The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-31

both worShipes on Sunday. Such a man,
he said, ;s Theodore Ds1rrant- Only
monster CAPABLE Of takiaE the life of an
tnncceDt girl. be said, could remain coal.
iEaQassive and almost defians when ac-
cy8seI Of ssg.h crime. Gentlemen con-
tinaed Mr.. Barnes. such man Is of such
rare QuAlity that. if confronted at last
with the proofs 90 his crime, whose recital
has shocked AL civilization. he could and
he would, as he has done. srserlRgly
smile in the awful presence OF the relics
or his victim. torn ny his hands from her
stinening body. and exhibit neither pas
SION nor emotion, neither sympathy Gor
regret for the unfortunate child he bad
brought "a a premature grave. Such q
man could well lie ia Jail awaiting his
trial for murder and cSothe his viliatny
with the mask u a pretended trust in the
Jehovah whom he had deaed. and play
the saint with verses and phrases stolen
from holy writ. lie could listen with grim
c0EniScency while his counsel struggled
10 weave q web Of suspicion and accusa-
ton around one whom ne knew 20 be iA-
nccent. and from the beginning 70 the end
Of his trial for the higheS; crime known 10
the law rernain the same nerveleSS. i'm
passive. smiling villain.
I am aware. gentlemen. that IN a case
OF this character. equally with that where
crimes less atrocious are laid % the charge
Of any creature. the ease of the people
must rest apon its strength and not upon
the weakness or She failure Of counsel TO
prove that which he most confidently
promised 10 establish. l have not the time
nor should YOU possess The patience 10
wait on me while I compare the bold and
confident utter3nceS of alleged facts eX-
culpafory Of his client, into which zeal has
betrayed the advocate for the defendant.
WIKI the wretehed and total failure OF
proof. If such comparison is obvious YOU
can make Il for yourselves. / must OBJ
serve, however, that listened TO the OPEN
ing statement for the defense with an ab-
sorbing interest | was disappointed in
but little. What I heard | expected to
hear. save one thought which filled me
with amaZcment and pain. The learned
counsel who opened the case for defendant
invoked the spirit Of Blanche Lamont and
voiced her thought by saying: Let him go
free; he harmed me notr Gentlemen. Ike
the counsel. | have felt her presence dur
ing all the long and tedious days OF this
important trial. I have seen her as she
was on the 81 day of April last. as she
lett her school ana her classes with her
little burden or books and paper / nil
again that slender robe before me with
her girlish form. Above il | see her sweet
face. haloed by its wealth of hair her
gentle eyes, her smiling mouth dropping
kindly words. hubhling up from the depths
Of a pure heart. [ have seen her as she
was when the defendant addressed her at
the door of the normal shool. l have seen
her every day. | see her now. There she
stands behind him at this hour not pray
ing for vengeance for her death and rene
diless wrongs, not for the laws reiribu-
ton upon her murderer. hlIt with uplifted
hands and streaming eyes praying that
God viii not put u in your hearts, by the
mockery Of verdict OF not guilty. 10 set
free this monster to prey upon other gem
tie souls, pollute with vile hands the un-
sullied snow OF other children. and defy
anew that God of justice whose ministers
You are
In speaking OF Durrant's defense Dis
frict Attorney Barnes said an alihi was
the first and favorite method of criminals
TO escape justice. "DurrantS testimony
is mass of contradictions from begin
ming to end" said Mr.. Barnes. Not only
has he contradicted the testimony of the
prosecutions Witnesses. but he has con-
tradicted the testimony of his own.
submit to you, gentlemen. that there is
nothing in the testimony OF the defendant
or any witness presented by the defense to
establish the alihi that the defense has
tried 70 build up in this case" Mr. Barnes
said he believed Il had been conclusively
proved that Durrant did not attend Dr.
Cheney's lecture on the afternoon of April
;. notwithstanding the fart that the pris-
Even X no one else answered for Dur
rant, he said. the roll call was but a COPY
Of the original record, and had been
proved to contain errors. If DurFant was
at the lecture, he asked. why had not at
least one student ont Of the class OF
seveniy-four been brought forward 10
testify 10 the fact? WHY had 10
witness been produced who saw Durrant
on his way from the college 10 she
church? The district attorney said there
was every reason for believing DIR. era
hams testimony 10 the effect that on April
% Durrant told him ne had no notes of t1le
lecture and asked 10 borrow his Dr.
Graham was friend and classmate OF
Durrant and would nave no motive for
telling a falsehocd. At that time Durrant
had made a copy Of Glaser's notes, but he
wanted Grahsm's. in order that he might
make enough changes 50 that IL would
not be apparent that he had copied from
Glaser's. With regard 20 the statement
made by Mr.. Dickinson to the effect that
he had Durrants notes in his possession
three days before DIR. Graham had his in
terview with the prisoner, the district at
torney called attention to the fact that
Mr.. Dickinson neglected 10 testify 10 the
fact. as the statement was OF the utmost
importance 10 the prisoner. If true Mr.
Barnes commented on che fact that Dick
inSon. although he went or the stand 20
testify about the book strap. did not while
under oath tell that he had DurraHt's
notes IN his possession on April II.
Mr.. Barnes closed with an eloquent ap-
peal 10 the jury 10 avenge the murder Of
Blanche Lamont and protect the women
and girls OF the state by returning a YER
dict Of guilty of murder In the first de-
gree with the penalty Of death.
The district attorney will conclude his
argument tomorrow. when the Jury will
he charged and the fate OF Durrant placed
in their keeping. verdict Is expected to-
morrow.