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STUDENTS DID HOT ANSWER FOR UNIT
Corroborating the Evi
dence of Dr. Cheney's
Rpllbook.
NOTES OF THE LECTURE.
Fifty-Eight Medical Students
Examined on Behalf of
the Defense.
NONE SAW DURRANT THERE.
diagram of the Interior of Mr. Op
penheim's Shop Offered
In Evidence.
THE DURRANT TRIAL IX A MINUTE-STU
PENTS TESTIFY.
The trial of Theodore Durrant for the mur
der of Blanche Lamont was continued yester
day. ;
Mr. Deuprey, for the defense, introduced the
evidence of fifty-eight classmates of Durrant,
ar.d te-day the remainder of the class of sev
en: y-fuur will be heard.
• those heard yesterday testified that
>• re tither present or absent from the
Dr. Cheney at the Cooper Medical
the afternoon of ADril 3, between
15 o'clock. Those who were pres
did not answer "Here" for Dur
rolkrall, which was taken at the
: the lecture. None of them remeni
■ur Durrant was present, and only
a few could name any of the other fifty or sixty
:.- that ivere present.
q cross-examination Mr. Barnes re
i all the students who had notes of the
to bring them into court at the follow
ssion. Seme of the students hud their
ris with them, and these were left with
rk o! the court to be introduced as peo
xhibits later on.
A diagram of the interioi of Pawnbroker Op
ni's shop was identified ny Draughts
man MeCuHough and introduced as an exhibit
of the defense.
THE NINETEENTH DAY.
The Defense Scoring a Point by
Showing That No One
Answered for Durrant.
There is no perceptible fallirg off in the
attendance at the Durrant trial, though
the corridors leading to the courtroom are
now kept pa^ai y clear. The matinee
sessions continue to be more largely
j.itronized by the fair sex, but seats
within the courtroom are at a premium at
both the morning and afternoon sessions.
Ten times the number of persons that can
possibly be accommodated regularly pre
sent themselves for admission, and often
those who come armed with passes from
some officer of the court are shut out be
cause there is not even available standing
room within.
Dnrranfs is a face that grows on one,
and those who have seen him every day
for tne past twamonths or more in court
do not now consider him the same mild
mannered and innocent-looking young
man that he appeared to them at first
sictx. Mis manner is as impassive as
ever, though he seems a trifle more ner
and is certainly a little paler than
wnen the trial btegan. Yesterday his
; 3>som friend, Arthur Davis, a civil en
gineer, came into court ana took & seat
beside the prisoner. The newcomer, un
less familiar with the pictures of Durrant,
was at a loss to tell which was the de
fendant and which the friend.
When court convened in the morning
Mr. Deuprey opened a line of testimony
that consumed the remainder of ihe day —
and made it most uninteresting for the
mere spectators.
The seventyrfour members of the senior
cla^s of the Cooper Medical College, as
constituted in April last, all of them class
mates of Durrant, are to be called to the
witness-stand and made to answer this
question:
"When the roll was called at the conclu
sion of Dr. Cheney's lecture on the after
noon of April 3, did you answer for Dur
rant?"
Yesterday fifty-eight of the students an
swered this question in the negative.
Then Mr. DeupTey asked all of them—
except the few that were absent from the
lecture — whether they remembered the
names of any other students present.
With one or two exceptions they answered
this in the negative.
Mr. Barnes questioned all of them con
cerning the notes they took of the lecture,
and those who had their notebooks with
them were requested to leave at least that
portion containing the memoranda of Dr.
Cheney's lecture with the clerk of the
court, while the others were instructed to
bring their notes to court ut the following
session.
Evidently the defense scores a point by
proving that no one answered fur Durrant
at the rollcall, but this does not worry the
j .osecution in the least, for Mr. Barnes
says he expects to prove that Durrant bor
rowed the notes. of that lecture from other
students in order to make a showing of
having been there to take notes for him
self.
Durrant's testimony as outlined by Mr.
Denprey will be that he wa3 present a 1 the
lecture and took the notes for himself.
During the afternoon the prevailing .ne
of testimony was interrupted long enough
to permit the identification and introduc
tion as an exhibit of the defense a diagram
of the interior of Pawn broker Oppenheim h
shop. .. '■'
The trial goes on this morning.
THE MORNING SESSION.
