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DURRANT ASKED DR. GRAHAM FOR HIS NOTES
He Said He Wanted to
Copy Them to Estab
lish an Alibi,
THE REBUTTAL BEGUN.
Dr. Glaser Read His Notes to
Durrant on the 10th
of April.
professor price testifies.
Composition of Bromo Seltzer
and the Effects of Gas
Inhalation.
DURRANT TRIAL IX A MINTTE — POME
DAMAGING TESTIMONY ABOUT THE
PRISONER'S NOTEBOOK.
The case ot Theodore Durrant, chr.rged with I
the murder of Blanche Lament, was closed yes
terday mornine, and before night some damag
ing testimony in rebuttal had been submitted. |
L". F. Glaser, a classmate of Durrant, testitiei j
lhat on April 10 he and Durrant went into one j
of the rooms oi the college and he read the |
notes he had taken of Dr. Cheney's lecture — j
the lecture delivered on April 3. at which Dur- i
rant claims he was present. Durrant, he said, |
wrote a good deal of what was read in his note- ]
book. J. S. Dunnigan. a newspaper man, told j
how he had visited Durrant in prison in the ;
company of Dr. Gilbert Graham, and how he ;
was asked to step aside ior a moment while :
Graham and Durrant talked together. Then
Graham said thßt in the conversation Durrant j
had told him that he had no notes of Dr.
Cheney's lecture and asked whether he would
lend his so that a copy of them might be made.
This conversation occurred on April 20.
Professor Thomas Price, a chemist, was |
called to tell oi some stnins he had examined, j
He said the stain on the pastor's shoe was a i
grease spot, but he was not allowed to testify
further in that direction. He was asked about
gas and its effects, and in answer to a hypo
thetical question detailing the circumstances
tinder which Durrant said he fixed the sun
burner. Price said that no man could live in
the atmo?phere Durrant describes.
In the morning the live trustees were called j
to tell that they had never asked Durrant to j
fix the suiiburiHTs, and Adolph Hobe described I
how he had seen Durrant at the ferries on
April 12, talking to a young lady. This was
nbout 5 o'clock on the afternoon of the day
Minnie Williams was killed, 'iwo other stu
dents, Dukes und Dodge, testified to seeing
Durrar.t ai the ferry on the same afternoon,
and Charles Morrison and J. P. Cooper, re
porters, were called to tell of statements
Durrant had made to them about his move
ment. 1 - on April 3.
Mr. Barnes says the case in rebuttal will close
to-day.
THE MORNING SESSION.
The Defsnse Rests— A Witness Who
Saw Durrant With a Girl at the
Ferry on April 12.
The defense in the Currant case has
closed. The promises made by Mr. Deu
prey, when he made his opening address
to the Jury, have been fulfilled so far as the i
defense has been capable of fulfilling them, i
and all possible has been said and done to
establish the innocence of the defendant
and to counteract the fearful weight of the i
testimony gathered by the police and j
driven home by Mr. Barnes. It was just j
after the court opened that Dickinson an- !
nounced the end of his evidence, and before ■
the morning session was an hour old the i
prosecution had well started its case in re
buttal.
On opening court Judge Murphy at once
took up the subject of the strap which i
had been sent through the mail to General
Dickinson on July 29, and which he offered
in evidence on Monday. This strap, his
Honor ?aid, had certain earmarks on it,
among others the name of Blanche La
mont, but that it was only imperfectly
identified by Maud Lamont. There was
nothing to fully identify the painting on
the strap as the work of blanche Lamont.
Ordinarily speaking, his Honor said, when
evidence is offered in a case, there must
be some evidence to connect it with the par
ties in tne case.
The question then remains as to whether j
or not the vague identification of the strap
by Miss Maud Lamont was sufficient. The
court announced that he had grave doubts i
as to the advisability of admitting the !
strap, but a general rule, which his Honor j
said he follows, is to err rather on the side of j
the defendant than against him, and in !
pursuance of this he would admit the
strap.
Dickinson wanted, however, to submit i
the strap, the newspaper which inclosed it I
and a little piece of paper which accom
panied it. Mr. Barnes objected to each
submission, but the end of it was that the
strap was admitted as evidence, the paper
containing the address was admitted as a
sample of handwriting to be compared
with other samples already admitted and
the small piece of paper was ruled out alto
gether.
