The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-17

WISH II
Eyes, sir.'
How many persons sat there?"
and there was a young woman by this
MANI"
"Yes."
"Did you notice any one else. The con-
ductor or gripman, or any one else VINO was on
the carr"
"Where do you reside?"
con Twenty fifth street and San Jose
avenue"
Then followed more questions as to how
far this was from Valencia and Market
streets. from Valencia street, and from
various other points, and then Deuprey got
back again TO the principal question.
"How long did you say you knew Durrantf"
During that time how often have you seen
him?"
Frequently"
ssWhat do YOU mean by frequently"
"Two or three times month"
Did you see him two OF three times in every
month during that timer"
mo, sir"
Have you seen him five times in your whole
IifeP"
Eyes"
Have you ever spoken to him2"
How often has Durrant spoken to you, and
you did not know him?"
Never
You can't recoIlect the occasion ?" remarked
Deuprey insinuat1ngly.
mo sir"
isn't fact that the only time you saw Dur
rant at the house was several years ago?'
II don't know"
How many times since last February have
you seen him."
81 can't answer"
Twelve times?"
81 don't know"
Have you seen him at all since them"
eyes"
"Do you know Maud Durrant, and have you
seen Durrant since she went away?"
Il am not acquainted with her.
"Have you seen him at all since then2"
Eyes"
THAT is, you imagine you have?" remarked
Deuprey, cuttingly.
This remark aroused the ire of the court
The Judge objected to the remark as it
served to discoDcert the witness. "You
will have ample opportunity, Mr.. Deu-
prey" he said, ''to examine this and every
other witness, but you must do so fairly,
and l will not allow any such remarks to
be made" Deuprey protested be had not
treated the witness unfairly. 1.-The court
thinks you have, said Judge Murphy, and
. then he ordered Deuprey to proceed with
his examination. Deuprey excepted to the
language of the court, and then went on:
Gid YOU see any one on the whole route
from your granddaughter's house to your
home that you knewY'
t'NO, sir"
ANY one you can describe?"
"NO, sir"
"W here were you on April p"
fAt home"
You didn't go out at allf"
"And on April 1?'
"At home"
''You didn't go out then either?"
mo, sir"
'Did you go oct at all on March 31?"
"NO, sir.''
"How long previous to April did you go
QUIZ"
"Idon't know"
"Within five months?'
YES"
well, how long?"
81 don't know"
"Csn you guess"
"NO, sir
"Where did you go on April 81"
'To Alameda"
"How long did you stay there?"
'What day did you return?"
Il cannot place IL.
"Whom did you see yesterday outside OF
your family"
There was no answer for a moment, and
Deuprey remarked, you can't recollect
whom you saw?p Then he asked whom
she had seen on September l, then Sep
TENDER 2, then September 3, then last
Monday, then last Tuesday and Wednes-
day and down to last Saturday, but all the
outsiders the witness rememb ered were
Captain Lees and Detective Seymour. She
was then asked why she had locked herself
up and refused to talk to any one as to
what she knew of the case, and she said it
was because she thought IL best not to do
So She said she had been told it would
be best not to say anything about her tes-
timony on the outside.
Then Deuprey tried another lead which
netted only disaster for the defense.
''How was Durrant dressed on the day you
say you saw him."
81 don't know"
"Did you notice a long blue overcoat with
velvet collars?
"Did YOU notice the stiff-brimmed derby hat
he Wore?"
hHe didn't wear a stiff hat at all, said
the witness bridling up, and the audience
suddenly understanding Deuprey's effort
TO befog the witness and its failure burst
: into a laugh. The bailiff raped for order
and the Judge stopped the trial long
enough to say that if such a thing hap
pened again he would clear the courtroom.
1t was no time or place for laughing, he
said, and any more OF it would bring pun
ishment.
"You have seen Durrant's pictures in the
papers and also the hat he wore, said Deuprey,
following up his track
s'No sir.
eeNeyer saw an illustration of him, or read
what the papers said OF him?
yves: but it didn't interest me If I did"
eThen you have carefully read all the papers
about him|
mot all.
'.Part OF them?"
Eyes; part.
"IJidi't you follow the case after Blanche La
mont's body was foundY'
eyes; at first"
Ibid YOU discuss the case?"
''No sir. :"
never spoke OF it at the table?'
you never mentioned at the table that you
had seen DurrantY
"Neyer mentioned you had seen him on the
cars?"
"Whom to? To Captain Lees?''
81 mentioned it first TO my daughter"
"WhenY'
"On April 15."
seWas that the first time you mentioned it,"
eyes sir"
pearance of a persona"
Every seldom
"But you have done soy
81 don't think So"
Once more Deuprey shifted to the Valen-
cia-streetcar.
"I understand you to say this man you say
was Durrant had his back turned TO you, and