDEA.
A Newsboy's monograph That Wi
Talk All Languages.

Aaih All udScss
A Bienkowski, the newsboy, has an idea.
He has retired from the business of selling
daily papers and will enter into competi-
ton with the phonograph exhibitors.
After five years of strict attention to his
own business, the young man has accumu.
lated enough capital to place himself in
the way to see the world and gather in a
margin on his investment.
His photograph will talk in thirty whine
different languages, and he proposes to
entertain his patrons with novel exhibit
ton that will give them an idea of the
variety of uses to which the aspirates and
the gutturals and other expressions of the
human throat may be put.
He has picked up here in cosmopolitan
San Francisco a native of each of thirty
nine countries and induced them to talk
into his machine. Now he expects to hear
the nickels dropping when he gets his
Babel in operation.
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BLOOD STAINS WERE FOUND IN THE BELFRY,

with the body-he and Smith carried it
down-they met Mr.. Noble. who identified
the body as that of his niece.
Mr.. Halletts cross-examination was con-
fined to what he had seen at that time, the
condition of the room in which the body
was found and the number of persons pres
ent. Mr.. Hallett had made no examina-
ton of the premises, and could give but
little information on that score. He had
been called there for the one purpose.
This he fulflled-and nothing more.
1t was at the conclusion of his cross
examination, Janitor Smith being still
absent, that Judge Murphy issued his at
tachment for the missing witness. That
attachment was made returnable at
o'clock.
But when court convened in the after
noon Smith was still absent. A couple OF
jurors-Smythe and Saskatchewan also
missing from the box when the roll was
called.
Judge Murphy fixed his face for pro-
longed frown and a wait of three or four
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THE BROKEN DooRKNoBs
Deputy Coroner Hallett Tells
of the Removal of the
Body.
CHIsEL MARKS ON THE DOOR
Starr Dare Identifies the Wearing
Apparel and Tells Where He
Found 1t.
THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE-BLOOD
IN THE RELERY.

THE DURRANT CASE IN A M1NUTE-BLOOD
IN THE BELFRY.
c. G. Noble, uncle of the murdered girl, was
recalled in the morning to complete the
Identification of the remains found in the
belfry.
Policeman Riehl was the next witness. He
was with Detective Gibson when the body was
first discovered. He told the jury he saw foot
prints on the three top steps leading to the
belfry. The prints were marked in the dust
He saw blood on the lower floor of the belfry
quite q large spot-and as he mounted the
stairs he saw where the blood had trlckled
down to the floor. There were also signs in
the dust on the upper floor of the body having
been dragged along. He did not notice whether
the head rested on blocks
Deputy Coroner Hallett, who removed the
body from the belfry to the Morgue, told
the details Of that occurrence. He secured
taple-cloth IN the church and wrapped the
body in that, and carried it downstairs to the
casket.
At the conclusion of the morning session,
Janitor Smith of the Morgue being absent and
being wanted as witness. Judge Murphy
issued an attachment for him. But even this
did not bring him into court; therefore Police
man Z. J. Coleman was called to the stand in
the afternoon. He was detailed with Sergeant
Reynolds to examine Emmanuel Baptist
Church on April 10, and testified to finding the
TO the belfry. He identified the knobs, which
were admitted in evidence over the objection
of counsel for defendant. He also testified to
one of the indentations made in the edge of
the door and the jamb, as shown by photo
graph produced by defendants counsel, and
said that the work showed that it was made by
a chiseI found in the pastors study, indicating
that an effort had been made to force the door
open by that means.
The last witness was Starr Dare, who dis
covered the clothing of Blanche Lamont
slowed away among the rafters in the belfry.
He identified the different articles and told
where he found them.
Court adjourned until next Tuesday morn
ing.
NOTE TO TIE READER If you wish only to
know what was actually accomplished in the
Durrant case yesterday the foregoing summary
viii give you that information. II, however.
it is your desire to learn the particulars of this
interesting trial you will find subioined clear,
succinct, impartial account of all important
matters. Under no circumstances viii the
offensive details be admitted. They are not
essential to an intelligent understanding of
the progress of the case, and will be accorded
no place in these columns.
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Hallett-Yes, sir.
Dickinson-Do you know who they were?
Hallett-No; they were strangers to me.
Dickinson-Do you know whether they were
connected with the church?
Ballett-They might have been. / do not
know.
bu. they ELECTED nothing of importance.
Then Mr.. Dickinson said, THAT is all.
Judge Murphy-Is Mr.. Smith here?
Mr.. Barnes-Not yet your Honor.
Judge Murphy-Let an attachment issue fol
him, Mr.. Clerk, returnable at this court at
O'Clock.
Then the court was adjourned for the
noon recess, but not until Judge Murphy
had suggested to the spectators that good
manners alone ought to show them the
propriety of remaining seated until the
curtain had actually fallen.
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THE MORNING SESSION.
G. G. Noble Recalled, officer Riehl
Witness and Thomas Smith
Absent.

