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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 FKEE. Seeking to Impeach the Testimony of Mrs. Crosett — Many Witnesses. THE DURRANT TRIAL IN A MINUTE— KG THE DEFENSE. A variety < I small hut Important points were covered by the defense yesterday in the trial of Theodore Durrant for the murder of Blanche Lainont. In the first place Judge Murphy decided that he had no power to force Miss Cunningham to answer the question concerning the origin of the story about Mrs. Leak because the question was an improper one. Several students and business men swore to the good reputation of the defendant. Leonard Everett and Marvin Curtis testified as to a streetcar ride they had taken over the route that Mrs. Crosett told of in her testi mony. It took them about six minutes longer than it did Mrs. Crosett. H. X. F. Marshall Jr., a Call reporter, testi fied that on April 14 in an interview with De tective Gibson the latter told him there were footprints of a No. 9 shoe found in the dust on the belfry stairs. Student Charles A. Dukes, under cross-exam ination, told of a conversation he had with Durrant in the jail in which Durrant had urged him to try to remember that he, Durrant, was present at Dr. Cheney's lecture. Charles T. Lenahan identified the ring he Bays he took to Oppenhelmer's 6hop and also Red tha letter he wrote to the defend ant's lawyers appraising them of the fact. The trial is continued this morning. TWENTY-SECOND DAY. Closing Up the Defense— Miss Cun ningham Escapes the Jail— Many Witnesses for Durrant. These are the closing hours of the de fense of Theodore Durrant. Probably to day he will go on the stand and give his version of the events of April 3, and it is quite as probable that he will be the last witness in his own behalf. Such, at least, is the programme. The first business of the court yesterday was in relation to the contempt of Miss Cunningham, the newspaper reporter, who refused to answer Mr. Dickinson's ques tion. Judpe 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 #ot the statutory knowledge of it— they had never heard it discussed. Janitor Taber came to say that during his incumbency at Emmanuel Church no one had touched the ventilators, so far as he knew — this 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 rollcail of his lee- ture. The court 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 that day; and it took these witnesses— including a 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 auestions propounded by Juror Smyth. These were touching the density of gas and whether it did not ro down as well as up when it escapes from the jet. Mr. Carpen ter thought it did. N. EL 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 April, 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 Call. 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 rpite of Mr. Dauprey. 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 the date of the transaction, but Mr. Barnes ▼.ill 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 preatly 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 ri:ig very much like Blanche's at Oppen beimer's shop. Heretofore the defense has occupied the position of denying in toto the testimony of Oppenheiraer, 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 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 ever was. Among the spectators yesterday were three members of the Trilby com pany: Svengali, in the person of "William Lackaye, theZouzou 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. 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. '• "Considering the question itself, 'Where did yon obtain your information for the article?' j 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. I have been looking up theavaii-i WITNESSES AND SPECTATORS AT THE DURRANT TRIAL. YBSTEBDAY. [Sketched by a " Call " artist.] able authorities on the subject and am now convinced vhat the question is improper, and shall sustain the objection of the District Attorney. 'Now* there is another matter that I want to call the attention of counsel to at this time. In 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 lam 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. "I shall overrule my own ruling in this case and permit the questions to be asked. Mr. I'iNirict Attorney, you will have Dr. Cheney recalled for iurther examination." Mr. Dickinson— 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 'a lecture and had secured no notes of it. Student F. B. Robinson came next. He i 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 Dally, 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 days at Sacramento. Dnrrant's repu tation fo"r 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. "No, sir." "While at Sacramento his reputation for peace was not discussed, was it?" "No, sir." "Dili you ever hear his reputation dis cussed ?" "No, sir." "I move (hat his whole testimony be stricken out, your Honor, since it Is apparent that he has no 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 Dunant 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 application for membership in the National Guards. Mr. Barnes onjected. The court— How can that be proper, General Dickinson? Dickinson— lt 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. 1 shall sustain the objection. Upon cross-examination witness ad mitted that he had never heard Durrant's refutation 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 testily. C. W. Tabar, who acted as janitor of Emmanuel Church between the adminis trations of Janitors Sademan and Carroll, was recalled. During his incumbency there were no services in the church, and so 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 with the police officials concerning this case?" asked Mr. Dickinson. "Yes, sir; several times." "When was the first time?" "April 20." "Where was this conversation held?" "In the office of the Chiet of Police." "Whom did you talk with?" 