The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-12
DRAWING THB CORDS
Scene Of Excitement During the
Durrant Trial.
PRISONER RETAINS coMPosuRE
Attorney Barnes Reserved o Climax
Which Missed its Fire-That
Envelope.

Special to the Astor1an.
San Franciseo Oct. n.-Dlstrict Attor-
ney Barnes today continued the ,roes-
examination Of DuTant. The defendant
became somewhat confused over the ques-
tions asked about mis- notes at the medical
lecture.
Just before District Attorney Barnes
finished his cross-oxamlnation Of Theo-
dore Durrant this afternoon he put to
hllm u few questions which indicated that
the prosecution mus stl.l some ammuni-
ton to use when the time for Introducing
the rebuutat evidence arrives.
After an hour of tedious and monoton-
GUS wrangling, District Attorney Barnes
suddenly asked DurrNnt If, in conversa-
ton with reporter held in his cell some
days ago he had corroborated the rumor
THAT he hSalrd noises, while he was re-
yairing the gas burners, on the floor be-
low him, and that on looking down the
stairway ne saw Blanche Lamcnt's bC1y
on the floor below. 1t was an unexpected
shot on the part of the prosecution, but
Ut dil not score. Durrant contnadEcted It
emphatieaEy This portion of the cross
examination provoked much excitement.
1t was evident that the prosecution had
reserved 1t as q sort of climax to the
-OHS CTOsS-eNdfUlHdelDU. w WOulOu III Iuc
back seats rose In their seats and craned
their necks to ca,Sh every movement and
gesture the prisoner made. Judge Muir
phy trapped Sharply for order.
After further questions about the lee
ture notes and bromo-seltzers, Barnes
changed mis- D,an of attack He caid:
Ibid you ever, Mr.. Durrant, address
an envelope to your counsel, Messrs
Deuprey and Dickinson, marl1lng on It,
ITO be opened In case 1 am convic1ed?'
"Tihe languor of THE spectators van
lsIhed in a second. Every eye in the housC
was turned on the prisoner but he was
as stoClid as ever. Dickinson roared al
objection. Judge Murphy ordered Dur
rant TO Taply. The reply came with. !
snap, "I did not"
"Did you not address such an envelope
and did you not have 1t in your posses
sion in your cerl on September 22nd?"
"I addressed no sulsh envelope"
"And did you not" continued Barnes
apparently oIblivious to the interruption,
transfer this envelope to a larger enve-
Cope on September 23?''
II did not"
'Dtd you not have in your possession
on those days a statement of your doings
on April Srd?"
mo, sir" said Durrant. He was watch
ing his interrogattor with a catiike inten-
sfty of gaze.
'Did you not on September % at the
county Jail, in your cell, have such an en-
ve.ope so addressed, purporting to be a
statement of your doings on April Srd,
and did not you have this envelope In a
larger envelope, and did you not hand
both envelopes, between the hours of
Z in THE evening and midnight to Miss
Carrie Cunningham"
Barnes had tine advantage. Durrant
showed traces of lmpatlence. lie ges-
ticulatsd with his hands as If the ques-
tion were ridiculous as well as inper-
tinent. A thrill of excitement. swept over
the women as Dickinson raised his voi,e
in protest.
Again Durrant's $ loss of composure was
only momentary.
IT did not" replied Durant.