The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 6, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1895. WHERE BLANCHE LAMONT'S BODY WAS FOUND Detective Gibson De-| scribes the Ghastly Discovery. ! THE ARMS WERE FOLDED. | 1 The Belfry Door Had to Be Broken Open to Effect an Entrance. | MANY MAPS AND PICTURES.| A Morning Spent With the Modeland | Diagrams—The Great Crowd Kept in Check. THE DURRANT CASE D) THE BELFRY SC The police handied the big crowd that hung | around 1n the corridors yesterday much better | than heretofore, and though the crowd was much larger than ever, a CleRr passageway was kept all day. | In the morning the examination of Draughts- | man Russell was continued. He made further | explanations concerning his model of the tower and belfry, ahd identified certain maps. | He was succeeded by Draughtsman MeCt lough, who had made maps end diagrams for the defense. ! In the aiternoon Detective Gibson told how | and where he discovered the body of Blanche | Lamont. Saturdey, midnight, the 13th of | April, he had gone to the ch and tried to | gain an entrance to the be but the door thereto was locked and the knob broken off. | Early next morning he went out to the church with Officer Reihl. They tried many | Xeys to the lock, but were at last forced to | break open the beliry door. ! When he arrived at the beliry landing and | looked around, there lay the body, with hands | folded over the breast. Signs of decomposition had already appeared. AMr. Noble, the uncle by marriage of Blanche | Lamont, was sent for. He identified the body. Upon bis cross-examination, witness denied that he had told a reporter that he saw foot- | prints in the dust on the floor in the beliry. Wheb he went to Mrs. Durrant and asked hex for the prisoner’s clothes, she had given them | sll except the shoes, ng that he had | but ome pair, and those were being worn. His examination was concluded before ad- journment. This morning Officer Reihkl will be called by the District Attorney to corro- borate Detective Gibson’s statement. A MINUTE— CE. KoTe TO THE READER —Tf you with only to | know what was actually accomplished in the | Durrant case yesterday the foregoing summary will give you ihat information. If, however. 1t is your desire to 12arn the particulars of this interesti al you will find subjoined a clear, suc partial account ot all important matters. Under no circumstances will the offensive det ed. They are not essentisl to an intelligent understanding of the progress of the case, and will be accorded Do place in these columns. i - THIRD DAY OF THE TRIAL. A Morning of Figures and Angles. | How the Body of Blanche La- | mont Was Found. It is almost trite to remark again that | the crowd which thronged the corridors | leading to Judge Murphy’s court yester- | day was larger than ever—for there are limits to the capacity of these corridors. y Yet it was larger—if that is possible; but it was also better handled by the police and kept in such check that an open pass- | ageway was maintained to and from the courtroom all day. It has reached the pass now that to get | into the courtroom one must have a *‘pull” | of some kind—not. necessarily a political | pull, yet an acquaintance with a bailiff, | an attorney, or some one of the many men | whose duty it is to enter the court where the great trial of the People of California | against William Henry Theodore Durrant | is now fully under way. i The morning session was very dull. Wit- | ness Russell remained on the stand most | of the time, pointing out the different | parts of his working model of Emmanuel | Church, and identifying and describing | various maps and plats of the surrounding | locality Civil Engineer Eugene McCullough, a | witness for the defense, also identified | various maps and plats that will be re- | ferred to in the course of the trial. | In the afternuon several photographs were identified by this witness—photo- graphs offered by the defense. One of these was of a cable-car going south on Powell street, near California; another was a cable-car zoing north on the same street. A diagram of the crossing at California and Powell streets was also offered by Mr. Dickinson. When the civil engineer con- cluded, th#d¢sngntsman of the Police De- partment came back on the stand long enough to give the exact measurement of the distance from the basement floor to the belfry of Emmanuel Church. Then came the discovery of the body. The story was told by Detective Gibson, not particularly in a dramatic manner, for it came out in simple sentences connected only by the questions of the District