This was the defense. The witness
which General Dickinson thought he was
going to put on the stand was not forth
coming, and with the admission of the
bookstrap bearing the name of the mur
dered cirl the defense of Durrant declared
it had nothing more to offer.
Barnes then announced it had been
agreed thpt he might have the privilege of
recalling one of the witnesses tor the de
fense for further cross-examination, and
after judicial sanction had been accorded
the District Attorney opened his case in
rebuttal by calling Joseph A. Davis, a
trustee of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Joseph A. Davis, treasurer of Emmanuel
THE CHIEF REBUTTAL WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED IN THE DURRANT TRIAL YESTERDAY.
Church, was the first witness called by Mr.
Barnes in rebuttal. He said he had known
Durrant for about five years.
"During the month of March or April did
you notify the defendant that there was any
thing the matter with the electrical apparatus
connected with the ranbnrnert, or with the
sunburners; or did you request him to make
any repairs?" was Mr. Barnes' chiei question.
Mr. Dickinson objected to it, claiming
that it was not rebuttal testimony.
Judge Murphy said it was his recollec
tion that Durrant had testified that he
went to tix the sunburners on the 3d of
April at the request of an officer of the
church.
Mr. Dickinson paid he thought Durrant
had restricted it to a trustee of the church.
Mr. Barnes read from the record, which
showed that Durrant testified that it was
either Mr. Davis' or Mr. Code's place to
tell him when the apparatus needed re
pair.
The court then overruled the objection,
and Mr. Davis answered that he had not
given Durrant notice to repair the
apparatus, and had not spoken to him
about the matter this year. He said
further that it was not his place to ac
quaint Durrant with the condition of the
gasburners or the electrical appliances.
On cross-examination Mi. Dickinson
asked the witness what knowledge he had
of the lighting apparatus.
Mr. Barnes objected, holding that such
a question was not cross-examination, and
that it would needlessly prolong the
proceedings.
Judge Murphy sustained the objection.
P. D. Code, a "trustee of the church, was
examined by Mr. Peixotto. Mr. Code was
asked if he had requested Durrant to re
pair the gas or electrical apparatus during
the months of March or April. He replied
that he had held no conversation with
Durrant on the subject.
Upon cross-examination witness said he
remembered speaking to Durrant about
the electric bells early in January. He
did not necessarily look to Dur rant to re
pair the apparatus.
Andrew Spaulding, a trustee of the
church, testified that he had nothing to
do with the lighting apparatus, and had
not requested Durrant to repair it.
A. B. Vogei, trustee, gave the same an
swers. He did not have any conversation
i with Durrant concerning tne lighting ap
paratus.
<.<;. Noble, trustee, testified precisely
the same, only adding that it was Trustee
Voxel's duty to look after the lighting ap
paratus.
C. W. Taber, the last of the five trustees
of Emmanuel Church, did not respond
when his name was called.
Mr. Barnes said that Mr. Taber had been
regularly subpenacd and asked that a
bench-warrant be issued for him return
able forthwith. The court heartily con
curred with this sentiment, and the war
rant was issued at once.
C. W. Dodge, one of the students who
met Durrant at the ferry on April 12, was
then called. After preliminary questious
Barnes assed :
"Did you meet Theodore Durrant at the
ferry on the afternoon of April 12?"
"Yes, sir."
"What time was it?"
"About 3:30."
'•Were you alone?"
"No, sir."
"Who wns with you?"
"Mr. Dukes."
"Another student?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did you have any conversation with the
defendant V"
"Yes, sir."
"Did this defendant tell you in the presence
of Dukes that he was waiting for some mem
bers oi the National Guard?"
"He did."
"Did he mention the name of Blanche La
mont during that meeting?"
"He did not."
"When you approached Durrant did you or
Dukes ask him if he had seen the missing girl.
j and he said no, but he was on the track of
j her?"
"I don't remember the answer, but one of us
said something like that."
"That's all," said Barnes, but there was no
cross-examination.
C. A. Dukes then came to the stand.
j Dukes was on his way to Temescal, where
I he lives, when he, with Dodge, met Dur-
I rant at the ferry on April 12. He was
i asked, as Dodge had been, as to Durrant's
statement about waiting for members of
the National Guard. The witness said
Durrant had made such a remark. He
said, too, that something had been said
j about. Blanche Lamont. and had Durrant
'heard anything of her? But the witness
I did pot remember the reply.
