St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-15
tower room nude and on the floor

into the tender flesh. The mouth was
open, showing the teeth, the features
Were badly distorted, being drawn,
apd the lips were swollen and blood
stained. The nose was the only
feature that retained its original
shape, for the cheeks were bloated
ffhe girls hair was matted with dirt
and hung loosely about her shoulders.
The body was badly decomposed, the
odor aemanating from the remains
having reached the nostrile of the
detectives before they opened the
door. When the officers reached the
top of the stairs they found the door
leadlng to the tower room locked.
Ihey broke in the door, 1t was so
dark they could not see, and one of
Inc officers struck match, and when
Inc light famed up they saw before
Inem the dead body of the girl for
Whom the had been searching. The
pooy was taken to the morgue, where
~ was placed on slab by the side of
that of Miss Williams.
AS soon as the news became known
ihmense crowds surrounded the
enurch, and had to be kept back by
the police. The chief of police sent
lor Rev. DIR. Gibson, pastor of the
church, and the report became current
mat ne had been accused of the crime
ana mad been arrested. The crowds
surged to Gibson's house, and the ex
! ellement grew more intense. 1t soon
. iaa spread all over the city. Extra
papers were gotten out, and thousands
OF people fiocked to the scene from all
over the city. The rumors of the ar
rest were later denied, and it became
knoWn that Gibson and the sexton of
ene church had been merely called to
tell what they knew.
DURANT ARRESTED.
3. AT 3 o'clock came the news that Du-
rant had been arrested at Walnut
creek, on the road to Mount Diablo
: he was caught by Detective Anthony
VINO left in pursuit of him early this
morning. The detective and his pris-
oner left on the next train for San
Francisco, where they arrived this
evening. An immense crowd had gath
efed at the ferries to see the suspected
murderer come in on tho boat. and
detachment of police was in waiting.
ana they kept the crowd back. Durant
was hustled into a patrol wagon and
Whiried away to the city prison. where
he was locked up. The police are cer-
ta1n they have the right man. They
ffahn to have two witnesses who saw
purapt and Miss Williams in com
Pany last Friday night, and also state
that, when search was made of Du-
rants house today, in the pocket of
, ms coat was found purse which Miss
Nv iliams is known to have had last
friday night Durant is about twesi-
! fy-three years of age, and was born
ana reared in the neighborhood in
Whlch the murders occurred. He is a
graduate, of the Coggswell high school
ana has been studying medicine for a
year. He sis member of the Second
brigade signal corps, and was assist,
ant superintendent of Emanuel Sunday
Scnooi. He was always of quiet dis
position. and his friends
Isu. REFUSE TO BELIEVE
that he committed the crime attributed
10 him. The police, however, think
Durant is a Jack the Ripper" with
a mania for murder. They state that
1t is highly probable that Durant is
responsible for the murder of Eugene
Ware, young drug clerk, who was
found stabbed to death several months
ago In the store where he worked. No
trace or the assassin was found, and
the theory is that 'Durapt killed him.
No motive for this murder. was dis
covered and the fiendish cruelty of it
(Ware was stabbed in eighteen places)
led to the belief that it was the
work OF an insane person. Durant's
parents are highly esteemed people of
the district in which they live. His
father is chief engineer in Bucking-
nam, and he owns a large shoe factory,
and while not rich, has been able to
give his children a good education and
start them in life.
DURANT WAS RETURNING.
Detective Anthony met Durant and
ms companions coming back from
Mount Diablo. They were in uniform
and had been on a signaling expedi-
ton. When Durant was placed under
arrest his comrades at first wanted to
resist the officer, but finally suffered
hfm to be taken to San Francisco.
when they arrived at the prison Du-
rant, in his regimentals, was taken to
the chiefs office and subjected to a
searching examination. He was very
cool even when arrested, and when told
that Miss Lamont's body had been
round he did not lose his nerve. al
though he appeared greatly shocked.
After the examination by the chief
purant was taken to cell, where he
was joined by his parents and a law
Yer. He made the following statement:
3 Inc last time l met Miss Lamont
Was on the morning of the day she dis
appeared. We talked about books and
1 promised to bring a book for her to
prayer meeting that night. Miss La
mont did not come to the meeting. and
the following day, Friday, L took the
book to her house and gave it to her
sister. The latter told me Blanche had
gone to the school, evidently to keen
the fact of her disappearance secret
Inat Is all know of the Lamont case.
The last time I saw Minnie Williams
was three weeks ago."
When confronted by the evidence
Ihat Miss Williams purse had been
round in his pocket, Durant gave the
Following explanation:
= DURANT EXPLAINS,
L was going from the meeting at
'VoegePs Friday night when nv foot
struck small object L picked it IN
ana found it was small mirror. Near
by was a purse. took both home. in
tending to tell my folks of my find.
1t was late, however, and 1 went to
bed. In the morning 1 was in a hurry
to get away with the signal corps
and forgot all about it,
The police take exceptions to Du-
rants statement that he had not seen
Miss Williams for three weeks. They
say they can prove they saw him with
her on Monday or Tuesday and pos
sibly later. From all appearances
MISS Lamont was not murdered in the
room where her body was found. It
had been dragged to the belfry stairs
and into the lower room. Her clothing
was found stuffed into various corners
of the room. About the time this
morning that Miss Lamont's body was
found, the congregation of Emanuel
Church was on it's way to attend
Easter. service. When they learned of
the frightful crime that dnd borror