The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 7, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1895. BLOOD STAINS WERE FOUND IN THE BELFRY, Riehl Saw Footprints in the Dust on the Upper Steps. THE BROKEN DOORKNOBS Deputy Coroner Hallett Tells | of the Removal of the Body. CHISEL MARKS ON THE DOOR. Starr Dare Icentifles the Wearing | Apparel and Tells Where He Found It. THE DURRANT C. IN TE A MINUTE—BLOOD -dered girl, was nplete the remains found in the beliry. Policeman Riehl was the next witness, He was with Detective Gibson when the body was first discovered. - He told the v he saw foote leading to the ed in the dust. e blood had trickled There were also signsin oor of the body having d not notice whether lett, Who removed the to the Morgue, told irrence. He secured a in the church and wrapped the 1at, and carried it downstairs to the usion of the morning session, 1 of the Morgue being absent and G tness, Judge Murphy achment for him. But even this n into court; therefore Police- n was called to the stand in He was detailed with Sergeant examine Emmanuel Baptist pril 16, and testified to finding the broken off the door leading dentified the knobs, which evidence over the objection r defendant. He also testified to tions made in the edge of mb, as shown by a photo- defendant’s counsel, and k showed that it was made by th had beer as Starr Dare, who dis- g of Blanche Lamont ng the rafters in the beliry different articles and told The covered the ast w th ljourned until next Tuesday morn- | —If you wish only ta hat was actually accomplished in the ase yesterday the foregoing summary ihat information. If, hewever, ulars of this u will find subjoined a clear, account ot all important no circumstances will the offensive s be admitted. They are not essential intelligent understanding of the progress of the case, and will be accorded no place in these columns. | Ui ! FOURTH DAY OF THE TRIALi — | Blood Stalns and Footprints In the Beifry—Dare Identifles the Clothing. | re was good progress made in the | rant case yesterday, vet all the testi- | of a preliminary nature, and | ce of it might be summed up in s sentence: | There were blood stains in the belfry, lso footprints in the dust on the floor of he belfry,and in the rafters and under loor of the belfry was found the s apparel of the murdered girl; the | broken door-knobs were found at the en- | trance to the belfry under the floor, and a | vered in the roof-rafters. ) yesterday was the tourth day of | proper, the prosecution is still a | ance from its testimony going to | that the prisoner in the dock, that | annered, well-bred littie man, Wil- m Henry Theodore Durrant, is the ore | that committed this atrocious crime. | Ana th not because thereisa lacking | of such testimony, but because the prelim- | inary evidence thereto is so considerable. | withstood many a searching glance yesterday as the wearing apparel of the murdered girl was exhibited to the | jury av ified by Starr Dare, the man | Who found it secreted in the beliry. But Durrant ver flinched. Heisim- pervious to everything, judging from out- | ward arances at least. | The nearest approach to a sensation dur- | ing the morning session occurred when Judge Murphy issued a writ of attachment for a delinquent witness—Thomas Smith, by name, one of the Deputy Coroners. This came just before adjournment, and edingly mild sensation at best. C, G. Noble was called to the stand when court opened in the morning. He came to | lete his identification of the ghastly ns found by Detective Gibson in the | on that Sunday morning. | In cross-examination he was asked by "\llol'nlrj' Dickinson whether t!xexe were | many persons present at the time. He said there was not—only the officials. He | was asked some other questions concern- ing the appearance of the body, but these | questions elicited nothing new. ‘I'nen Policeman Riehl came to the stand. He corroborated the testimony given by Detective Gibson about finding the body in the belfry. Upon cross-examination by Mr. Dickin- gon, the witness said he saw what were blood stains on the floor of the room at the foot of 1he stairs leading to the belfry, and when he mounted the stairs he saw | where the blood—it appeared like blood to him—had dripped down to the floor. When he went into the belfry the second time he looked about more carefully and saw marks in the dust where—so it ap- peared to him—the body had been dragged from the head of the stairs. He saw some biocks in the room similar to those identi- fied by Gibson Thursday as having formed a rest for the head of the body, but he did not notice whether there were blocks under the head of the body. Witness said he allowed no one to go into the