Dickinson then asked:
"Was not the remark made something like
'Durrant, have you found that girl you ran
away with?' "
"Something like that, I think."
"And your conversation was a general one,
was it. and not relating to any particular sub
ject?"
"Yes, sir."
"Do you recollect meeting the defendant
during the first two or three days of April, and
having a conversation with him about electri
cal apparatus?"
"I remember such a conversation, but I do
not remember the date."
"When was it in relation to April 3?"
Barnes objected as a matter of form, for,
I he said, the question was not a proper one
j for cross-examination, but he said he was
: willing General Dickinson should ask the
! questions.
"It was some time between the disappear
' ance of Miss Lamont and Miss Williams," said
I the witness, and then Duke was allowed to go.
A. A. Hobe then took the stand. Mr.
i Hobe was at the 5:50 boat for Oakland on
April 12. He arrived at the ferry at 5 :05.
"How long have you known Durrant?"
"About eight years."
"Did you see him at the ferry on April 12."
"I did."
"Where was he?"
"He was standing by the Howard-street
turntable."
"Was he alone?"
"No, sir, there was a young lady with him."
"Who was that young lady?"
"I cannot tell."
"How was she dressed?"
"I can only say she wore a cape."
"What kind of a cape was it?"
"I think it was a short one."
"Was it long or short?"
"It was short, I think."
] "Was the young lady taller or shorter than
this defendant?"
"She v as shorter."
"How near were you to Durrant when you
Artl i29'* lking t0 this J' oun ß lady on Friday,
"I passed within ten feet of him."
"And the Theodore Durrant you saw at that
time is the Theodore Durrant, the defendant in
this case?"
"Yes, sir."
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1895.
"Cross-examine," snid Barnes.
'•What w«s your business at that time?" be
gan Dickinson.
"I was not engaged steadily at that time. I
was interested in mining work."
•'Where were your headquarters at that
time?"
"I generally wrs with my brother-in-law at
17 Sieuart street."
"How long since you and this defendant
ceased to be schoolmates?"
"About five or Fix years."
"How frequently did you meet the defendant
since then?
"About once in three months."
"Have you had any conversation ■with him
since you grnduated?"
"1 cannot remember."
"Where did you ever meet him?"
"I met him once going to a man's house In
the Mission?"
"Whose house was that?"
"George Pratt's."
"When was this?"
"In 1888 or '89."
"When did you see him next?"
"On the street somewhere or on a streetcar."
"What street?"
"1 don't know."
"What car?"
"A Valencia-street ear, I think."
"And when did you gee him on the car?"
" 1 couldn't say."
"Did you ever'have any difficulty with Dur
rant?"
"No, sir."
"Not since you left school?"
"No, sir."
"How was he dressed?"
"He had a lan;e felt hat— soft"
"What color?"
"Dark."
"How was he dressed otherwise?"
"I didn't notice."
"Was his coat a sack coat or not?''
'•1 don't know."
"Did he have his hands in his pockets?"
"I don't know. The young lady was stand
ing between me and him, and I could not tell
how he was standing."
"Did you see her face?"
"No, sir."
"Where were they standing?"
"About ten feet from the turntable of the
Howard-street Railroad, at the edge of the
pavement."
"I'.ight by the depot?"
"1 suppose yon would call it the depot."
"Well, by the building that the people enter
to go on hoard the ferries?"
"Yes, sir."
"How long did you look at them?"
"1 just glanced at them as I passed?"
"Did you catch Durrant's eye?"
"No, I did not."
"Did he look at you?"
"He didn't look "in my direction at all."
"Did you fully recognize him?"
"Yes. I looked at him and recognized him."
"And then you passed on?"
"Yes, I passed on."
"Was there any particular thing about them
to auraci your attention?"
'•No, only that I was acquainted with him."
"How do you ux the time?"
"I compared my watch with the ferry clock
when I went inside."
"Did you always do that?'*
"It was my general custom."
"Did you always gfct that boat?"
"I generally tried to get it."
"How often did you miss it during the month
ol March?"
Barnes objected to this because, he said,
Theodore Durrant.
it was incompetent, irrelevant and imma
terial, but the question was allowed.
"I don't think I missed that boat in March,"
said the witness.
"Are you sure?"
"No, I am not sure."