At- torney. Yet the manner in which the story of the finding of the body was elicited, question by question, step by step, was entirely sat- isfactory to the audience. All day they had waited for something like this, Now it had come at last. There was eagerness depicted on every face. Even Durrant, always the least in- terested of the spectators, was considerably interested as Gibson neared the critical point. Mr. Barnes began in a very formal man- ner by asking the name, then the occupa- tion of witness. Where was he on such and such a day? came next. What was he doing there? and so on to the climax, which was reached when Mr. Barnes said: “Now tell uswhat you found there, if anything?”’ “I reached the top step, turned around, and saw the dead body."" Then began the description of the body, the position in which it was lying, and all the borrible particulars connected with suth a ghastly find in the belfry of a church. Detective Gibson kept the stand for the | temainder of the aiternoon. He was closely cross-examined by Lawyer Dick-| inson, and requested to identify photo- | graphs of the belfry door, oven and shut, that were submitted as exhibits by the de- fense. ‘When the hour for adjournment came Detective Gibson’s testimony and cross- examination had been completed. This morning the officer who accompanied him to the church, Policeman Reihl, will be called to the stand as a corroborating wit- ness. It seems safe to say that there will be no more dry days in the Durrant trial, and that every day, from now on, will have its own sensation. The only other expert tes- timony looked for now is thatupon the handwriting of Durrant, but upon tnis will hinge so much that it is sura to be satis- fying to the most exacting auditor. And as a rule the anditors are not exact- ing. They are marvels of patience, in truth, and are satisfied to wait hoursto | gather just a word or two of sensation. The acoasi:c properties of the room are not good, and much of the testimony is lost except to those who occupy the fron rows of the spectators’ benct women are happy only to be inside. t A new witness for the prosecution has | | been found in the person of Dr. Gilbert F. Grabam of the Cooper Medical College, who is calculated to testify, when the time comes, that shortly aiter his arrest Dur- rant asked the doctor to lend him his book containing the notes on the lecture of Dr. Cheney, delivered at the college on the afternoon of April 3. This is the date that the State claims Durrant met Blanche Lamont at the High School, and upon which Durrant claims he attended a lecture at the college. The examination of witnesses, especially the cross-examination, drags a good deal, | and this fact ripples the otherwise calm demeanor of the court. Several times yes- terday he adverted, in one way or another, s, but the | and insisted that the model be moved back to the opposite corner. Then Policeman-Draughtsman RuSsell pointed his long stick at the flat map of the immediate neighborhood of Eminanuel Church that hungon the wall beside Judge Murphy and was just going to say some- {tlling about it when Attorney Dickinson pointed out the fact that according to Mr. ] Russell’s examination yesterday the meas- | urementsof the plat were inaccurate. | Judge Murphy said he thought the measurements might have been made cor- rectly—however, since they were not, it was a small matter, and the plat should go in as one of the people’s exhibits. District Attorney Barnes then brought out the additional information that the | mismeasurements were not those of Mr. Russell, but those of the official block- book, from which they have been copied. ! The diagram was admitted as an exhibit. | Then some more diagrams were tacked | upon the wall. The plan of the basement | floor, on a scale of one inch to a foot, was | the first of these, There was also a plan | of the auditorium floor, one of the gallery | floor and oneof the lot on which the church | building stands. Mr. Russell was required to explain every | detail of these plans with what was, to the | audience, at least, most tiresome particu- | larity. But the fault was not Mr. Rus- sell’s. Attorney Dickinson insisted upon it, and from the nature of things it was [ necessary that all this should get into the record. Finally the work was nearly com- e e i e know all about how this measurement was made. He was told in detail, and then Mr. Russell was let go. ¢Call E. L. Gibson,” said Mr. Barnes. “You are a police officer attached ‘o the de- teciive department 2" “Did you visit Emmanuel Church on the wt{n lud‘lhh of April of this year 7" oy gy “Tor