The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 11, 1895, Page 8

THE STRANGER WHO GAVE DURRANT A CLEW. They Met on Post Street| and Did Not Know Each Other. DURRANT'S STIMULANT. Trying to Show That Bromo Seltzer Would Kill an As- phyxiated Patient. WAS THERE A CONFESSION? Durrant Denles Writing a Letter to Be Opened Only in Case of Conviction. IN A MINUTE—ONE OF :STIONS STRIKES HOME. rrant has stood the fire of Barnes’ cross-questions and ight. Some new points the direct testimony of DURRANT BARNE Attorney man was brought into the case, but ne and whence ils are wrapped in Durrant sa; eman told nim to for Blanche La at the ferries, and gh he had never before seen this man so fnterested in the dead girl, he accepted the d started for the fer- ries withont asking his informet’s name. he first bit of feeling he has yet shown in e trial was coming from the witness when ared, in support of a question ob- that had Durrant really been suffer- the effects of gas the bromo-seltzer he lowed would h killed him betore he have left the church. The charge came ,and Durrant started to rise from his seat to say some ; but he settled back fmmediately, and resumed his former impas- give air. Some of Barnes' questions during the after- noon related to an envelope containing a state- ment of his case. and addressed to General on and Mr. Deuprey. The envelope, nes charged, contained these words: “To be opened if I am convicted,and to be returned unopened if I am not convieted.”” Durrant denied any knowledge of such a document. b gt shar] TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. The Courtroom Overcrowded—Dur-~ rant Remains Cool and Self- Possessed All Day. ‘Those who have heretofore written about the crowds in Judge Murphy’s room dur- ing the Durrant trial probably regret hav- ing worn threadbare all their pet phrases descriptive of jamming 500 human beings into a space that cannot comfortably accommodate 200—at least one of them does. This particular courtroom is like the crowded streetcar—there is always rcom for one more. But the bailiffs carried this most erroneous theory a trifle too far yes- térday afternoon. They carried it to such an extreme that all the aisles and spaces around the three walls and between the chairs and benches and the bar itself were crowded to such an extent that one had to fight his way through, and the atmosphere of the room was almost unbearably thick and unwholesome. At the close of the afternoon session Juror Smythe, being very righteously in- dignant at the condition of affairs, madea little speech to the court, and remarked that he would refuse to sit in the case any longer unless all were excluded from the courtroom except those who conld be com- fortably seated. Judge Murphy adopted the suggestion of the rutfled juror,and gave the bailiffs strict orders that hereafter no more specta- tors shoula be allowed inside the court- room than could be seated. This will be a sore disappointment to hundreds of would- be spectators, and it will raise the premium on seats within the now famous arena to the very top notch. Durrant was the sole witness yesterday. And Mr. Barnes was the sole inquisitor. Both played to a crowded house, and both played their parts surprisingly well withal. One was fighting for his life, and he re- mained cool and seli-possessed to the last degree. The other stood for justice and the peace and dignity of the State, trying to weld closer, out of the prisoner's own mouth, the people’s chain of evidence that will convict or acquit a man accused of the foulest crime of the century, and he showed the effects of the great strain be- fore the long day was over. Many had predicted Durrant’s downfall under a severe cross-examination. These appointed. Only once during the y did he evince even as much in- terest in the proceedings as the merest spectator, and when the day was ended he stepped down from the witness-chair as calmly as he had stepped into itin the morning. And many were surprised at District At- torney Barnes. All know him for the most | pleasant mannered and agreeable gentle- man who ever occupied the difficult posi- tion of public prosecutor, and as well for an able and effective forensic pleader. Yesterday he