Senior Class Students Who Did Not
Answer for Durrant at Dr.
Cheney's Lecture.
Before the work of the day began Mr.
Dickinson asked- that young Mr. Lynch,
the private secretary of Pastor Gibson, be
excluded from.the ccurt-room on the score
that he-is to be called as a witness. Judge
Murphy made, the order, and Mr. Lynch
left his comfortable chair back of Detec
tive Seymour and went outside to "remain
within call." :
Then began the testimony of a lons list
of witnesses— all of the senior class of the
Cooper Medical College in April last, in
fact. They were called upon to say that
they did not :a"nswer "Here" when the
name of Durraht was called by Dr. Gray
at the conclusion of Dr. Cheney's lecture
on the afternoon of April 3 between 3:30
and 4:15 o'clock.
Mr. Deuprey began the questioning in a
manner that betokened a commendable
desire for exped-rtion.
Beginning with Malcolm O. Austin, he
asked:
you a member of the senior class of
c Cooper Medical College in April last?"
"Yes, air."
''Were you'present at Dr. Cheney's lecture at
the college on the afternoon of April 3?"
"Vee, eir."
"Were you acquainted with W. H. T. Dur
rant at that time?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did you answer for him at rollcall?"
"No, sir."
"Do you know anybody who did?"
"No, sir."
And then, to forestall the cross-ques
tioner, Mr. Deuprey as<ked:
"Do you recollect the presence of any one at
the lecture aside from Dr. Cheney, Mr. Gray,
who called the roll, and yourself?"
"No, sir."
"That is all."
Mr. Barnes— Did you take any notes of that
lecture?
"Yes, sir."
"Am those notes still in existence?"
"Yes, sir."
"You will please bring them into court at 2
o'clock this afternoon."
"Yes, sir."
"That iR all."
This was the formulae put to most of the
witnesses of the senior class. Sometimes
it vras added to a little, but never sub
tracted from.
The second student was E. Barry. He
knew Durrant, and did not answer for him
at the lecture. Mr. Barnes asked him
where he sat in the lecture-room.
"Within one seat of that assigned to Dur
rant."
"Did you not sit in the seat assigned to Dur
rant?"
"Xo, sir."
Witness was instructed to bring his notes
into court at 2 o'clock. Then W. L.
Blodgett was sworn. He did not answer
for Durrant. He took notes of the lecture,
MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO APPEARED AS "WITNESSES IN THE DTJBXANT CASE.
{Sketched by a " Call " artist.]
and was instructed to bring them into |
court at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. R. If. G. Boydodid not answer for
Durrant, and had her notes with her. Mr.
Barnes offered the notes as people's ex
hibit V 1 on cross-examination.'
Mr. Deuprey objected to the notes as a |
nart of the cross-examination, and then j
Mr. Barnes offered them aa coming from j
his own witness. But here the lady her- '
pelf had a say in the matter. She objected |
to leaving her book in court, because it
contained notes of other lectures that she !
had urgent use for. She offered to tear
out the pa^es, but the court was unwilling
to mutilate the notebook, so a compromise
was struck by tlie witness agreeing to dic
tate her notes to the District Attorney's
stenographer, and Af. Deuprey agreeing j
to accept the typewritten copy as of the i
same force as the original.
Miss F.. G. Harrison did not answer for
Durrant. She took notes of the lecture
and was instructed to bring them into !
court at 2 o'clock.
Miss If. S. Case did not answer for Dur- ]
rant and was asked to bring her notes in |
the afternoon.
When the name of Miss C. M. Holmes
was called at the door there was no re
sponse. An attachment, returnable forth
with, was issued for the young lady, but
she came into court a few minutes before
it could be served.
Meantime Miss M. J. Mahoney said she
did not answer for Darrant and that she
would bring her notes of the lecture in the i
afternoon.
Mis? L. M. Kicker's examination resulted i
precisely the same.
G. W. Burgess answered that he had j
loaned his notes to Student Miller. He j
would try to got them back, however, and i
bring them into court.
Miss C. If. Holmes was then sworn. She
did not answer for Durrant, and promised
to bring her notes of the lecture at 2
o'clock.
MissM. A. Fish, aside from the usual
answers, said that there were no other lady
members of the senior class aside irom
herself and those already examined. She
would bring her notes at 2.
h. 0. Campbell was absent from the lec
ture and procured no notes of it.
