The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-26
Every Effort viii be Made by the Prisoners
Counsel to Prove all Albi.
THE DEFENDANTS MOTHER TESTlFIES
Mrs. i"nl, Snys Her Eye Sight IL Not
Trcachcrous The Hcnd Girl.
Rings and tn" rnwnbrokcr's E>i-
dencc am Important Feature Dur
rant Calm and SclEPos.c>scd.


Dnp:eN, of the counsel for the defense
III tn" Durrant Cas" made his nrrutnr
Stnt"in"nt this morning lie said he
would show ON tn" morning OF the 3d
OF April Duriant left his hou" for that
OF ti"Org" King for the p,iruuSr of mnk-
ing arrangements for the latter to hclp
him iiN the gas apparatus in r.mmautIaI
thurch. lie met SlanCr Lamont ON
MlSSion street. She was waiting for n
ear Ia take her To the High school and
invited him to take Il ride with her He
left her at the High School ana contiu-
ucd on his way to Cooper Medical col
IeEc. whcr" he remained uutn about
$40 o'clock or later. II would be shown.
by thc collcE" records and otherwise
that Durrant had attended the lecture.
which would take him ur to about 2
O'Clock: he left the college .Ht 800. took
a ear ana reached Emmanuel church
lt i'5". witnesses would bc introduced
10 prove this aud that when hc reached
IN" church he went into the library
room LEFT his coat and hat there and
tncn went up stairs to fin tho sunbulu-
crS. where h" was overcome bv ras
Everything that occurred i'm tho church
subsequently, as stated 10y King would
hc admitted. II would he shown that
l'urrant saw King home from church
ana then proceeded To his own nuin..
where hc ate his supper. and after "A
short time. retired Tn" defense viii
further show that tn" accused wore. nm
'ii''''iE 'IdtN suit on that day. ana
thiS VIII diSprOVc the testimony of
Mrs. \oecl. who sworc he wore "a light
pair of trousers. Mrs Leaks tes,i-
lhohN would also be proved To he value
less. as her sight Is defective AS To the
witness Openh"im. 1t would he shown
mat II" was visited by II young man
wh" wore q blu" overcoat. as Opeuhcim
had described. and who offered rings
for sal" similar To those OF the murder
ed Elrl' bnt that the pawnhroltor was
entirely mistaken nS To his visitor be
lng TN" defendant In the. course of his
statement Mr. Duprey announced that
Durrant would take the stand
IN" outlin" Of the dcf"nc. contained
no sensation and nothing new. cNccrt
Tor the on" point that SOM woman M,!I
be introduced who will say siI" A.lw de
iendaut enter Emmanuel Church :.lol,
ON the afternoon of the Inurd"r
"h"n pu'rant d,d l"aV, ,hc cn'ic"o
ne TOOK the sircct-Cars for Emanuel
Church ana approached i3nrtl.t. street.
on winch ia" church is situated from y
S'u;hoflN direction. wli'I Is uylu..lc
To- mat from which VITA IS 4rs have -.
tilted they saw him approach IT, a.,
was seen 90 20 tu the churCn alone bv =
woman ana entered it AT .a5. N.llIrI j.
nan an hour later than the time Whom.
Mrs Leak says she saw i.iin rCter il.
purIdht tpld TWO pciS..is that ,v,n-
mS that he had been uVcrcnm nv r,.
and he was apparently III whcu a..
reached home. He did MOI it.aiu 20 o,,i
oi me nous" that night except To nscort
ms inuthr! To car. vhu defence ,,uI
claim thnt the writing un the p.rI,..r,.
containing Miss Lannon'S ,tugS W.,
that OF iiev j. G. GIBSON, of E.mnIanur,
chapel ana not that ut nnauI
In connection vita tit- ,,u ,f 40
llilS i"f sal" to III" BIV.t r,.rr t,n -.
renee contends tAdt tho man v.I.n ,,irI
~ stii tht rms wore an "vc.coat. ana
'ini puiialt did not wear an .,N,,,,,,t
III n" day time bctw"rn the I'd ana I'M
"i ApiN. This, the open anuoII,. ..u,.ut
tl"t lhr hhndWr'tinE Oh tHc ulc,Sa..-. an
ll" rings sent T. Mis-. s.u1Ir volIII ,,n
'."''u l" KEY. bi:..Sra aud inlrn iticti,n
"' woman VINO would tCsttcl that 81
saw Duiiant vntcv tn: ch.i:,'!i ,tI,,... n,,
'h' AFTERNOON ol t'.e murd,r, are tIc
strong points OF tn. de:.t..
Mrs Matilda Durrant. the dcrora
ants mother. testified that when Gin.
son and other detectives visited b.
residence they made u cloS,. iusnnctin,,
o. thr defendants shoes but did mo-, tak..
thcm Tor evidence as they did othnr
clothing. Mrs Durrant also testitird
tHal nor son had not worn an ovcrcoot
ii Inc dag time between Aprn "a n,J
io'H' hhd that his trousers on April "a
W"r" DARK. She gave IA sketch nf h.,.
sons iifc, i'll which she said mat Ne. hod
nceh connected with Sunday schools
from the time the family came IN ,his
city until his arrest ''
MIS-. Leak VAS recalled Sha dnni.d
''itt Sh" had ever anything the mattn,
W'th her eyesight II is believed ,hn
dci"nce VIII seek to prove "A provioms
goo" character for him, in which case
th' prosecution is prepared to attack
him with damaging evidence.