'Detective Gibson." "Gibson or Seymour, was It?" "It was with Gibson." "Did you ever have a conversation with De tective Seymour?" "Yes, sir; two or three times subsequently. I cannot recall the dates of these, but I think the first was in the latter part of April." "State what you said to Mr. Seymour con cerning the rollcall of your lecture?" Barnes — We object to that as immaterial and Irrelevant- The Court— How do you claim that is proper, General? Dickinson— We want to show that they had a knowledge of the rollcall. The Court— But how can that be relevant to the issue? Can it affect the correctness of the roll in anyway? THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1895. Dickinson— lt is Important to us In argu ment. The Court— l shall sustain the objection. "To whom and at what time did you first speak of the rollcall?" then asked Mr, Dickin son, persisting. Mr. Barneß 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 rollcali and that he was satisfied from the investi gation that Durraut was present, as the book shows. The Court— The court withdraws Its previoui ruling on that point, and you may now ask the question and I shall instruct the witness to an swer it. Mr. Dickinson— l 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 n<>t wish to put it. let. Dickinson— We have no desire to ask the question now. The testimony already is that the rollbook is correct, and it was only for this purpose that we desired to ask it orig 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 course, of impeaching 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 route the took and the time consumed by it. Curtis and Everett kept a scheduled memorandum of their trip, which was of fered in evidence, and is as followB : We took the Sacramento streetcar coming east at the southeasterly corner of Sacramento and Walnut streets at 2 :21 p. m. Got off the car at Devisudero 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 MEMBEKS OF THE lEILBY COMPANY VISIT THE DUBB&N1 TRIAL. [Sketched in the courtroom yesterday by a l 'CaU" arti*t.] there at 2:36. Transferred there to another Devisadero-atrset car going south to Page at 2:37. We *ot off at Page street and walked one block to Haight, arriving at Haight and De visadero streets at 2 :42%. \V« took the Half ht-ttreet car going east at 2 :14 and arrived at the junction of Market e treat at 2:30. We walked over to the Valencia-streetcars and boarded one going south at 2:52. We reached Twenty-second and Valencia streets (where Mrs. Crossett says that Dur rant may have gotten out, i: he did not alight at Twenty-first street) at 3:02. V* c continued on to Twenty-fifth street and got off at 3:05. We walked westerly on Twenty-fifth to San Jose avenue and up San Jose one block to No. 239, arriving there at 3:07 r. 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. Doubtlesi this schedule will furnish a good deal of material for arguments on both sides. Leonard Everett had more testimony than this to give. He said be had gone to 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 47H inches in height, he said, 19% inches across the top, and 25 inches at its widest point. Then he timed himself in walking diagonally across Bartlett street fron the schoolhouse to tne south gate of the church. It took him just seventy-one seconds, he said. "You didn't have a youn* lady with you, when you took that walk, did you?" asked Mr. Barnes on cross-examination. "I did not." E. W. Carpenter was recalled to answer a couple of questions for Juror Bmyth. 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? He said he thought they did. Gas ex pands in all directions. That was all the questions Mr. Smyth had to ask, and then court adjourned for the noon recess. THE AFTERNOON SESSION. Footprints In the Belfry— The Con- versatlon 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 requirements of candidates for admis- 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. H. N. F. Marshall Jr., who is now and was on the 14th of April last a Call re porter, was called. On the latter date he had 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 7" asked Mr. Deuprey. "\es, sir; he said there were footprints made by a No. 9 shoe on the belfry stairs." "Was there anything said about a No. 8 shoe?" asked Mr. Barnes, for cross-examina tion. "I don't remember as to that." "Who else were present at the interview?" "Mr. Morrison of The Call and Mr. Cooper of the Chrr/iicle. 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, bur 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. Then Mr. Denprey asked the statutory question about the reputation of the de fendant. Witness replied that he had never heard it discussed. "Did Mr. Durrant ever ask you to lend him your notes, or did he ever make any proposi tion to you that was improper?" asked Deu "No, sir." "You have read such statements In the news paper?" "Yes. sir." "And they were untrue?" "Partially so; yes, sir." "You told the reporters so at the time, did you not?" "I told them it was partially untrue." "Did you ever visit the defendant since his arrest?" asked Mr. Barnes. "Yes, sir." "Where did you visit him?" "Once iv the' County Jail." '•Did you ever visit him at the City Prison?" "Yes, sir." "More tban once?" "Once or twice." "Of your own volition?" "He sent for me." "What did you talk about?" "We discussed 6ome points regarding Dr. Cheney's lecture. The general conversation was as to whether I could remember his being there, and whether I could find something in my notes that would enable me to testify that he wes present at the lecture." "What else?" "We talked about several points in the lec ture." "Where do you reside, Mr. Dukes?" "AtTemescal." "On September 30, at your residence, did you have an interview with John F. Connor concerning the talk you had with Durrant in the County Jail on the Ist 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 the stand before you did not give all that passed between you and Mr. Dur rant because you did not wish to hurt his caso? 