The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 9, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1895. 9 CLOSING UP THE DEFENSE OF DURRANT. The Defendant Asked] Dukes to Remember April 3. TO TELL ONLY TRUTH. Detective Gibson Said There Were Footprints on the Belfry Stairs. MISS CUNNINGHAM GOES FREE. Seeking to Impeach the Testimony of Mrs. Crosett — Many Witnesses. NT AL IN DEFENSE. but important points ense yesterday in the Durrant for the murder of A MINUTE— THE TE DURF e Judge Murphy decided that to force Miss Cunningham to concerning the origin of Leak because the question :nts and business men swore to T tation of the defendant. d Everett and Marvin Curtls testified r ride they had taken over the Crosett told of in her testi- about six minutes longer mony han it did Mrs, Cros H.N. F. Marshall Jr., a CALL reporter, testi- fied that on April 14 in an iaterview with De- the latter told him there were No. 9 shoe found in the dust on s A. Dukes, under cross-exam- of a conversation he had with re jail in which Durrant had urged remember that he, Durrant, was Cheney's lecture. T. Lenahen identified the ring he took to Oppenheimer’s shop and also ed the letter he wrote to the defend- s lawyers appraising them of the fact. e trial is continued this morning. e iy TWENTY-SECOND DAY. Closing Up the Defense—Miss Cun- ningham Escapes the Jall—-Many Witnesses for Durrant. These are the closing hours of the de- eodore Durrant. Probably to- he will go on the stand and give his on of the events of April 3, and it is e as probable that he wilt be the last witness in his own behalf. Such, at least, is the programme, The first business of the court yesterday n relation to the contempt of Miss ningham, the newspaper reporter, who refused to answer Mr. Dickinson’s ques- tion. Judge Murphy finally ruled that he had no power to send her to jail for not an- swering the question, because the question was not a proper one. Then several students came to the stand to testify that Durrant’s reputation—in so far as they had any knowledge of it—was good. Some business men gave the same kind of testimony. And some that were called for the same purpose could not testify on the subject because they had not the statutory knowledge of it—they had never heard it discussed. Janitor Taber came to say that during cumbency at Emmanuel Church no one had touched the ventilators, so far as he knew— to prove the value of the diagram offered by the defense, which was made in September. Dr. Cheney was recalled to state that in an interview with Detective Seymour he had spoken about the rollcall of his lec- ture. The courl held the testimony to be irrelevant and immaterial and it was not allowed. Two witnesses testified as to the time consumed by them in going from Walnut and Sacramento streets to San Jose avenue and Twenty-fifth street. They took the same route that Mrs. Crosett, the witness for the people who saw Durrant and Blanche in the Valencia-street car, says she took on thatday; and it took these witnesses—including & five minutes’ wait for the Devisadero-street car—six minutes longer than it took Mrs. Crosett. The point will doubtless furnish both sides with lots of material for argument, both claiming that it favors their side. It was Leonard Everett and Marvin Curtis who took the streetcar ride at the expense of the defense. The former had also made measurements of the organ which King and Durrant carried downstairs on the evening of April 3. C. W. Carpenter, the plumbing expert, was recalled to answer some aquestions propounded by Juror Smyth. These were touching the density of gas and whether it did not go down as well as up when it escapes from the jet. Mr. Carpen- ter thought it did. N. H. F. Marshall Jr.,a CALL reporter, furnished one of the bigger points of the day by testifying that Detective Gibson told him on the 14th of Apiil, which is the day on which the body was found in the belfry, that he saw footprints of a No. 9 shoe on the stairs of the belfry. -Without doubt the defense will make the most of this point, claiming that it shows the re- cent presence in the belfry of a man who wore a larger shoe than Durrant—about the size of the shoe found in Pastor Gib- son’s study, in fact. Student Charles Duke said it was a fact that Durrant had asked him to testify as a favor to him that he remembered see- ing him at Dr. Cheney's lecture. This came out on cross-examination, and wit- ness said that Durrant told him he wanted him to swear to nothing but the truth. Then came Charles T. Lenahan, whose testimony was originally outlined exclu- sively in THe Carn. Mr. Deuprey went right at him in a bold, bad way. *“When did you shave off your mus- tache?” was his first question. Mr. Lenahan replied mildly that he never had such an adornment, and he stuck to this in spite of Mr. Deuprey. Lenahan is the man who took a ring— like the ring of Blanche Lamont—to Pawn- broker Oppenheimer’s shop on the 13th of April. Mr. Deuprey did not touch upon thedate of the transaction, but Mr. Barnes will have a chance in the morning. The supposition is that Mr. Lenahan, wearing