"How many times did you miss it in April?"
"I don't think I missed it then, either.''
"What particularly calls your attention to
the time that day?"
"I left Steuart street at two minutes past 5
and I looked at my watch to see if I had time
to go back and leave my overcoat."
"Did you carry an overcoat during the early
part oi April?"
"I always carried an overcoat."
"How else do you fix the time?"
"I remember meeting Durrant, and then I
met a friend on the boat."
"Who was he?"
"C. A. Diiniels."
"What does he do?"
"He works for the Southern Pacific. "
The conn— How long did you go to school
with Durrant?
"About three years."
"You knew him then?"
"Yes, sir."
General Dickinson— Was he In your particu
lar class or section?"
"I think he was with me in the fourth
grade."
"In what year was that?"
"About '88 0r '89."
"Your relations were never particularly
friendly, were they?"
"Not very."
Mr. Taber had put in appearance by
this time, so the District Attorney asked
for the withdrawal of the bench warrant,
and C. VV. Taber, one of the trustees of
Emmanuel Church, was sworn.
He testified that he had not spoKen to
Durrant about the gas or electrical appa
ratus.
E. F. Glaser, a student of the Cooper
Medical College and classmate of Durrant,
was next sworn. His testimony bore di
rectly on the question of how Durrant
secured his notes of Dr. Cheney's lecture.
"Did you attend Dr. Cheney's lecture on the
afternoon of the 3d of April?" asked Mr.
Barnes.
"I did."
"Did you take notes of the lecture?"
"I did."
"On the 10th of April did you have a con
versation with Durj-ant at the college concern
ing the notes of Dr. Cheney's lecture?"
"I did."
•'State the circumstances and what took
place?"
"Well, it was in the clinic-room where we
met. I went over mv notes and read them
aloud to Durrant."
"Did Durrant take notes as you read?"
"He did."
Mr. Dickinson— Students often met and com
pared their notes and quizzed each other, did
they not?
"Yes, sir."
"How long were you in the room with Dur
rant?"
"Perhaps ihree-quarters of an hour."
"Did he have any notes of the lecture with
him?"
"I don't know."
"Did you see him have a book or papers?"
"Yes, he had a notebook."
"Did you read your notes straight through,
or parts here and there?"
"I read them all, with the intention of im
pressing them upon our minds."
"Did you repeat nny parts?"
"1 repeated the more important parts, laying
stress upon them to impress them upon our
minds."
"You wanted to impress them upon your
min<l, you say?"
"Upon 'our' minds, I said."
The court— What do you mean by "our"
minds?
"Durrant and myself. We both expected to
be quizzed about the lecture."
Mr. Dickinson— Was that an unusual thing for
students to compare notes?
"No, sir,"
"Yon both made suggestions about the
notes?"
"Hardly that— we discussed the more impor
tant parts."
"He had his notebook with him?"
"He had 'a' notebook."
"He read from his notes and you read from
yours?"
"He did not read. I read my notes and he
wrote in his book."
The court— Was he copying your notes?
"I would not state that; he wrote as I read."
"Did he write in your presence?"
"He did."
Mr. Dickinson— Were you a witness at the
preliminary examination?"
"I wms."
"Did you testify then that you could not
state what Duriant wrote down?"
"Yes ; I testified to that— l could not see what
he wrote and did not try to see."
"And in this notebook he wrote down as you
read?"
"He did."
"Did he read anything from his notebook to
you before he commenced writing?"
"No, sir; he did not."
The court — At any time did the defendant
read from his notebook anything that pur
ported to be notes of the lecture taken by him?"
"No, sir."
Mr. Barnes— You reported the fact of having
read your notes to Durrant to Dr. Cheney?"
"\ r es, sir."
Court then adjourned for the noon recess.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Professor Price a Witness— Dr. Gra
ham Says Durrant Asked Him for
His Notes of April 3.
The afternoon session opened with a call
for Professor Thomas Price to take the
stand. He entered, bearing a large flat
bundle, and this he opened on the stand.
They were exhibits which he had been
analyzing to ascertain if the gruesome
brown marks upon them were stains of
blood.
"Professor Price, what is your business?"
asked Barnes.
"I am a chemist."
"How long have you been such?"
"About twenty-three years."
"Of what colleges are "you a graduate?"
"Of the Royal College of Dublin."