belfry between thediscovery of the body and the time when it was removed. Deputy Coroner Hallett came to the witness-chair next. Mr. Barnes wanted Smith, the janitor of the Morgue, but Smith did not respond when called. A recess of ten minutes was taken, during which 8mith was telephoned for, but un- successfully. Hallett told about the removal of the ody. He bad tried to get a sheet to carry it in, but none could be found in the church, so he secured a tablecloth. NOTE TO THE READ w | noon Smith was still absent. | jurors—Smythe and Seiberlich—were also pastor’s study, indicating | made to force the door | | corridor and would not let him come into | some length, with the result of bringing | belfry. | Emmanuel Baptist Church Sunday morn- with the body—he and Bmith carried it | down—they met Mr. Noble, who identified the body as that of his niece. Mr. Hallett's cross-examination was con- fined to what he had seen at that time, the condition of the room in which the body | was found and the number of persons pres- | ent. Mr. Hallett had made no examina- E’tiun of the premises, and could give but { little information on that score. - He had | been called there for the one purpose. This he fulfilled—and nothing more. It was at the conclusion of his cross- | examination, Janitor Smith being still absent, that Judge Murphy issued his at- tachment for the missing witness. That attachment was made returnable at 2 o’clock. But when court convened in the after- A couple of missing from the box when the roll was called. Judge Murphy fixed his face fora pro- longed frown and a wait of three or four stains on the floor—that is, I thought they were blood stains. Dickinson—How near to the side of the wall was tue blood stains? Riehl—About six inches. Dickinson—How large were the stains you took for blood ? Riehl—They covered a space about a foot and & half in length and six or seven inches wide. Dickinson—Quite a large stain? Riekl—Yes, sir. Dickinson—Did you ever see thatstain again? Riehl—Yes, sir. Dickirson—Did you make an investigation as to where the stain came from? Riehl—I formed an opinion as to where it came from. Dickinson—But did you make an examina- ion? Riehl—Well, I looked about enough to con- | vince myself. Dickinison—What did you convince yourselt Riehl—That the blood had dripped down {rom the floor above. Witness was shown a number of photo- graphs of the belfry submitted by the de- fense. And when Riehl had identified them they were offered as exhibits in the case. Dickinson—Were them some papers on the oor ? Riehl—Yes, sir. Dickinson—What appearance did these pa- | pers have? Did they look as though they were | crumpled up and thrown about? Riehl—I don’t remember that. Dickinson—Is it not your recollection that these papers at the footof the belfry tower were folded? Riehl—Yes; many of them were folded. of! Riehl—Yes, sir. Dickinson—Were landing? RiehI—I did not notice. Dickinson—Was_the dust thick enough to have shown them? Riehl—I do not know; Idid not notice that. Dickinson—Did you lean over to see the body? Riehi—Yes, sir; I had to do that to see it clearly. Dickinson—Did you notice any papers lying about? Riehl—No, sir. Dickinson—Did you examine the place for signs of a struggie? Riehl—I saw in the dust where the body had been shoved along, and where it had rested at the head of the steps. There were marks that looked like the trailing of a skirt. Dickinson—You reported all these things to Officer Gibson? Riehl—Yes, sir; all but the footprints. Idon’t remember whether I toid him about them. Dickinson—That church is on your beat, is it not? Riehl—Close to it. ‘Witness said further, under Dickinson’s uestions, that he bad seen the blocks on the fldor, but did not notice those that Gibson had said were under the head. Upon the conclusion of Riehl’s cross- examination Thomas Smith, an attache of the Coroner’s office, was called, but did not respond. Mr. Barnes explained that something had occurred at the Coroner’s office to detain the witness. Judge Murphy said that in future i tnere fodtpflnu on the t | minutes was necessary before the jurors | responded to their names when called at | the door by the Deputy Sheriff. | When they finally came and took their | places in the box Juror Smythe explained | that a policeman bad stopped him in the court. The women in court during the after- noon session were largely of a different walk in life from those that are always present. ithin the railing sat two fashionably attired ladies with ex-Attorney-General W. H. H. Hart. One of these ladies wore a heavy black veil that entirely hid the face. In the absence of the much-wanted | Smith, Policeman E. J. Coleman came to the stand. He found the broken door- knobs