a mustache and an overcoat like that worn by Durrant when Oppenheimer says he saw him, would greatly resemble Durrant. Of course, the introduction of this testi- mony will be taken as a virtual admission that somebody really did try to pawn a ring very much like Blanche’s at Oppen- beimer’s shop. ' Heretofore the defense has occupied the position of denying in toto the testimony of Oppenheimer, whom they will argue is under obligations to the police. But now, it is plain, the defense will rely upon shaking Oppenheimer’s damaging evi- £ nse o was I dence on the ground of mistaken identity. However, the case goes on in the morning and Mr. Lenahan will be heard from more in extenso. The attendance is quite as large as usual, the courtroom being as crowded as it everwas. Among the spectators yesterday were three members of the Trilby com- pany: Svengali, in the person of William Lackaye, the Zouzou and the Dodo—Marti- netti and Simmons—were all most atten- tive listeners, disguised as they were by ordinary civilian habiliments, throughout | the entire performance. e RSy THE MORNING SESSION. | Leonard Everett’s Streetcar Trip. Juror Smyth Wants to Know More About the Gas. “Call P. A. Smith,"” said Mr. Dickinson | when court opened in the morning. “Wait a moment,” said Judge Murphy, | “I desire to rule upon the relevancy of the | question propounded to Miss Cunningham. | “Constdering the question itself, ‘Where aid | you obtein your information for the article?' | and the purpose for which it is asked, as stated by the counsel, I do not think the court has | any power to compel the witness to answer the question. 1 have been looking up the avaii- Ddu:inwn—lt is important to us in argu- en m The Court—I shall sustain the objection. “Towhom and at what time did you first speak of the rollcall?” then asked Mr, Dickin- son, persisting. Mr. Barnes made the same objection and the court made the same ruling. Mr. Dickinson then asked witness if he knew Student Kearney, now deceased. Receiv- ing an affirmative reply he followed up the lead by inquiring what, if anything, | Kearney had said to him concerning the presence or absence of Durrant_at the lec- | ture in question. Mr. Barnes again objected. Mr. Dickinson said that he wanted to show that Kearney told witness that he, Kearney, did not ‘answer for Durrant at the lecture on the afternoon of April 3. Judge Murphy sustained the objection of the District Attorney. Then he called Mr. Dickinson’s attention to the questions which he had previously overruled, but which he was now prepared to allow. The questions were as to whether, in an interview with the counsel for defense, wit- ness had not stated that he had personally investigated the correctness of the rolleail and that he was satistied from the investi- g;tinn that Durraut was present, as the ok shows. The Court—The court withdraws its previous rullug on that point, and you may now ask the qnestlgn and I shall instract the Witness to an- swer Mr. Dickinson—I do not care to ask the ques- tion now, but prefer to stand by the record as it was made. The Court—Very well; then let the record show that the court, at this time, offered to permit the question and that the counsel did not wish to put it. Mr. Dickinson—We have no desire to ask the the church on_October 7, and measured the organ that King and Durrant carried down from the organ-loft on the afternoon of April 3. It was 473 inches in height, he said, 1934 inches across the top, and 25 inches at its widest point. Then he timed himself in walking dlagonally across Barflett street fron the schoolhouse to the south gate of the church. It took him just seventy-one seconds, he said. “You didn’t have & youn; wh}:‘;un Cook that walk, di Barnes on cross-examination. I did not.” E. W. Carpenter was recalled to answer a couple of questions for Juror Smyth. Carpenter is the plumbing expert. ~He was asked whether gas was' much lighter than air? He said he thought it was. Mr. Smyth asked him if, when gas escapes from a chandelier, the person standing beneath did not smell the escap- ing gas immediately ? fie said he thought they did. Gasex- pands in all directions. That was all the questions Mr, Smyth had to ask, and then court adjourned for the noon recess. Soodo THE AFTERNOON SESSION. Footprints In the Belfry—The Con- versation Between Dukes and the Defendant. Edward P. Hulme, who was a member of the Signal Corps at the time Durrant | joined, was the first witness of the after- noon session. He was asked concerning | the requirgments of candidates for admis- lady with ou, you?” aske 5 Mr. ' 7 fibrng‘$ Dokes WITNESSES AND SPECTATORS AT THE DURRANT TRIAL YESTESDAY. [Sketched by a “ Call” artist.] able authorities on the subject and am now | question now. The testimony already is n}n o conyinced 1hat the question is imrroper, and | shall sustain the objection of the Distriet | Attorney ‘Now, there Is another matter that I want to | call the'attention of counsel to at thistime. 