A. M. Carpenter never takes notes- of a
lecture, but gets the material for the exam
inations out of the textbooks.
R. A. Carter did not answer for Durrant,
and would brine his notes in the afternoon.
F. H. Church answered precisely the
same questions in the same manner.
Charles V. Cross' testimony is completely
summed up in the single word ditto.
THE SATS FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1895.
W. H. Crothera didn't remember any
thing about the lecture, but if he could
iind any notes on it he would bring them
in the afternoon.
C. W. Gard did not answer to his name,
and a subpena was issued for him.
W. K. Dorr sat near the seat assigned to
Dnrrant, but had no recollection of the
latter's presence or absence. He did not
answer for Durrant, and would bring his
notes at 2 o'clock.
J. J. Gallagher did not answer for Dur
rant, and would bring his notes in the
afternoon.
C. A. Dukes sat immediately to the right
of Durrant's seat in the lecture-room, but
did not remember whether Durrant was
present. He did not answer for Durrant,
and would bring his notes of the lecture
Thursday morning, he said.
Edward T. Glaser did not answer for
Durrant, and would bring his notes at 2
o'clock.
G. F. Graham's testimony was precisely
the same. He had already been subpenaed
as a people's witness.
P. I. Gray did not answer to his name.
L. C. Gregory did notanswer for Durrant
and would bring his notes in the afternoon.
11 . Gunn, the same.
C. E. Hablutzel, the same.
K. Haida, a Japanese student, did not
answer for Durrant, and had no original
notes of the lecture.
G. A. B. Hall sat in his regular seat
I behind the seat assigned to Durrant in the
i lecture-room. He did not remember as to
Durrant's presence, but he had a clear
view from where he sat. He did not an
swer for Durrant, and would bring his
notes in the afternoon.
Student G laser came back with his note
book of Dr. Cheney's lecture. He put his
initials on the pages and the book went in
as evidence.
F. W. Hahn did not answer for Durrant,
; and would bring his notes at 2 o'clock.
H. T. Hesser, the same.
E. E. Hill was not present at the lecture.
James V. Hughes did not answer for
| Durrant and would bring his notes in the
i afternoon.
F. R. Jordan did not answer for Durrant.
i He had left his notes in Oakland and
i would bring them Thursday morning.
John V. Hughes did not. answer for Dur
i rant and would bring his notes in the
! afternoon.
R. Kodama, a Japanese, the same.
B. M. Korts, the same testimony.
E. A. Kusel, the same.
H. J. McXulty, the same.
M. A. Meirdierks, the same, except that
I his were not original notes, but copied
i from Student Gray's.
J. C. More did not answer for Durrant
I and would bring his notes at 2 o'clock.
H. E. Morrison, the same.
Then court adjourned for the noon re
j cess, forty-two members of a class of
I seventy-four having been examined by the
j defense.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
A Dlaarram of Oppenheim's Pawn
shop and More Students Who Did
Not Answer for Durrant.
When the afternoon session opened Mr.
I Deuprey asked for the privilege of break
| ing in on the students' line of testimony
by the introduction of a witness to identify
a diagram of Oppenheim's pawnshop.
Accordingly Civil Engineer McOullough
was recalled and examined briefly by Mr.
Witness exhibited his diagram, drawn
from measurements taken by him in Op
penheim's shop, and it, was admitted in
evidence as an exhibit of the defense.
Witness said that Oppenheim showed
him the location of the chair, the counter,
the table and other movable things. The
distance from the chair occupied by Oppen
heim when Durrant entered his store to
the center of the sidewalk in front was 10
feet. The width of the door was 2 test 0
inches, the depth of the windows 2 feet ti
inches, the witness testified. He described
the appointments of the store in detail.
Mr. Peixotto asked a few questions in
cross-examination, and reserved the right
upon Oppenheim to say whether
diagram is correct.
.. W. Murphy Jr., another student, was
cd. He was absent from Dr. Chenev's
lecture on the afternoon of April 3, he said,
and had secured no notes of the lecture.
X. M. Nelson said he was present at the
lecture and did not answer for Durrant.
He did not see Durrant at the lecture, nor
remember what students were there. He
had notes of the lecture and would bring
them into court Thursday morning.