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 him you could hot do that; that ha then asked you to testify as a favor to him; that he wished you could state it as a fact?" "That is similar to what I told the reporter; but it is not all." "Then is it a fact that such a conversation did take place between you and Durrant?" "Yes ; but there is more of it." "Well, what was the rest of it?" "I told the reporter that Durrant also said to me that I was not to say anything but the truth." "State the whole conversation," "Well, he asked me about some of the points on milk sterilir.inir. He asked what kind of corks were used. Ho asked me if I remembered of bis fcoing out early at oue of the lectures." '•How long did the conversation last?' "About half an hour." "Haveyoi any recollection now of Durrant being present?" "No, sir." "Was Durrant's seat near yours?" "It was immediately at my right." "Don't you know, for a fact, that Durrant did not occupy his 6eat that afternoon?" "No, sir; I have no recollection about that." "Did you have any conversation with Dur rant since then?" "No, sir." "Or with hi* parents?" "No, sir." "I understand that the reporter made a state ment to yon and a^keO you if such things were true?" asked Mr. Deuprey. "Yes, sir; he had a statement that be said he got from the police, 1 think." "Was there any one else present at the jail when you had your interview with Durrant?" "Yes, fir; Mr. Ross and others." "Had you been invited to go there?" "Yes. sir: by the lawyers ior 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 did 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 the college on the afternoon of April 4, 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 i? 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. v. Then came Charles T. Lenahan. "When did you shave oft" your mustache?' Deuprey fired at him at once. "I never had a 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. Donegaii on the Examiner?" Mr. Barnes— l certainly object to that. It is 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 niganr" •'Yea, sir." "Has he given you directions what to do?" The court— That is outside of the rule, Mr. Deuprey. Ask him about tne mustache. Witness— l never had a mustache. Deuprey— Do you shave? "Yes, sir." '•How often?" "Once a week— sometimes twice." "Do you know a man named Oppenheim?" "Yes, sir." "Did you take a ring to his pawnshop?" "Yes, "sir." Mr. Deuprey then showed witness the chip diamond ring introduced by the de fense, and which looks very much like the one of Blanche L/amont. 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 went in the shop where did you find Oppenheim sitting"" "He was standing in the doorway." "What did you do?" •'I walked in and he followed me. I gave him the ring and a6ked him how much he would give me on it. He said it was not worth anything to him. I told him it was a chip diamond, but he said that made no difference; he did not want it." "Did you communicate those facts in a letter °-?did. M "Look at this letter and the signature and tell me if they are in your handwriting." "They are/ Mr. Deuprey 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 to be a letter in which the witness told the lawyers for the defense that he had been to Onpenheim's shop with a rinc 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 Murphy 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 Examina tion on the Bear. The Federal Government conducts thir ty-live 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 yesterday morning. He came in on the Bear, and will start for Washington this afternoon or to-morrow. He said: "I found the schools in pood condition with a very fair attendance from Septem 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 grade and the curri culum seldom extends beyond ifinglish, reading, writing and arithmetic. "Most of the teachers are from Pennsyl vania. Some are from Oregon and Wash ington, but the East furnishes the largest quota. I 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 supplies for the station at Point Barrow, but waß unable to deliver them." Goosequills for pens sold in London in 1542 for 10 pence per thousand. THE END DRAWING NEAR Another Week and the Jury Will Have Decided the Fate of Durrant. VARIED PROGRAMME TO-DAY. The Defense Believes 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 ejid of it will be fulfilled. The defense will close its direct case Thursday; then conies 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 rors. To-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 hypothetical inferences. In the morning young Lanne han will continue his testimony. It will be soueht 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 Lannehan sent the follow ing letter to Messrs. Deuprey and Dick inson: Meatrt. Deuprey and Dickinson, attorneys for Theodore Durrant— GuttTUtums: In this "morn-! ing's Examiner 1 became interested in the tes timony of one Adolph Oppenheimer. Mr.Op penheimer testifies that burrant entered his store between the 4th and 10th of April, and between 10 and 11 o'clock a. m. He. also testi- Set that he wore a blue overcoat and velvet i collar attached and had on a slouch hat. He j said he had in his possession a small lady's diamond ring, chip diamond, and encircled by j a shield representing a star. Mr. Oppenheimer j goes on to say that he (Durrant) asked him (Oppenheimerl what he would give him for the j ring, and he informed him that the diamond ; was too small and said he did not want it, and that the young man immediately went out in the direction of California street. Now the j statement that I want to make is this. On that i day I received what I thought was a good tip on the races, and I hid a sho'.v to make a con- I siderable sum If I won. I accordingly started j out to make a borrow, because I was somewhat j | short of fund's at that particular time. Finally i I determined to pawn a ring and I entered several places without success. lat last ar- \ rived at a place on Dupont street, on the left band side, between Bunh and Pine, going to- i i ward Pine, this side, namely south side, of a | ! shooting gallery and one door above the gro cery on the corner. When I entared I think Mr. Oppenheimer, if it is the same man, was | standing by the door. 1 entered and j I had the same conversation that he claims I I to have had with .burrant, and received the j 6ame answer. What I say I am positive of. I : had on a blue overcoat, with velvet collar at- j tached. and wore a black Alpine hat. I must j