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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1895 THE FIGURE LOOKED L Durrant’s Attorney Pro- tests Against the Dress Form. IT WAS VERY LIFELIKE. One of the Dramatic Surprises That Sent a Shudder Through the Room. TESTIMONY OF MRS. NOBLE. The Aunt of the Murdered Girl Is First to Connect Durrant With the Crime. THE DURRANT CASE IN A MINUTE—MRS. NOBLE'S EVIDENCE. Another day in the Durrant case has brought the prosecution fairly 1nto its case. With the examination of Mrs. C. G. Noble came the first direct evidence tending to connect Durrant with the murder of Blanche Lamont. Mrs. Noble was Blanche Lamont’s aunt, and 1t was at her house that the girl lived while in the City. Her testimony went to show how Durrant bad called at her house with Dr. Vogel and Clarence Wolf, offering to try to find themissing girl. At that time Durrant had told her he and his companions knew lots of places the police were not acquainted with, and they would hunt for Blanche in such localiti Noble was also called upon to identify the clothes belonging to her dead niece, and in connection with the identification of the dress she wore there was & vigorous objection lodged by Deuprey and Dickinson. The dress was draped upon & dressmaker’s form, and as it stood before the jury it wasnot hard to imagine it _clothing the figure of the girl her- self, and when Barnes placed the hat over the top of the frame the black-robed figure was strikingly realistic. Deuprey saw the effect of it first, and he objected not to the dress but to the frame, as, he said, the frame was neverin the Emmanuel Church, and was no part of the case. Dickinson seconded the objection, but the court held it was asmuch & part of the case as the boards upon which the maps were spread, and he allowed the frame to remain, after giving defendant’s counsel the benefit of an exception. E. F. Somps, & special policeman, and Police- men E. V. Head, who searched the church and found some of Blanche Lamont's clothing, were examined in the morning, and in the after- noon John T. Dare, prosecuting attorney of Police Court 3, described how he had viewed the body in company with_the officers. Policeman McGreevy told how he had found a pair of the girl's gloves in the smaller tower of the church, and Policeman George Graham jaentified the shoes shown in court as the ones he found in the church, and he told how he found them. ness of the day, and her direct examination was still in progress when an adjournment was taken. NoTE T0 THE READER —If you wish only ta know what was actually accomplished in the Durrant case yesterday the foregoing summary will give you ihat information. If, however. it is your desire to l2arn the particulars of this interesting trial you will find subjoined a clesr, | euccinet, impartial account ot all important | matters. Under no circumstances will the oftensive details be admitted. They are not essential to an intelligent understanding of the progress of the case, and will be accorded o place in these columns. 2 FIFTH DAY OF THE TRIAL. Mrs. Noble Tells How Durrant Offered to Go In Search of Her Niece, Blanche Lamont. There was the same-sized crowd—all the room would hold —in Judge Murphy's court yesterday. Those who attended orly the morning session were disap- pointed 1:f they expected to hear anything of a sensational nature. It was devoted entirely to the testimony of witnesses who found more of the clothing and personal effects of Blanche Lamont in the belfry and other portions of the church. Detective Seymour came into court bear- ing a gunny-sack in one hand and a black valise in the other. There was specula- tion as to the contents of these packages, but it was soon disclosed that they con- tained the hat, the shoes and some other articles of wearing apparel that had been found secreted in the church. Durrant came into court with the same unassuming, bland demeanor that he has evinced trom the first. Not even the threatening weather seemed to have any effect upon him. Heis always the same, nor in this respect does he differ from the usual run of men who stand in the dock accused of great crimes. Such men do not carry the evidences of either their gnilt or innocence on their faces. Durrant’s face is as uncommunicative, as inexpressive of all emotions as was the face of Alexander Sullivan when he faced the accusation of having caused the horrible butchery of Dr. Cronin. But that is an old story now. People crowd the Durrant trial out of a natural curiosity to see the man accused of so dreadful a crime, and hundreds of them besiege the corridors for hours, satisfied to catch but a passing glimpse of the man. In the afternoon Mrs. Noble, the aunt of Blanche Lamont, came to the stand, and | then for the first time Durrant’s name was coupled with that of the murdered girl. She was called on to identify the clothes of the murdered girl, and the better to as- sist in the display of them the District At- torney had draped the outer gzarments upon a dressmakers’ frame of wire. When he called for the dress the courtroom clerk