1In | the examination of Dr. Cheney there were | certain questions propounded by counsel for | defense, which, upon objection by the District Attorney, I refused to allow. Now, while I am still of the opinion that these questions were improper, I am desirous of making no error in | this case, or if I do to make the error on the | safe side. 4 “I shall overrule my own ruling in this case | and permit the questions to be asked. Mr. District Attorney, you will have Dr. Cheney | recalled for further examination.” son—Dr. Cheney will be here at 11 | o'clock, your Honor. Then the first witness of the day was| called and sworn. His name was T. A. | Smith and he proved to be one of the students of the senior class of Cooper | Medical College, but he was absent from | Dr. Cheney’s lecture and had -secured no notes of it. Stndent F. B. Robinson came next. He | was also absent from Dr. Cheney’s lecture | and had secured no notes of it. Then there came some more witnesses as to the reputation of the defendant. Frank Dalton of Dalton Bros., commission mer- | chants, was the first. He lives in the same block with the Durrant family, and the children of the two houses have always been very intimate. Mr. Dalton said he | made it'a point to inquire about the character of Durrant as he did about | the character of all who associated with his children. Durrant’s reputation was very good, he said. | Edward A. Bunker of Alameda had known Durrant six or seven years, he said, and knew that his reputation was good. Dr. M. Thrasher said he had known Dur- rant for some years, and that his reputa- tion was good. George Daily, a member of the Signal Corps of the National Guard, said he had known Durrant for several years, and was with him under arms during the trouble- some daysat Sacramento. Durrant’srepu tation for truth and integrity and for peace and quiet was good, he said. “Did you ever hear Durrant’s reputation for peace and quiet discussed outside of the Na- tional Guard?”’ asked Mr. Barnes. “While at Sacramento his reputation for peace was ot discussed, was it?” “Did vou ever hear his reputation dis- cussed “No, sir.” ‘I move that his whole testimony be stricken out, your Honor, since it is apparent that he hasno knowledge of the matter to which he has testified.” The court—Well, I'll_let it stand, though of course it ought not to be in. W. D. Bond. for six years a member of the Signal Corps, had known Duriant for two years. He said he had heard his repu- tation discussed in the Signal Corps and that it was good. Mr. Dickinson asked him if he were acquainted with the form of ngplicntion for membership in the National Guards. Mr. Barnes objected. The court—How can that be proper, General Dickinson? Dickinson—It would show that the require- ments for membership make it necessary for the applicant to have a good reputation. The court—Of course, that is not evidence. I shall sustain the objection. Upon cross-examination witness ad- mitted that he had never heard Durrant’s reputation discussed until after his arrest for this crime. . W. Trinkler, another member of the signal corps, answered Mr. Dickinson that he had not heard Durrant’'s reputation discussed, and so under the ruling of the court he was not permitted to testify. C. W. Taber, who acted as janitor of Emmanuel Church between the adminis- trations of Janitors Sademan and Carrol!, was recalled. During his incumbency there were no services in the church, and 80 far as he knew nothing had been done to the ventilators. Then Dr. Cheney came back to the wit- ness-chair, being recalled by Mr. Dickin- son for the purpose, as he afterward stated, of showing that the prosecution had due knowledge of the existence of the rollcall long before it was introduced by the de- fense. “Did you have any conversations wi: gonoa gmcsm concerning this cue!}'”"lla{gg r. Dickinson. “Yes, sir; several times.” ““When was the first time?” “April 2 “Where was this conversation held?” “In the office of the Chiet of Police,” “Whom did you talk with?” ‘Detective Gibson.” *Gibson or Seymour, was {t?"" “It was with Gibson.” “Did you ever have a conversation with De- tective Seymour?”" “‘Yes, 8ir; two or three times subsequently. I cannot recall the dates of these, but T think the first was in the latter part of April.” ‘“‘State what rou said t0 Mr. Se¥monr con- cerning the rollcall of your lecture?” Barnes—We object to that as immaterial and irrelevant. The Court—How dovyou claim thatis pmp‘ex, General? Dickinson—We want to show that they had a knowledge of the rollcall. The Court—But how can that be relevant to | course, of impeachin | | | the rollbook is correct, an this purpose that we desired inally. Leonard Everett was recalled to tell about a certain streetcar trip he made from the corner of Walnut and Sacra- mento streets—near the residence of Mrs. Crossett’s relative—to the residence of Mrs. Crossett, at Twenty-fifth street and San Jose avenue. This trip was taken in company with Marvin Curtis, and for the purpose, of the testimony of Mrs. Crossett, who said she met Durrant and Blanche Lamont in a Valencia-street car going toward Emmanuel Church on the afternoon of April 3. When she was on the stand Mr. Dickinson cross-examined her