proved himself more than this and gained the fame a lawyer covets most—that of being an acute cross-ques- tioner. He had a most difficult witness to handle —one gifted to a most remarkable degree with coolness and self-possession; a keen, far-seeing, intelligent witness. And yet the general belief was that Mr. Barnes scored a good many points yesterday and that no one could have handled the witness better. General Barnes, pere, was present dur- ing the day, and sometimes the father’s and son’s heads were bent together. But if the general gave Will any pointers at these times at least they were followed faithfully and appreciatively—which is, in itself, saying & great deal for the son. In the long cross-examination of yester. day four points'stand out head and shoul- ders above all the rest. And these are, in their chronological order: First—The stranger who met Durrant on Post street one afternoon and told him if he was interested in the disappearance of Blanche Lamont he -had better go to tne ferries and search in the crowds there for her. Early in the morning the witness told this remarkable story under pressure of Mr. Barnes' questioning, and to account for his remark to Witness Sademan at the ferry, that he was looking for Blanche La- mont. It was on the afternoon of Aprill2 he met this stranger. He did not stop toin- q«‘xire his name or his identity, though he had never seen hum before. But he was “happy in getting a clew,” and he hurried at once—after getting® his lunch—to the ferries to search for the missing girl. He did not continue the search long—less than an hour—and then went up to the armory ! to pack his blankets for the trip of the next day. > +Is it nota fact that you went to the ferry to see Minnie Williams?” asked Mr. Barnes. “It is not a fact,” said Durrant, and there was no show of feeling in his voice or manner. Second—The point that Durrant pre- scribed the wrong remedy for himself when he was, as he says, overcome by in- haling the gas. Mr. Barnes made the very most of this point, and it awakened from Durrant the first and only genuine show of interest he has manifested since the trial began. In arguing the admissibility of making Durrant a medical expert on this subject, Mr. Barnes declared that the witness pre- scribed for himself a remedy not an anti- dote to asphyxiation, and that the per- scription, if taken in a large dose, when the patient was really suffering from —— THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1895. what correction he desired, and he added that he had gone up into the roof by the belfry door at the time the repairs'were being made. ‘I8 there anythiny else you wish to correct?” asked the court. “When did you read your testimony?” asked Barnes. “This morning.’ “Did you read all of it?” ‘:giel:‘“ndlél dldi’ B ‘‘When vou first meet Blanche Lamont?” “In September, 1894."” ““Where did you first meet her?” ‘At the Emmanuel Church.” “How did you first meet her?” “Faee to face.”” Did you spoak to her without an introdue- tion or were you introduced to her?”’ ':%lh!l’i’k I was lntl'odiuued o her.” “By whom were you introduced to her?” “I think by Mrs, §oble." ert “Are you not sure it was Mrs. Noble?” “To the best of my recollection, yes.’ “Who was present at the time yon were in- Aduced ™ "%\(}lo nolbr:unllwt." “Whereabouts was it that you h'}?“" . you were intro- “It was in the Sunday-school room,” ““What time of day was 17" e “About 12:80.” *‘What day of the week was {t?” it was sufiday.'h' {‘Can yon give the day of t & e -{r." y of the month ? ‘Do you remember if ou and Miss Blanche Lamont were alone at the time, or was there | some one elsé present ? “‘There were others present.” “Did you attend 2, "go.'y“'" end regularly ? “How frequen P P SRR gno wt‘!y did you go " “How frequently did you see her there " “I don’t remembgr.” “Agproxlmlmly - :‘;\mo;lnsiviry %mer Sunday.” 