J. H. O'Connor's testimony was the
same, except that he had brought his notes
with him. He put his initials on the
pages in the notebook that contained the
notes of Dr. Cheney's lecture. Then he
cut out the pages and left them behind as
a people's exhibit to be offered as evidence
when the time comes.
Amos C. Olmsted did not answer for
Durrant. He had notes of the lecture, and
would bring them Thursday morning.
Harry Partridge was the forty-seventh
student. He did not answer for Durrant.
He is under subuena as a people's witness.
Virgil Peters was very profuse in his ex
planations, but his testimony was the
same, in essence, as the other students',
except that he had his notebook with him.
The proper pages were marked, cut out,
and left with the clerk.
Walter H. Powell was as brief in his
answers as Mr. Powers was profuse. After
the preliminary questions Mr. Deuprey
asked :
"Were you present or absent at Dr. Cheney's
lecture on the afternoon of April 3?"
'•Absent,"
Mr. Barnes— Did you secure notes of the
lecture?
"No."
A. D. Prentice came next. He did not
answer for Durrant. He had his notes
with him, and they were marked and left
witu the clerk.
R. E. Reese differed only as to his notes.
He had destroyed these and kept only an
epitome made from the notes taken by
Olmsted, Garvin and himself. The epi
tome was not wanted. ♦
William Wallace Roblee did not answer
for Durrant and had destroyed his notes
for that lecture.
J. B. Rodders answered in the same man
ner, only that he had brought along his
notes. They were marked and left with
the clerk, book and all.
F. W. Ross did not answer for Durrant.
He would bring his notes with him in the
morning. Mr. Deuprey told witness to
I hold himself in readiness for examination
j upon another point.
H. Schlageter, the student who had the
! conversation with Durrant concerninc the
j meeting with Blanche Lamont on the
morning of April 3, was the next witness
on the same point. He did not answer for
Durrant, he said.
F. E> Kumwclldid not answerand would
brint; his notes in the morning.
W. 11. Scroszcs' testimony was the same,
j except that he had brought along his notes.
Those were left with the court.
0. L. Sexton did not answer for Durrant
and brought his notes alone. They were
lrft behind.
K. Sago was called next, but before he
could put in an appearance Judge Murphy
announced that as one of the jurors had
an important business engagement, court
would adjourn until this morning.
Mr. Sexton was the fifty-eighth student
examined, out of a class with a total mem
bership of seventy-four.
During the examination of the last
| student by Mr. Deuprey, Juror Smyth m
] terrupted to remark to counsel that hia
question of every witness, whether tliey
had heard any one else answer for Durrant,
might be misconstrued into an acknowl
edgment that Durrant dia not answer for
himself.
Mr. Deuprey thanked the juror for his
suggestion, and declared that there was no
such intention in his question, and that
Mr. Durrant would testify that he an
swered the rollcall for himself.
The Feast of Smooth.
Divine service will be held in all Hebrew
temples this morning at 10 o'clock. Sermons
will be delivered at the Temple Emanu-El by
Rev. Jacob Voorsanger, at the Synagogue
Sherith Israel by Rabbi Jacob Nieto, at the
Temple Beth Israel by Dr. M. 8. Levy and at
the Synagogue Ohabai Shalome by Rabbi
Julius Fryer.
The feast will terminate this evening for the
reform section of the community and to-mor
row evening for the orthodox element. It will
be resumed next Wednesday with the observ
ance of the eighth and ninth days of the fes
tival.
SNOOK WILL NOT TESTIFY
He Did Not See Durrant and
Blanche Lamont Together
on April 3.
DE. GIBSON TO BE A WITNESS.
Accused's Notes on Dr. Cheney's
Lecture Compare With Those of
Other Students.
Tbe efforts of the prosecution to secure
Harry E. Snook as a witness in the Dur
rant case will likely prove of no avail, for
he himself says his testimony is of no
value, and he was so informed by Captain
Lees. He may be called to testify that he
has seen Durrant and Blanche Lamont to
gether near the church, to combat the
assertion of the defense that the two were
never together in that locality, but he will
not be called to prove anything which may
have happened upon the fatal 3d of April.
Captain Lees had been misinformed when
he made his statement Tuesday evening
that Snook was positive about the date.
