The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-09-24
THE DURRAyr MURDER TRIAL.
The Tenth Week of the Trial COM
menccd Monday.

SAN Francisco Gala, Sept 23.-The
tenth week of the trial of Theodore Dur
rant commenced to-day The proSecu-
ton now has its ease substantially be-
fore the jury and all that the District
Attorney will now introduce i'm corrObor-
ative testimony
Adolph Oppenhoim the broker who
stated that Duarant had about April
10Th tried to pawn ring, identified by
Oppeuheim, as belonging to Blanch
Lamont, was further crOSs-CXamined to-
dav. On the day Durrant is charged
with having tried to sell the ring,
Oppenheim said, one OFF two other per
sons had called Both were strangers
yet he described them infinitely and re
counted the particulars Of their visits as
if they had occurred but yesterday
Oppenhoim was asked regarding other
specified days and answered promptly.
Counsel for the defence tried to con
fuse Opfenheim by showing him a mum
Der of silver articles 8nd inquiring if be
had ever seen them before In many
cases the pawnbroker replied IN the
affirmative and described the persons
who tried to sell or pawn them. The
defence evidently considered Open
helms testimony of great importance
and tried hard to break it down, but
without marked success.
w. J. Phillips, a cigar maker, a mid
die aged man of good appearance and
address, testified that he had seen Dur
rant coming out of Oppenheim's store
in the early part Of last April. He was
attracted to the man by his peculiar APP
pcarance and manner Of his actions and
the fact that he was coming out of a
pawn shop
When the district attorney requested
the witness to indicate the man he saw
coming out Of the pawn shop, Phillips
walked over to the prisoner, and with
pointed finger said in a positive tone:
THAT is the young man" Dur
rant did not finch under the
ordeal. He returned gaze with gaze
and not a muscle of his impassive tace
twirched He neither betrayed guilt nor
flashed back the glance Of injured limo
cence. The witness was cross examined
regarding his business enterprises and
his family history, with the apparent in
tent of di3crediting his testimony. He
said when Durrants portrait was first
published he remarked that he had seen
him at some place. When Oppenheim's
picture was published, the scene at the
pawn show flashed across bis mind, and
all the details came back to him
Leigh H. Irvi17, newspaper man,
said he interviewed Durcant on the even
ing of April IA, in the city prison. Dur
rants statement was made in the
presence of Judge Thompson, who was
then Durrant's attorr ey. 1t was as to
his whereabouts on April 3. Durrant
then said he left home at O'Clock in the
morning and met B!anch Lamont at 2lst
and Mission streets. She invited him to
accompany her to the college on the day
Of the conversation about the Newcomes
took place. He went to the church at
4:30 and took off his coat and hat and
went up stairs to fix the gas.
He stated that he met King in the
church and left it with King He said
nothing abou5 having seen Miss Lamont
in the afternoon.
Mrs. a. B. Perry, Of Alameda, who
was visiting Mrs. Crossct on April 3,
corroborated Mrs Cros3et, as to her trip
to the mission On that afternoon. Mrs.
Cro8set left the Haigh street car at
Market street to Valencia.