went up behind the Judge's desk where the frame was lying hidden from view, and, raising it suddenly, he brought it down and stood it before the jury. Every one started. It was like bringing the wraith of the murdered girl herself into court and asking it to testify. Then, when Barnes took the girl's wide hat, which had been found in the belfry, and placed it on top of the frame, it needed but a little stretch of the imagination to see the form of Blanche Lamont standing there in the dim light of the courtroom. It had an evident effect upon the spectators at least, if not upon the jury, and Deuprey was on his feet in a minute with an objection. He took excep- tion not to the dress, but to the frame, as he said it had not been in the Emmanuel | Church, and was, therefore, not part of the case. The court ruled that it was as much a part of the case as the boards upon which the maps bhad been spread, and he sllowed the frame to remain after noting Deuprey’s exception. Then Barnes went to the figure,; pointed out all the rents in the dress and the evi- dences of a struggle avout the neck of the basque, and then the clerk took it aside. There was a murmur of relief when the figure disappeared, and eyes which had been fixed upon the silent form in black were free to once more seek for a glimpse of the prisoner. Mr. Barnes 1s unfolding the details of his drapja with rare skill and in such a Mrs. Noble was the last wit- | IKE BLANCHE LAMONT, way that it can be divided into separate acts, each act having its thrilling denoue- ment. With the advent of Mrs. Noble came the climax to the second act in what promises to be a most dramatic trial. The trial opened, if you remember, with the evidence of the men who found a body. Then came Mr. Noble to tell whose body it was. Then several witnesses told of the gar- ments they found in the church. Yester- day came Mrs. Noble to say, ““These were the garments worn by my sister’s child, Blanche Lamont.” She said more than this. She said she met Durrant at prayer-meeting on the evening of the day in which Blanche had disabpeared. Durrant sat in front of her at the prayer- meeting. He leaned back and asked her whether Blanche was coming. Mrs. Noble answered with a simple negative. Then Durrant told her about the book, “The Newcombs,”” that he had promised tobring Blanche. He had not brought it, he said. And he asked Mrs. Noble to tell Blanche that he would bring the book Thursday. Mrs. Noble thinks it was the Thursday of the week following the disappearance of Blanche that Durrant and Dr. Vogel called at her house. He told her that Clarence Wolf knew of places that were unknown to the police, and that he and Wolf would search these places for Blanche. Then Mrs. Noble told about the rings worn by Blanche on the morning that she left the house for the last time. She iden- tified the rings and told of receiving them through the mails, wrapped in a piece of newspaper, on the margin of which were written the names of John T. King and Professor Scharenstein. All this testimony was readily appre- ciated as of vital importance in the peo- ple’s case against the prisoner, and the prisoner himself was the only person in the courtroom who did not feel vitally in- terested in it, who did not listen most acutely so that no syllable of it might escape. Durrant whispered with his mother dur- ing parts of the testimony and at other times remained passive and only slightly interested in it all. The afternoon session was adjourned be- | fore Mrs. Noble's direct examination was concluded, Mr. Barues wishing her to try to recollect by this morning the exact date | of her interview with Durrant and Dr. Vogel. The morning session was devoted to proving the identity of the clothing and effects of Blanche Lamont found in Em- manuel Baptist Church and in describing w here they were found. Friday the witnesses told of the clothing found in the belfry on Easter Sunday—the day the body was found and removed. The | articles identified yesterday were found two days later—on the 16th of April. First came Special Officer Somps, who found a soiled and crumpled glove secreted under the floor of the top platform of the belfry. It wasa kid glove, tan color. As the District Attorney held it up to the jury it called to mind perhaps the soft white hand of the pretty girl that once wore it. 2 Some other articles of clothing were also identified by Somps. They were stowed | away in odd corners. Attorney Dickinson cross - questioned | Somps very closely and elicited much in- formation, the utility of which was not | discernible to the audience at least. ‘ From these cross-questions it was learned | that Somps once had a conversation with |2 man named Green concerning the dis- | coveries made by the witness in the belfry. “ But what bearing this conversation can possibly have on the case was not shown | by anything which occurred yesterday. | A point that the counsel for Durrant was very careful to draw out from all of | the witnesses was that the articles found by them were secreted in places difficult of access and that in hiding them one must