Speaking of the stories which have been
printed about what he was expected to tes
tify to, Mr. Snook said last night: "It is
true that I have been seen by Detective
Seymour in regard to a report that I had
seen Durrant and Blanche Lamont near
the church on April 3. I know I had seen
the two together near the church, and it.
occurred to me that it might have been
upon that day, because I thought I had
been near there then, i have since found
that if I was there at all it must have been
upon April 4, when Blanche Lamont was
already dead.
"The story started in this way: The
Epworth League of my church — the Grace
Methodist Episcopal— met on the evening
of April 2. At that meeting. an assessment
of $2 made by the Epworth League Al
liance was ordered paid, and the next day,
as I thou^'it, 1 callea on Miss Daisy Wil
son, the treasurer of the league, who had
not been present at the meeting, to collect
the amount. She lives at 205)4 Bartlett
street, which is near Twenty-second. She
was not at home, so I came down again to
Mission and Twenty-first streets, and
there I saw her with two friends. I told
her of my errand to her house. She went
home, and soon after— it must have been
between 4 and 5 o'clock, Miss Wilson
Says — I went out to her house again and
got the $2.
"I thought all this happened on April
3, and as I know I had seen Durrant and
Miss Lamont together I thought it might
have been on that occasion. Captain Lees
asked mo to assure myself of the exact
date, and on comparing notes I have come
to the conclusion it must have been April
4. Miss Wilson's books show that the
money was paid on April 4, and she says
theenlrywas made the day the money
was paid. She says, too, that the ladies
with whom I saw her on Mission and
Twenty-hrst streets were her cousins, and
tbat they had just returned from a trip in
the country. They know they returned
on April 4. Again, the Epworth League
Alliance met on the evening of April 4,
and it is quite probable that L let the col
lection of the money go until the day of
the meeting.
"Another thing — I have looked over my
books and I find nothing which would
bring me out, in the vicinity of the Em
manuel Church on April 3, so, if I went at
all, I must have gone to collect the money
and that was on tbe 4th. When 1 told
this to Captain Lees tbe day before yester
day he said my testimony would do no
good, as it must have been the day after
Blanche Lamont was murdered that I was
out near the church."
Snook is an undertaker, whose place of
business, the Golden Gate Undertaking
Company's parlors, is at 2419 Mission, near
Twenty-tirst street. He knew Durrant
and Blanche Lamont well, and he has seen
them together in the vicinity of the Em
manuel Church. He knew he was out
near the church himself some time soon
after April 2, and the suggestion of the
murder connected the two tacts.
During the examination of the students
of Cooper Medical College yesterday one of
the questions most frequently asked by
Mr. Deuprey was whether or not the wit
ness remembered that sterilization of milk
was one of the topics discoursed upon by
Dr. Cheney during his lecture on April 3,
when "The Preparation of Infant Food
With Regard to Making It Pure" was the
subject. The question in itself apparently
had little significance, but it will have "a
strong bearing upon the defendant's case
in proving that he was present at the
lecture.
The notes of the students who were pres
ent that day show that the subject in chief
was as quoted, and that the following
formed the sub-topics of the lecture:
"The Arnold Steam Sterilizer," "Pas
teurization," "Filterization Recommended
Before Pasteurization, by Dr. Seibert of
New York 1 '; "The Quantity of Food re
quired by Infants According to Age."
During his remarks on the latter topic the
professor gave his own views with refer
once to it together with those of Dr Smith
kins of New York, and then touched upon
the rule adopted by J. Louis Smith in the
same connection.
These things will be shown by the notes
of those students who were directed to ap
pear again to-day with the original notes
they took on the lecture. When these
notes have been introduced in evidence
the defense will undertake to prove that
Dr. Cheney's rollcall is correct and that
Durrant must have been present at the
lecture, by offering in evidence his own
notes.
It is expected by the defense that this
A YOUNG MAN -IN STOCKTON BY NAME OF LEWIS RESEMBLES
DUEBANT AND AFTER HAVING HIS PORTRAIT PUBLISHED
IN SEVERAL SAN FRANCISCO PAPERS. THE ABOVE REPRE
" SENTS HIS ' PREDICAMENT WHEN HE APPEARS ON THE
STREET.
will constitute one of the strongest points
in favor of an alibi, as Durrant's notes
show that these were the various topics of
the lecture, substantially the same as do
the notes of the other students.
