The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-16

manned through the evening.
~ have been going over the past few
weeks and trying to locate my movements,
but have not completed them as yet. l
knew full well that 1 would be suspected of
having q hand in the affair as soon as |
heard of the discovery. l do not keep
diary. l do not even keep record of the
calls l make. If [ had done so l could
have no difficulty in tracing my move
ments."
''Do you remember where you were on
Tuesday of last week?'
ment, but will try and think it out. AS
far as can recall | was in my study in the
morning up 20 u o'clock. | am there every
day until noon, excepting Mondays. In
the afternoon [ visited Mrs. Ida Berry,
512 Twenty-second street; also Mrs. Magee,
1106 Potrero avenue. I left my cards at
both the addresses as the parties were out.
then visited Mrs. Fales, 1882 Florida
street, and gave her q church card, l do
not know what l did in the evening, but
presume | was at home. l preached in
Grace NJ E. Church Tuesday evening. See
their printed programme. l went to my
room from the church and went to bed.
My landlady confirms my statement that
was In my room Monday evening after
supper.
Wednesday morning. In the afternoon I
visited Mr.. Marshalrs family on Vulcan
street, leaving here about 2 o'clock. I
was a long time finding the house, which
is among the hills. l took walk up the
hill to the top, and had view of the fair
grounds. | saw the people | intended to
visit. They invited me to remain for
supper, but declined. 1 returned home
about or o'clock, had supper, and then
attended prayer-meeting.
81 had intended to say something about
Blanche Lamont's disappearance, but on
my way to the church heard report that
she had been found. | said to myself If
this report is true will drop the subject
! While the congregation was singing | saw
Theo sitting in the back part of the room.
The thought struck me, Might L not ascer-
tain if the report is true before l begin to
talk?' l went to Theo and said, Have you
heard anything; any new developments in
the case?' He replied, None except the
rumor. Either he or 1 suggested that he
should find out and bring back word be-
fore we separated.
"Durrant then went out. When he re-
turned l addressed him in the presence of
all the friends, Have you any fresh newsY'
or something to that effect. He said 'No.''
DR.. King in this connection asked Dur
rant where he had been, and he said to DIR.
Vogels as he thought he would know if
any one would. DR.. Yogtel verides Dur
rants statement to DR.. King. He, Dur
rant, called there and inquired about the
missing girl.
MY movements since Thursday we're
fully outlined in the CALI" continued DIR.
Gibson. 81 know it was an unusual thing
for me to visit my study Friday evening,
but as l have said, l was preparing Tor
Easter. 1t has been said that was not in
my room on Friday night. That is false.
l have ar,Iays made it a practice never to
take lady home from a party or enter
| tainment. l always dodge out of it some
how. We were all preparing to leave DR..
| Vogel's, when | passed through the door
in hurry said goodnight and started up
Howard street on a brisk walk. Right
behind me were young Charles Mar
shall and his sister, Miss Lizzie,
the family whom l had visited on Wednes-
day, and Miss Gertie Taber of 646% Valen-
cha street and Miss Fall of 447 Elizabeth
street. l bad walked perhaps half block
when I heard them whistling ana calling.
Miss Fall was running toward me to catch
| the electric car | assisted her aboard and
then waited for the rest of the party to
come up. We all walked down Valencia
street until we reached my door. Miss
Taber remarked, We have at least seen you
home, Mr.. Gibson, and waited until 1
passed in. AS / came upstairs Mrs.
Underhill, who was busy at work in her
room heard me pass into my bedroom.
"The next morning about o'clock Mr..
| Moore, who is the landlord, met me at the
| top of the stairs and said, You are up early
| this morning. then had breakfast and
went directly to the church"
''Was it not unusual for you to leave your
| study at 10:30?"
Eyes; but 1 could not stand the tuning
| of the piano"
Have you made any search of the
church on your own account?"
'Not exactly search. DR.. Vogel, George
King and l went up into the tower this
20 I'D
been up there before, and in fact did not
know there was such place III the build
ing"
DR.. Gibson hesitated for time Then
he said: eyes, one little thing. We found
stain upon the shelf in the ladies' room,
just in front of the mirror. 1t looked as
| though some one had been standing there
in front of the glass and dashed their
| finger on the shelf. DR.. Vogel pronounced
! it blood stain. Of course | do not know
that it is blood, but DR.. Vogel seemed to
think So"
Dr. Vogel was seen at his home, 1902
Howard street, and asked if he had dis
covered anything in the room. At first he
lodged the question, but finally admitted
finding the stain, but would not say it was
blood. He was asked if he had made any
other discovery, but replied in the mega
tive. When asked how he came to visit
Ine CnurCn he Sdlu.
"This afternoon Mr.. Wolff came here
and said DIR. Gibson wanted to see me.
went up to the house, and then Mr.. Gibson
said he would like me to go to the church
with him. l said l would, but left him
and rode down with Wolff in his buggy,
and waited in front of the church until Mr..
Gibson came down. Wolff drove off, and
then Mr.. Gibson and myself met George
King in front of the church and went in"
Had there been any previous arrange
ment for the meeting of the three?'
mo more than that Mr.. Gibson asked
me to go with him, and we happened to
meet King in front of the church"
''Did Durrant ever express any feeling
regarding the ladies OF the congregational"
1--WE were never intimate enough to talk
upon such a subject. He never expressed
himself in any manner upon such sub
iect."
"Did he ever say anything about getting
married?"
'Not a word. We never talked about
ANYTHING of that character. / have no idea
of his passions or ideas. He always APP
peared to be a nice young man, but beyond
what | have been told l know nothing
concerning him."