closely as to the roufe she took and the time consumed by it. Curtis and Everett kent a scheduled memorandum of their trip, which was of- fered in evidence, and is as follows: We took the Sacramento streetcar coming east at the southeasterly corner of Sacramento and Walnut streets at 2:21 . M. Got off the car at Devisadero and Sacramento streets at 2:26. Took the electric-car going south on Devisa- dero street at 2:31. Went south on Devisadero to Turk, arriving it was only to ask it orig- | sion to the Signal Corps, and answered hatt a committee was always appointed to in- quire into the character of the applicant. Mr. Deuprey asked the witness if such a | committee had investigated Durrant's | character. There was an objection inter- posed by the District Attorney. It was | sustained by the court. J. C. Meussdorffer was called, but he knew | nothing concerning the admission of Dur- rant to the Signal Corps, and departed again without adding anything material | to the record. 3 H. N. F. Marshall Jr., who is now and was on the 14th of April lasta CALL re- ‘gorter. was called. On the latter date he ad an interview with Detective Gibson between 1:45 and 2:30 o’clock in the after- noon in the detective’s room at the new City hall. “Did Gibson say anything then about hav- ing seen footprints in the dust?” asked Mr. Deuprey, *‘Yes, s by a “\Was shoe ? tion. ; hesaid there were footprints made . 9 shoe on the beliry stairs.” there anything said about a No. 8 ’ asked Mr. Barnes, for cross-examina- don’t remember as to that.” ‘Who else were present at the interview?”” MEMBERS OF THE TRILBY COMPANY VISIT THE DURRANT TRIAL, [Sketched in the courtroom yesterday by a “‘Cali™ artist.] there at 2:36. Transferred there to another l’)evumero-gu--e: car going south to Page at We got off at Page street and walked one block to Haight, arrtying at Haight and De- visadero streets at 2:4214. ‘Wa took the Haight-street car going east at B d arrived at the junction of Market 2:50. lked over to the Valencia-street cars and boarded one going south at 2:52, We reached Twenty-second d _Valencia streets (where Mrs. Crossett that Dur- rant may have gotten out, he did not alight at Twenty-first street) at 3:02. e continued on to Twenty-fiith street and 8ot off at 3:05, . We walked westerly on Twenty-fifth to San Jose avenue and up Ban Jose one block to No. 239, arriving there at 3:07 P. M. According to this schedule the trip was made in forty-six minutes, but Mr. Barnes and Judge Murphy both brought out by questions the fact that a five-minutes’ wait was had at Devisadero and Sacra- mento streets. Doubtless this schedule will furnish a ggod deal of material for arguments on th sides, the issue? Can it affect the correctness of the roll in any way? Leonard Everett had more testimony than this to give. He said be had gone to “Mr. Morrison of THE CALL and Mr, Cooper of the Chrpiitle. There were others that I do not recall Now.”" “Have you been connected with the de- fense ?” . “I hardly understand that; I have not been | employed by them, but I have given them any assistance that I could.” Student Charles A. Dukes was recalled and asked about the demeanor of Durrant while at the college. Mr. Barnes objected to that, and the court sustained the ob- jection, i Then Mr. Deuprey asked the statutory &uemon about the reputation of the de- ndant., Witness replied that he had never heard it discussed. 7 “Did Mr. Durrant ever 8sk you to lend him your notes, or did he ever make any proposi- tion to you that was improper?” asked Deu- r. "Yo_}x Jhave read such statementsin the news- per?” they were untru “Partially so; yes, sir.” ““You told the reportersso at the time, ou not?” “I told them 1t was partially untrue.” i dia ““Did you ever visit the defendant since his 27 asked Mr. Barnes. “Yes, sir,” o “Whére did you visft him?” “Once in the Counmil." “YDld you ever visit at the City Prison?” “Yes, sir.” “More than once?” “Qnce or twice.” “0f your own volition?” “He sent for me.” “What did you talk about?” “We discussed some points regarding Dr. Cheney’s lecture. The genesral conversation was as to whether I could remember his being there, and whether [ could find something in my notes that would enable me to testify that he wes present at the lecture.”” “What else?” L “We talked about several points in the lec- ure.” ““Where do you reside, Mr. Dukes?” “At Temescal.” “On September 30, at your residence, did you have an intervieWw with John F. Connor concerning the talk you had with Durrant in the County Jail on the 1st of September?” “I had an interview with some newspaper man at about that time.” “Did you state to Mr. Connor in that inter- view that when on thestand before you did not give all that passed between you and Mr, Dur- rant because you did not wish 1o hurt his case? Did you say that you felt sorry for him and that Durrant asked you to try to testify that he was present at Dr. Cheney’s lecture? "Did you say that you told bim you could not do that; that he then asked you fo testify as a favor 1o }IlT;vthM he wished you could state it as a fact 2" “That is similar to what