959 g ember, '94, 957" “From Oc’;cbor. ’9'4.";" RAMPHY ““Did she attend the evening services at the church ?” “?;e!, nih'." Ay “How frequently 7" I might say regularly.” “Every Bunday 7 ““About that.”” “Did you see h tended.;" er there every time you et ““About every time—yes.”” Were you a” member of the Christian En- deavor Society?"” “Yeu, vir.” ‘Was Blanche Lamont a member?” “She was,"” “How frequently did sheattend that society’s meetings?” _The Christion Endeavor Fociety is the Young People's Society. They are the same.’” ““The Young People’s Society is the same as the fihflslnu Endeavor Soctety?” “Yes, siror ‘‘Had you any other societies outside the ehurch sociaties?” “Yes, gir.” «Did she attend those meetings?” “Yes, sir.” “}_\'hel\?o" (‘From October until April.” “Did she attend re:ul-?ly?" “How many times did you see Miss Lamont home and enter the house?”’ “Apout three times.” “‘What was the last occasion on which you visited her house prior to April 37" “'(e)n,a Friday evening. I wentthere with my o “‘Was that near April 3, the Fridsy evening you speak of?” “It was during February.” “Was your sister here in February " “She was, until the 14th."” ne is now in Europe?”’ es, sir, “She left February 147" “Yes, sfr.” “Did Taa sver suours Blanche Lamont any- where else besides to her house?” “Yes, sir.” “When and where did you 50 escort her?”’ “I went with her onhce to see Professor Mollenhauer, & violinist, from whom she thought of taking lessons.’ “‘Did you take her anywhere else?” W e 100k & ride in the Mission-street cars once.’ “When did you ride together in the Mission- street cars?” ‘‘About a month after they started running.” “When was that—this year?” “I think last year.'” “How far d!d you ride?” “To the end of the road, Twenty-fourth street. We came back on the same car.” ::}):ldl ou ever take her to Golden Gate Park?” ““When was that?” “Just after the FEighteenth-street started.” “What was this occasion?”’ “eOn Sunday afternoon Miss Lamont said her line The COURT Room B¢ (£33 CROWOED -~ Furure ) MR, BARNES THEN STEPPED UP ON THE PLATFOEM AND DREW FROM BEHIND THE RED CURTAIN THAT SURROUNDS THE THRONE OF JUDGE MURPHY THE BLACK DRAPED FIGURE-THE FORM-—UPON WHICH ARE THE BASQUE AND SKIRT OF THE MURDERED GIRL. HE PLACED IT DOWN BESIDE THE WITNESS, AND THE JURORS ASKED TO HAVE THE SHADES DEAWN SO THEY COULD SEE THE FACE OF DURRANT BETTER AS HE VIEWED THIS SILENT WITNESS, UNMAREED BY EMOTION. [Sketehed wn court yesterday by a “Call” artist.] HIS FACOE REMAINED asphyxiation, “‘would have killed him be- fore he left the church.” Here Durrant partly rose from his chair and made as though he would speak. But the court intervened, ruling that this must be shown by circumstances rather than by the witness. Third—The dramatic scene of the trial when Mr. Barnes brought forth the wire figure upon which are draped the skirt and waist of Blanche Lamont, and placed them before the man accused of strangling the human form that once inhabited them. The jurors had the curtains drawn so that they could see the prisoner’s face bet- ter as heviewed the garments. But his face remained as impassive as ever. And last, when Mr. Barnes asked the witness point blank if he had not written a letter to his lawyers addressed in this wise: *'To be opened in case I am con- victed, and to be destroyed unread if Iam acquitted.” Durrantdenied having written any such letter. He did not deny it fiercely, but in about the same tone as he denied havin, secreted the clothing of the murdered gir] in the ratters of the bel The croayenminnhgyv;m be continued this morning. e THE MORNING SESSION. The Stranger Who Told Durrant to Search for Blanche Lamont at the Ferry. The morning session opened with the biggest ocrowd which has throngea the courtroom and corridors since the trial opened. Judge Belcher of Department 11 occupied .the bench with Judge Murphy during the morning. Dnrrant was called T0 the stand at once, and he opened the proceedings himself by asking to be’al- lowed to correct a mistake he had diseov- ered in his testimony of the day before. “Your Honer,” he said, “I would like to make a correetion in my answer—in my last twoor three answers. It ocours on page 81 of the transeript.” The reporter was ordered to read tha last few questions—those which related to Dur- rant’s ways of getting into the roof over the false ceiling. He was ‘asked to make "l,” you remember any one who Wwas pres- ent?” “There were very few." “Can yoti name any of them?” “There were Dr. Vogel and George Vogel.” “Any one else “Miss Gertrude Woll.” ‘Any one else?’ rs. Noble.” ‘Whereabouts in the room were you when you were introduced ?"’ “I don’t recollect.”. “Were vou sitting down or standing up?” “Standing u; “Was Miss ont sitting down or stand- ing up?” “Btanding u&." ‘“Was M oble sitting down or standing s, up?”’ ?‘smxding n%" “Was Miss Woll sitting down or standing ap?”’ ™ 'We were all {n a group.” “‘Was she sitting down or standing up.” “Standing up.” “Was Dr. )}3;01 sitting down or standing ap?” pn'"m' “p'"n aid e Miss Li t “How uently. you see Miss Lamon! after me'm luction?” “Every tim went to church.” “When did she go to church?* “Usually on Sundays.” "no,y many services did she attend on Sun- t know.” “W there once every Sunday ?"" i "She may have been there once every Sune 'To the best of your recollection?” “1 have no recol eeusn on the subject.” “To what services did she come?” ‘At first she did not come to the Sunday- senool beesuse she went to another church. e usnally came to the evening service.” *Did she attend the morning service?” “Not as re, nlnlz.n the evening.” *‘When did she begin to come to the Sunday- sehool " ““About Christmas.” “Were you connected with the Sunday- school T was. 'Didloll invite her to join?" “faid” “When did_you first suggest that she join?” “When we first met.”” “Did you make that suggestion when you were nn’to introduced " % “] don’t remember. Maybe I did.” x."lfllg‘ she attend the day-school regu- rly $ “Not verv regularly at first, as she attended a ehurch of another denomination, and she thought she should attend thatSunday-school.” - e & member of the Young People’ as ah Society 1" ‘s, si! Did she attend its meetings regularly ‘No, sir. | “‘cgo not know, They only met once a onth! month. “Were they business or social meetings?” “The idea was to transact any business we gfid and then spend the evening in socia- o) “Were you a secretary of one of these?” *‘For a time.' “For how long?’ “For two terms."” ““What is the length of & term?” *‘S8ix months.” “‘What time was it when you were first elected secretary?” +In May, 1894.” "n}%“ You were the secretary until May, 3 see lx-iury you kept the record-book?” 8, #ir. “Where is it?" Itisin the possession of General Dickin- n.' A “I call for the records, ” said Barnes. “I will send out and get them,” said Dickin- son, and Barnes proceeded with his cross-ex- amination.” *‘You were in the habit of escorting Miss La- mont home from church?” ‘At times.” “Frequently?" O I “Ever; nda A “How frequently?” ““When my own sister was not there then I " would see her home. “‘How often was that? “Every consecutive Sunday for fouror five Sundays, and then there would be an intermis- sion, and then I would see her home again.” *To the best of your recollection what was the number of times you escorted her home from church between ‘the first time you met a n or twed 8" 'Your sister has not bgn here since Febru- ary?” 'No, sir.” “Did you escort Miss Lamont straight home?’ “Sometimes I escortéd her to the Postoffice near the chureh.” “Why did you go to the Postoffice?” ‘It was my custom in the hour aiter Sunday- school to go to the Postoffice to see if there was any mail. " Bhe passed down that way, and I used to go that far with her.” “Was this fifteen or twenty times you es. corted her home in the morning or evening?” “It was all the times.” “ln the morning and evening?”’ “Never in the mm“‘fi’ “Did yon ever see her home after the Sunday- school ™" 1 “Yes, sir.” “‘Did you ever see her home from the Chris- ““;x En&uvu Bociety?" “No. s “Did vou 1 ol 3.?'“ em;mn her house! “How man rior to April, 18952" “Thiet Gon's 1A6Yads whew 1 faw ber Bome? uncle was going to take her across the bay for atide. Iwalked home with her,and she said she had stayed too long at Sunday-school, and that she would be too_late. I suggested that we take a ride over Mount Olympus to the ark, and we went to the door and told Mrs. Noble, and asked if she had any objection. She said she had no objection at all, 50 we took the Guerrero-street cars.” "Vb;bera did you leave the Guerrero-street cars?” ““We transferred to Eighteenth street.” ‘‘Where did you leave the Eighteenth-street ““At the termin “At the park?” ‘N ha dia ou do in the park 1 “Wha “We nkox as far as the band stand in the park, “Then what did you do?”’ #We went back to the Ellis-street cars.” “How far did you go on the Ellis-street cars?” “To Leavenworth street, thence to Tenth, thence to Howard and thence to Twenty-first, where we got off.” “Sthat e aia you get to her house?” “About 5 o’clock.” “What time had you started?"” “Between two and three.” “Did liyau escort her anywhere else?” “1 aid not.” “Did you enter her house on that occasion?” “] went in to see Mrs. Noble.” “!D(}?d}'gu have any conversation with her?” “I thought Mrs. Noble was worried because it was g0 late—it was about dusk—and I apolo- gized for the time we had been away.” :41\714 y‘ou escort her anywhere else?” “No, 8ir.” “To the best of your recollection?” “I am positive.” “Positive?” “Positive.” “‘Prior to A ont 10 “] did net.!” “Then, this was the first occasion on which you went to school with her?” “It was.” “What was your first duty at the college on the morning of Wednesday. April 3,18957"" “I had 10 attend Dr.” Abrams’ lecture on ‘mierosoopy, but the course had been finished the week before and so 1 had the hours from 810 10 P. M.’ “What time did you leave the house on that morning?”’ “At 8 0'clock.” +‘What was the reason gon started so early?” “I had to attend Dr. Abra: lecture.’” “You stated the course had ended?” e(;;ll did not discover that until I reached the lege.” & ¢ time aid you reach the college?” “About 8 o'clock.” “‘Where did you meet Miss Lamont on that morning?” ‘wenty-first street, close to Mission.” “Did you state you were going to George King’s house to speak to him about fixing the electrician apparatus?” “I only stated the fact-of where I was going.” ril 3, did you ever escort Miss 001?" “Did you tell any one else you were going to George Kfng's House?” ““To whom?"” “My mother. I told her I was going there beclnnse she thought it strange I was leaving so early.” “\What called her attention to it?"” “I asked for a pair of pincers which I wanted to use.” ‘‘How recently before this did you see George King?” “On Sunday.” March 31, was it not?” Yes, sir.”” A “Did you mention anything about the gas fixtures then?"” “I recollect I had & conversation with him on Sunday about bringing the organ downstairs some day during the week, and I said I might be there myself.” “Did you say anything about the sunburn. ers?’ “] don’t recollect that I said anything.” “How loug before that had you said any- thing about the burner?” “1 think the Sundn? previous,” “About March 247" “Yes, sir."” “Who made complaint about the burners?” “The trustees.” “I thought you said yesterday that Sader- man, the janitor, had done so?” ] said the trustees or Sademan.” “Were you at church the Sunday previous?'’ “1 think so.” = “Are you sure?’ “No, sir.” «Did you attend the morning service?” “] think so0.” Did you attend Sunday-school?” es, sir.” +Did you attend the evening service?” “I think so.’ “Don’t you know as a matter of fact that the gas fixtures were in perfect orderon March a1 ©I don’t know anything of the kind.” “Did Mr. Code or the trustees mention any- thing about the gas to you?” “] think they did.” - “Who reported it to them "’ «Tt was Sademan’s place.” “As a matter of fact, was it not his place to «WHat made the trustees speak to you?" “To save expense. If I had to buy anything I turned the bill over to them.” “On Monday, March 25, did you fix the elec- tric wires?” Dickinson objected to this question be- cause it related to a specific date which had not been_brought out in the direct ex- amination. The objection was sustained. Then Barnes continued: ““What time did you reach the Cooper Medical College on the morning of Mazch 25, 1895?” Again Dickinson objected on the ground that the question had already been twice answered. The objection was overruled and the witness answered: 1 did not reach it at all.” “'\I:on did not attend college on that day? «No, sir.” “Were you in S8an Francisco on that day?” “T think so—to the best of my recollection I “Why did you not attend to the wire then, when you were not at college?” Again an objection and again an over- ruling by the court followed. “I had other work,” said the witness, Were Fou occupied all the day?"” ot all day.”” hat part of the day were you occupled?”” “In the morning from 9 