The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-21
SHE SAT IN THE WINDOW.
The Lady Watched the You ng
Man in Front of the Nor
NAL School.
WAITED FOR BLANCHE LAMONT.
He Kept Pacing Up and Down on
the Sidewalk Until the Girls
Came Out
THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE-STlLl
ANOTHER WITNESS IS FOUND.

THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE-STILL
ANOTHER WITNESS IS FOUND.
Mrs. Mary Yogel, residing at 919 Powell
street, directly opposite the Normal school, Is
the latest discovery in the way of witness Tor
the prosecution. She states positively that-she
saw Durrant pacing up and down IN front OF
the Normal School from o'clock till 3 on the
afternoon of April and, taking him to be
suspicious character, took particular note OF
his appearance. at o'clock, when the girls
came out, she saw him go up and speak to one
of the girls, bow to her and afterward board
the east side of the dummy of southbound
Powell-street car. She fixes the date positively
by several occurrences, and is certain that she
is not mistaken in the man.
New witnesses are also said to have been dis
covered in the Williams case, but the prosecu-
ton will not disclose their identity.
Durrant took things quietly in the County
Jail yesterday, his principal visitors being his
father and mother, who called after lunch.
Another woman who saw, or claims she
saw Theodore Durrant in company with
Blanche Lamont on the afternoon of April
has been discovered by the prosecution.
Like Mrs Caroline S. Leak this lady was
looking from window in her residence
when the young couple flashed across her
vision, but, unlike Mrs. Leak, it was at the
beginning not at the end of Blanche La
mont's last journey on earth.
: This new witness is Mrs. Mary Vogel,
who resides at 919 Powell street, directly
opposite the Normal School, where Blanche
Lamont made her first and last appear
ance that fateful day in April. Mrs. Vo-
gels testimony would be interesting if it
were only for the fact that it is corrobora-
tive of that of the Misses Minnie Belle Ed
wards, Alice Pleasant and May Lannigan,
schoolmates of the doomed girl, who testi-
fed so positively to the meeting of Blanche
Lamont and Theodore Durrant. It goes
further, however, for the reason that Mrs.
Vogel, who is no relative to Dentist Vogel,
had an opportunity, of which she took full
advantage, to take minute notes of the
personal appearance of the young man.
She had reasons for this, entirely uncon-
nected with the first tragedy in Emmanuel
Baptist Church, but potent enough to her
mind to make absolute correctness in de-
tails OF some moment.
Mrs. Vogel was at her window on April
on the lookout for suspicious characters.
For several days previously thieves and
hold-ups had been making their presence
felt in the neighb3rhood and the residents
were all in hutter of fear lest any one of
them might be the next visited. Mrs.
Vogel was as greatly excited as any of them
and had resolved to herself that she would
keep good eye for strangers in the local
ity. For this purpose she took up her
position at one of the windows in the front
room of her house overlooking Powell
street, determined to watch for strangers
while she sewed.
This was about 1 30 o'clock in the after.
noon, and but very few people were passing
on the street, except in the cars. For half
an hour or more she sat and sewed, look
ing out of the window now and then. to
note the passers-by but nothing occurred to
arouse her suspicious until shortly after
2 o'clock. AT that time Durrant, or the
young man she is positive is the accused
medical student, appeared on the scene.
Mrs. Vogel noticed him the first time
leaning against the post at the foot of the
stairway leading into the school nearest
Clay street. She paid but little attention
to him at first, resuming her sewing, not
taking him to be a suspicious person. A few
moments later when she looked out of the
window he was still there. Immediately
Mrs. Vogel made up her mind that it would
be good thing to keep her eyes upon his
movements. She dropped her sewing,
drew her chair back little further in the
shade and watched.
For nearly an hour she kept her eyes
steadily on the young man.. Apparently
becoming tired of standing at the foot of
The stairs the young man, who she is posi-
i've was Durrant, began pacing up and
.1own in front of the school. Later he ex-
tended his walk from the lamppost, which
Is located in front of the school, to that
part of the sidewalk in front of what is
known as Judge Treadwell's old house,
334 Powell street, a distance of about
wentv feet from the corner.
Slowly, back and forth on this self
elected beat the young man walked, Mrs.
Vogel, whose suspicious had been aroused
20 high pitch by this time, making the
most minute mental notes of his appear
tnce and his wearing apparel. He had on
slouch hat, she states, a dark cutaway
.oat and trousers of material of a lighter
:olor. Several times during his walks ND
ind down the young man, apparently per-
piring from the heat, took off his hat and
nopped his face and forehead with his
handkerchief. During these times Mrs.
Fogel noticed that his hair was rather
ong and that he had only the slightest
lind of mustache.
The young man continued walking to
md fro in front of the school and Mrs.
1ogel, all vigilance, watched him through
Ter front window. At last o'clock came
nd with it the young ladies trooped out
# the school and Mrs. Vogel then noticed
hat the young man suddenly extended
lis walk up the street in.the direction of
sacramento street. stopping when he had
cached the lamppost. Taking her eyes
rom him for moment, Mrs. Vogel no.
iced the young ladies coming down the
teps, and then she saw the young man