have consumed much time and traversed long and dusty distances that could not | have failed to soil one’s clothes. This | point was insisted upon by the cross- | questioner. Of course, if the prosecution should set up the claim that the murderer secreted the | effects and wearing apparel of his victim | on the same day, or within the half hour or less during which he must bhave strangled the poor girl, then Mr. Dickin- son’s point in this respect would be useful in showing that more than one person must have been concerned in the awful crime. But it is not understood that the people’s counsel will make any such claim. On the contrary their theory is that the garments were secreted at a subsequent date. Manifestly, from the evidence already adduced, it was a task of more than an hour, probably several Liours, to secrete the clothing where it was found, and there is nothing in the claims made by the District Attorney tending to deny this conclusion. Witness Somps said he saw footprints in the dust on the upper steps in the belfry, thus corroborating in this respect the tes- | timony previously given by Policeman | Reibl. This was brought out by the ques- tions of Mr. Dickinson. J. J. McGreevy, son of Policeman Mc- Greevy, who lives next door to the church on Bartlett street, was the next witness. He went to the church on the Tuesday following the discovery of the body to see | his father. While in the church he joined the offi- cersin the search for the clothing. He found the hat worn by Blanche Lamont when she left the High School. It wasa Leghorn hat, trimmed with brown rib- | bons. McGreevy found it stowed away under the floor on the first platform in the belfry. He found it necessary to tear up a portion of the flooring in order to take out the hat without destroying 1t. Then came G. H. Graham, a detective. He told of finding the shoes—little black leather things, low-cut ties, as they are | called. These were also found under the | flooring among the rafters, but in a distant part of the church. Policeman E. V. Herbe found the school- books of Blanche Lamont. He told the jury just where and how he found them. He had placed his initials upon them a few days later, and in that way was able to identify them positively. There were a | number of classbooks and some copy- books and many written exercises in the bundle. And they were all strapped to- gether, in the same condition, probably, as | when the light-hearted schoolgirl tied | them before she left the High School and walked away to her death. Her name was written on all the books. The trial will go on again this morning, with Mrs. Noble on the stand. Doubtless her cross-examination will be searching. At THE MORNING SESSION. How Blanche Lamont’s ClothIng and Effects Were Stowed In Places Difficult of Access. Two things appear to have been proven by the testimony adduced during the morning session. These are that much of the clothing and personal effects of Blanche Lamont, which were found in Emmanuel Baptist Church, were secreted in places difficult of access, and that in order to have placed the things where they were found one would be very likely to get one’s clothes very much soiled and dirty. The defense insisted upon the latter point during its cross-examinations and persons familiar with the case nudged one another and wondered what the defense was driving at. There was an empty seat in the jury- box when the roll was called in the morn- ing. After waiting about three minutes Juror Dempster filled it. “Did the Mission-street cars break down, parel were shown to him and identified by him. He pointed out on the practicable model of the belfry the locations in which he found the articles. Then there was the cross-examination. “How came you to be searching there for clothing?"” asked Dickinson. “I.was in the chureh and thoupt I might as well make myself useful and help them in the search for the clothes.” “Did you see Detective Gibson there?” “Yes, I think he was there.”” “Didn’t Gibson tell you it was no use search- ing for the clothes?” “No, sir."” “‘And didn’t you say to Gibson, ‘Whoever did this murder did not carry away the ciothes'?” “No; I think I made no statement like that. {h“tm a good many things, of course, but not at? “Whom did you go into the beltry with?” “With Officer Brown. “On Mey 22 did you not have a conversation with & stout man” who wore s mustache, in which you said —1?" dence, and Mr. Dickinson began the cross- examination. “‘In order to put those books in the place you found them what was it necessary for the per- son to do?” asked counsel for the gefenae. . Witness could only answer that by tell- ing how he got at the books. He went to the second floor of the belfry, went out of the opening there and passed along over the ceiling of the church to the south side. He had a lantern and had to let himself way down between the rafters, and Ser- geant Reynolds and Detective Grabham pulled him up. ‘“Was there any other way to get at the Dbooks?” 