I told the reporter; | but it 1s not all.” “Then is it & fact that such & conversation d1id take place between you and Durrant?” *Yes; but there is more of it.” “Well, what was the rest of i12” “‘I told the reporter that Durrant also safd to me ;lhnz I was not to say anything but the truth.” “State the whole conversation,” s ““Well, he asked me about some of the points on milk sterilizing. He asked what kind of corks were used. He asked me if I remembered of his going out early at one of the lectures.” “"How long did the conversation last?” ““‘About half an hour.” ‘‘Have yo1 any recollection now of Durrant being present?” | “No, sir.” “Was Durrant’s seat near yours?” *It was immediately atmy right.” “Don’t you know, for a fact, that Durrant did not occupy his seat that aiternoon?” :‘}\;f sir; I have no recollection about that.” rant you have any conversation with Dur- since then?’ o, sir.”” £ with his parents?” o, sir.” “I understand that the reporter made a state- ment to yon and asked you if such things were true?” asked Mr. Deuprey. “Yes, sir; he had a statem got from the police, I think. “Was there any one else present at the jail when you had your intetview with Durrant?”’ “Yeg, rir; MF. Ross and others.” “Had you been invited to go there?” “Yes, sir: by the lawyers for the defense.”” | “‘Now, was there anything occurred in the interview which led you to believe that Mr. Durrant wanted you to state anything that was not true?” | “No, sir.” | “And didl not the defendant state to you that | he wanted only the truth?” “He did.” S. Wythe, another student, was sworn. He was called to testify about Durrant’s reputation at the college, but he said he | had never heard it discussed and was, | therefore, under the rules debarred from testifying on that point. Upon cross-examination he was asked | whether Dr. Btillman did not lecture at | ent that he said he | but he had no recollection on the subject. It was the 3d or 4th he said. C. W. Dodge, another student, was sworn as to Durrant’s reputation. He had | known Durrant only at the college and | had not heard his reputation discussed. He was asked some further questions by Mr. Barnes concerning the attendance of | students generally at the lectures and said | that the lectures were only obligatory upon the juniors and seniors. Edward A. Dickens was the next witness, He is also a student at the medical college. Mr. Dickinson asked him if he remem- bered having an interview with Durrant in | the library at the college one day in April | concerning an atomizer. Witness said he remembered the inci- dent, but could not fix the date. It was | early in April, but beyond that he could not say. i +, Then came Charles T. Lenahan. | “When did you shave off your mustache?’ Deuprey fired at him at once. “I mever had a8 mustache,” was the answer. “Don’t you know that you bad a mustache and that it was seen by nine witnesses, and that you are now engaged in business with Mr. Donegan on the Examiner?” Mr. Barnes—I certainly object to that. irrelevant to the issue. The court—What has the business connection ot to do with this witness? You may ask him f he knows such a person. Deuprey—Do you know a man named Dun- nigan?” “Yes, sir.” “Has he given you directions what to do?” The court—That is outside of the rule, Mr, Deuprey. Ask him about the mustache. Witness—I never had a mustache. Deuprey—Do you shave? “Yes, sfr.” “How often?”’ ‘Once a week—sometimes twice.” {m you know a man named Oppenheim?” Ces, sir.” Did ,\'ou"mke a ring to his pawnshop?” “Yes, Bir. Mr. Deuprey then showed witness the chip diamond rinf introduced by the de- fense, and which looks very much like the one of Blanche Lamont. Witness identified it as the ring he took to Oppenheim’s place. Then he was re- quired to put on his hat and overcoat and stand up for the inspection of the jury. “When you wentin the shop where did you find Oppenheim sitting?” “‘He was stanaing in the doorway.” “What did you do?” “Iwalked in and he followed me. I him the ring and asked him how much he would give me on it. He said it was not worth anything to him. I told him it was & chip diamond, but he said that made no difference; he did not want it.” “Did you communicate those facts in a letter . gla “Look at this letter and the signature and tell me if they are in your handwriting.” “They are.” Mr. Deupm% then started to read a letter. Mr. Barnes objected. The court decided that only those parts of the letter_relating to the questions already asked of the witness could be read. It proved tobe a letter in which the witness told the lawyers for the defense that he bad been to Oppenheim’s shop with a ring that resembled that of Blanche Lamont as shown by the illustrations in the newspapers. There was a good deal of argument con- cerning just how much of this letter should be admitted as evidence. Judge Murph{ finally decided that only so much of the letter as related to the fore- going points could be admitted. These portions will be copied separately and offered in evidence this morning, when the hearing is renewed. ALASKAN . SCHOOLS. Government Inspector