The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-06
THE OURRANT MURDER TRIAL.
Clarence Wolf Denies Any knowledge
ofthe Latest Story Published.
By Southern Associatea Press

Nv southern deSOCiatel eress.
SAN FRANoIsCo, September o. The
number of people who are willing to
stand in big crowd for hours ut a
time just to catch glimpse of Durraut,
the little mild-faced boyish looking
individual accused OF two fendish
murders, is surprising even to one
accustomed to such things.
Durrant was the recipient of postal
card from Ireks, the little city in this
State where four murderers were
lynohed q few days ago. advising him
to get a change of venue AZ the citizens
Of Yreka would get him Jury and
give him fair aud speedy trial. The
way they try people in Yreka is too
well known so it is hardly probable
that this suggestion will be accepted.
In reference to the story printed
here yesterday to the effect that Dur.
rant had told Clarence Wolf, m iuti.
mate friend, of his Intention to ruin
blanche Lamont. and assuming TINT
the conversation furnished motive
for the crime, the ChronIcle this morn
lug prints the following statement from
Wolf: al don't see," snid Wolf yester-
day, "how such a story originated. |
am at loss to know where it came
from. Not line OF the article is true,
not line. | am not aud never have
been al intimate friend of Theodore
Durrnnt.
L have known him long time, but
was not In any way intimate with him.
We were friendly enough. but seldom
met. L rarely had uny conversation
with him, unless we met at some kind
of church gathering. l know moth
ing against Durrapt."
Durrant was III no way exercised
over the publication, declaring there
WAS no foundation Tor it. ct ls utterly
untrue. said he, "that over spoke in
a malicious or sighting way about
Blanche Lamont to Clarence Wolff"
The prosecution have forged another
like III the terrible chain, which day by
day more closely fastens guilt upon the
young medical student. The police
claim to have found q new witness who
will give the strongest pr oof that Dur
rant did moi attend the lecture deliver
eli by DR.. Cheny on the afternoon Of
tute. For months Rn effort has been
made to overcome the silent testimony
Of DR.. Cheny's record. 1t has been an
obstacle TO all absolute proof. 1t has
stood III the way of convicing demon.
stration that Durrant was not III the
college at that hour.
When DIR. Gilbert L. Graham testi-
tes he will swear that the prisoner
begged him to lend him his notebook
that he might compare the notes of DR..
Cheney's lecture of the afternoon of
April with his own. This strange
request was made several days after
Durrant had been arrested and stood
accused of tue horrifying crime.
lie was trying to establish proof
that he was at the lecture when several
people would swear that they saw him
elsewhere. He knew that student after
stuent would say that his potebook
was model in the class and he sent
for his freud to ask him for his notes.
Before the opening OF the Uurrnnt
case this morning District Attorney
Barnes stated that he had fully tested
the eyesight of Mrs. Leak, who claims
to have seen the accused and Miss
Lamont enter the church by q side
door on the afternoon of April 3, and
that he had found her to be compe-
tent witness. When the case wus called,
Officer Russell took the stand and ex
planned more fully about the model OF
the church.