The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-18

nation, which fact was, IN itself, an indica-
| ton of how serious the witness is consld-
cred by the defense. He began very quietly:
| "You say you have been residing at 124 Bart
| lett street for about two years, madam" was
the first question
eyes, SIR
as your house on the same side of the street
as the church or oppos1te?"
at is opposite the church..
Then the witness was required to point
ont ON the diagram her appreciation of the
locality of her house with reference to the
church.
twas it here?" said Mr. De9prey. point;
ing the pencil at considerable olagonaI
from the church.
But Mrs. Leak was not to be caught this
way. She made the mark on the diagram
almost opposite the church. Then the
questioning proceeded:
Chow many stories in height is ia Bartlett
street."
"And your room has two windows fronting
on Bartlett p
"Does one of them front toward Twenty
second street or Twenty third street, or do they
both front on BartlettT
"Both are on BartlettT
"They are fiat windows?'
eyes"
They are not bay-windows. They do not
bow .gy out Il, y
'You say you saw lady and gentleman on
Bartlett streetT
eyes, SIR
"Where were they?"
"Passing down the street."
"Were you standing or sitting when you saw
them?''
81 was standing"
"Then you looked down at them as they
passed under your"
az understood you to say you could not tell
how the man you say was Durrant was
dressed?"
eyes, sir.''
81 understand you to say his clothes were
hidden from you by the form OF the young
woman,
"Yes, SIR
from view?''
ooh, no."
''she was taller than he?"
eyes"
"The woman's face was closer to you than
the man's?"
eyes, SIR"
eat the time they were in front of you were
they Immediately in front OF the Baptist
mo, not quite"
".They were. then, in your sight about
minute or minute and half?"
81 don't know
"The woman, you say. when arrived at the
gate, went into the church frst?"
'The man stood aside to let her pass?"
EYES,"
wasn't he in full view then?"
Then why could you not tell how he was
dressedT'
II took no notice of his dress"
'Was there anything about them to particu-
larly attract yoor attention.
"No, sir"
The witness was then asked as to what
notice she had taken of Durrant when he
had called at Mrs. Moore's house and at
the church.
"Did you not meet Durrant once at the
! church," then asked Deuprey. "And when he
bowed to you did you not say your eyesight
| was not good and that you were old, or you
would have known him at ohce?"
you know Mrs. Noble?"
''Did you call upon her after reading Of
Blanche Lamont's disappearance"
mo, sir. did after the body was found"
| "You called after the body was found?"
eyes, sir"
Chow long after?"
"I don't know"
"Was it day."
"Was it two days2"
| "I don't know"
You know her sister took the body home
three days after it was found?"
cpd you call about that timer"
| 81 don't know. go out good deal, and
once when was out about that time l called"
There was recess of ten minutes de-
| clared and then Deuprey started on the
| witness again.
| "Have you ever spoken to people in the EN-
manuel Baptist Church and excused yourself
| for not recognizing them your eyesight was
not good as it WASP"
mo, SIR"
Have you ever spoken to any one as to what
you had seem"
al may have told some one that supposed
had seen Durrant."
Whom have you told that you supposed you
had seen him?"
~ don't know may have told Mrs. Henry"
"Any one else?"
az don't know
ibid you read the newspaper accounts of the
finding of the body of Blanche Lamont2"
YES SIR"
..Yon read all the details and saw the pic
tures?"
eyes, sir"
"In reading the papers did you wear glasses?"
EYES, SIR
"Have you any objection to my looking at
them?''
''No, SIR"
Deuprey examined the glasses carefully