When court convened in the morning
District Attorney Barnes recalled @. G.
Noble, the uncle of Blanche Lamont.
His further testimony was to corroborate
Detective Gibson as to how the body was
handled when brought down from the
belfry and as to who were present at that
time. He told of being sent for by Gibson
and then of accompanying him to
Emmanuel Baptist Church Sunday morn
ing, April IA, and of what transpired
there.
Then he was cross-examined.
Dickinson-what was the condition of the
floor?
Noble-Very dark.
Diekfnson-Otbe people were going up and
coming out of the belfry?
Noble-I saw no others.
Dickinson-Did you stoop over to see the
body or see it plainly from where you stood?
Noble-I had to get down quite close to the
floor.
Dickinson-Did you have light2
Noble-Yes; struck match.
Dickinson-That is all.
Barnes-That is all.
Officer Riehl, who accompanied Detec-
tive Gibson to the belfry, was then, called
to the stand. He went to the church Sun
day morning, April IA, with Gibson. He
went directly to the belfry door, They
lOuHu inc uOOF lOCheu ana the KNOB broken
off. They tried several keys, and failing
in this, they put their shoulders against
the door and broke it open.
Then witness described the finding of
the body, just as Gibson had told it.
After finding the body Gibson stationed
him at the belfry door.
Barnes-Did you allow any one to pass up
into the belfry?
Riehl-No, sir; no one passed me.
RarQnS-WPrp there no hody
carried down from the belfry?
Riehl-Yes sir.
Barnes-Did you see Mr.. Noble there?
Riehl-Yes, sir.
Barnes-What time did you finally leave the
church?
Riehl-Between half-past and 10.
Barnes-That is all.
Then Mr.. Dickinson began the cross
examination. He made the witness state
again what time it was when he and Glib
son reached the church. Witness identl-
fed a photograph of the door.
Dickinson-It didn't require much force to
open the door, did 1t?
Riehl-Not so much.
Dickinson-It came off the hinges?
Riehl-No sir; the casing broke.
Dickinson-Did you see any landmarks on
the door?
Riehl-No, sir.
Dickinson-what did you do after breaking
open the door.
Riehl Il looked around, saw some blood
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must be seen to that the witnesses were on
hand when called.
Then recess of ten minutes was taken.
After the recess, Thomas Smith being
still absent, 6. f. Hallett, Deputy Coroner,
was called to the stand. He testified that
he was at the Receiving Hospital about 10
o'clock Sunday morning, April IA, when a
telephone message came directing him to
go to Emmanuel Baptist Church. He ar
rived there about II o'clock. Officer Glib
son met him and told him there was a
body upstairs to be taken to the Morgue.
He went up with Gibson to view the body
Peixotto-Did you take the body away then
Hallett-No, / went downstairs to get a sheet
and some candles.
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and some candles.

Peixotto-Dd you get the sheet?
Hallett-I could not find sheet, but got q
tablecloth downstairs in the church.
Peixotto-What did you then do?
Hallett-I went upstairs again with Mr..
Smith. We laid out the tablecloth and placed
the body on it. Then we carried 1t down.
Peixotto-Whom did you see at the bottom OF
the belfry stairs?
Hallett--I saw Mr.. Noble. He looked at the
body and identified it.
This about concluded the main exami-
nation by Mr.. Peixotto, and Attorney Dick
inson took up the cross-questioning.
Dickinson-Were there any people up IN the
belfry when you went for the bodys
Hallett-Yes; three or four
Dickinson-Did you request them to come
down?
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ELECTROMAGNETIC went first upstairs into the
belfry when you had broken open the door?
Riehl-Detective Gibson.
Dickinson-Was the dust so thick on the steps
that you could see your own footprints?
Riehl-In some places.
Dickinson--Where?
Riehl-On the last three steps I saw foot
Dickinson-Ho far up did you go the first
time?
Riehl-I went up till within three steps OF
the top landing. There l turned and saw the
body
Dickinson-when ne xt did you 60 up?
Riehl-Only few moments later.
Dickinson-Then you went clear up?
Riehl-Yes, sir.
Dickinson-Was 1t on this second trip that
you saw the footprints on the steps?
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Dickinson-Did you observe carefully the
stain on the floor?
Riehl-Yes, sir.
Dickinson-As you proceeded up did you ex-
anime to see where the blood had dripped
through?
Riehl-Yes, sir.
Witness was then required to point out
or the model where he found the blood
and the evidences of it having dripped
through from the stairs above. Dickinson
wanted to know every detail. His exami-
nation concerning the blood stains was
very searching. He wanted to know the
size of each spot and its shape.
Dickinson-You DO not know as an absolute
fact whether these stains were blood or not?
Riehl-No sir; do not.
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Did you observe carefully the
The herald., 1895-09-27
THEY WARMED THE POWDER
And When II Exploded II Killed Six
Men
keads to the Death and Manning
of 1any r1en

