The San Francisco call., 1895-10-10
THEODORE DURRANT ON THE W|TNESS-ST

walked to the clerks desk. where the wit
ness oath was administered to him. There
was buzz of excitement in the crowded
courtroom when the defendant finally
reached the witness-chair and faced the
audience
General Dickinson asked the questions
and Durrant answered them unhesitatingly
and wishout equivocation, though very oe-
liberately and coolly.
"You are the defendant in this actionY"
Were you acquainted with Blanche La
mont?''
Il was first !, met i her Tdp,s ip September, 1894.
death?"
church, which she attended about once q
week"
"How frequently was that7''
"Perhaps once week"
church?"
"In the church proper was usher and as
"What. if anything, had you to do with the
electrical apparatus of the sunburnersT
when they got out of order looked after
them"
'When were they put in7''
81 don't know that"
''Coming down now to Wednesday, April
3, did you meet Blanche Lamont that day?"
"Where?"
"At the corner of Twenty-frst and Mission
streets"
what time was it?'
"About quarter past in the morning"
"Where We're you going:"
al was on my way to George Kings house."
"I wanted to get him to assist me in some
work had at the church that afternoon"
"Wen, what occurred when you met Miss
LamontT
"T stonned and had converxet,on with bar
She asked me where was going. told her TO
Kings house. / asked her where she was go
ing, and she said to the Girls High School. I
said if she had no objection she might walk
with me as far as Kings house, and then
would ride with her TO school. She said she
had no time to spare, and asked me TO go with
her instead of going to Kings house. She said
she would be pleased II would accompany
her"
''well. did you accompany herr
''Yes, sir; we got on the Miss1on-street car
and rode to Ninth and Mission Streets
''Then what did you doP'
ave transferred to the Larkin-street car"
"And rode to where ~
"To Polk and Sutter Streets"
"What did you do there 2"
eve transferred to the ewestbound car on SUIT
ter street.
s'where did she get of ?"
"At Cough street"
''Was she going to the High school7'
eyes, SIR"
"And you say she got off at Cough street?"
"At Cough or Octavia."
"And You went on 2"
ayes, sir; l went on to Webster"
when you reached Webster street what did
you do! ?"
al got off the car and walked north on Web
ster street to the Cooper Medical College,"
What was the occasion OF your going to the
college %
Were you member OF the senior class F'
"Yes, SIR
"How long had you attended the college ?'
about two years and q half"
What time is the noon recess at the college?"
"Between II and O'CLOCK"
day.!
'I first left the college"
"Where did you go?'
81 walked up Webster street"
"What was the occasion of your walking in
! that direction?"
al walked to the restaurant"
What restaurant do you usually go to?''
zone on Fillmore street, between Sacramento
| and Pine"
'.Is that your usual placer"
'fYes, sir"
"What made you deviate on this occasion %
81 was not feeling like having lunch.''
chow long were you gone?'
"About an hour"
"Did you have anything to eat while on your
walk?"
cat Clay and Webster streets I got some
| nuts"
"You returned to the college then?'
| ayes, sir -
"What did you 90 nextT
"I went and saw notice posted which I
think read as follows: DR.. stillman will not
lecture to-day"
! "What next?"
'I stood outside the college q few minutes. :"
"Did you meet anybody"
ayes, sir"
.sWho?"
"Student Ross"
| "What, If anything, did you say to him?"
81 asked him to take a walk with me-"
"Where?"
ave walked north on Webster street."
"Did you meet any one eise?'
eyes, sir"
"Who?,
''Mr. Carter"
Chow long were you on that walk?"
Between q half and three-quarters of an
| hour
"Then what did you do? You returned to
the college, did your
eve did"
"Then what did you do?"
81 went upstairs to the hbrary2"
'Why did you go there?"
"For the purpose of looking up few points
in relation to the graduating exercises"
"What was the date of graduatingT
! December @, the coming"
"Do you remember having a conversation
with any one in the library?F
"Do remcmb Der having a conversation with
any one?" repeated the witness.
"Yes."
eyes, SIR"
''With whom7
with Student Dickens"