what purpose ?” “To make a search of the premises.’” “On the first day—that was Saturday—what part of the church did you search ?” It was in the evening, between 10 and 11 o'clock. I went over the premises, and into the tower also. I could not get into the belfry, | because there wes no knob on the door.” Gibson was then directed to show on the model the door of the beliry, just how the handle had been knocked off. Barnes’ questions_he pointed out the door to the belfry and described how it led to the belfry from the gallery of the church. “Did Kou return to the church on Sunday, | the 14th “1did.” “At what time ?" “Nine o’clock in the morning.” “Who was with you “Poiiceman Reid. The janitor of the church went with us up to the beliry door.” “Did you find the belfry door locked ?” “Yes; the key the janitor haa would not open the door.” Mr. Dickinson objected to this answer. It was repeated for the court’s benefit and then admitted, Mr. Dickinson taking ex- ception. id you finally go into the belfry?” asked dia,’ “Tell us how yon got in and what you found there, if anything.” 2 Witness pointed out on the model how Under | attention when you saw the body on the belfry floor?” asked Barnes. “No, sir.” “How did the body appear to you?” “I moticed nothing particular except the marks on the throat.” “How was the body carried down?” “In a sheet. It was taken in a sheet and car- ried down and faid in the casket in the sheet.” “Was Mr. Noble present at that time?"” “He was downstairs.” “Did hesee the body then?” “Yes, sir; when it was placed in the casket Mr. Noble saw the body.” ‘‘You have said you got Mr. Noble. Where did you find him?” esked Mr. Barnes. “I sent for him to come,” replied Detective Gibson. “‘On Sunday, when vou found the body, did you ieave anybody on guard at the belfry door wh’e"r'n you went to telephone to Chief Crow- | _“Yes, sir; I had Officer Reid stay at the door | and told him to allow no one to enter the belfry until I came back.” Upon objection of Mr. Deuprey the instrue- tions given to Officer Reid were stricken out. “Did vou find any clothing on the floor where the body lay?'" asked Barnes. “No, sir.”” s any clothing visible then?” ne.’” 3 “Did you see any jewelry or personal effects in that room at thai time?” “I did not.” neral Dickinson cross-examined again, a Vhen did you first go into the church Sun- ay?” hortly after 9 o’clock in the morning.” You found the body at what time?” “A very few minutes after that.” “Was the }anilor at the church?” “Yes, sir.” “Was there a crowd on the street?” “Not at that time.” “Where did you meet the janitor?” “He let usin at the side entrance.” “Inow give you a photograph; do you recog- nize it ?” ““{ do,” said the witness. “Whatisit ?"” [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] THE DURRANT FAMILY LISTENING TO THE TESTIMONY IN JUDGE MURPHY'S COURT. to the fact that time was a precious ele- ment to men not lawyers by profession, and once he openly remarked that: “We’ll all be dead of old age before this trial is over—unless you gentlemen are more expeditious.’’ Before court adjourned for the afternoon Judge Murphy announced—after consult- ing the pleasure of the jurymen—that | there would be no sessions held on Satur- days. gy THE MORNING SESSION. Two Hours of Figures and Angles and Maps and Models and Diagrams. One could scarcely imagine a drier and more matter-of-fact judicial proceeding than that which took place in Judge Mur- phy’s courtroom yesterday morning. It was disappointing to the women, but the men nodded and slept through most of it. The women spent the hours in gossip, or in edging this way and that way to secure a better view of the back of Dur- rant’s head. Even Judge Murphy seemed to be bored by the dullness of things, twice, when Witness Russell or Attorney Dickinson were more deliberate than ever in making a point, he remarked that ‘‘we | are making no headway this morning, gentlemen.” And, in truth, things did drag very much for the first hour. rollcall of the jury, he spent a long time in climbing about over his model and reach- ing in through the rafters in order to make measurements that would enable him to | answer Lawyer Dickiuson’s first question. ‘Which was this: “What is the distance Detective Gibson. from the basement floor to the southeast corner of the floor of the belfry, measuring the distance one must traverse in order to reach that point?” It seemed like an hour before the an- swer came—which is another argument for the theory that even time is relative, forin truth the answer was given in less than twenty minutes. “Two hundred and fifty-seven