7 T2 “No other way.” Was it possible for anybody to have placed the books there except by traversing the same route you took " “I think not.” “What did you ao with the books when you found them?” “I geve them to Sergeant Reynolds.” [Sketched by a “ Call” artist.] MRS. NOBLE IDENTIFIES THE DREZSS WORN BY BLANCHE LAMONT. Mr. Dempster?”’ asked Judge Murphy, and there was more severity than curiosity | in the judicial tone of the inquiry. Juror Dempster assured the court that no accident had happened to the Mission cars. Then the case proceedea with tne testimony of Special Officer E. F.Somps, Before Mr. Somps took the stand District Attorney Barnes called for Witness Mec- Greevy. But the latter did not answer. | Mr. Barnes asked the questions for the peopleand Attorney Dickinson asked them for the defense. Mr. Somps testified that he went to the Emmanuel Baptist Church on Easter Sun- day, April 14, for the express purpose of searching the premises for clothes of the murdaered girl. “Mr. Barnes handed him a kid glove and asked him if he could iden- tify it. “I never sew that before,” said witness. “Did you find a glove there?” “Idid.” Mr. Barnes objected, because the ques- tion was not definite. The court sustained the objection, and Mr. Dickinson amended his question. “Did you have a conversation with George W. Green?” “Yes, I talked:to him.” “Did you not fay to him that it was you who suggested hunting for the clothes, and Gibson | said it was 1o use, and that then you and Starr Dare went abead and searched? “And did you not say to Green that Gibson used bad judg- ment in handling the case, permitting every body to go in and out?” “I may have said part of this, but I certainly did not blame Gibson.” *Did you see any dust in the belfry?” “Yes, everything was very dusty.” *Did you see footprints?"’ “Yes; I saw some footprints on the top of the steps of the last flight.” “How many?" “I don’t remember; I did not pay particular attention.” “That is all,” said Mr. Dickinson. Mr. Barnes echoed the sentiment, and then the N OFFICER H‘Gm}v, The heavy Villian . }rom the Baldwin llidjnga /J'o’mv % T.DARE SOME WITNEESES AND SPECTATORS WHO APPEARED IN THE COURTROOM YESIERDAY. [Sketched by a “ Call” artist.] “Was it & right-hand or a left-hand glove?” asked Barnes. “It was a left-hand glove, I think.” “Do you recognize that flnve ?" said the Dis- trict Attorney, handing witness another glove. “‘Yes; that 1s the one. It was rolled up. That 1s the glove.” ~“Where did you find it?” “On the floor of the top platform of the belfry in the corner nearest Twenty-second and Mis- sion streets.” ‘Witness then pointed out on the model the exact position in which the glove was found. It was dark buff in color and soiled. Before it was admitted in evidence as Peo- ple’s exhibit I 1, Mr. Dickinson asked some questions. “Did you place any mark on this glove by which you.could identify it now?" “No, sir; there were already marks enough npoln the glove by which I could recognize it agAIn " gain. "};un did you find the glove—in what condi- on?" L3t “‘It was rolled like this”—and witness turned the glove inside out. Then the glove went in evidence, and a number of other articles of wearing ap- next witness was called. He proved to be E. V. Herbe, a policeman. It was_he who found the schoolbooks of Blanche Lamont. Mr. Barnes handed him a Eacknge of schoolbooks and asked him if he had ever seen them before. found those in Emmanuel Baptist uesday afternoon, April here did you find them? “Under the joists at the southwest corner of the loft at the church,” said witness, at the :n-o,gel time pointing out the locality on the el. : “Who was with you at the time?” ‘‘Sergeant Reynolds, Officer Graham and Detective Silvey. I went out to the church with Sergeant Reynolds.” *‘How do you identify these books?"” "wy my initials which I wrote upon them.” “When did you put your initials on the books?" asked Judge Murphy. It was a few days later, on the 18th or 20th.” Then the books, the strap about them and many pieces of copy paperand written exercises in them were all admitted as evi- “When did you next see them?'’ “Three or four days later at the detective office.” J. J. McGreevy, who lives next door to Emmanuel Baptist Church on the Twenty- third/street side, was the next witness. He is the son of Policeman McGreevy, and | went into the church on the 16th of "April to see his father. He turned in and helped the officers make their search for the gar- ments and effects of the dead girl. Mr. Barnes handed him a Leghorn hat trimmed with brown ribbons and asked witness if he could identify it. s; I found that in the church.” ere did you find it?” nder the flooring of the first floor of the beliry on the north side.” gave it to Sergeant Reynolds.” “Cross-examine him.” ““No cross,” said Mr. Dickinson. The bat was admitted as a people’s ex- hibit, and then Officer G. H, Graham was called. Mr. Barnes handed him a pair of low-cut, black leather feminine shoes— ties, as they are called—and asked the wit- ness if he had ever seen them before. “I found them in the roof rafters in the southwest corner of the church.” “On what day?” “August 16, Tuesday.” 