The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-01
MR.. BARNES PROCEEDS.
A Lucid, Analytical, Powerful Argu-
ment-Organist George r. King
Handled Without Gloves.

ment-Organist George r. King
Handled Without Gloves.
When court opened in the morning Dis
trict Attorney Barnes resumed his argu-
ment.
May it please the court and YOU, gentlemen
OF the jury: AT the beginning of the second
day OF my argument in this case l feel as
though ought properly, naturally and simply
and sincerely to apologize to Won for OBTAINING
you so long with this argument. 1t is, know,
burden to you. 1t is physical and mental
EFFORT on my part, which l would be glad to
avoid; but feel that it is my duty to the State
TO place these matters before You, and that it
is your duty to listen with what patience you
may to what have TO say. At the conclusion
OF yesterday mornings session / had drawn
your attention to the fact that after Miss Ed
wards had seen Blanche Lamont and Durrant
on the dummy OF the Powell-street car at the
streets. they then disappeared from human
sight, so far as we know, until shortly after
half-psst 5, when they were seen by Mrs. Cros-
sett in the Valencia-stleet car.
Mrs. CroSSett is corroborated
By physical facts.
1t was q fortunate and happv thing for
justice that Mrs. Mckee gave lunch TO the
members of her family. Mrs. CTossett asserts
this, and there can be no question as to the
date, Tor 1T is proven by facts. General Dickin-
son laid some stress upon the fact that Mrs
Crossett said she left Sacramento and Walnut
streets little after half past in the sfter-
noon, at which time DuTrant and Blanche
Lamont If they were together, had already
been on the Powell-street car for some thirty
minutes. Recollect the testimony of Mrs.
Crossett. She says she left Mrs. Mckee's house
at about twenty minutes past in the after
noon. Mrs. Perry says about quarter past 3.
Mrs. Crossett says that they reached the juno
ton OF Market and Valencia streets at half
past o'clock.
Question-Is II not fact that it took you
three-quarters OF an hour TO go from Laurel
and Sacramento streets down to Market and
HalghtI Mrs. CrOSSett was asked.
Answer did not have watch. suppose
Q.-Didnt it take YOU fifteen minutes from
Mrs. McKees house TO the car?
Al don't know, and 1 should judge 1t
would be q little after half past 3 when got
to the junction of Market and Haight.
The sunshine of immortality
upon the br0lO of Mrs. CroSsett.
Here was Mrs Crossett, nice. gentle old
lady. Her eyes were bright, her brain was nor
nal. You saw her on the stand. Mrs. Crossett
got on the Nalencia-street car. She saw
Blanche Lamont and Durrant on the car
There she watched him for eleven or twelve
BLOCKS They can say what they like What
motive could Mrs. CTossett have TO come here
at her time of life? We are not learned in
medicine, nor surgery, but it is very easy for
any one who saw that old woman to see that
her race is almost run. Upon her gentle head
already there is glimpse of the sunshine OF
immortality. Do you think that this lady at
her time of life would come here and deliber-
ately attempt to swear away the life of all in
there when he was not? Is it credible that
Mrs. Crossett could have known this defend
ant Tor four years, watched him twelve blocks
on the car, would try TO catch his eye, notice
MIN d1sembark at Twenty-tirst street, and that
after all this she should be mistaken? Gentle
men, 1t is impossible. But supposing that she
was. How is she corroborated?
The trick thot Mrs Cro8Sett
Sal0 IN time to spoil.
She saw them on the car for twelve blocks
Mrs. Nogel saw them at Clay and Powell streets
Miss Pleasant and Miss Lanigan at California
OF the turntable where the Baldwin Hotel is.
gentlemen, it is an absolute physical impossi-
Dl1ty. You know 1t, as know it, desire to
read you an extract from the cross-examina-
ton OF Mrs. Crossett to which desire to call
your attention. 1t was the final thing upon
which the State relied. During this cross-ex-
animation a trick was laid for Mrs Crossett
1t was the same one that was prepared for Mrs,
| vogel, the same kind OF trap that was set for
OPpenhelm when another ring was shown
nm hlIn preelseiy similar to that worn by the I'M
fortunate girl. The very same thing was pre-
pared for Mrs. Crossett. and that old lady, II
years OF age, armed only with the truth, not
only avoided the trap, but carried it off bodily.
viii read to you. Listen to this:
Q-How was Mr.. Durrant dressed on that
dayf
Q.-Did you notice long black overcoat with
velvet color?
Al do not know.
Q.-Did you notice the stiff Derby hat that
Ale did not wear stiff hat.
discrimination aUhich calls for
the JoTger and cOttnterfeiter.
You remember that poor. paltry subterfuge.
What kind OF hat did he wear, as testified to
by Miss Pleasant, Miss Lanigan and Miss Ed.
wards? Why, it is the peoples exhibit here.
Showing q soft felt hat.1 This kind OF cross
examination, which call to its aid the counter
feiter and the forger, is what l condemn and
desp1se. leave its value to the Judgment of
men other than myself.
Mr.. Barnes here read to the Jury an
article which commented on the duplicates
of Blanche Lannon'S schoolbook strap and
gold ring. The conclusion of the article
read:
What sort of practice is this? Are we to
understand that attorneys are at liberty to call
TO their aid forgers and counterfeiters for the
purpose of confusing witnesses2
Mr.. Barnes continued:
When they got off that car at Twentv-frst
ana Valencia streets this defendant had not yet
lnduced the unfortunate girl TO go into the
church with him. They walked down Twenty
nrst street, and finally this girl agreed with
the defendant and they turned down Bartlett
street.
Martin QuinIdn'S testimony
Is amply c0TT0bordted.
Ihls brings us to the subject of Martin Quin-
ian. This unfortunate man has had poured
OUT upon him the walls of the wrath of the de-
lense, Why? Eliminate the evidence OF
Qulnian and the case still stands with the
1OuQQatl0n as firm as the everlasting hills