LEADyILLE, Col, Sept. 26.-The
worst accident that ever occurred in this
camp happened about o'clock this af-
ternoon at the Belgian mine, resulting in
tho death of six miners and the injury
of four others.
The men were working in drift and
stope about ten feet above the lower lev
els, where fifty pounds of powder had
been stored. According to Superintend-
ent Doddridge. he had positively forbid
den more than five pounds of powder to
be taken into the mine at one time. but
it is known that fifty pour ds was in the
stope AT the time; five or ten pounds of
this was in an oil can warming, with
lighted snuffles under it. This, it seems,
was the usual method of warming pow
der. But in some manner it exploded
and the conclusion set off the remaining
powder. The terrific shock caused dirt
to block the stope and the men could not
get out and six of them slowly smothered
to death. AS many volunteers as could
be put to work began digging through
the mass of dirt, and in an houf had
broken through and discovered the miu-
ers lying along two drifts. The dead and
injured were rapidly removed to the sur
face and the injured were taken to the
hospital.
1t is thought that all of the injured
men will recover.
The herald., 1895-09-27
WANT DAMAGES FROM SPAIN
Turtle Hunters Arrested AS Suspected
Filibusters
They Regard Their sa!terings tn he Worth
$4,000 and Accordingly ASK
For That Much

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Alexander
Porter Morse appeared at the state de-
partment today and as counsel for Gustav
Richelieu preferred a claim for $4,000
against the Spanish government for ille-
gal arrest and Imprisonment. Richelieu
and Potion, claiming to be American
sailors. were picked up off the Cuban
port of Gantanmo several months ago by
a Spanish patrol. They were in small
boat and claimed that they had come all
the way over from Hayti hunting for
turtles. They were arrested on suspicion
of being concerned in a flibuster ing
movement. but the American consular
agent at usntanamo secured their re-
lease after few days detention. They
then made their way to Santiago, where
they were again arrested on a charge OF
coming away from Guantanamo with
out passports. They were thrown into
Jail at Santiago and in spite of the efforts
of Consul HYATT were kept imprisoned
for several weeks, meanwhile suffering
from. fever. The department will prob
ably call on our consular officers for full
statement of the facts before presenting
the claims.
HAVANA. Sept. 26.-General Campos
has reached Havana after an absence of
several weeks in the eastern and middle
provinces in Cuba.
The herald., 1895-09-27

praise of Los Angeles. But Colonel Wig
gins has too much to do to give all his
time to booming his home land and Col
onel Wiggius, it is needless to say, is not
a woman, and woman, the right sort of
a woman is what is needed to give the
people there a correct idea of what we
have got here.
Just the person needed is apparently
the state com m issioner to Atlanta, Mrs.
Lucy U. McCann. the widow of the we'll
known jurist, Judge McCann of Santa
Cruz. Governor Budd has appointed
Mrs. McCann state representative to the
great fair, and she will be here early mex
week. In her appointment, however, an
important omission was made in not
giving her any salary. and unless some
provision is made by individual coun-
ties she will have to bear her own ex-
penses. In view of this fact, 1t has been
be a wise thing for the chamber of COM
merce, the board of trade, the council or
the supervisors. or all of these bodies, to
take some action toward giving Mrs. Nc
Cam enough to at least pay her actual
expenses, il nothing more, and so to Sc
cure her services for Los Angeles city and
county.
Beside the endorsement of the state
government, Mrs. McCann has the CO.
operation Of the state General Federation
of Women's clubs, through the treasurer.
Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, who speaks in the
highest terms of the lady and her quail
fications.
Upon Mrs. McCann's arrival those in
terestsd in her and her work will bring
matter can be fairly judged. 1t is posi-
BILE that the lady will be given an oppor-
tunity to explain to the public the meth
DDS she proposes to follow.
The herald., 1895-09-27
WISHES HE HADN'T FOUND 1T
A Missing Link Which Should Have
Stayed Lost
A Columbia College Professors Find-It's
Worse than Mistaking Pyrites for
Deposit 0f Gold