under the floor at the entrance to the belfry stairs. Attorney Dickinson examined him at out the further testimony that some one had gone to the pastor’s study, secured a | chisel and fitted it into at least one of the | indentations found on the door of !he! At the conclusion of his testimony a dressmaker’s model was brought into | court and placed onthe platiorm beside | the wiiness-chair. Then Starr Dare took the stand and testi- | fied that the black waist and the black | dress skirt on the model were those that he had found stowed away under the raft- ers and in odd and hidden corners in the belfry. He found these and many other secreted | garments, evidently belonging to the mur- dered girl, on the Sunday morning on which the body was first discovered. His dentification of the garments was very positive. At the conclusion of his cross-examina- tion by Attorney Dickinson court ad- journed until next Tnesday morning. R R THE MORNING SESSION. C. G. Noble Recalled, Officer Riehl a Witness and Thomas Smith Absent. When court convened in the morning District Attorney Barnes recalled C. G. Noble, the uncle of Blanche Lamont. His further testimony was to corroborate Detective Gibson as to how the body was handled when brought down from the belfry and as to who were present at that time. He told of being sent for by Gibson and then of accompanying bim to ing, April 14, and of what transpired there, Then he was cross-examined. flDErkin!on—“‘hn was the condition of the oor? Noble—Very dark. Dickinson—Other people were going up and coming out of the beliry? Noble—I saw no others. inson—Did you stoop over to see the body or see it plainly from where you stood? aNoble—I had to get down quite close to the oor. Dickinson—Did you have a light? Noble— ; I struck & match. Dickinson—That is all. Barnes—That {s all. _Officer Riehl, who accompanied Detec- tive Gibson to the beliry, was then, called | to the stand. He went to the church Sun- day morum%, April 14, with Gibson. He went_directly to the belfry door. They found the door locked and the knob broken off. They tried several keys, and failing in this, they put their shoulders agaiust | the door and broke it open. Then witness described the finding of | the body, just as Gibson had told it. After finding the body Gibson stationed | him at the belfry door. Barnes—Did you allow any one to into the belfr z 4 e Riehl—No, sir; no one passed me. Barnes—Were you there when the body was carried down from the belfry? Riehl—Yes, sir. Barnes—Did you see Mr. Noble there? Riehl—Yes, sir. Barnes—What time did you finally leave the church? Riehl—Between half-past 9 and 10. Barnes—That is all. Then Mr. Dickinson began the cross- examination. He made the witness state again what time it was when he and Gib- son reached the church. Witness identi- fied a photograph of the door. Dickinson—It didn’t require much force to open the door, did it? Riehl—Not so much. Dickinson—It came off the hinges? feh]—No, sir; the casing broke. Dickinson—Did you see any handmarks on the aoor? Rienl—No, sir. | very searching. f / PoLicEMAN A.R.RIEHL HOW J. F. HALLr13 s:rEARED ON THE STAND AT THE MORN- ING ScSSION. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] Dickinson—Did_you observe carefully the stain on the floor? Riehl—Yes, sir. Dickinson-As you proceeded up amine to see where the blood through? Riehl—Yes, sir. Witness was then required to point out or the model where he found the blood aid you ex- ad dripped | and the evidences of it having dripped through from the stairs above. Dickinson wanted to know every detail. His exami- nation concerning the blood stains was e He wanted to know the size of each spot and its shape. Dickinson—You do not know as an absolute fact whether these stains were blood or not? Riehl—No, sir; 1do not. must be seen to that the witnesses were on hand when called. Then a recess of ten minutes was taken. After the recess, Thomas Smith being still absent, G. F. Hallett, Deputy Coroner, was called to the stand. He testified that he was at the Receiving Hospital about 10 o’clock Sunday morning, April 14, when a telephone message came directing him to go to Emmanuel Baptist Church. He ar- rived there about 11 o'clock. Officer Gib- son met him and told him there wasa body upstairs to be taken to the Morgue. He went up with Gibson to view the body. - Peixotto—Did yon take the body away then? Hallett—No, I went downstairs to geta sheet and some candles. Hallett—Yes, sir. Dickinson—Do you know who they were? Hallett—No; they were strangers to me. Dickinson—Do you know whether they were connected with the church? 