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 . by lifti
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 . by lifting the body up,and knowing the development of the different organs, but had nothingwith which to weigh it. I made an examination of the brain and foundit normal. In a case like this of Blanche Lamonts death would followvery quickly. Menstruation in the body, as I examined it, had nearlyreached its limit. -The decomposition of the body was so far advancedit interfered materially with the thorough examination of the body. Ihad no means of telling how many persons inflicted the incise woundsfound on the neck. Made no search for spermatozoa in the examinationof the vagina, for the reason that I made up my mind that these littlemicroscopic affairs could not live in such a foul medium as this secretionthat was presented. They could not exist. George W. Russell, a witness called and sworn for the people, exam-ined by Mr. Barnes, testified as follows: I am a regular police officer and as such have made measurementsand prepared a model of a portion of the Emanuel Baptist Church, which. MODEL OF BELFRY OF EMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH,Used in court during trial. The top landing is where Blanche Lamontwas The ladder leads up to the false ceiling, showing howa person could go from the tower, over the false ceiling, to theback of the church. THE DURRANT CASE. 7 is drawn to a scale. The tower of the church is on the northwest church is on the easterly side of Bartlett street and
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