The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-23

APRlL 70, 1890.
taking out the pocket-book shook it and
the car-ticket fell to the floor Othcer
! Shear noticed it and picked it up and ex-
amined it. Afterward | made an examina-
ton of the outside compartment in the
| pocket book"
Witness examined the overcoat taken
! from the defendants house and, identity
ing the same, the prosecution offered the
| garment in evidence to be marked exhibit
II. The hat was likewise identified and
put in as exhibit l. The witness identi-
fed the bunch of keys as being the same
found in Durrant's clothing, with the ex-
ception of one key, which he said had
since been placed on the ring. The keys,
without the one in question, were put in
as exhibit ].
The thirteenth key being removed from
! the bunch was shown witness and he said
| it had been given to him on the 18th of the
present month by one George King. He
did not know where the key was from.
Now, sergeant, did you visit the church
on the afternoon of April 1922 continued
Attorney Barnes. "Did you see the body.
up to the discovery of the body?"
~ did, sir. Between the hours of 1 and
2 o'clock | went to the church with officer
Lewis. There found the Coroner and his
messenger and officers Feeney and Reed.
l saw the body lying on the floor. [ saw
the wounds on the throat and on the
wrists. / also saw the Coroner take from
the mouth piece of cloth. There was
pool of blood under the head and one
under the table. | also saw stick of
wood under the body, about fifteen inches
long"
Two soiled strips of linen cloth were
shown the witness, and he identified them
| a baipo no CO mo or similar IN those which
he saw taken from the throat of the dead
girl.
II think" he said, "it was the Coroners
messenger who took the rags from the
girls throat"
Witness also identified the broken pieces
of the table-knife found on the body.
The cloth and knife were offered in evil
dence as exhibits K and l. respectively.
The stick found under the body of the dead
girl was likewise identified and put in
as exhibit M. Another stick of about the
same length and size was pronounced by
witness to be the same he had seen Officer
Reed take from the table in the library.
That was marked as exhibit n.
A number of partly rusted silver-plated
caseknives, the same as that which was
found broken on the dead body of Minnie
Williams, taken from the kitchen OF the
Emmanuel Baptist Church, together with
a table from the library, were examined
and identified by witness. He showed also
where and how the second stick spoken OF
as exhibit n had been taken from the
table. 1t was glued on the frame and
served as a side support to the drawer.
This stick was taken from the table to
show its similarity to that used by the
murderer in crowding the piece OF cloth
down the dead girls throat 1t was ap-
parent both came from the same table.
The caseknives and two paper napkins
| mt in q npnnlp'S q
Sergeant, what was the condition OF the
library door when you arrived there"
asked Attorney Barnes.
1.-THE lock was broken off"
"Did you ever see the lock?"
81 saw it in the Chiefs Office"
"Have you ever seen these" and the
witness was handed the portion of an ordi-
nary brass lock and a small block of wood.
s"Yes sir. picked them up on the floor
of the library and saw them subsequently
in the Chiefs Office"
DO you know where the balance of the
lock is?"
81 do not"
Did you hear any one say where it
| was?"
1--WE object" said Mr.. Dickinson.
The objection was sustained and Mr..
| Barnes asked:
"Do you know how the other part of
| that lock could have been lost?"
"Any one could have taken it. The room
and church were open to the general pub
lie at the time and any one might have
picked it up and carried 1t away out OF
curiosity"
"Who were present at the time You
wrapped this lock up in paper?" asked
Attorney Dickinson.
There were three officers p
"Were there any of the Coroner's officers
PRESENT."
1.-The Coroner's deputy and messenger
were there"
Gould you identity any one else who
was in the room at the timer
mo, sir; could not"
Sergeant Burke was recalled by Attorney
Barnes and questioned as to the location
of the wash-basin in the back part of the
church.
"Did you examine that washroom?"
it by Sergeant Reynolds. l found blood
stains on it and on the walls"
Where is that wash-basin?" asked
! Judge Conlan.
1T is back of the minister's pulpit, almost
opposite the rear entrance to the church"
Ills that the only wash basin in the
church," continued the court.
"All that / know of. y
| Attorney Dickinson then took the wit
ness in hand.
what was the position of those blood
stains2"
"On the walls, above the basin, and on
the basin itself"
"Dld you take any precaution for pre-
serving those stains as evidence?'
"No, sir, did not. Sergeant Reynolds
was in charge, and did not think any
thing about 1t"
WAS there any examination made to
ascertain definitely as to whether those
stains were of blood or from something
lse?''
mot by me, sir"
''Did you make any subsequent examina-
ton of the basin and the blood stains you
peak about?"
"No, SIR"
Ibid you examine the towel hanging
upon the wall near the basin2"
~ did not"
"Did you notice soapdish, tooth
brush or anything of that kind near the
basin?'
81 did not"
Miss Frances Willis of 2Oo9 Howard street
was next called.
''Do you know Theodore Durrant?" was
asked after the usual preliminary.
II am slightly acquainted with him.
"Have you seen him recently?"
az saw him on the Alameda train at