The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-12

nature. and ne expects next week 10
complete the net. which, In his direct ex-
animation, he party wove arou"u '"s
acc usto man -,
WHEN the proceedings opener utiS
morning Durrant was coniron'.u -.
statements alleged to have beDh mace "
two reporters. In which he saId tia' -"
tEc afternoon Of the mufuer ee na Ia
rV,d at the church between - ,,sde
O'Clock. He had admitted ne ha1 naue
stat,ments 10 he REP, rtcrs, but salI Una,
ne had misunderstood. The time Tei-r.tu
10 MS trip from the college 10 me c,l"' ~,
ana not hts arrival at the churcn- ~.
siid that he stated the time ne i"Lt
the college TO be between and 40.
when he came down the space above
the ceiling to the Sunday-school room,
"h.re George h. King. the crgan-st, "ts
paying, Durrant sail he LOOKED tiion ks,
iore stepping through the doorway.
men II was called 10 his attenti)l tnat
the glass was stained he Insisted that ne
couid see the outline OF kings form
thrJugn the color space in T. king had
testified that he was The first TO speak
al That meeting. and that Durra1t walk
ed 10 the middle Of the room before re-
plying.
This Durrant denies. He said II King
spcke INST he did not hear him, but ne
himself opened the conversation.
Barnes IN questioned him rs to his
knowledge OF the bromo setter. and ne
SAID he had never studied up on It. lie
vas asked WY, II nc knew nothing about
II. ne had sent King for II. and replied
that he thought it would stay his stom-
ach.
Durrant admitted that he was absent
from the morning lecture at the county
hospital on the Sth Of April. the day lie
is said to have crossed the bay 10 make
an appointment with Minnie williams.
and that he got another student 70 an
swer for him on that day. lie denieI'
\. ss...N Nn. N.
Several specimens OF Durrants hand
writing were then introduced for the
jury TO compare with the writing on the
package containing Blanche Lamont :
ring. This is the writing which Is said
TO resemble Rev. Or. Gibson's. inc son
when Durrant was asked II ne had not
on the ~ OF last month, shown 20 MISS
Carrie Cunningham, reporter an en-
Neiope containing statement not 20 nc
opened except I'm the event or MS cohNlc-
ton. lie denied having done 50. Barnes
then asked him:
did YOU. on the 5th OF october. in cell
No OF the county jail, In converse.
ton with Miss Cunningham, say lhal
when YOU Were al work fixing the s-n-
burners YOU heard a noise. and followed
IL up 10 the belfry. and there saw the
dead body Of Blanche Lamont on the
second landing. and did you say shc was
murdered on the second landing OF the
befr-."
"Thcrc was a story brought 10 ne by
Miss Cunningham" said Durrant, winch,
like the sweet-pea girl story purocried
TO be a rumor which she had heard about
town. 10 the effect that had heard a
noise while fixing the gas. and mat nad
followed the noise above 10 see what IL
was. and which you make reference to;
neither affirmed nor denied. asked
her II she intended 10 publish TINS, ana
| told her she would put me to great an
la. c4f1 she WOlI0 say nDllllI-
about II ,Xhatovor and she stood on
box and said she would solemnly promis.e,
me she would say nothing about II untii
n could be proven. Now" added Durrant
dramatically. az ask for the proof 10
come forward" t
This concluded Durrants cross-eNami-
nation. The case went over until IUes-
day