The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-02

ner of Valencia and Twenty-second streets.
Q.-You say you were only gone three min
uteS? Ayes, sir.
Q.-You must have gone pretty quickly.
Al thought had better run.
Q:-What caused you to run so? A.-Wen,
he looked very faint.
Q.-Did he say anything else, in asking you
to get the bromo-seltzer9 A.-Not that / re-
member. He handed me four-bit piece.
Q:-Nothing else transpired? Al think he
took the bromo-seltzer, rested few minutes
and helped me to carry down small organ.
Q.-How long did he rest? Al cannot say;
perhaps ten or fifteen minutes.
Odd anything else happen while he was
there? A. No, nothing special. We just
talked little bit.
Did he make any statement when he
asked you to get the bromo-seltZer? Ale
said he felt faint from the effects of the gas.
Q.-Do you know the effect of bromo-seltzer?
Al do not
Odd you ever use it. A.-No.
Q.-Now, Mr.. King, in taking down the organ
back stairs.
Q.~1-Did you carry it down without any rests?
A.-No we rested several times.
Q.-Why2 Were you weak or was Durrant?
A-Durrant was weak
Q.-Do you recolleet the number of times you
rested-two, three, four five or six times? A
1 do not know. About three or four, guess
Q.-Now, Mr.. King, where did you say the
drugstore was situated? A.-On Valencia, just
one door from Twenty-second, on the west side
of the street.
Q.-Do you know the name of the store?
Al believe it is Keene's drugstore.
Q.-ATe you positive you were not gone more
than three minutes? A.-No, / am not posi-
tive. 1t was about three minutes.
Q.-Do you think you could go in three min
utes? Al think SO.
Q.-How far is the drugstore from the church?
A.-About one block.
Q.-Now, Mr.. King, describe the door or the
position OF the door where you first saw Mr..
Durrant enter. These gentlemen are all
familiar with the church.
Alt was large folding-door in the rear of
the lecture-room. Downstairs there was a
large room divided into two by folding doors
OIL suppose one was the children's room?
Q;-You say the doors were open a little bit
and he came through? Ayes, sir.
Q.-And he stated that he had been in the
room over the ceiling? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Are you familiar with the working of the
gas apparatus in the church? Ayes, sir.
Q.-Now, Mr. King, if it was out of order, was
it your place to know OF it?. A.-No, sir; it
was not.
Q-Who is the person who supervises the gas
arrangement? Al do not know.
Q.-Do you know anything else of this case
at all? A-No sir.
Did you know Blanche Lamont? Al did.
Odd you ever see her in the company Of
Durrant2 Al did.
Q-When was the last time you saw them in
conversation? About three months ago.
Q.-Was it in church? Al believe so.
Q.-What portion of the church were they In
when you saw them conversing? Al do
not know.
Did you ever see Mr.. Durrant on the steps
leading to the belfry? Al don't believe
have.
Q.-were you ever in the belfry yourself? A.
Il was.
Q.-Have you key to the church? Al
have.
Q-How long have you had it? A-Two
years.
Q.-who gave you the key? Any father.
Q.-Do you know whether Mr.. Durrant had a
key or not2 AYES, sir.
Q.-Do you know who gave him the key? A
I do not.
Q.-Do you know of anybody else who has a
key to the church? A.-The janitor and the
president of the Ladies' Aid Society.
Q.-Who is the president of the Ladies' Aid
Society? Airs. Moore. believe
.Q.-Who else has key? Al cannot think
OF any others.
Odd you ever visit the church at any time
when it was empty and when Durrant was
there? Ayes.
Q.-What was he doing on these occasions?
A.-Fixing the library books.
Q.-When was the last time? A.-About a
week before Blanche Lamonts disappearance?
Odd any ladies ever come and assist in
the library? Al don't think they ever did.
Odd you ever meet Mr.. Durrant at any
time since the disappearance of Blanche La
mont? Ayes, sir.
Q.-When was that? A.-On the Sunday
after and the Wednesday after.
Q.-What time on Sunday? About half
past u.
Q-Whereabouts in the church was it? A.
In the Sunday-school room.
Q.--Front room the back? A.-Front
room.
| Q.-Who was with him at the time? Al do
not know.
Q-Where was he the Wednesday after the
disappearance? Ain the Sunday-school
room.
Q.-The same room? Ayes, sir.
Q.-What was he doing? A.-Listening to
the service.
Odd you ever see Durrant in the company
of any lady of the church while services were
not going on? Ayes, several young ladies'
Al cannot state definitely, but / believe it