5 Hallett—They might have been. I do not now. There were a few more similar questions, but they elicited nothing of importance. Then Mr. Dickinson said, *‘Thatis all.” Judge Murphy—Is Mr. Smith here? Mr. Barnes—Not yet, your Honor. Judge Murphy—Let an_attachment issue for him, Mr. Clerk, returnable atthis courtat2 o'clock. Then the court was adjourned for the noon recess, but not until Judge Murphy had suggested to the spectators that good manners alone ought to show them the propriety of remuminfi seated until the curtain had actually fallen. B THE AFTERNOON SESSION. Starr Dare Tells of the Finding of the Clothes in the Belfry Rafters. Witness Smith was still in contempt of court when the afternoon session con- vened, which was not exactly on the hour, because of the absence of two jurors. They made their appearance in a few min- utes, however, and then Policeman E. J. Coleman was called to the stand. In company with Sergeant Reynolds he was on duty at Emmanuel Baptist Church on April 16. His testimony was devoted to the finding of the knobs of the door | leading to the belfry and the condition of the door when the examination was made. The knobs were offered in evidence, and | together with the paper in which they had been wrapped were marked People’s Ex- hibit G. Barnes—Where did you find these knobs ? Coleman—In an opening under the floor to the left of the door as you enter by and near the southeast corner of the north belfry I found one doorknob. Then I looked further about four feet and found the other ohe. Barnes—Where did you stand while making the search ? Coleman—Behind the door on the inside of the belfry. General Dickinson objected to the ad- mission of the knobsin evidence on the identification given of them by the wit- ness, and proceeded to interrogate the witness in support of his objection. Dickinson—What did you do with the knobs? Coleman—I turned them over to Sergeant Rheynolds a few minutes after I discovered them. Dickinson—Prior to turning them over did you make any mark on the paper in which you wrapped them. Coleman—Not then. N D}icklnwn—md you put any marks on the ocks. Coleman—No, sir. Dickinson—The knobs were not exposed to Sergeant Reynolds’ view when they were turned over to him? Coleman—Yes, in the way I picked them up. He w;\‘s right by my side. 1wrapped them up myself. Dickinson—How did you know they were the same knobs that belonged to the door. Coleman—Because I was particular and tried them on where they were broken off. Dickinson—Was “there anything peculiar about those knobs? Joleman—No, except that they seemed to fit this door, and that they were broken off. Dickinson—Was there anything peculiar in Coleman—Nothing, more than I say that to the admission of the knobs in evidence ness. The knobs and the paper and the ue] Baptist Church and used to secure the Mr. Barnes proceeded to question Cole- The knobs were specifically designated. other G2. Coleman—I put this one (G1) through the (G2) and tell me if that is a new break or an The court—He hasn’t shown that he i pos- In the cross-examination two photo- exhibits 11 and 12, were used for the pur- tail with the condition in which the art of graphs—one showing the door closed and the when it was closed and which one was on the Dickinson—Wait a moment. That is not an- graphs show the knobs? The court—I should think he should testify | seems tends to confuse the witness. Heshould be fitted, but you should not ask him how they of the court that the question tends to confuse the witness can answer the question be may. Barnes—Which of th on the outside, but they did not meet on ae- General Dickinson further cross-exam- in building locks. Coleman disclaimed not make an effort to force the shank this examination anything with regard to the the lock had been or was? shut? to those marks, their nature, how they had WITNESS DARE IDENTIFYING THE CLOTHES FOUND IN THE BLLFRY OF EMMANU:«L BAPTIST CHURCH. DUMMY WAS USED T0 DiSPLAY TEEM. [Sketched by a *“Call” artist.] A DRESSMAKER’S Dickinson—Who went first upstairs into the belfry when you had broken open the door? iehl—Detective Gibson. Effiffmgfi‘-w.a the dust so thick on thesteps that you coujd see Ym" own footprints? Riehl—In some places. Dickinson—Where? Riehl—On the last three steps I saw foot- rints. ’D‘;c'l(unlou—flow far up did you go the first e l'!"éleh!—l went up till within three steps of the top landing. There I turned and saw the bo dy. Dl)t-:llnu(m—\vhell next did you go up? Riehl—Only a few moments later. Dickinson—Then you went clear up? Dickinson—What did you do after vreaking open the door. When they reached the lower landing Riehl—1 looked around, saw some blood Riehl—Yes, sir. Dickinson—Was it on this second trip that you saw the footprints on the steps? 