Hamilton Re- turns After a Tour of Examlna- tion on the Bear. The Federal Government conducts thir- ty-tive schools in Alaska. The teachers are appointed by the authorities at Wash- ington, and every now and then an in- spector is sent around by the Bureau of Education at Washington, D. C., to see how they are getting along. W. Hamilton returned from such a trip esterday morning. He came in on the ear, and will start for Washington this afternoon or to-morrow. He said: I found the schools in good condition with a very fair attendance from Beptem- ber till May. During the summer months the_children accompany their parents on their fishing and hunting excursions and the schools are deserted. The children are intelligent and docile. The schools are all of the primary ;flde and the curri- culum seldom extends beyond Knglish, reading, writing and arithmetic. ““Most of the teachers are from Pennsyl- vania. Some are from Oregon and Wash- ington, but the Bast furnishes the largest quota. [intended to go to Point Barrow, but got only as far north as Icy Cape, and the steamer was stopped by an ice pack. This was in the latter part of August. The Bear had sup, for the station at Point Barrow, but le to deliver them.” Ttis | ave Goosequills for pens sold in London in 1542 for 10 pence per thousand. 3 the college on the afternoon of April4, |1 | hand side, between Bush and Pine, THE END DRAWING NEAR. Another Week and the Jury Will Have Decided the Fate of Durrant. VARIED PROGRAMME TO-DAY. The Defense Belleves Lenahan and Other Witnesses Have Been Tampered With. Yesterday’s developments in the Dur- rant trial gave added promise that the great legal battle was not to be much longer drawn out, and that THE CALL's prediction that another “week would see the gnd of it will be fulfilled. The defense will close 1ts direct case Thursday; then comes rebuttal, which, according to the judgment of the attor- neys for both sides, will occupy about four days. Allowing two days for argument the case should go to the jury next Friday week, which will in all probability be the case. Thus the anxious public may conservatively expect to know within an- other week the fate of the man accused of perpetrating the Emmanuel Church hor- Tors. Te-day’s proceedings of the trial will be largely devoted to an effort on the part of Durrant's attorneys to instill into the minds of the jurymen some bypothetical inferences. In the morning young Lanne- han will continue his testimony. It will be sought to be shown by the defense that some ulterior influence has been at work upon Lenahan to induce him to swear to different statements than those he made at the time he first offered his services as a witness to the defendant’s cause. At that time_Lanneban sent the follow- ing letter to Messrs. Deuprey and Dick- inson: Messrs. Deuprey and Theodore Durrant—G. > ing’s Examiner I became interested in the t timony of one Adolph Oppenheimer. penbeimer testifies that store between the 4th and 10th of April, and between 10 and 11 o’clock A. ». He also testi- fies that he wore a blue overcoat and velvet collar attached and had on a slouch hat. He said he had in his possession & small la\ll{)'s diamond ring, chip dlamond, and encircled by a shield representing a star. ~Mr. Oppenheimer goes on to say that he (Durrant) asked him (Oppenheimer) what he would give him for the ring, and he informed him that the diamond was too emall and said he did not want it, and that the young man immediately went out in the direction of California street. Now the statement that I wanttomake is this. On that day I received whatI mothl was & good tip on the races, and I had a show to make a con- siderable sum 1f [ won. I accordingly started out to make a borrow, because I was somewhat short of funds at that particular time. Finally determined to pawn a ring and I entered several places without sunccess. rived at a place on Dupont street, on the left 0ing to- ward Pine, this side, namely south side, of & shooting gallery and one door above the gro- cery on the corner. When I entered I think )lr.()rpenhcimer, if it is the same man, was standing by the door. 1 entered and I had the same conversation that he claims to have had with Durrant, and received the same answer. What I say I am positive of. I had on a blue overcoat, with velvet collar at- tached. and wore a black Alpine hat. I must have been in there about two or three minutes, not ionger, and I left and went in the direction of California street, and thence down Cali- fornia to Kearny, where I afterward met with success. If the ring in this morning’s paper is anything like the ring that Mr. Oppenheimer says was offered to him, then I'll swear that mine is exactly the same. Further than this I know nothing. I make this Statement of my own free will, and only do so because I am almost positive that Mr. Oppenheimer is mis- taken in the identity of the person who offered the ring. Iam the sor of respectable pareuts, and if Mr. Oppenheimer is mistaken and says the man looked like & man who lived on ' a woman I'm sure he'll never identify me. I attorneys for n this