o’clock until121 was at the City and County Hospital.”” “What did you do in the afternoon?"” “I went to the Cooper Co)lege." “What time did you leave home in the after- noon?” “About 1 o'clock.” “What time did you leave the college?” “I cannot tell.” “To the best of your recollection what time was it youleft?” “About 5 o’clock.” “When was the last lecture on that day?"” “1 cannot recall it without my lecture-card.” «Have you that card with you?” “Yes, sir.”" “Look at it.”" “It was at 5:80.” “What lecture was 1t7” “One by Dr. Swett on the head and throat.” «“Have you any recollection of the lecture ex- cept b; ru(erring to the card?” #1 {e]ieva t was principally on the pharynx.” “Have you any recollection except from the card?”’ “None, except that it was & stereopticon lecture.” ‘Was strendance at that lecture voluntary or reqxuhedl" “It was required.” “Wha time did you come home on March 23 from the City and County Hospital?” “About 12 or a little before.” “Did yfl.)u have dinner or lunch at home?” Yes, sir.” “What time did you leave home again?”’ «Probably half an hour later.” “‘How far is your house from the church?” “Fiyve and a half blocks.” “What route did you general to the Cooper Medical College?’ «] used to take the electric car at Twenty- fifth and Guerrero streets; from there I rode io Nintn end Harrison, and came along Ninth to Sutter.” “Was that the route you intended to take be- fore you went on Mission street on April 82" “1 didn’t intend to take any particular one.” “How far is Guerrero street from your house?” “*Qne block.” “How far is Mission street and Twenty-first from your house?” “To that point?” “Yes.” «Eight or nine blocks.” “Did you ever before go by that route to the college, except on April 377 No, sir.”” “That was the oply occasion?” “That was the only one.” “What was said to you when, on March 23, you were requested to fix the electric spark?’ This was objected to by Dickinson, be- cause, he said, the question had been answered often before. The objection was overruled. “I don’t remember correctly,” said Durrant. “] believe the subject was broached about the sunburners, and some one said they were all right except one, and that would not light on pressing the button. Ipassed on and said I would ook at it during the week.” “That was all the conversation.” “It was about that.” ““Who was it spoke to you?"’ “Sademan.” “Did the trustees ever speak to you about 127 “I don't know.” “Didn't you say Sademan reported to them ana they reported it to you” “1 did, and for a reason.” ‘What was the reason?”’ «] did not always act on the janitor's sugges- tion. “Then you seted on the reports made by Sademan on some occasions, and on others you y take in going “You used your own judgment then on these mglgemons'!" “I did. Very often I wonld myself ask how the burners were getting along and how they were working.” “When was the last work you did before April, 1890, at the church? “On the Saturday previous.’ “Were ou et the church, between that dsy and April 8, except Sunday?” “I can’t recall any.” “:Yn:xdk’}mw Herman Slaggerty?” “Did you tell him that Blanche Lamont had Pprobably been led astray and that she was prob- ably in a disreputable house?” Yot those words.” at did you say?"” “I said it was possible she had been led astray, and it was possible she was in a disrep- utable house.” ‘‘What had you ever observed in the manner, actions or character or appearance of the girl Wm\t;h‘lheid yolu :) say that?” “Nothing in her manner or appearance.” “Then what did you say it {OX?[RQ ‘‘Because of what Officer Anthony said.” .';gk'z'gn was it that you said this to Slag- “‘On April 8. The boys used to josh me about her disappearance after I made & statement of the case.” “After your name was connected with the caze in the newspapers?” “Yes, after it got into the newspapers.” “‘Had you been joshed about ner disappear- ance when you called at Mrs. Noble's house?” “I don’t recollect.” “When did you call on Mrs. Noble?” “On the Monday following the Sunday Miss mont was reported missing.” What date was !Pnt!" “‘On Monday evening, preparatory to gettin; ready for ;hezioun; Paople":.meetriil. I"cllles at Tabor’s house to gallgonk. I saw Clarence Wolf there and spoke to him about the disap- arance. He suggested that I go to Mrs. Oble’s house to see'if anything had occurred. {h celrl'le& c:molgoe -‘_on the Wll’ {ucx. I went ere s IB\QDTGIM in l?e ly:Duo.