feet,” at Jast Mr. Russell said. Then another and another and another line of measurements was required—not so much for the enlightenment of the jury, perhaps—for it is not likely that they could carry all these figures in their head—but in order to get them all into the record. Mr. Russell answered all his questions carefully and only after due deliberation or reference to his notebook or by actual measurement, both Mr. Barnes and Mr. Dickinson making notes all the time. ‘When Attorney Dickinson at last said he was through with Mr. Russell and that his model of the tower and belfry might be moved from its place on the table where it obstructed Judge Murphy’s view of the jury, the court heaved a deep sigh of relief and once or | ‘When Witness | Raussell resumed the stand azain after the | | | pleted. Mr. Russell promised to make | several measurements during the noon | recess and report them in the afternoon. | Then he stepped down and out, and the | women in the auaience woke up and | craned forward their necks, the men gaped | and rubbed their eyes and the evening | | newspaper men sharpened their pencils {and began to take an interest in things | of this world. | ness E. T. Gibson. | looked relieved. Here was an end of the identify | Dickinson. | And then another set of ruled and | squared sheets of linen board was hung on the wall beside Judge Murphy—one of them at a time, and each one of them must | be fully and carefully explained by Civil | Engineer Ernest McCullough, who took the witness-stand for that purpose. diagrams were about the same as those submitted by Mr. Barnes for the people. | In one particular only they differed. | This particular—a small mistake in the measurement—was pointed out by Mr. Barnes. Then the explanation went on, |and on and on, the women returned to their gossip and the men to their naps. Presently both were rudely punctuated by the court’sannouncement that the noon adjournment was about to take place. It came so suddenly and unexpectedly that the aundience, only half awake, started to its feet almost as one person. ¢ some aiagrams,’”’ said Attorney | and he pounded the gavel on the clerk’s desk to emphasize the order. “Keep your seats,” said Judge Murphy in a tone not much milder. The audience sat down again and rubbed its eyes. Then the jury was admonished as usual, and the adjournment proceeded with due form and precisioi—the women lingering 1n the courtroom as usual unlil told to “move on” by the bailiffs. L g THE AFTERNOON SESSION. De tective Glbson Describes the Finding of the Body in the Belfry. The afternoon session opened with the and Witness McCullough still on the stand. Attorney Dickinson pinned another map on the board, and asked the witness what it was. “A map of the Mission district showing the block in which Emmanuel Baptist Church is located,” answered MrCullouy)." *We offer it as an exhibit,” said Mr. Dickin- 50 “‘Was it drawn from the City maps?”’ asked Mr. Barnes. “It was.” “We have no objections,” said the District Attorney. Lawyer Dickinson took another roll and nailed it against the wall. Vhat is that?” he asked. A diagram showing the crossing at Califor- nia and Powell streets.” “Made from the City maps?’ asked Mg. Barnes. *No; from actual measurement.”’ n what scale?”’ esked Dickinson. ‘Ten feet to one inch.” “We offer it as an exhibit,” said Dickinson. But Mr. Barnes was careful. He ex- amined the diagram closely and asked the witness for several measurements. These were given, and then Mr, Barnes said there were no objections. Mr. Dickinson handed witness a photo- graph of a cable-car going south on Powell street, near California; then one going north on the same street. . These were duly identified, and became exhibits with- out objection. “Can you tell me how many steps there are from the basement of the church to the upper floor of the belfry?” asked Dickinson. “‘There are fifty to the auditorinm, ana to the floor of the gallery twenty-two more, and then to the upper floor in the belfry there are fifty- three, making in all 105 steps,” was the answer. “*Are they all of uniform height?"” “No, sir; they are six inches from the audi- torium 1o the gallery,and five and a half inches in the beliry.” A number of similar technical questions were asked and answered by this witness, then he stepped down and out, and Mr. Russell succeeded him 1in the witness chair. w He was asked by Dickinson to give the actual weasurement from the auditorium to the beifry floor. “It is exactly 240 feet by tape line,’” replied Mr. Russell. “When was this measurement made?" “Between 1 and 2 o’clock this afternoon.” Then Attorney Dickinson wanted to District Attorney Barnes called for Wit- | Even Judge Murphy | | figures and angles; here was—but was it? | “I desire to call Mr. McCullough to | His | “Sit down, sit down !’ roared the bailiff, | usual number of women in the audience, | | | he gained admission to the belfry. Then he said: “] went upstairs to the top of the landing and stood on the top step there Lpolnlh‘.g]A When I turned around I saw the body lying | over there in the corner.” “You saw what?” asked Judge A\ru?hyA ; I sew the body lying on the top of the land- ng.” Witness pointed out in the model where the body lay. “In which position was the head?” asked Mr. Barnes. | “In this corner—the east side.” “What condition was the body?”" “Decompositiou had set in.”” 5 “Was the body lying on the floor?” asked Judge Murphy. “Yes, sir.” “‘How were the feet?” “They were together and pointed toward | Bartlett street.” | _“The head lay to the east and the feet to the | west?” said the District Attorney. “Yes, sir.” “How were the arms?” hey were crossed over the breast.” “How was the head laid?”” | ““Alittle to one side, the face up, The head was held in position by two blocks.” “Would you recognize those blocks if you saw them agein?” “I would.” “I hana you two blocks. them?” “Yes. These are the blocks. They have my initials on them.” | Dickinson then began his cross-examin- | ation. “Whnen did you mark these blocks?” he said. “About thrée weeks ago.” “And you found them on April 147" “Yes, sir.” “Were they the only two blocks on the upper floor of the belfry?” “There were othe: similar to these?’ “No, not cxar‘lli‘.’ “Did you examine them then?"” “Yes, sir.” “Were you at the church frequently during the following days?” “No, not often.” “Did a great many people visit the church on that Sunday “Idon’t know. “Did not a great many go into the belfry?” “There were a few.” “How many 2"’ “I couldn’t tell.” “Several hundred?” 'No. Isaw fourieen or fifteen there once, but they came down and I closed the door aiter them.” “Do you know how long the door remained closed?” “No, sir.” “Three weeks ago, when you marked the blocks, where were they?” “They lay in the same place.” “l‘fld you recognize them?"” “Yes. “Wh; Can you identify shorter than the other and one was wedge- shaped and had a nail in it.” “l\)id you look at the other blocks?” “Yex" ‘‘Are you aware that many people visited the beliry “No, sir.” “How many times have you been to the beliry since then?” ‘‘About three times. Gibson then told how he had left the blocks in the belfry because he thought it the duty of the Coroner to take them. He had made a written report to the Chief about the finding of the hody, describing its position, etc., and he thought he men- tioned the blocks in question. He had found them in the beliry afterward, and had marked them and taken them to the Chief. He said in answer to more ques- tions that there was a little dust in the belfry, but he did not know if there was enough to retain footprints. He had not seen an?' footprints, At this point Judge Murpky interposed with the remark that he thought the de- fense had gone deep enough with the mat- ter. Dickinson then objected to the intro- duction of the blocks as” evidence, as they had not been properly identified, bu the court overrulet{)the objectionand aamitted them. redirect examination: What did you do when you saw the body in the beifry? hye asked, 0 i (L old"the Chief ‘ot Police and notified Mr. e. Mr. C. G. Noble? Yes, sir. Did Mr. Noble see the body in your presence? Yes, sir. Did'he fdentify it? Dickinson was on his feet in a moment with an objectio:, as the witness, he said, was not competent to testify to the iden- tification. The objection was sustained, and Mr. Barnes asked : “Did you know whese body was lying in the beliry!” Deuprey put in an objection this time, on the ground that the witness was being led into hearsa; testimony. Gibson was allowed to say tilt he suspected the iden- tity of the body. He then wenton to tell how he was present on the second plat- form when the body was taken down past him in a sheet and placed in a casket at the beliry-door. “Did anything besides the body attract your “Théy were,in the same place, one was | The District Attorney then took up the { “A photograph of the belfry door.” “As it appeared when 7’ “When 1 first saw it on the night of Saturday, April 13.” You went there at about midnight ?” did.” “What lights did you have ?” “Candles.”” “Could you at that time see the scars on the cesing and where the lock in the door was ?”" “Yes, sir.” At this point Mr. Barnes took the photo- graph and examined it. Then he asked some questions about it. , “You sav you broke in the door Sunday morning ?”" he said. *“Does that photograph show where you broke it 7" “It does not.” “But you recognize the indentation on the casing and the lock as natural ?”’ asked Dick- inson. “Oh, yes,” said the witness. Then the photograph went to the jury. Ore of them said: “The door is open here 7" “Yes,” said the witness. “You saw it closed ?”” “Yes, sir.” “I would say,” remarked Mr. Dickinson, “that tnese photographs were taken at the in- stance of the defense, somewhere about the time of the preliminary examination. I have one of the door closed, but could not fin¢ it.” The photograph of the door closed was then offered to the witness. He identi- fied it. Then Mr. Barnes handed witness a type- written paper and asked him if he could identify it. “Yes; that is my report to Chief Crow- ley about the finding of the body of Blanche Lamont.” Mr. Barnes offered it in evidence. Lawyer Dickinson objected. Judge Murphy said the defense might call for the document, but that the State could not introduce it at this time. “I only do so to accommodate the defense,” said Mr. Barnes. “We decline to be so accommodated,” sald Mr. Deuprey. “Then I shall decline to produce the paper | when it is called for,” said Mr. Barnes, “on the Juror Smythe, the Expert on Ice- Water. ‘xronnd that it is a privileged communication 0 me.” *“Oh, we have a subpena for the Chief of Po- ]i(‘e‘.“" .!Ih{‘ Dfiup{ey. he beifry & “Was the lock on the ry door sprung?”’ then asked Dickinson. 7 L “It was." ‘And the knob off?"” Yes, sir.” ‘Were there marks of violence on the door?” | “There were.” i “Where—on the sill?"" A “How long did you spend in examining the door?” “About ten minutes.” Gibson then went on to state that he had searched all the church and the prem- ises generally, and the belfry was the last place visited. He knew of but one en- trance to the belil"’y at the time, but since then he has found that there isanother way in, not properly an entrance, but holes in the plastering and in the walls suffi- ciently large to admit of entering the steeple. He had tried five or six skeleton keys on the beliry door, but none would open it. The next morning, Sunday, April 14, he was again at the beliry door about 9 o'clock. With him were Poficeman Rieh] and Saderman, the janitor. They tried more keys, which the janitor had brought, but none fitted. The janitor said noth! ng about any other entrance to the belfry at the time.” Gibson had asked for the belf; doer and the janitor had shown him to i «And you couldn’t open the door?” queried DN sonid not,” Gibson answered. “We coul . i"%n;l you couldn’t open it on Saturday night?” "!w(; could enter the keys, but could not open the door.” “How did you oven the door?” “We pressed it in.”” “Who pressed it in?” «Richl and myself. We threw our weights sgainst it and broke the inside casing.” “Did the hasp inside give way?” “Yeu.” «Did it require much force?” “Considerable—yes.” “Did you find -n:thlng near the door on the evening preceding?” . :i\li‘:‘i Sil-'”1 ok for anything?” E you lo T “Idon’t remembar."‘h Under further cross-examination the witness told of going up the stairs of the steeple after breaking in the door and of seeing the body lying prone upon the upper floor. He said he was about six feet from the body and could see it plainly in spite of the dim light. Gibson was then shown a I)hotograph. which he recognized as one of where the body of Blanche Lamont was found. This was offered and admitted in evidence. A pathering of attorneys around the model then followed until the photograph was clearly nnderstood by court and jury, and then Dickinson took up another lead. ““Were you alone when you saw the body?” was next asked. “0fficer Riehl was with me.” “Where was the janitor?” “He was farther behind and coming up the stairs. He was about at the first landing, end Riehl was close behind me.” “What did you do after you saw the body? DXdI {103 o downstairs and “notify the Chief ?” “raid.” uDid Riehland the janitor see the body also?” The witness did not think any one of the three in the belfry recognized the body as that of Miss Lamont. When he had come down from the uvpper floor Gibson had closed the door and had ordered every one kept out of the steeple. He then tele- honed to the Chjef and returned aione. ?