Identifier: reportoftrialofw00durr (find matches)
Title: Report of the trial of William Henry Theodore Durrant, indicted for the murder of Blanche Lamont, before the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco : including a full history of the case after defendant's conviction ... : also including a complete synopsis of the evidence in possession of the authorities in the case for the murder of Minnie Williams, for which Durrant was never tried, but which developed into an even stronger case than the one upon which he was convicted : illustrated from numerous photographs in the possession of the Police Department of San Francisco
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Durrant, William Henry Theodore, 1871-1898 Peixotto, Edgar D
Subjects: Durrant, William Henry Theodore, 1871-1898 Lamont, Blanche, d. 1895 Williams, Minnie Flora, d. 1895 Trials (Murder) Murder
Publisher: Detroit : Collector Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant

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ntified him. Q. Did you see him on that afternoon, the 3rd of April, 1895,when you were in company with Blanche Lamont? A. Yes, sir. Q. Whereabouts did you see him? A. On the corner of Clay and Powell. Q. What, if anything, did he do at that time, and at that place,when you were in company with Miss Blanche Lamont? A. He raised his hat to Miss Lamont, and as I stepped on theoutside of the car he and Miss Lamont had got on the east side ofthe dummy. Miss Lamont and I separated. I went inside the car,and she and the defendant went on the outside on the east side ofthe dummy. Miss Lamont sat nearest the car on the dummy, andthe defendant next to her. I went to Market street. When Miss Lamont came out of the school she had her schoolbooks with her; whether they were loose or in a package I do notknow. (Witness was here shown the outer garment worn by the deceasedand identified it as the same which was worn on the day testified to.) Q. Do you know what kind of a hat the defendant, Durrant,
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ONE OF POWELL STREET CABLE CARS.Taken at junction of Powell and California Streets, by camera on sidewalk, showing how faces may be seen from sidewalk. The Valencia Street cars are of same model.Testimony of Mrs. Dorgan and Miss Lanigan.Testimony of Mrs. Crossett, as to Valencia Street Cars. THE DURRANT CASE. 23 wore when he bowed to you and Miss Lamont, when you got on thecar at the corner of Clay and Powell streets? A. A very large soft hat. The hat now shown to me and markedPeoples Exhibit Q for identification is the same style hat. Inoticed the defendant very particularly at that time. CROSS-EXAMINATION. As we left the school Miss Lamont and I were talking about myleaving on account of going into the country. We passed down thesidewalk and out on the crossing westerly towards the car which wascoming along. The gentleman was upon our crossing to our right.He tipped his hat when we were about three feet from the track. Hegot on the car with Miss Lamont, or rather, she followed him.

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