Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-17

Coroner's Inquiry Communicable
rant Present.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-THE Coro-
ners inquiry into the death Of Mamie
Williams. Of whose murder Theodore
Durant is accused. was commenced at 10
O'Clock this morning. Durant was
present. having been brought down from
his cell under strong guard. He showed
the effects Of the great mental strain
which he has been under. but manifested
complete Indifference to the proceedings.
The streets In the vicinity were throngcd
with people.
George W. Forsyth. the husband Of Mrs.
Ella Forsyth. ihe missing woman, whom
Durant is suspected Of making away
with. positively denies that she ever
visited Emanuel church or knew any
body connected with H. lie believes she
is drowned I'm san Francisco bay.
BLANCHEs BELONGINGS.
The missing shoes and school-boOks be
longing 10 Blanche were found in
Emanuel Baptist church this afternoon.
This find makes one Of the most i'm
portant links IN the chain OF evidence
which the police are forging around Du-
rant II establishes beyond the posi-
bility Of question that the murdered girl
went directly from the normal school
10 the church. where she met her death.
The statements Of Miss Pleasanton and
other pupils Of the normal school estab-
lieh the fac, that Durlut met Miss La
mont just as she left school, and that
the two went away together. The two,
therefore. could have reached the church
50 that Durant could have committed
the murder and concealed the clothes be-
fore he was seen by King descending
from the belfry IN a state OF extreme agi-
tstion.
Late this afternoon the detectives
rErtrrh also found -
missing glove and hat belonging to Miss
Lamont and the knob Of the door which
opened 90 tho belfry.
~ is hell ned thCf eatIev'here about The
church The murderer hid the articles
which would incriminate him. The de-
tectives are. certain that the murderer
concealed bout the church the clothes
pc wore when Miss Lamont was MUIR
dered.
STARTLING EVIDENCE.
SAH FRANCISCO April i5-Thc Eve
ming Bulletin got out an extra last night
containing the following statement:
George X. King. organist Of the church
where the horrible crimes were both COM
mitted made a statement to Chief-of-
Police Crowley late this afternoon which
tends 10 fiX one crime at least, the muir
der Of Miss Lamont. upon Duraut.
King says that April "a Uhe day Miss
Lamont was FIRST missed he went into
the church about T. NJ. 10 practice on
the organ. II saw Durant there. much
10 my surprise. lie came down from
the organ loft In q highly excited and
overheated condition. / asked him what
was the matter. and he replied. I was
overcome by gas up there In the loft
He was very weak AMI pale. and asked
me TO give him a glass Of bromo-seltzer.
! knew he was fixing up some electrical
contrivances about the church. and
thought nothing strange about his going
up into the loft"
This is direct evidence OF most start
ling nature. Miss lamont IL viii be
remembered. left the High School about
Z. NJ. on the day she was last seen
April 3d. She was seen with Durant.
The theory now is that Durant had just
completed his heudsh task when seen
by Organist King.
The report that Drrant. the accused
murderer has broken down. and will
confess, IS Indignantly denied by Judge
4 W. Thompson VINO is acting as his
attorney.