The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-25

"Who presided and called the meeting
to order?"
DAISY Wolff
"What was done during the meeting?"
"Well, we discussed what was best to be
done to advance the prosperity of the So
ciety and increase its usefulness. Sugges-
tons were made by several, among them
myself"
''Were you there during the entire ses-
| sion?'
ayes, SIR"
Ibid you occupy the same seat during
the business meeting?"
Yes, sir"
"What was your relative position to the
door opening into the parlor?"
About so far" indicating distance
of about seven or eight feet.
"Did you know when Durrant entered
the room?'
Eyes, sir"
"Was he in the room any length of time
before you noticed his presenceY'
About minute or two; heard his
voice"
Here followed number of questions as
to the length of time consumed by the
business meeting.
"When do you think Durrant came in,
with reference to the business meeting?"
81 think it was Immediately after our
business meeting had been concluded"
might not have been there in the hallway
or chatting with some of the young people
on the stairs before you noticed his en-
trance into the parlorP'
mo; 60 not know of any reason why
he might have been or might not have
been there"
"Then you left DR.. Vogefs at IL :152'
mo, SIR at IL 80 o'clock"
Witness then told of the young people
who were at the reception, and whom he
met and walked with on his way home.
when were you next at the church 2"
AT s o'clock the next morning"
"How did you enter?"
"By the right-hand entrance"
How long did you stay there2"
Until about o'clock"
Witness here repeated his morning testi-
mony in the direct examination concern
ing his movements in the church that
morning and his talk with the janitor's
son, young Sademan, in the auditorium
of the church.
room on the opposite side of the church
from the library, whittier you had gone to
look for your mail?"
GAS told you, the little boy came to me
and said, oh, Mr.. Gibson, the lock on the
library door has been busted = and think
he said something about its being possible
robbery had been committed"
"Did you go with the boy to examine
the lock?"
eyes, sir. The door was closed, and the
lock, though broken, seemed to be in its
usual position"
What did you do when you pulled the
door open?"
~ merely looked into the room, but I
made no particular examination"
"Was the door of the closet where the
books are kept open?"
~ think it was closed"
What did you do when you went to
your study?"
81 studied"
"What time did you leave the church ?"
cat about 10 o'clock and went to my pri-
vate ROOM"
"Were you called on at your room2"
Eyes, sir Mrs. Not called at the house
about II o'clock and told me that the body
had been found"
Witness then went on to describe the DO
sition of the body and the circumstances
attending his inspection of the dead girls
remains. He related also how he came to
visit the undertaken and what occurred on
his return to the church.
Ibid you find any one there on your re-
turn"
Eyes, sir; several"
GLOW did you enter the church,"
"By the side door"
What conversation did you have with
Mrs. Nolt?"
'She said she did not know whether it
was wax figure or body"
Anything else?"
Eyes; she said the clothing was disar-
ranged"
why did you refuse to go to see the
body?"
Because l did not want to-"
Witness then repeated in substance the
testimony given at the inquest.
When asked If he had ever seen Durrant
alone in the church witness replied that he
had, but could not recall the exact dates.
He repeated in full the story of the broken
lock as told during the direct examination
by the prosecution in the morning and
nothing new was elected.