-le remained by the body for about five minutes, and did not wait for the Coroner to come. On this second visit he had ex- amined the floor and the body. He ob- served the surroundings, the blocks under the head, the crossed hands and the up- turnea feet. There was some dust on the floor, he said, but there were so many sticks, papers and shavings strewn around upon it that it would have been impossible for a foot to make legible impression. Had there been dust enough to show any footprints he claimed he would have noticed it or would have seen the impressions. “Were you interviewed by re] finding of this body?” said bick, “Did you make this statement?” and reading from a newspaper clipping, Dickinson con- rters on the uson. tinued: ‘The floor of the landing was covered with dust—" “Iobject to tuat,” seid Barnes. “This quo- tation {s too indefinit “‘You must call attention to the time and place add the circumstances surronnding the interview before you put that question,” said the court. Dickinson began again with a long and very exact query, but Barnes objected once more and Dickinson was asked by the court to be still more explicit. He added a few more facts and Gibson said he did not remember any particular reporter or any particular interview, as there were dozens of newspaper men around him when the news was apnounced. Dickinson then read some lines about there being duston the floorand foot prints apparently made by a No. 8 or9 shoe. “Did you say that?” he asked. “I never said such I thing to any reporter,” Gibson answered. Nor to any one else?” ‘No, sir; nor to any one else?” More questions as to the dust and the disturbance, if any there had been, which the removal of the body had caused were then put to the witness, but he maintained that the floor was not in a condition to re- tain any impressions of anything or any one. The examination which Gibson had made when he returned to the beliry after notifying the police was then taken up, the condition of the light, etc., being fol- lowed in fullest detail. Then was asked: “Did you make any examination of any one’s shoes 2" “No, sir.” «Did you ask for any of Durrant’s shoes ?” “No, sir.” «Did you examine his shoes 2’ “Once, when he was in the City Prison.” “Did Jou ever visit his house 2" “Yes.” nd search for anything ?” “Yes; for some of his clothin “Did you look for his shoes ?" +No more than for anything else.” ever made any inquiry ?" “He answered that twice,” interrupted the court. “You didn’t ask his mother for his shoes " continued Dickinson, persistently. + asked to see the clothing he wore.” “Answer my Qucstlon." “Not shoes.” No, sir.” «iVhen she said the only shoes he had he wes wearing didn’t you say ‘Only one pair of shoes 7’ “I dia not.” “I'll tell you what I do remember,”” Gibson began in the lull that followed his last answer. “We don’t ask him to tell us what he remem- bers unless in answer to our questions,” broke in Deuprey. “I think he is entitled to be heard,” said Barnes, but the court said that could all come out in his redirect examination. Gibson’s visits to the belfry nextcame under discussion. He was asked if he kept any records of his visits, or made any report of them. He said he generally made a report in writing every morning, but he could not tell whether or not he had made any particular report as to his trips to the beifry. “Did any one suggest that you go to the bel- fry{'uiog to the time that you found the body?” #No, sir.” £ “Did not a reporter suggest on April 13 that the belfrey be searched?”” “I had no talk with any reporter."” ‘“Answer yesor no,” commanded the court; and Gibson said, “No, sir.” “Dian’t he want to go up there, and didn’t he ask to be allowed togo?” “No, sir.” “]\)m yo‘u ever take a lantern into the belfry?” “Yes, sir.”’ “What was the occasion of taking a lan- rn?” “To read the names scribbled on the walls and windows.” These names gave room for more ques- tions, and Gibson had to tell that he had made a list of them and that the list was given in to the Chief. Gibson admitted in answer to earnest queries'shat he had trouble with his eyes when he was about 20, but on April 13 and 14 his eye- sight was excellent. This apparently satisfied the general and he gave way to Mr. Barnes. He took up his cross-examination again, however, 10 ask if he had, before finding the body, noticed any marks of violence upon the stairs. Gibson said he had not. It was then Mr. Peixotto’s turn. “What other entries are there to the :;el}(lray that you subsequently found?” he sked. Counsel for defense, both of them jected to the word “uuhsequentl = !;e‘;lx’: y to meet otto c)l;gnggd hi; question, on! more objections, but he finally got G to admit that he knew of noy %ther ‘:’hs:: through the doorway until three weeks ago. “Why didn’t you break d . "‘Yn"’:h""m yk i lown the door Satur. “Because