have been in there about two or three minutes, ■ not longer, 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 ttiat mine is exactly the same. Further than this I j know nothing. I make this statement of my I own free will, and only do so because I am j almost positive that Mr. Oppenheimer is mis- i taken in the identity of the person who offered ! the ring. lam the son of respectable parents, i and if Mr. Oppenheimer is mistaken and says the man looked like a man who lived on a woman I'm snre he'll never identify me. I only hope that the guilty man, whoever he be, Durrant or anybody else, will receive such a punishment for the fiendish acts committed j that will never or never has been equaled. I |do not care to become notorious, and j 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 i in any way benefit you it is at yonr service. Hoping ihe guilty" party will "be brought to a quick and speedy end, I remain, yours, etc., Residence', San Francisco, Cal. C. T. L. 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, 13, '95. Mr, Eugene Deuprey—DF.Aß Sir: By an acci dent to-day I came across that little add of yours in the personal column ot the Examiner. I whs Interested in some of the adds, and was J surprised when I saw my initials therein. As j I stated before I do not wish to gain any noto riety in this matter, owing to the fact that I I've got to live in this town, and have respect- | able parents who would be shocked to think I that I would get myself mixed up in such a I case. However, I am positive that Mr. Huek 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 oath 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 description of the overcoat and hat, the eqnversation, 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 whereby I can avoid all unpleasant notoriety, then all well and good. Hoping that you will not think hard of me for taking this position in the matter, I remain, yours, etc., C. T. L. Durrant'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 ofHce. 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 to imply that it 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 ney? undertake their contemplated 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 progre?sed 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 proposes 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 call 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. 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. MUNYON ! THE DAVID OF THE PEOPLE. He Slays the Giant Disease With His Little Pellets. The Sales of His Remedies Reached a Total of 37,217 Bottles in San Francisco Since Oct. Ist. 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 j druggists were visited, and without a«sin- I gle exception they all declared that dur- j ing their whole business experience they I have never seen medical preparations of j any kind that sold so rapidly asMunyon's, j 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 i 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 ■- half hour spent in any drugstore I where these little pellets are sold will con- : vince the most skeptical that Professor i Munyon has, indeed, discovered a new I 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 cive relief it i was proven that the wrong remedy had i been taken, through the ignorance of the | person as to what disease he was suffering I from. From facts gathered it seems that Munyon's generous free distribution of | Rheumatism Cure to the citizens of San j Francisco will result in increased renown, i 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 i whatever, you can make no mistake in giving these cures a trial, as they cost i but 25 cents, and are perfectly harmless. i Caution! A certain druggist, on being j asked if he kept Munyon's remedies, re- plied: "Yes, a few, but don't sell them if I can help it. I have a large stock of other ; homoeopathic remedies on hand, and while I this advertising is going on propose to I push them on the people who call for Munyon's whenever I can." We wish to i say right here that life and d»ath are \ serious subjects, and the greatest crime \ man can be guilty of is to deceive and i trifle with human afflictions. Such a per- i son is unworthy of your confidence in any ; particular whatever. Beware of the man j who tells you that these medicines are j just as good, for there are no medicines I made that resemble Munyon's in formula I or effect. 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 all 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 all 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, I wind on the stomach, bad taste, offensive ! breath, loss of appetite, faintness or weak- | ness of stomach, headache from indiges- j tion, soreness of the stomach, coated | tongue, heartburn, shooting pains in the I 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- biJity, 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. Munyon's Liver Cure corrects headache, biliousness, jaundice, constipation and all 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. Munyon's Female Remedies are a boon , to all women. vv / i Munyon's Headache Cure stops head- ache in three minutes. , / Mun'yon'sPile Ointment positively curefi all forms of piles. ; •'/ Munyon's Asthma Cure and Herbs ire guaranteed to relieve asthma in tlree minutes and curs in five days. Price, 50 cents each. •' <■ Munyon's Blood Cure eradicates fill im- purities from the blood. ,' ' Munyon's Vitalizer imparts new rife, re- stores lost powers to weak and debilitated men. Price $1. ' -"'■" ■/ Munyon's Homeopathic Remedy Com- pany, 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., puts up specifics for nearly every disease, mostly lor 25 cents a bottle. ' / All . communications addressed to Munyon's representative at the Mans- field, Post street, San Francisco, Cal., will meet with prompt attention. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. TS THE VERY BEST ONE TO EXAMINE YOUB X eyes and fit them to Spectacles or Eyeglasses frith instruments of ' his own Invention, whoM superiority has not been equaled, My success hn . been due to the merits of my work. OfflceHou«-13to4r.ifc 9