ROCK SPRINGS. Wyo., Sep. 26.-In
its issue of Septem DER goth the Rocky
Mountain News contained an interview
with Professor J. i. Workman of Colum-
bia college, New York, in which the
professor related his thrilling find of the
body of missing link. being that
lived and moved 100000 years ago.
The remains OF the original man were
carefully wrapped in cotton and trans
ported to the fire-p-oof museum in New
York. The priceless bones were founo
by the professor and party OF sc en-
lists near the head of the historic Bitter
creek, near the Wyoming and Colorado
line. The professors interesting find has
caused intense merriment among the
old-time cattlemen OF this section, as it
is we'll known that the bones were the
skeleton of pet monkey owned by cow
boys, which died twelve years ago
The herald., 1895-09-27
THE FIRST LEGAL SKIRMISH
To Secure the Distribution Of the Lux
Estate
Charges Of Habituai Drunkenness, Incompe-
tency and Profigacy Brought Against
the Executor Of the Estate

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26.-The first
skirmish in the legal battle begun by the
heirs of the late Charles LEX to secure
distribution of his vast estate took place
before Judge Buck at Redwood City to-
day.
It ~as the time set for Iesse Sheldon
Potter to show cause why he should not
be promptly removed as executor OF the
estate.
A short time ago Henry Lux of San
Jose, broth er of the deceased million
aire, filed an affidavit in the superior
court containing serious allegations
against the executor, and accompanied
that document with petition for the re-
moval of Potter. The petitioner alleged
that Potter for more than five years past
had been an habGual drunkard and was
incapable of further managing the estate;
that he had wasted large sums in riot
GUS and prohigate living and squandered
mucn money at the race track and upon
immoral women. 1t was further stated
that he had fraudulently converted funds
OF the estate to his own use and that he
was controlled by Henry Miller and aid
ed the latter to prevent settlement of
the copartnership of Miller e. Lux. When
the case was called Attorney J. II. Camp
bell presented written charges against
the administration of Ex, cutor Potter.
After the reading of the document the at
torneys for Potter held a consultations,
at the conclusion of which they an.
nounced that they would be prepared to
take up the hearing on Tuesday morning.
In the meantime they will prepare de-
murrer to the petition and will be ready
to make their arguments at the date
mentioned. AT the same time a day
will be argsed upon for hearing OF the
evidence in the case.
The value of the property is said to be
in excess of $40, 000 900.
The herald., 1895-09-27
LEMONS AT $lO.5O THE BOX
Hot Weather Creates an Almost Unpre
cedented Demand
A Boom Expected in Florida Oranges, Pro-
vided, of Course, Any Fruit Comes
From That Section

NEW YORK. Sept 26..-There has not
been such scarcity of lemons within
the last twenty years. The great frost in
Floriua last December has totally destroy
ell the lemon industry in tnat section,
consequently Italy and Spain are the two
countries that are now supplying the yell
low skinned fruit. The supply in the
former is short this year, owing to the
severe cold weather. A conservative es-
innate places the shortage at 1900. 900
boxes. The recent warm wave which
drove the mercury up into the nineties
created an unprecedented demand for
lemons, and the supply was not sufficient
to 60 around. Western orders came and
the result was that at today's sale the
market was driven up to sos per box
the highest price reached for twenty
years.
At the Fruit Importers union it was
said that several importers have made
fortunes within the last two months.
Lawrence b. Contencia of LOUIS Con-
tencia e. Son said the market was in eX-
cellent condition, but he would say
nothing further. He did say, however.
that within the next few weeks there
will be boom in Florida oranges, as
California oranges have all been mark
eted.
SAN DIEGO. SEPT. GA dispatch re-
eived here todav states that carload of
San Diego lemons shipped to Kansas City
last week was sold there today for $25SO.
The car contained 293 boxes, making the
average price per box 1878.