3 Peixotto—D'd you gei the sheet? Hallett—I could not find a sheet, but I got a tablecloth downstairs in the church, Peixotto—What did you then do? Hallett—I went upstairs ain with Mr. Smith. We laid out the tablecloth and placed the body on it. Then we carried it down, Peixotto—Whom did you seeat the bottom of the belfry stairs? Halleti—I saw Mr. Nobie, He looked at the body and identified it. This about concluded the main exami- nation by Mr. Peixotto, and Attorney Dick- inson took up the cross-questioning. Dickinson—Were there any mple up 1 the belfry when you went for the body% Hallett—Yes; three or four. kinson—Did you request them to come down? the breaking of those knobs that attracted they are broken apart. and the court overruled him, Mr. Baines handwriting on the paper and the string packages were identified satisiactorily by man as to his action in fitting the broken- The one retaining the shank which passes Barnes—What did you do with reference to lock and saw that it fitted. old one. sessed of a knowledge of that branch of it. raphs of the belfry door, and which had pose of showing that the witness’ observa- the photographer had represented it. other showing the door open. Which one of inside? swering my question. Dickinson—No; they show the place for the asto how hedid fit them. Ido not see any other have an opportunity to show how he fitted belonged in the door. the witness. Coleman—I cannot. e ) knobs did you fit on count of the lock being sprurg and kept the ined the witness and wanted to know if he any such experience and stated that the throuch the lock. He then proceeded. jamb of the door, the right hand jamb or cas- Coleman—Yes, sir; there was a mark on it. Coleman—Yes. D e Thioy Iooka. aa. tishigh tisy your attention? General Dickinson renewed his objection resumed the direct examination of the wit- that was picked up on the floor of Emman- the wiiness. off knobs to the door that led to the belfry. through the lock was marked G1, the the door and knobs. Barnes—Look at the broken part of that knob Dickinson—We object. Darnes—The defense may cross-examine. Ecen previously submitted as defendant’s tion of the door did not agree in every de- Dickinson—1 present you with two photo- these knobs was on the outside of the door Coleman—The way I put them in—I put— The court—Do you claim that these photo- knobs, intelligent answer he can give. The question it them in, ana you may show how tbey might Dickinson—We take exception to the remarks The court—You can have your exception. If Dickinson—hat is all. Coleme.n—The long one (G 1). T put the other shank of the knob (G 1) from coming through. was a locksmith or had had any experience lock was considerably sprung and be did Dickinson—Did you observe while making ng, near or about or immediately below where Dickinson—Was it visible when the door wes Dickinson—Did you make an examination as Coleman—Ye: Dickinson—Were there no more that one of these chisel marks ? Coleman—Yes, there were others; but only one that I recollect—the large one. Dickinson—Who was “t fitted this chisel into the indentations, was it you? Coleman—Yes, and by Sergeant Reynolds. He took the custody of !ie chisel. ‘When Mr. Coleman stepped downand out, one of the Deputy Sheriffs brought up to the witness-stand a black draped dressmaker's model. On it, as was after- ward shown, were the black waist and black dress skirt worn by Blanche Lamont when she left the High School. They were found stowed away in the belfry under the rafters, and the man who found them, Starr Dare, son of John T. Dare, was called to the stand to identify them. He identified a great many other articles of clothing, also—what seemed to be the entire wearing apparel of the mur- dered girl, in fact. The District Attorney began the cross- examination: Barnes—Were you in Emmanuel Baptist Church Sunday, April 14? Dare—Yes, sir. Barnes—What did you do there? Dare—I made a search of the premises. Barnes—I call your attention to this black silk basque. Do you identify it? Dare—Yes; I found that in the belfry. Barnes—Point out on the model of the belfry Just where you found it. Dare—I found it in the rafters atthe south- west corner, right there (pointing). Barnes—In what condition did you find it? Dare—There were sticks thrown onit. The ‘waist looks about the same now as it did then? Barnes—I now call vour attention to this black skirt on the model. Did you ever see it before? Dare—Yes. Barnes—Where? Dare—In the belfry of Emmanuel Baptist Church. I found it. Burnes—Where? Dare (pointing)—Near the southeast corner under the rafters. Barnes—Were there sticks thrown on them? Dare—Yes; just the same as on the waist. Barnes—What did you do with these things when youn found them? Dare—I handed them down to Mr. Daley, who was on the