Ever since the trial of Durrant began
Robert M. Lynch, the private secretary of
the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church,
has been a regular attendant and close
observer of the proceedings. Yesterday
morning before any witnesses were called
Attorney Deuprey called the attention of
the court to Mr. Lvnch's presence, and
asked that he be excluded, as he would be
called as a witness by the defense. On this
showing the court requested Mr. Lynch to
leave the room till he was called as a wit
ness.
Mr. Lynch expressed surprise that such
action should have been taken atrainst
him, as he could not conceive how he
could serve either side as a witness, not
having come to San Francisco from Chico
until the 17th of April, some days after the
discovery of the murder of Minnie Wil
liams, the later of the two atrocious crimes.
He stated last evening that he did not pro
pose fo be excluded from hearing the pro
ceedings and wuiild present his case per
sonally to Judge Murphy this morning
and request that the order debarring him
from being present at the trial be with
drawn.
Renewed interest having attached to the
connection of the Rev. J. George Gibson
with the trial of Durrant in view of the
implications contained in the opening
statement of Eugene Deuprey, the coyn
sel for the defense, it was suggested to him
yesterday, through his secretary, Robert
is. Lynch, that an alibi published at this
time would be most opportune and would
largely serve to dissipate any suspicion
against him that might have been created
in the public mind by the imputations of
the defense.
In bis refusal to consider this suggestion
favorably Mr. Lynch said:
"The reasons we do not care to give an
alibi or other defense to the public are as
follows ;
"First— Dr. Gibson is not accused cf
anything by the authorities, and therefore
we do not consider it necessary to establish
an alibi.
"Second— We do not think any fair
minded person who has considered the
case and the wild statement of Eugene
Deuprey believes Dr. Gibson has any con
nection with the murders.
"Third — As the defense has opened up
an attach we prefer to wait till they make
a direct attempt to prove their assertions.
It will be time enough for us to disprove
them by a complete alibi. Whenever they
fully show their hand we will not be slow
to show ours."
It is expected that the defense will take
up the matter of the handwriting on the
wrapper in which Blanche Lamont's rings
were sent to Mrs. Noble, as soon as the re
maining witnesses from Cooper's Medical
College are disposed of. The examination
of the remaining sixteen students will
probably consume this morning's session
of court and then the evidence calculated
to cast suspicion upon Dr. Gibson will most
likely be introduced by the defense. A
subpena was issued yesterday for Dr.
Gibson's appearance in court to-day, but
up to a late hour last night he had not
been served. He was expected to be on
hand when he is wanted this afternoon.
A most sensational phase of the trial is
looked for when Dr. Gibson faces Durrant's
lawyers in court.
Among tho«e visitors to the trial yester
day who occupied seats of honor was Bert
Lewis, the merchant tailor from Stockton,
whose picture was published in another
morning paper together with that of the
accused as showing a remarkable resem
blance between the two individuals. It
was stated by that publication that the de
fense had made a search for persons re
sembling Durrant and had singled out
the Stockton tailor as one, the object
being to demonstrate how easy it might
have been for those witnesses to have been
mistaken who testified to seeing Durrant
with Blanche Lamont.
Mr. Lewis visited the courtroom to see
the man who had been said to be his
double and was given a seat by the clerk
of the department, directly in front of
Durrant, where he could have a full view
of the accused. When the two men were
seen together it was clear there wa9 not a
line of resemblance between them. Lewis
was introduced to*Durrant's attorneys.with
whom he joked laughingly of the absurdity
of the story. He will not be called by the
defense for the purpose that has been
stated.
E. A. Digging, a student at Cooper Col
lege, who, it has been stated, would give
testimony important to the defense, has
received an anonymous letter, in which
the writer threatens that if he does testify
favorably to the accused the women of San
Francisco will stick him to death with hat
pins.
LOOKS LIKE DURRANT.
A Misfortune That Is Causing a
Stockton Young Man An
noyance.
STOCKTON, Cal., Oct. 2.— Much annoy
ance has been caused to a young gentle
man named Lewis in this city by the fact
that several pictures have been published
drawing attention to his personal resem
blance of Durrant. Before those pictures
were printed very little attention was paid
to his coming and going, but since that
time whenever he appears at the railroad
station or elsewhere in public interested
crowds of sightseers follow him. They all
want a chance to see the man who looks
like Durrant.