1 Point out on the model where you found the shoes.” Witness could not do this, for the reason that the portion of the church in which the shoes were found is not contained 1n the practicable model. Dickinson then got him to point out on the diagram the position in which the shoes lay. The discrirtion of the locality that finally went into the record 1s as follows: Among the rafters over the south stairway leading up from the auditorinm to the gallery. It was with some difficulty that the wit- ness reached the place, and Mr. Dickin- son was careful to bring out the fact that witness got his clothes very dirty and dusty in reaching the shoés. On redirect examination Mr. asked: *‘Could not the shoes have been thrown where they were found, by a person standing at some distance?” “No, sir; they could not. The shoes would have to be placed where I found them. A man would have to reach down to place them.” Mr. Dickinson—How long did it take you to reach the shoes? Witness—Only three minutes. Dickinson—How long to make the search in that place? Witness—Five minutes at most. Witness McGreevy was then recalled b; Mr. Dickinson, who had forgotten to as him whether he could reach the hat under the floor without getting his clothes soiled and dusty. McGreevy said he had to get down on his knees and reach his hand way under to feel the hat. Then he had to take up a small section of the floor, about a foot and 2 half, in order to take out the hat without breaking it. ‘*Had the floor been taken up before you removed it?"’ asked Dickinson. “No, sir.” During the examination of this witness not a little difficulty was experienced in eliciting from him the exact position, or rather the portion of the building in which the shoes were found. And this was no fault of the witness, but rather, as Judge Murphy remarked, an example of the man- ner in which diagrams and models are apt to confuse witnesses because they fail to coincide with the picture one hasin the mind of a given locality. McGreevy showed how the shoes were placed, 1n the space between the rafters. They were side by side, resting on the soles, with the toes pointed in opposite directions. Then the adjournment was taken for the noon recess. g THE AFTERNOON SESSION. Mrs. Noble Placed on the Witness- 8tand — The Figure In Black. Tbhe afternoon session opened with two jurors and two lawyers absent. Mr. Smythe and Mr. Brooks were not in evi- dence, but pretty soon Mr. Smythe hur- ried into the box, followed almost im- mediately by Mr. Brooks. “I'm sorry, your Honor,” said the peni- tent Mr. Brooks, “but my watch stopped, and I did not realize what time it was.” ““You'd better have it attended to,” saii his Honor, and then, as Mr. es Barnes ushed his way through the crowd in the Risle, he remal:ked. “du t‘lz‘e District At- torney’s watch stopped too? Mr.yBarues was p. so penitent. He had had some public business to attend to. and the flight of time was unnoticed by bim, too. The flight of Mr. Deuprey was also unnoticed by the court and the others, for, during the apology of Mr. Barnes, he slipped into his seat as guietly as lfu)smble, and then all were ready to proceed. “Call John T. Dare,” said the District Attorney, and the prosecuting attorney of Police Court 3 took the stand. . “Were you on Sunday, April 14, 1595; in the Emmanuel Baptist Church of this City 7"’ as. uf\"ldfl’“d you visit the belfry?" o aid.” “Who was with you?"” Detectives Gibson and Bowen."” “What did you see in the belfry?"’ « saw & body lying upon the fioor.” Barnes then asked the witness to describe the body and the position in which it lay; the position of the head, the hands and the feet. On one side of the head, he said, he noticed a small piece of wood. . “I show you this little block and ask if you recognize it as the one you saw under the heaa?” “No, I cannot.” “Did you see any block like this?” “I think I saw one gcmewhu similar.” General Dickinson then commenced his cross-examination. “About what time were you in the church?” “About 10 o’clock.” “When did you go to the belfry?"’ “There was very little delay. I talked a mo- ment with some of the officers and then went up to the bellr{." “Had you a light at the time?” «No, I examined the place before any lights came. There was & dim light coming in through the lattice. Dare then told in answer to several of Dickinson’s questions what the condition of the body was at the time he examined it, and he then went on to say how he had noticed a kind of ‘‘sweep” through the debris on the floor as if some body had been dragged over it. Dickinson—There was a good deal of debris on the fioor, wasn't there? “It looked as if the carpenters had not swept the floor after completing the building. There was dirt, sawdust and shavings scattered all ver.” “That's all.” Mrs. C. G. Noble was then called, but she was put aside for a while to give place to Policeman John McGreevy, who was the next one to testify. “Were you at the Emmanuel Baptist Church on April 167" “*Yes, sir.” ::})mgg‘u make any search of the premises?”’ “What did you find?"” I found a glove.” “Where?” “In the southeast corner of the church.” “Opposite the belfry tower?” “Y es, sir.”’ “}ow did you go to get there?” «] went up the stairs and crawled through a hole broken through the wall at the second platform, got ander the lower roof of the church and reached the tower from tne oppo- site end from where the belfry tower is.” McGreevy then, by the help of the model and by photographs, pointed out to the jury just how he got to the towerin the rear of the church and just where he found the glove. “Is that glove in the same condition now as it was when you found it?” | “The fingers were turned in like that.” “I offer this right-hand lady’s glove as evidence,” said Barnes, and then Dickin- son began to cross-examine. “How did you find the g love?” “Just thrown down.” +Between the joists?” “Yes, between the joists.” +‘How long did it take you to reach the tower where you found the glove?” “Half a minute,” “How far is it? “I couldn’t say.” “How did you get downstairs again?” “By the beliry.” The difficulties of walking upon a sub- ceiling and the time which such locomo- tion generally takes, also the clothing worn by t;i)e seeker after evidence, and the amount of dust which he had collected upon them, all furnished Dickinson with material for inquiry. Then McGreevy was let go. i Mrs. C. G. Noble was the next witness. ‘When she came to the stand there was an air of expectancy in the room. Her testi- mony came as the culmination of a lon, line of evidence concerning the effects ;?5 . wearing apparel of Blanche Lamont. Barnes began by asking: u knew Blanche Lamont?'’ e was my niece.” our sister’s child?"” “Yes, sir.” “Do you know whether Blanche Lamont is dead or living now?” “She is dead.” Mrs. Noble then told how long Blanche had lived with her, and that she had come from Montana to this City because the milder climate would be better for her del- icate health. She went to the Boys’ High School at first, and afterward was a pupil at the Normal School on Powell street. “Do you know Theodore Durrant?” asked Mr. Barnes. “Yes, sir; I have known him about & year.” “Were you aregular attendant at the Em- manuel Baptist Church?” “Yes; 1 was a communicant there. Ihadat- tended that church about three years.” “Where did you first meet Durrant?” “At the church.” “Did Durrant ever call at your house?” “.\"es, sir; after Blanche came to live with us| 3;;}xw often did he call there prior to April “I saw him there but twice—if you want my own knowledge.” “Was he with Blanche on those oeccasions?” “Once he came home with Blanche. Another time he came and asked her sister whether Blanche would accompany him to a concert.” “Did Blanche go with him!” “Yes, sir.” “When did you last see Blanche?"" “On tne morning of April 3, at about 8 o'clock.” then?” “Isaw her as she left the house to go to school.” “How was she dressed?"” . ';Shz wore black clothes and a light straw Tt “Did she have books with her?” “Yes, sir; she carried her schoolbooks.” At this point Mr. Barnes walked be- hind the witness and brought out the black-draped dressmakers’ model upon which were the garments last worn by the murdered girl. 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It s the strongest and moss powerful vitalizer made. Itisso powerful that i§ is simply wonderful how harmlessitis. You can get it from nowhere but from the Hudson Medical Institute. Write for circulars and testimonials. This extraordinary Rejuvenator is the mosh wonderful discovery of the age. Ithas been ene dorsed by the leading scientific men cf Europe and America. - HUDYAN is purely vegetable, HUDYAN stops prematurcness of the dige charge In twenty days. Cures LOST MAN- HOOD, constipation, dizziness, falling sensatlons, mervous twitching of the eyes and other parts. Strengthens, invigorates and tones the entire system. Itlsascheap asany other remedy. HUDYAN cures debility, nervonsness, emise slons, and develops and restores weak organs, Palns in the back, losses by day or night stopped quickly, Over 2,000 private indorsements. Prematureness means impotency in the first stage, Itisasymptom of seminal weakness and barrenness. Itcan be stopped in twenty days by the use of Hudyan. Hudyan costs no more than any other remedy. Send for circulars and testimonials. TAINTED BLOOD-Impure blood due to serious private disorders carries myriads of sore- producing germs. Then comes sore throat, pimples, copper colored spots, ulcers in mouth, old sores and falling hair. You can save a trip to Hot Springs by writing for ‘Blood Book’ to the old physlcians of the HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Btockton, Market and Ellis Sta.y : BAN FRANCISCO, CAL. FIVE CENTN Will take you from any part of the city direct to our offices, where the best Electric Belts, wich all the latest improve- menis, may be had at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 83 g3~ Call or write for fres “Pamphlet No. 2" MAGNETIC TRUSS COM- PANY, DR. PIERCE & SON, 704 Sucramento street, San Francisco. HOUSE, D. C. B0d by auf Losal Druzgists. T The Hotel ‘“ Par Excellence ' Of the National Capital. First class in all appoint- ments. G. DEWITT, Treas. American plan, $3 per fiy and upward. .,