\"’ SRR P b “‘Did you go to Dr. Vogel' 'fi‘;'&‘fifl"‘s& LRI gel's house before you “You ‘first went ’ Woberioh to Vogel's and then to “I first went to Vogel’s and then to Noble’s.” Mr. Barnes opened a new vein then, the most important by far of the morning ses- sion, € began by asking: ‘Dl you meet Janitor Sademan at the Mar- ket-street F mm"?“ erry on Friday afterncon, the “Idia” «pidn’t you state to Mr. Sademan then that oupfx?d .y; slight clew that Blanche Lamont Fad gone to Alameda ?” 1 said nothing like that.” - «Didn’t you tell him you had & clew? 1 aid.” 2 “Did ygu have such clew?” ivhat was 1£7” “What was t? «] was told to watch at the ferry for her.” ©Who told you that?” «A gentleman.” “What gentleman “Idon't know. 3 «Don’t you know his name?” “I do not.” i “Where did you meet him?" n Post street.” When?” «That Friday afternoon, just before I went to the ferry.” _ «How did you come to meet him? “He stopped me on the street and said to I'l.lel ‘You are_interested in.the disappearance o Blanche Lamont, are you not? Isaid I was. He then said, “You take my advice and watch at l&%k"‘“g,or her.’ " “What next?”’ “That was all he said. We walked down to Dupont street together.” 2 *<Did you ask his nam “No; Iwas too happy to get & clew to think of that.” i “Did you never find out his name?" iCan"you desoribe him?” “H.Enw):iun e1‘1:=nrn just a little taller fl!'l'n me. Hegu&re [y ll;h{ovem&;:; l:;::ialh-;;gpl’ul. “Did y any rep hed :olélfi:at;n {hwns n{’n m"“l:“.,‘"‘““ in Blanche Lamont than other people. “\\'hu‘; dexd you do when you reached Dupont st = E"fite ‘went along Dupont street and I went to the ferry.”” : “Yon went immediately to the ferry?” “No, not immediately ; after luneh.’ here did you go {or lunch? “What ou eat?” “I don't re;member that; it was a 10-cent lunch.” > “What time did you reach the ferry?” “A little after 4 o’clock.” P “What time did you leave the ferry? “About 5 o’cloek.” “‘Did this sirange gentlemen in light over- coat and soft hat state any time for you to watch at the ferries?” “He stated no time—nothing more than thst I had better look at the ferry for her.”” "\id you e\'elrlselrch for him?” “Not personally.” “Did you everyhlve a search instituted for him?" “Yes, sir; I told my sttorneys about it and they tried to find him.” “Where did you say he went 7" "gcfivzlked d:('t'in DAI;;NOL" “Which way ou go 1" “I went urnigh!ydown Post street. Bx the way, I thought I was on Geary street, and had intended to go to the Golden Rule Baz “\Vas this subsequent to the 8th of “Yes, sir; on the 12th.” “You khew of what importance to you any &lew " about Blanche Lamont was et thet me "}'ln was no more important to me than to others.” “But your name had been mentioped i connection with her disappesrance in press 2 “Yes, sir.” “Any clew was of great importance ?* “Yes; it was.” «And yet this stranger who stopped you in the street to give you this clew—you let him g0 without asking his name “1 was so thoroughly happy to know that I hndha clew that I thought only of going right to the ferry.” “But yo\; were not so happy that you could not stop for lunch 7" “] glways eat lunch.” “How long did it take you 1™ “Fifteen minutes.” “Did you walk to the ferry 7 “Yes, sir.” “And you passed right away from strange informant without making any effort to find out who he was 7’ “] wasin a hurry to get to the ferry.” “Did you see anybody else at the ferry except Bademan ?” “Yes, sir.” “Did you mention to them that you were there looking for Blanche Lamont 7" “I did not.” “Why didn’t you 2’ “It was not uppermost in my thoughts at the time.” "B;u you went there for that express pur- ose?”" B Sea; tub thale eonvepstiion wad. dhéat other matters.” “Did you meet Dodge and Dukes there?” *Yes, sir.”” “Didn’t they ask you what you were doing th‘c§' | m t aid you reply?” +1 told them I was waiting for some one.” “Isn’t it a fact that they said 1o you, ‘Well Durrant, have you fsund s sattg girl ot “It is not & fact.” “What did pass between you?” “Very little. 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