"I hand you this shoe and ask you If you
have ever seen it before?" and Barnes handed
up the pastor's shoe.
"Yes, sir. I have."
"Will you look at the sole of it, and I ask if
you have ever examined the spots on it at the
request of the officers?"
Dickinson— l object. It is irrelevant.
The court— Did I understand that when you
offered this shoe in evidence, General Dickin
son, you claimed these spots were blood?
Dickinson— l am not aware at present that
the claim was made that these were blood
spots.
The records were hunted through to find
just why the shoe had been offered. It
was found that Sergeant Reynolds had de
scribed the spot on the shoe, but had not
stated specifically that it was blood. Ser
feant Burke had also testified regarding it.
le said the officers, had examined the
shoes found for blood stains, and that they
concluded there were none. In another
part of the record— in Deuprey's opening
statement— it was found that Deuprey had
called attention to the fact that he asked
that the words of Sergeant Burke— "We
i came to the conclusion they were not
blood stains"— be stricken out.
Barnes argued from this that the de
fense has, by these questions, thrown a
doubt as to what the stains were, and he
thought he had a right to prove they were
not blood.
Dickinson thought the testimony as
noted showed nothing toward determin
ing what the stains were, and the court
seemed inclined to side with the de
fense.
Barnes then claimed that the shoe was
in evidence, that the stain was also in evi
dence and that it had been marked out,
and therefore he had a right to show what
the stain was, no matter what caused it.
With this contention the court found
more favor, and nf ter analyzing the situa
tion his Honor overruled the objection
and the question was allowed. Professor
Price then told of his analysis, after Dick
inson had objected once more and his ob
jection has been overruled. His examina
tion had proved that the spots were not
made by blood, but were made by some
fatty or oily matter; or, as Barnes finally
put it, it was a grease spot.
The court— ln matin* these testa did you
make the test to see if it was blood?
"Yes, sir," and then the witness told
just how he mixed his chemicals and what
he obtained from his tests; how a blue
color had arisen in his mixing glasses, and
how, while the absence of it would not
have proved that the stain was blood, still
its presence positively indicated that it
was not biood.
"When did you first receive these articles?"
continued Barnes.
i.\? the latter Part of August, 1895."
Have they been out of your possession since
you made the test?"
"No, they have always been in my safe and
under my seal."
"And this is the first time they have been
opened?"
"Yes."
A board was then shown him— it was a
board from the belfry stairs. Over one of
its surfaces ran dark brown stains, and
pointing to these Barnes asked what the
witness had found them to be.
Dickinson objected, because the where
abouts of the board for the past few
months had not been shown, and Barnes
then halted in the examination of Pro
fessor Price. He called Captain Lees to
the stand to identify the board.
Captain Lees was' shown two boards that
came out of the package opened by Profes
sor Price. He identified one of them as
the tread and the other as the riser of one
of the steps leading to the upper platform
of the belfry of Emmanuel Church. Both
the boards had great red stains upon
them.
Witness also identified a section of the
flooring cut out of the belfry, which was
also conspicuously stained, and pointed
out on the model of the belfry the places
from where the exhibits were taken.
Captain Lees said he had taken these
specimens from the church on the 15th of
August last. When they had been fully
I identified and described, Mr. Barnes of
fered them in evidence.
Mr. Dickinson objected to the evidence,
pointing out that four months had elapsed
between the occurrences of April 3 and the
time the exhibits were removed, and also
claiming that the evidence was not fairly
in rebuttal.
It was the latter — that the proof
was not rebuttal testimony — which struck
Judge Murphy most forcibly, and upon
that ground he said he thought the testi
mony was not admissible. He said he
knew of nothing that had been orrered by
the defense which this testimony could be
said to rebutt. Ciaarly the offer of these
exhibits should have been made as a part
of the main case.
Mr. Barnes and Mr. Peixotto consulted
for a moment, and then the former said,
"We withdraw the proof," and so ended
the bloodstains on the belfry stairs.
Professor Price was then recalled, and
was questioned as to what kind of gas the
San Francisco companies furnish the City.
Dickinson objected, but Barnes was al
lowed to go on.
The gas furnished now, ho said, in of
two — water gaß and coal gas— and he
told how each was made, and how they
were mixed together to form the common
illuminating gas.
"What are the properties of carbonic oxide 7"
asked Barnes.
"It is poisonous. An inflammable gas, but
poisonous."
