The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-30
DURRANT ARRAIGNED AGAIN.
Charged with Numbering Blanche la
mont in Emanuel Baptist Church.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29-Theodore
Durrant was arraigned to-day in the Police
Court on a charge of murder for the killing
of Blanche Lamont. The defendant con-
Quoted himself with his usual stoical de-
meanor, and after the formal proceedings
had long consultation with his attorneys
lie complained bitterly, however, that the
public is disposed to prejudice him. He
says that every fact connected with the
murder is made to fit his case, while sus-
picious circumstances regarding others are
disregarded. The coroner's inquest, in
the Lamont case. which began this even
lng, will be continued every night until con-
es,luaed, Guided, SO as not to interfere with the pre-
Iiminary examination of Durrant for the
Williams murder, to be resumed to-mor-
A local paper says: For the first time
since the charge of numbering Miss Minnie
Williams in Emanuel Baptist Church. of
Il this city, was formally made against w r.
i ,Durrant, the prisoner has consented to
talk He spoke first of the Lamont case,
saying: Poor Blanche. am accused of
at the details of the most horrible crime in
history NO one will ever know the sorrow
my honehs Il were TO TO te pa the
anguish her terrible fate has caused me- /
could not have murdered the girl. 1 liked
ner too Well Not better than any one else
in the world. but respected and admired
her and we were good friends. Judging
upon as cold-blooded. diabolical monster
am painted al devil in human shape
and very little is said in favor of the pos
slbflity of any other person having killed
those two girls; but when my trial is over
the world will know that 1 am innocent
My composure and self-control since my ar
rest are held against me, but no person
will ever know the terrible ordeal / am
undergoing. 1t is said that l use opiates
sleep well because my conscience is clear
OF all crime. / am not of a nervous temper
an ent and have always been able to keep
COOL Durrant accuses the police of work.
ing solely from the premise that he was
guilty of the crime and ignoring all other
clews. Because of Durrant's placid de-
meanor under fearful accusations his sound
sleep and regular eating at a season so
trying to nerves Durrant makes a study
of interest to the psychological. At times
his fiippancy seems strangely out of har-
mony with his present position.
sensational rumor has obtained cur
rency in connection with the prisoner and
IL the rumor should prove true the police
will have strong link in chain of cir
cumstantial evidence that so far is not
\ rumor is to the effect that an Oakland
official has communicated to Chief of Po-
lice Crowley, of this city, a statement to
the effect that an Oakland physician told
cisco had informed him that some time ago
he had been called upon to attend the
fifteen-year-ol daughter of a resident of
San Francisco. The girl had been assaulted
and she alleged that her assai1ant was
Durrant; that he had lured her to the belfry
of Emanuel Church and had there accom-
plished his nefarious purpose. For profess
sional easons, it is alleged, this physician
refused< to make the matter public. Chief
Crowley. when seen last night, refused to
sonably certain, however, that detectives
ar at work this cleW.