The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-24

''You did not have key to the library
after the new lock was put on?"
81 did not"
'Do you know who had keys to the new
lock 2"
Il could not say, but think those who
put the lock on had the keys"
"Do you remember the last time you saw
Mr.. Durrant in the church,"
Before replying the witness drew a card
from his pocket and was in the act OF con-
sulting the memoranda contained therein.
General Dickinson asked TO see the card.
1 When the defense got hold of the card the
witness was asked when and why he had
iotted down the dates.
He said he had put down the dates in
the room next the Police Court the day
| before.
as your memory not as good to-day as
it was Them was asked by General Dick
inson.
eyes, but had to figure back and get
the exact dates from the calendar"
The defense kept the card and the prose-
cution proceeded with the examination.
''Do you knew whether on any Of the
occasions when you were in the church
alone with Durrant that his entrance pre-
coded yours, or was subsequently,"
81 could not say, sir"
On the cross-examination General Dick
inson again reverted to the circumstances
attending the entries on the memorandum
card.
The witness said he had had no assist
ance in making out the card except the
calendar.
James Sademan, the son of the former
witness, was next called.
"Were you in the Emmanuel Baptist
Church on Saturday, April 1927
Yes, sir; between the hours of 8 and
$50 o'clock in the morning.
.Did Won notice ANYTHING Deculiar in the
library when you got there? Pr
Eyes, sir; the door to the library had
been broken open.
s'Was the door open?"
"AbouI an inch"
"Who was in the church when you got
thereP"
s'Dr. Gibson; he was in his study"
Chow did you enter the church that
morning?"
Through the side door"
''Was the door open?"
Eyes, sir"
"Do you know who carries keys to that
side door2'
81 think Durrant carried a key to the
church"
did you ever sec Durrant in the church
alone?"
II do not know that I ever saw him
there alone; l have seen him there with
George King engaged in fixing up the
books"
did you ever see anybody else alone in
the church besides DR.. Gibson, George King
and Theodore Durrant?"
mo, sir"
"Did you discover the body of Minnie
Williams in the church Saturday morn
ing?'
aNo. sir; some young ladies who were
decorating the church found the body. 1t
was in the closet off the library"
I'D hx-4 ~ 1t
on the cross-examination was as to
whether the witness had made any pur-
chases downtown on the Friday preceding
the Saturday on which the body of Minnie
Williams was discovered,
The witness replied in the affirmative.
Miss Annie Moisant of 270S Central ave-
nue., Alameda, was the next witness on the
stand.
ibid you know Miss Williams2"
81 knew her by sight.
ibid you see her recently?"
1.-TWO weeks ago Saturday | saw her in
company with young man
Where did you see them?"
1.-THE young lady was standing in the
doorway of Mrs. Morgan's house on Yer
sailles avenue, and the young man stood
on the porch"
"Coufd you identity the young manT
OF positively"
''Do you know Mr.. Durrant?"
II do not"
"Were you shown Mr.. Durrant yester-
day?"
ayes, sir; it was downstairs in some
Office"
How does he resemble the young man
you saw talking with Miss Williams?"
"He looks much like him."
Cross-examinatien-" you in the
courtroom yesterday" asked General
Dickinson.
~ was, sir.
'Whom were you within
with my friend. Mr.. Mexican. He
pointed out Mr.. Durrant to me-.
"Who had you go downstalrs?'
81 think it was Detective Gibson"
"Who sent for you in Alameda?"
"Some officer in Alameda. | did not
know his name"
Whom did you meet when you came
here in answer to that summonsT
Detective Gibson
"Whom were you with when you saw
Miss Williams and the young man stand
ing in the doorway2
miss Mckay"
was there anything special that at
tracted your attention?"