'•The lowest percentage, I understand you to
say, of carbonic oxide in illuminating gas is
15 per cent?"
"Yes, sir."
"You have studied this gas?"
"Yes. sir."
"And are familiar witn its elements?"
"I am."
"And of their effects upon the human sys
tem, are you not?"
"I am."
"Let me put this hypothetical question to
you?"
Once more Barnes put the circumstances
of the fixing of the sunburncrs which Dur
rant had told or in his testimony; how he
breathed the gas-tainted air arising from
a. burner with twenty-four jets, each
turned half on, and how he breathed this
air for three, four or five minutes. Then
he asked the witness what would have
been the condition of a man in such a po
sition under such circumstances and after
that length of time.
Dickinson objected and the court sug
gested that Mr. Barnes include the amount
of poisonous matter in the gas on April 3
last. A single question sufficed to do this,
and then Dickinson continued his protest.
He said the question was irrelevant and
imperfect, as it was shown it was impos- I
sible for the defendant to have inhaled the
gas from all the jets. He claimed there
was no foundation for the question. Be
sides, he said, it was not rebuttal.
The court held that the question was
clearly one in rebuttal, but his Honor be
lieved that any hypothetical question
should be fairly based upon the evidence.
The objection was overruled, however, and
the witness answered:
"No one could breathe in these conditions
for two minutes without being absolutely over
come, even if he were in a healthy condition."
"Cross-examine," said Mr. Barnes.
"Do I understand you to say there are two
kinds of gas furnished by the companies of
this city?" .
"Not exactly two kinds," and then the wit
ness once more explained the difference be
tween water and coal gas.
"What amount of gas would escape from five
or six burners?"
"About two and a half or three feet an hour
from each burner."
"At halt pressure?" .-'.; *i;
"Well, yes at half pressure."
"All gas burners are not of the same size, are
they?"
"No, sir."
"One consumes three feet an hour?"
"Yes."
"And another consumes five feet an hour?"
••Yes."
"And in one hour?"
"Yes."
"And the gas is full pressure between 4 and
| 5 in the afternoon?"
"I should say yes. In my experience, when
I use gas for melting, etc., I should say it was."
"What experience have you had as to the
effect of gas upon a person?'
"My experience is of a general nature, and
my knowledge of the physical and toxic effects
of gas I have gained from reading and from
the Coroner's office from examining blood. I
have no personal knowledge. I have never
been knocked down by gas."
"How long would a man live if breathing an
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bonic oxide?"
"I can't say. Maybe some minutes."
"How long about would he live?' 1
"I can't say. An animal will live only ft few
minutes."
"Has it ever been discovered how long a man
may live?"
"I don't know. They have generally been
found dead and with nothing to show how long
they had lived."
"What is the first effect of inhalation of gaa
upon a human being?"
"Insensibility."
"Well, what "would be the effect upon his ap
pearance?"
"I cannot say."
* "What would be the effect of troing into the
pure air after inhaling gas, but not being
overcome?"
"Carbonic oxide is a virulentpoison. Itkills
like prussic acid. The pure air would have no
effect."
"You misunderstood me. I a3k if he were
only affected by the pas, not overcome?"
NEW TO-DAT.
HARRIET HDBBARD AVER'S
Recamier Toilet Preparations
JULIE EECAMIER.
THB ORIGINAL OF THIS PICTURE RE-
TAINED HER EXQUISITE COMPLEX-
ION THROUGH THE USE OF RE-
CAMIER CREAM UNTIL HER
DEATH AT EIGHTY.
No woman can be beautiful or even CLEANLY
In appearance whose face is marred by pimples,
blackheads, blotches, . freckles or other imper-
fections.
These are the only skin remedies indorsed by
physicians.
THEY ARE PURE.
WHERE DID YOU EVER SEE SUCH
INDORSEMENTS BEFORE?
FROM MADAME ADELINA PATTI-NICOLINI-
, IX , _ Cbaio-y-Nos Castle. Oct. 13.
"MY Dear Mrs. A ykr— never has been
anything equal In merit to the Recamier- Prepara-
tions; my skin is so immensely Improved by their
use. I need not. dread old age while these magic
inventions of yours exist. I use Cream, Ealm and
Lotion every day of my life. Recamier Poap also
is perfect. I shall never use any other. I hear
that the Princess of Wales is delighted with the
Kecamier Preparations. lam convinced they are
the greatest boon ever invented. Affectionately
yours. ADELINA PATTI-NICOLINI."