morn- Dickinson, L urrant entered his | only hope that the guilty man, whoever be be, Durrant or anybody else, will receive such & punishment for the fiendish acts committed that will never or never has been equaled. I do mot care to become notorious, and take this means of making this statement. I make this statement because I think it is the most damaging evidence that has been brought out in the preliminary examination. If it will in any way benefit you it is at yonr service. Hoping the guilty party will be brought to & quick and speedy énd, I remain, yours, etc., Residencs, San ¥rancisco, Cal. (K3 A Upon the receipt of the letter Deuprey‘ and Dickinson inserted personals in the morning papers, advertising for the author and requesting an interview. To these ad- vertisements they received this reply: Local 5, 183, '95. Mr. Eugene Deuprey—DEAR Sik: By an acci- dent to-day I came across that litile add of yours in the personal column of the Examiner. was interested in some of the adds, and was surprised when I saw my initials therein. As 1 stated before I do not wish to gain any noto- riety in this matter. owing to the fact th T've got to live in this town, and have respe able parents who would be shocked to thin! that I would get myself mixed up in sucha case. However,1 am positive that Mr. Hack- heimer, or whatever his name may be, is badly mistaken when he says that Durrant was the person that entered his pawnshop. Were I upon oeth I would readily swear to everything pertaining to the other letter, such as the place, the time, who were in the place when I entered, the deseription of the overcoat and hat, the eonversation, length of time within the'direction I took when leaving. While I think this the most damaging piece of evidence against the defendant, and while I would like to make a statement, barring notoriety, I must say that I do not feel that I can do that, es- pecially at the present time. I will, however, pay particular attention to the personal col® umn, and should anything come up whereb; Icanavold all unpleasant notoriety, then afl well and good. Hoping that you will not think hard of me for taking this position in the matter, I remain, yours, etc., € Daurrant’s attorneys heard nothing fur- ther from Lenahan until about the time the trial commenced, when his identity was learned and he was subpenaed as a wittness, When he took the stand yester- day he admitted the authorship of the let- ters, but in giving his evidence changed many of the statements contained in them very materially. The defense has learned that Lenahan is_ employed in tne same building in which J. 8. Dunnigan has an' office. The latter is the represen- tative of the American Press Association and is believed by the defense to be either in the employ of the police or to be curry- ing favor with them, and they will en- deavor toimply thatit was he who was largely instrumental in causing Lenahan to change his mind. One circumstance upon which the de- fense bases its theory concerning Dunni- gan’s connection with the police and Len- ahan, is the fact that Dunnigan took Dr. G. F. Graham, whose roommate he is, to the home of Captain Lees at 2 o’clock Sun- day morning to make a statement he had carried for months, and which he had on at least one occasion flatly contradicted. Dr. Graham’s case will come in_for its share of attention when Durrant’s attor: neys undertake their contemvlated hypo- thetical reasoning for the benefit of the jury, and in this connection a number of witnesses have been called. Another feature of to-day’s proceedings will be the introduction of expert medical testimony to show the effect of improper circulation and heart trouble upon the eye- sight. This is intended to combat the tes- timony of Mrs. Elizabeth Crosett. General Dickinson is still confident the case of the defense will have progressed so far by the time court adjourns to-day to enable the defendant to take the stand to- morrow as the last witness in his direct case. £ General Dickinson Fmponea if possible to go to the bottom of the cause for the interest he believes is taken in the case by Dunnigan. When Dr. Graham leaves the stand he will cal:-for Dunnigan, and, if permitted, will put him through a close examination to ascertain if his belief that he (Dunni- gan) has been tampering with witnesses is ‘well founded, and, if so, by whom he is prompted. 