Policemen fined.
The Police Commissioners met last night and
listened to the charges against four policemen.
Patrick Sullivan and Nathaniel Greene were
charged with being found absent from their
posts and were each fined $50. Frank \Y. Smith
and James F. Mackey were jointly charged with
beine in a saloon while on duty, und the charge
was dismissed.
To Bemove an Administrator.
A. Soher has petitioned the Superior Court to
remove E. Soher from the position of adminis
trator of the Lewis Soher estate. He alleges
that the property has been mismanaged.
NEW TO-DAY. i-^IC-
Rosenthal's
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Mar *'
Crowded
to
the Doors
Our new departure in Shoe
selling — that is, offering our
immense stock of choices t ._.._,.,..
lines of Shoes at such low t
prices— has made our
Great Reduction
Sale
Afl
Enormous Success
J % >. Special
14 \ Thls
Week
LAIRD, BHOBEB & MITCHELL'S
patent leather loxed Louis XV heel but-
ton Boots, former priced* -
S?^ 50. Broken lot to close *2 OO
out the line, reduced to.. T-^^^ 7
KUTZ & CO.'S CALIFORNIA MADE
extra fine Dongola button Shoe 3, kid or
cloth tops, long patent (t» j q
leather tips, pointed or jjl rS C
square toes «X ■• • %J
A Pair
Inferior shoea similar in style are ad-
vertised by competitors as a bargain at
$2.50. We save you 05 cents on other .
dealers' lowest prices.
LADIES' GLACE KID OXFORD TIES,
Louis XV heels, medium pointed toe,
natty patent leather tip.^ _^
Perfect fitters. Former /ft "2 OO
price $4 50 reduced t0... *»^«J •v v
LADIES' FINE Dongola kid Oxfords,
pointed or square toes, V- (J*
shaped patent leather j) I Cfl
tips, for *K»»^J
Periect beauties in every way. Well
worth $2.50.
We can here list but the merest
hint of numerous bargains that
crowd our store. Call and be con-
vinced that our shoes and prices
are exactly as represented.
Rosenthal's
Leading: and Largest Shoe House
On the Coast.
107-109-111 KearnySt.
Near Post.
We Have No Branches.
Out of town orders solicited and
filled same day as received.
DA£AA[\
A FEW
LEADERS
FOR THIS WEEK.
HAT DEP'T. '
Men's Trilby Hata ....fl 80
Children's Leather Caps, gold band........ 16
LAMP DEP'T.
Banquet Lamp, with 14-Inch silk shade.. .94 00
Bisc Table Lamp, shade to match 2\60
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
6-plnt "Xutrizlo" Coffee-pot. 75
6 styles Cut-glass Salts and Peppers. ...... 25
BRIC-A-BRAC.
10 styles Iridescent Vases 85
7-inch Glass Vases 15
LEATHER GOODS.
Oennice Seal Combination Pur5e......... * 75
.Lizard-skin Combination Purse $2 00
TOILET ARTICLES.
California Violet Water 25 and 50
Dairy-made Soap, S cakes for M 25
CLOCK DEPT.
Nickel Alarm Clocks, guaranteed 75
Ebonized Mantel Clocks, llxltty , guar-
anteed ; $5 00
GLOVE DEP'T.
4-button, 3-row, embroidered 91 00
4-button Suede, all shades 70
SPECIAL
SALE DAYS!
■ | I ■ On Tuesday, Wednesday and
RlAlfi I Thursday of each week we offer
la II If" ' Special Bargains, and not infre-
■ 1 Ulw I quently sell many of our best
lines at half-price, dee our window display on
SPECIAL SALE DAYS.
KRAGEN
FDRNITUBE CO.
Wishes to Announce Its Removal to
1043 MARKET STREET,
Between Sixth and Seventh
(OPPOSITE J. J. O'EKIEX'S)
Whereby such an enormous saving* in
rent and other expenses has been ef-
fected that wo can now sell goods in
our line cheaper than ever before. For
example, we quote
Hardwood Bedroom Sets of 7^nf 5> $20
Parlor Sets, from . .... . . .$25 up
OTHER GOODS IN PROPORTION.
Everything: Marked In Plain Figures
?V'" CASH OR INSTALLMENTS.
OPEN EVENINGS.
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