"I consider them a luxury and necessity to every
woman." CORA URQUHART POTTER.
"Most refreshing and beneficial and FAR supe-
rior to any others." FANNY DAVENPORT.
"The perfection of toilet articles."
SARAH BERNHARDT.
"The Recamier Preparations are absolutely
PEERLESS. 1 shall always use them."
HELENA MODJESKA.
"I use the Recamlers religiously and believe
them ESSENTIAL to the toilet of every woman
who desires a fair skin. " LILLIE LANGTRY.
"I unqualifiedly recommend them as the very
best In existence." CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG.
Recamier Cream, for tan, sunburn, pimples,
Recamier Balm, a beautlfler, pure and sim-
ple. Price $1 50.
Reoamier ' Almond Lotion, for freckles,
moth and discolorations. Price $1 50.
> Recamier I'owder, for the toilet and nursery.
Will stay on and does not make the face shine.
Prices— Large boxes 91, small boxes 50c.
Recamier Soap, the best in the world. Prices-
Scented 50c, unscented 25c.
,• SPECIAL NOTICE.
'--■■;. - Refuse Substitutes.
Send 2-cent stamp for sample of Toilet Powder
Pamphlet and Bargain offer. Mail orders promptly
filled. ,' . . i
HARRIET HUBBARD AVER,
131 West 81st St., NEW YORK CITY.
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"If he were a strong man he might recover
if he were not too far gone."
"How quickly would he recover?"
••His recovery would be gradual."
"It would depend then upon the amount
which he had inhaled?"
"Yes."
"Suppose the individual referred to by Mr.
Barnes was over five or Bix burners in a
diameter of eighteen inches, and nothing at
tracts the gas from the other jets to him, novr
long could he exist?"
"My opinion is that lie couldn't breathe for
four minutes and recover."
"How long do you think he could breathe?"
"He could live half a minute or a minute."
"And then get up and move away?"
"Yes."
Dickinson was finished for the time be
ing, and Barnes then started the witness
in another direction.
"What is the law of the diffusion of gases?"
he asked. "Suppose the gnu is turned on, will
NEW TO-DAY.
THIS WEEK
WE OFFER AN IMMENSE
PURCHASE OF
SILKS
At About 1/2
The Regular Price.
WE BOUGHT' CHEAP
AND SHALL GIVE THE BfcNEFIT
TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
THIS PURCHASE COMPRISES
3000 Yards Entirely New and
Choice Designs in
BROCADED,
CHECKED and
FIGURED
Taffeta Silks
Which we have marked
At the extraordinarily low price of
~f E3 O -y ard.
This sale eclipses any previous offer
Come with great expectations
Our word for It, no disappointments
Black Brocaded Silks.
In Black Brocaded Silks we are exhibiting
the latest Parisian productions for fall and
winter wear at from 50c at $2 25 per yard.
We ask for an inspection of this line.
Neckwear. ~~
Some of the choicest and daintiest articles
or Neckwear are now being shown in this
department in Capes, Collarettes, Jabots,
Guimps and Fronts in entirely new ideas,
which must be seen to be appreciated.
Fans.
The Queen Elizabeth, or small fan, in a
choice collection of hand-painted and
spangled designs, at from 75c to 15 each.
Ask to see these goods. Each one is a work
of art.
Sterling Silver.
The most beautiful articles are manufac-
tured this season from this precious metal.
Our stock is replete with novelties of every
description, from which the most varied
taste can be suited. These goods will well
repay inspection. '
EXTRA.
Just Opened— The Leading Styles ii
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
Beautiful Spangled Bands, Van Dykes. Yokes,
Edgings, Laces and Nets. You should see these
goods. No trouble to show them.
NEWMAN & LEyiNSON,
125, 127, 129, 131 Kearny Street.
- : •/ 209 Sutler Street.
NEW WESTERN HOTEL.
K EAR N^ AND sf«HnmTo» ST&-RB-
modeled and renovated. KINO, WARD *CO
European plan. Booms 50c to $1 60 Derdar «3
to *8 per week, «8 to $30 per month : «£]£««&
hot and cold water every room ; lire grates in ever*
room; elevator runs all night. - »»»u*r