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

dition; did you ever answer any CUES
tons he asked you concerning your physi-
cial condition."
ION paper, yes, sir"
"How long before was that?"
81 cannot say exactly"
''What do you mean by saying you an
swered questions on paper?"
Il mean that he gave me sheet OF pa
per on which he had written q number of
questions and that l wrote the answers I'M
der them and handed the sheet back to
him"
us this your writing Miss Turner ?"
said General Dickinson, handing the wit
ness sheet OF common notepaper closely
written on both sides.
Hold on, there; let's see that before the
witness answers" shouted Attorney
Barnes.
Eve have a right to get the witness
Identification of her writing without your
seeing it," responded General Dickinson.
ST We introduce it in evidence then you
can see it and not before"
Yes, that IS my writing" said Miss
Turner, after close and slow scrutiny of
the paper.
1t was handed back to the defendants
leading counsel and the prosecutions
curiosity had TO go unsatistied for the
nonce.
With the dismissal of the last witness
from the stand the court adjourned until
Pm.
The soldierly form of the white-haired
captain of police detectives, Lees, was a
conspicuous figure at the afternoon ses-
sion. Primed with suggestions for Barnes
and Wakeman, he occupied a seat with
the prosecution, and throughout the hear
ing Illuminated legal lore with practical
hints drawn from fund Of experience
such as few police officials possess.
Ia
during the afternoon.
The proceedings were opened by the call
ing OF ]. E. Hodgdon, freight claim adj
ulster of the Southern Pacific company, of
100 Bartlett street, to the stand.
Where were you on the evening of
April u, between and 8 o'clock?
81 was about my place. Soon after
O'Clock 1 came out OF my gate and
started for the cigar store on Va
lencia street. l saw young couple stand
ing near my gate. Thought the young man
was taking liberties with the girl, and my
first inclination was to go up and strike
him. But as | got closer to them | saw
that he had hold of her arm and was APP
parently coaxing the girl to go some
where"
could you recognize the man you saw
there?"
"No, sir
could you recognize the way the man
was dressed? '
~ think l could. He had on roundish
hat; could not say whether it was a stiff
or a soft hat. II it was soft hat it was
not indented in the top. The overcoat he
wore was long"
twas it like this2" showing him Dur
rants coat.
at looked much like it, but could not
be certain. | saw Durrant with the coat
on in the Chiefs Office last night"
Did you think you recognized Durrant
when he had the coat on last night as be-
ing the one you saw with the girl near
your gate?"
wei. the young man I saw last night
Durrant) displayed too much shirtfront-
that is, the young man / saw near my gate
did not show as much shirtfront. He also
seemed to me to be three inches shorter
than the man near my gate"
''Do you think you ever saw the man
before?"
Eyes, 1 think have seen him, but 1
could not swear to it"
In order to illustrate the condition OF his
mind with regard to Durrant's identity
witness went on to say, with permission OF
the defense, of course:
ssIf the paymaster should come to me
and say man named Durrant had war
rant for SIS to cash and that it was the
man whom had seen near my gate, and |
was dsheu IL COulu pay VIC SAINT ou iIlc
strength of such recognition, | should be
compelled to say no"
George w. Burgess, medical student of
Cooper College, residing at 72511 Grove
street, was next called.
do you know whether or not, asked
the prosecution, Theodore Durrant was
at the medical clinic on Friday, April LIP"
sHe was not
''That was DR.. Hirschfelder's clinicG'
"Yes, sir"
WAS he at DR.. Ellinwood's clinic the
same day?"
He was not"
Frank Sademan, the janitor OF Emman-
uel Baptist Church, was called. He was
examined by Prosecuting Attorney Wake
man.
''Do you know the defendant, Theodore
Durrant?" was asked.
81 have known him little over two
years.
ION Friday. April u, were You any
where in the vicinity Of the ferries2"
II was"
"Did you see Durrant there2"
81 did.
What did you or he say?"
81 casually remarked about his being