1 To Remove the Executrix. The creditors of the Albert Washington es- tate have petitioned for the removal of Mrs. Effie E. McCaw from the position of executrix. . L. Mr. Op- | Iat lastar- | HUNYON! THE DAVID OF THE PEOPLE. Ho Slays the Giant Disease With His Littl Pellets. The Sales of His Remedies Reached a Total of 37,217 Bottles in San Francisco Since Oct. 1st. What Stronger Proof Does Any One Wish That Munyon Vanquishes Disease and That the Citi~ zens of California Believe It ? Tuesday was a record-breaker in the sale of Munyon’s remedies at the retail | stores of San Francisco. Several leading druggists were visited, and without assin- gle exception they all declared that dur- ing their whole business experience they have never seen medical preparations of | any kind that sold so rapidly as Munyon’s, | and agreed that this enormous demand could only be created by the wonderful | curative power of these remedies. Almost | every person purchasing relates how some friend has been cured in a few hours, or else, having been cured themselves, they desire to send the medicine to some friend far away, whom they know to be suffering. A nalf hour spent in any drugstore where these little pellets are sold will con- vince the most skeptical that Professor | Munyon has, indeed, discovered a new method of treating disease, which will cure 90 per cent of the people who use it. In not one single instance did the re- porter hear anything but the highest praise for the remedies, and he was told by the pharmacists that in almost every case | where the cures had failed to give relief it was proven that the wrong remedy had { been taken, through the ignorance of the | person as to what disease he was suffering | from. From facts gathered it seems that Munyon’s generous free distribution of | Rheumatism Cure to the citizens of San Francisco will result in increased renown, | as wherever you go you hear the name of Munyon associated with the wonderful cures he has effected. | If you are suffering with any disease | whatever, you can make no mistake in | giving these cures a trial, as they cost fut 55 cents, and are perfectly harmless. Caution! A certain druggist, on being | asked if he kept Munyon’s remedies, re- lied: “Yes, a few, but don’t sell them if can help it. I have a large stock of other homaopathic remedies on hand, and while this advertising is going on propose to ush them on the people who call for glunyon's whenever I can.”” We wish to say right here that life and death are | serious subjects, and the greatest crime | man can be guilty of is to deceive and | trifle with human afflictions. Such a per- son is unworthy of your confidence in dany particular whatever. Beware of the man who tells you that these medicines are | just as good, for there are no medicines | made that resemble Munyon’s in formula or effect. | L RHEUMATISM CURED. Munyon's Rheumatism Cure is guaran- ‘ teed to cure rheumatism in any part of the | body. Acute or muscular rheumatism can | be cured in from one to five days. It | speedily cures shooting pains, sciatica, | lumbago and ell rheumatic pains in the | back, hips and loins. It seldom fails to give relief after one or two doses, and | almost invariably cures before one bottle | has been used. | STOMACH AND DYSPEPSIA CURE. | Munyon’s Stomach and Dyspepsia Cure cures ail forms of indigestion and stomach trouble such as rising of food, distress | after eating, shortness of breath, and all af- | fections of the heart caused by indigestion, wind on the stomach, bad taste, offensive breath, loss of appetite, faintness or weak- ness of stomach, headache from indiges- tion, soreness of tbe stomach, coatea | tongue, heartburn, shooting pains in the | stomach, constipation, dizziness, faintness and lack of energy. Munyon’s Nerve Cure cures all the symptoms of nervous exhaustion, such as depressed spirits, failure of memory, rest- less and sleepless nights, pains in the head and dizziness. It cures general de- bility, ‘stimulates and strengthens the nerves and tones up the whole body. Price, 25 cents. Munyon’s Kidney Cure cures pains in the back, loin or groins from kidney dis- ease, dropsy of the feet and limbs, frequent desire to pass water, dark colored and turbid urine, sediment in the urine and diabetes. Price, 25 cents. CATARRH CURED. Catarrh positively cured—Are you will- ing to spend 50 cents for a cure that posi- tively cures catarrh by removing the cause of the disease? If so ask your druggist for a 25-cent bottle of Munyon’s Catarrh Cure and a 25 cent bottle of Catarrh Tablets. The catarrh cure will eradicate the dis- ease from the system and the tablets will cleanse and heal the afflicted parts and restore them to a natural and health ful condition. e Muryon’s Liver Cure corrects headach biliousness, jaundice, constipation and al liver diseases. % Munyon'’s Cold Cure prevents pneumonia and breaks up a cold in a few hours. Munyon'’s Cough Cure stops cough, night sweats, allays soreness and speedily heals the lungs. 4 Munyon’s Female Remedies are a boon to all women. e Munyon’s Headache Cure stops head- ache in three minutes. o Munyon’s Pile Ointment positively cures all forms of piles. Munyon’s Asthma Cure and Herbs ire guaranteed to relieve asthma in three minutes and cure in five days. Price, 50 cents each. ¢ Munyon's Blood Cure eradicates sl im- purities from the blood. Munyon’s Vitalizer imparts new iife, re- stores lost powers to weak and debilitated men. Priee §1. Munyon’s Homeopathic Remedy Com- pany; 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., puts up specifics for nearly every disease, ‘mostly ior 25 cents a bottle. All communications addressed to Munyon’s representative at the Mans- fleld, Post street, San Francisco, Cal., will meet with prompt attention, SOLD BY ALL DEUGGISTS. my Office Hours~1310 4 7. M