platform. Several other articles of wearing apparel were then shown the witness. He identi- fied them all, and pointed out on the model of the beliry and tower the exact position in which each article was found. Some of the clothing was torn. Several pieces were found strewn along under the casing of the belfry on the north side near the northeast corner. All of them were then placed in evidence and marked as people’s exhibits. Before they were admitted, however, Mr. Dickinson wanted to know how the wit- ness could identify the clothing. Dickinson—How do you know these are the same garments? Dare—They are torn just as those were, and I remember them by general appearance. Dickinson—Are you able tosay these are pre- cisely the garments you found, or do they only resemble them? Dare—They are the garments I found in the beliry. Under the objection of Mr. Dickinson the garments were then admitted as evidence. Mr. Barnesshowed the witness a hatchet and asked him if he had everseen it before, and where? Dare—In the belfry of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Barnes—Under what circumstances? Dare—I found it on a_crossbeam on the east ;{edll_e above the main beam of the roof of the iry. Dickinson—Are you sure that is the same Latchet? Dare—Yes, sir. Dickinson—How can you tell it? Dare—By the rust on it, and by its general appearance. The batchet was then admitted as evi- dence. Mr. Barnes asked some further questions. Barnes—Have you seen any of these articles identified by you, since you found them in the beliry? Dare—Yes, sir, Barnes—State when, where and under what eircumstances? Dare—In a room nearly opposite Chief Crow- ley’s office, in the presence of Captain Lees and of last month. Then Mr. Dickinson began his cross- examination proper. Dickinson—What moved you to search the beliry for the clothing? mDnre—The {act that the body had been found ere. Dickinson—Did any of the detectives or police officers accompany you into the belfry? Dare—I don’t remember. Dickinson—There were policemen and detec- tives in the building? Dare—Yes. Dickinson—Did you know the deceased in her lifetime? Dare—No, sir. Dickinson—How near do you live to the church? Dare—About a block and a half. Dickinson—Did you attend service at the «church? Dare—A few times, Dicl n—What times? Dare- I never attended service there. I went to some entertainments at the church. Once when Pastor Gibson assumed charge, once to a fair there. Dickinson—Did you ever see Blanche Lamont at the church? Dare—Not to my knowledge. Dickinson—What was done with the gar- ments a8 you handed them down? Dare—They were rolled up in the skirts into & bundle. Mr. Dickinson then projected a large number of questions ealculated to elicit the witness’ knowledgze concerning the care taken of the clothing after it was found and whether he could positively identify ivall. Mr. Dare answered them all care- fully and without hesitation. He admitted that there was an interval of about four months during which he had not seen the clothing, yet he felt sure these were the same garments. Dickinson—Did You examine each piece of clothing as you pulled it out, or did you just band it over without looking at it? Dare—I looked carefully at each piece. Dickinson—What made you do that? Dare—I wanted to make sure whether it was clothing or merely a piece of cloth. I had philled out a piece of cloth. Dickinson—Was there dust on the floor in the beliry? Dare—Yes, sir. Dickinson—Did you see any footprints? Dare—I did not. Dickinson—Did you lock for footprints? Dare—I did not. Dickinson—Did you see a chisel? Dare—No, sir. Dickinson—Did you go to the pastor’s study that day? Dare—Yes, sir. Dickinson—Before or after you made the search? Dare—I went in that way. Dickinson—Have you made a written report about the things you found in the belfry? Dare—No, sir. Dickinson—Or a.verbal report to any one? Dare--No report at all. There were a few minor questions asked, but they elicited nothing that had not already been testified to by this witness, and then his cross-examination was concluded. Simultaneously the hour for adjournment came. Judge Murgh ex?'lnlned that as Mon- aay was a legal holiday there would be no ses- had been done with a chisel or jimmy. Dickinson—Did {On observe a number of in- densations or marks on that casing? Coleman—No; I did not. Dickinso: can you tell from an examina- tion oi that photograph, aided by your recol- lection, the number of marks on that casement, showing that they had been made by any in- strument? Coleman—Yes; there are two as shown by the photograph, but I do not recollect at that time how many there were. Dickinson—Was any instrument presented to you or used? Coleman—Yes, & chisel, that night or