The record-union., 1895-04-23

RESPECTED GENTLEMEN: The coming
woman, gifted with His spiritual power,
and for whom the world has been wait
ing, stands here in your midst. She is
obliged by force of circumstances to
make herself known; first, in the Police
Court OF San Francisco, for she has come
to Judge the heart OF man and woman
through wisdom given by Christ. No
man IN the city and county Of San Fran
cisco is worthy to sit in Judgment during
the trial of Theodore Durrant; therefore
/, Lucy Laura Gould Williamson, do de-
clare with the authority of God these law
proceedings must be brought to close
with the reading OF this letter. No at
tempt must be made by any person to
again arrest Theodore Durrant, or again
hold him guilty for murder. |, Lucy
Laura Gould Williamson, through the
spirit of God, do declare Theodore Dur
rant found innocent before the judgment
seat Of God, and am henceforLh response
BILE Tor his actions. With the greatest re-
spect to all parties and justice to the pris-
oner, Theodore Durrant, L am yours,
Lucy q. WILLIAMSON"
4. e. Williams then took the stand
and identified the purse found in Dur
rants oyercoat as one he had given his
daughter.
The afternoon proceedings were opened
with Sergeant Burke on the stand He
testified as TO the finding OF the purse.
Sergeant Burke identified bunch of
keys as the one found in the pocket of
Durrants overcOat, with the exception of
thirteenth key, which he said had been
given him by George King on April 18th.
Burke then told of the finding OF the
body of Marian Williams in the book
closet OF the library; identified the pieces
OF The young Woman's underclothing
winch had been taken from out of her
throat, where they had been thrust; the
broken pieces OF tablekni found on her
body, and the stick which had been used
by the murderer in forcing the strips Of
clothing down the girls throat. He also
testified TO the condition of the library
door, the lock of which had been broken.
Sergeant Burke then gave bit OF sem
satlonal evidence, which has not come out
before to-day. He said that when he, in
company with other officers, examined
the WashrOOm in the back part of the
church, just to the rear OF the pulpit, he
saw blood stains on the washbasin and
the wall just taDoyeit. Sergeant reynolds,
IN charge OF the searching squad, had
called his attention to these stains.
Maggie Fitzpatrick identified Durrant
as the young man who had called to her
and two friends on Mission street, near
Iwenty-second, April 18th, on the night
Miss Williams was murdered. She said
be was agitated. He had mistaken her
for someone else. Another girl who was
with her corroborated her evidence, but
could not identity DurranT, though she
identified the coat and hat he wore.
The place where these girls say they
saw Durrant Is about two blocks from
the church. They said they saw him be-
tween and 9:l5 P. N.
The last witness for the day was Mrs.
Mary NJ. Mccoy, a laundress, who testi-'
fed that she saw man and a young
woman near Emmanuel Church between
and O'clock, on April l2th. They aD-
peared to her TO be lovers. The man was
urging the girl to accede to some PROPOSE
ton, and the girl seemed to be coaxing
him not to insist. Just as she passed
them she heard the man say: you are
coward" The man was dressed in a
long Overcoat and dark soft hat. The
examination goes on in the morning.