The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-18
.CLEWS STILL LEAD TO THEODORE DURRANT.

room and changed my clothes, preparatory
10 going to the ranch. | went to the cor
ner OF Twenty-fourth street and Orange
alley, thinking my horse would be there;
put suddenly remembering | had not nd
den IN, L ran toward the electric line to
catch the last car On the corner of
Twenty-fourth and Bartlett streets saw
man standing whom I thought was Theo
Durrant. | didn't pay any particular at
tention, as was in a hurry so am not
positive it was Theo.
Q.-Where did you see Durrant first on
Friday evening? AT DIR. VogeFs, 1902
Howard street / was at the business
meeting of the Christian Endeavor Society,
although not a member. Miss Marshall
acted as secretary in the absence of Dur
rant. DR.. Gibson was there when arrived
and Durrant came after the business meet
ing was over and joined IN our anluse-
ments. He arrived st $3.50 or 8 As o'clock.
He was cheerful, and entered into the
spirit of the thing.
Odd he enter the parlor at once
upon his arrival? Ale did not. He
remained outside about five minutes.
One of the Jurors wanted Durrant to put
on his hat and coat in order that Wolf
might identify him as the man he saw
standing on the corner of Twenty-fourth
and Bartlett streets, but the Coroner said
it was not necessary.
DR.. T. A Vogel, 1902 Howard street,
knew both Theodore Durrant and Minnie
Williams. The last time he saw the latter
alive was two weeks ago at a reception in
the church. AT that time she was mostly
in the company of Miss Lord.
Q.-When did you last see Theo DurrantP
AIT meeting of the Christian En-
deavor Society at my house. Durrant was
appointed secretary about three months
ago, but he was not present at the business
meeting. He arrived at the house about
$50 P. NJ, and his face was then wet with
sweat and his hair was hanging down over
his forehead. He went into my office,
washed his hands and brushed his hair
and then joined the. party in the parlor.
He did not seem excited and his clothes
were not disarranged. After the meeting
Durrant, l and some others went out to-
gether and at the corner of TWenty-fourth
and Howard about IL 80 P. NJ. we parted,
Mr.. Wolf and Mr.. Durrant going up
Twenty Fourth, while Miss Lord and |
went down Twenty-fOurth.
Odd Miss Williams get an invitation
to the party? Al don't know. Mr..
Durrant attended to that part of the bust
ness. As she was a member think she
did.
Vogel's statement made to the police
was then read to him. 1t was practically
the same as the foregoing, and he admitted
that it was correct.
this doctor. The Coroner then read the
following:
Dr. 7. a. Vogel, continuing his statement
Sunday, April Il, at l P. NJ, said: That on
one occasion Mr.. Durrant accompanied
DR.. Vogel's cousin from church about
month ago. While in conversation Dur
rant preached the subject of Miss Turner
being afflicted with female ailment and
suggested in a gentlemanly manner that
he would prescribe for her, and that he
had some sure-cure medicine which she
agreed to take. She took the medicine
and the effect was beneficial.
On a later occasion, one Sunday after
noon after church. Durrant asked her if
she had ever been examined. She was
somewhat surprised at his question and
answered no. Durrant then said she
ought to be and that he could do it. She
told him Indignantly that she did not
desire to be examined and that her folks
could attend to that. He then told her
there was no fear of detection as he knew
a good place in the church where no one
would find it out. She was somewhat sur
prised at his statement and closed the
door of her house in his face, as by that
time they had reached her home. Since
that time Miss Turner avoided his COM
pany.
The Coroner-Is that correct2 Ayes,
sir, except that she closed the door in his
face. She simply walked in and closed the
door. [ know nothing against Durrant
except what I have told you. l entered
the church before the deputy Coroner and
saw the knife on the dead girls breast. l
don't know whether | touched the clothes
or not. On the second occasion | saw the
gag and the stick. He recognized the girl
by the dress and skirt and mole on her
neck; also by her teeth.
Q.-Were you ever out with Durrant?
nr,1yr ra1hla
Lamont disappeared l went with him to
Mr.. Noble to offer our assistance.
C. l. Hills, 2031@ Bartlett, saw man and
woman enter the Emmanuel Baptist
Church the night Minnie Williams was
murdered After stating that he knew
neither Minnie Williams nor Theodore
Durrant, he testified as follows: "On the
my house at rs, and stood on the corner
of Bartlett and Twenty-third streets.
There was a man standing on the corner
opposite to me. He went down the road
and met a short girl, and the pair started
off as quick as they could walk The
woman came from the direction of Twen-
ty-second street, and they met near the
lamppost. The man had a dark overcoat
on, which went to his knees or little be-
low; his trousers were neither light nor
dark-more of a Oakland | think he had
a soft hat on. The hat, think, had a
round crown.
1.-The couple seemed very friendly. When
they met he took her by the arm and they
walked rapidly over to the church, and
passing through the gate went down the
alley. I waited there few minutes and
then went away. l don't know whether
they could get into the church from the
alley or not. / never was in the church
until the police officers took me through
it. The woman was a small, well-built
person, and at first l thought it was my
wife. | don't know what her clothes were
like. She wore cape and her skirt was of
some dark material"
A. G. Williams, father of the murdered
girl, was the next witness. The last time
he saw his daughter was on Friday, April
5, at about II o'clock. She came over early
in order to bring him some flowers and keep
an appointment at Thors'. where she was
to have her photograph taken.
Q.-What was your daughters name?
A-Her true name was Minnie Flora Will
iams.
Odd your daughter ever speak of
Durrant?-A.-Yes, She spoke of him
several times. She was on friendly terms
with him. They were what you might
can keeping company. His mother OBJ
Jected to Minnie for some reason or other.
AT social given in Durrants house