even- ing, after the finding of the knobs in the after- noon. 1 think Sergeent Reynolds came up from the back part of the church with it. Dickinson—From the pastor's study; from a tool box? Coleman—Yes, I think it was. It was fitted into this mark. Dickinson—The putting of the point of the chisel into the indentation indicated what had been done? Coleman—Yes, it looked as though some one tried to open the door and inserted the chisel in between the door and the jamb. « Dickinson—And that considerable force had been used ? Coleman—It looked so. Dickinson—The indentation was considera- bly deeper than the chisel was thick, was it not? Coleman—It was deep enough for the point of the chisel. Dickinson—Had not the chisel been pried to sion of the court until next Tuesday, it having already been agreed that Saturday sessions ‘were not to be held. Thereupon court adjourned until next Tues- day morning at 10 o’ciock. BIENKOWSKI'S IDEA. A Newsboy’s Phonograph That Will Talk All Languages. A Bienkowski, the newsboy, has an idea. He has retired from the business of selling daily papers and will enter into competi- tion with the phonograph exhibitors. After five years of strict attention to his own business, the young man has accumu- Jated enough capital to place himself in the way to see the world and gather in a margin on his investment. His phonograph will talk in thirty-nine different languages, and he proposes to entertain his patrons with a novel exhibi- tion that will give them an idea of the variety of uses to which the aspirates and the gutturals and other expressions of the human throat may be put. He has picked up here in cosmopolitan San Francisco a native of each of tmrtiy- nine countries and_induced them to talk into his machine. Now he expects to hear the nickels dropping when he gets his the right as a lever, with the force exercised to the right? Coleman—TIt looked that way. Dickinson—Did it not leave quite a deep in- dentation as it moved to the right upon the jamb of the door? Coleman—Yes. Dickinson—And the indentation extended also wetl£well in from the front of the jamb a8 you look toward it—toward the rear? Coleman—Yes. Babel in operation. BIEOYAL Ab-olm! yr--." two police officers. This was about on the 15th | NEW TO-DAY. Little folks’ day at the new «daylight” store. Another bar- gain day for money- saving Mothers. Don’t —DON’T—buyastiich of boys’ clothes to-day till you see our big, bright, new stock. SHORT PANTS SUITS Neat plaids, double-breasted, ages 4 to 14 years----$l 50 Double-breasted Reefers, in cheviots, wide braided collar ——=§2.50 All-wool Cheviot Reefers, in endiess fancy patterns $4 00 LONG PANTS SUITS Blue, Black and Mixed Che® viots, in the very latest cuts single and double breasted- We have an im- mense assortment of Children’s Hats and Caps, Waists and Biouses. We give especial attention to mail orders. Open to-night till 10:30. H, ROMAN & C0, The New Daylight Store, COR. FIFTH AND HMARKET STREERETS. FUNERAL NOTIGE. A A OFFICE OF THE GRAND SECRETARY, GRAND LODGE, F. AND A, M. oF CALIFORNIA. } The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of California will hold a special commupication in King Solomon’s Hall, at the Ma- sonic Temple in this city, on SATURDAY, the 7Tth inst., at 2 o'clock P. 3., for the purpose of con- ducting the funeral of our late esteemed and be- loved brother, M., W.. WILLIAM CALDWELL BELCHER, Past Grand Master of the Jurisdiotion. The Grand Officers, Past Grand Officers and members thereof, and the officers and members of theseveral lodges in this jurisdiction are hereby notified and requested to be in atten dance, By direction of the Grand Master. GEORGE JOHNSON, Grand Secretary. WALL | £:2 WINDOW PAPER =2 SHADES Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. G.W.CLARK & CO. 653 Market Street. SAMPLES SENT. FIVE CENTN Will take you from any A part of the city direct 10 onr oftices, where the best Electric Belts,with #ll the latest improve- ments, may be had ag GREATLY REDUCED PRICES, = Call or write for free “Pamphlet No. 2. MAGNETIC TRUSS COM- PA DR, PIERCE & SON, 704 Sucramento street, San Francisco. CAUTION! 0 DERIVE THE BEST RESULTS FROM using homeopathic medicines, they must be purchased fresh from BROOKS' HOMEOPATHIC PHARMACY, 119 Powell street. who employs only experienced harmacists. Gentlemanly treatment guaranteed. acific Coast agency BOERICK & TAEFEL, Philadelphia and New York. Catalogue mailed free. P“:E§ ITCHING PILES SWAYNE'S snsororazs ovssa, OINTMENT SYMPT 3 inf Ty worsoby st miching 1t ieging: most at nights worso by s ntching. & tumors for d protrud e Slocd nd l.ler:rN‘F ‘becoming very 1Is the Place to Buy DESKS, CHAIRS And All Kinds of §1 OFFICE FURNITURE 638-640 Mission St.