the key wouldn’t nol want (o break any doors 1 the charehre “When yon call on Mrs. Durrant to in- uire about the clothes was it prior to the find- ng 1:% lhle yody of Blanche Lamont?"” “No, sir.”" General Dickinson then wanted to sub- mit samples of the reports submitted by Gibson to Captain Lees, and after some wrangling as to their relevancy he was allowed to read two of them. ’lxhe each .s‘tnled simply that he, Gibson, lmfv been gnga;ed on the Durrant case.”” Then followed some discussion as to whether or not the case should goonon Saturday, but on consulting with the jury it was decided to hold no sessions uspn that day and, in the midst of it all, Dis- f;ruf: &Mm-ney Barnes thought of one more on. “When you visited Mrs. Durratt what conversation about clothing or shoes or lnBthinR took place?"’ ickinson objected because the question ;ar ncompetent, irrelevant and immate- al, The court sustained the objection and Barnes prusied itdown so as to make it refer only to shoes. «ghe gave me everything but the shoes,” said Gibson.““she sald, ‘Here is everything but his shoes. He has butone pair and he has them on.' " : The termination of Detective Gibson’s examination occurred conjointly with the arrival of the afternoon adjournment hour. The trial goes on this morning. Clarence Wolf Denles It. Clarence Wolf will not testify on the witness-stand—as it has been stated he would—that Durrant told him on April 2 that he intended to lead astray Blanche Lamont. «Durrant never so much as mentioned the name of Blanche Lamont to me,” said Clarence Wolf yesterday. I did not see Durrant on April 2. In fact, T did not see him at any time between March 23 and April 8. The statement that I went to the prosecution with any such story is obso- Iutely and unequivocally a falsehood. I have never conversed with any one con- nected with the prosecution in the Dur- rant case on such a topic and have not been subpenaed as a witness.” YOUR LIVER. There is nothing which is more neg- lected — speaking generally —than liver trouble. Foolish people joke about * their liver”” as they would about the smallest trifles in the world, and yet there is noth- ing more really serious. It you !lnve ever bad a dull pain on your right side below your ribs, or have experienced a disagreea- ble sensation when lying on your left side, or a pain just beneath your right shoulder blade. it is time for you to be alive to the serious consequences which are liable to ensue. Theseare sure signs of liver dis- ease and yvou have got to take notice of them, or jaundice or dropsy is sure to ensue. Plain and certain relief is insured bv using JOY'S Vegetable Sarsaparilla. You need it, and if you have any of these symptoms it will quickly relieve vou. But neglect means just what we have told you. YOUR BLOOD. This is the vital fluid without which you could not exist for a single moment. 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YOU HAVE SEEN The obstruction at Third and Market streets, and the tearing down af that building has certainly in- terfered with our business, and on thet account we have lowered the price of every shoe in our house. We have all grades of shoes from the finest 10 the cheapest, and on all we have made a reduction, and do not think because we adveriise ;:mcr-flt;‘;uheoov‘: that we do not carry fine ones u the cheap and medium priced shoes we have estab- lished a reputation for selling cheaper than any store on the coast. It has taken years (0 establish that reputation, but good shoes, low prices and courteous treatment of customers will win every time. Give us a trial; examine our shoes and rices, and if they are not satisfactory do not buy. g‘hh week we are selling Ladies’ Dongola Kid But- ton Shoes, with either cloth or kid_ tops. mediam, square or pointed toes and V-shaped patent leather tips, for 5 sl.als. ot Philadelphia make and are guar- We are after your trade, and we are oftering in- ducements. We carry them in C, D, E and EE. Anxlous parents often complain about the way their children wear their shocs, but this week they can secure bargains, for we have Misses’ Fine Dongola Kid Button Shoes, with patent leather tips and spring heels, that' we will sell for less money thau they were ever offered before on this coast., The sizes run from 11 to 2, and we will sell them for BL. Per palr, '{;neae shoes are just llae thing for school, as they look neat and tidy, and give good 3 Call and examine them, i hises Remember. we have not moved, B3 Country orders solicited. &@-Send for New Illustrated Catalogue. Address B. 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