The record-union., 1895-04-25
Special to the REcoRr-USIoN.


of Durrant in company with a woman on
the day of the Minnie Williams murder.
He was seen at the ferry shortly after the
girl is known to have arrived from Ala
media talking to a woman shorter than
himself, who wore cape. Minnie Will
Jams was short and wore cape like that
described by Adolph A. Hohe, the new
witness. Hobe has known Durrant for
eight years, so there can be no question
OF a mistake in the Identification.
DR.. Gibson was on the stand from the
middle Of the morning session until the
adjournment Of the court in the evening,
and they are not through with him yet
The District Attorneys questions TO
she minister did not detain him long, but
the ss-eXamination seemed iDtermin-
able. DIR. Gibson did not enjoy himself.
The lawyers We're austere with him and
the Judge was sarcastic.
General Dickinson took the preacher
over the whole course of his life, from his
birth in Edin burgh TO the DAY oil the dis
CoVery of Minnie Williams bloody body
in his church, and every question seemed
to vel an inslnuatIon.
The minister answered promptly, but
was disposed TO be eNcruciaungIy exact
IN his answers. He ddgeted great deal,
rubbed his brow, rubbed his hands and
ran his fingers through his hair. With
ali the questioning he managed 10 avoid
losing his temper or the trend of his
story. Every body enjoyed the parsons
discontinue.
Whenever he turned to the court for
relief he found he was leaning on a sup
port beside which a broken resd would
be 4 sturdy brace. His honor was iron
lcal with the preacher, and his tone con-
yeyed cruel smile that soon cured the
parsoa OF appealing to the court. The
length Of the crOss-examination and the
manner OF il Indicated that Durranrs
lawyers propose to throw the preacher
forward as The center OF their theory of
the murders, for, Of course when they
contend that Durraut aid nOG commit the
crimes lhey must supply 3 possible suU-
sLtute. And Rev. John George Gibson
understands just what they are about.
Il Is hard TO perceive just how the de-
tense will connect the preacher with
the murder, Tor he was at the party
OF Emmanuel Church young people
al Or. NCgefs house that night from
T:jJ o'clock until about II, while Dur
rant, who should have been there to
act as secretary, did not appear until after
$3.50 O'Clock.
DURRANT IN COURT.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24-Theodore
Durrant passed quiet night, and after
sleeping well tor ten hours was 10th to
leave his pallet al o'clock this morning
st that hour DurraDIs father called 10
see him and remained with him Tor an
hour or more.
lie looked refreshed when brought into
court, and through the day preserved his
usual demeanOr OF calu possession. He
cOnVersed earnestly with Eugene Deu-
prey until Judge Conlan called the case.
i. l.. SnOOk WAS the first witness called
by Dis trict Attorney Barnes. He is the
undertaken who went to the church tor
the body of Minnie Williams. lie de-
sCribed the condition in which he found
1t.
Mrs. Amelia Voy testified to the hour
(about s o'clock at which Miss Williams
left her house TO 90 to DR.. Voge's on the
night she was murdered, and also idenii-
lied the dead girls clothing.
AdOlpu i. Kobe of Oakland testified
that he was at the ferry at o'clock on
the afternoon of April 18Th aud saw Dur
rant there in company with young lady
who wore a cape. She was smaller than
Durrant.
Cross-examined, the witness said it
was 5:O5 o'clock when he saw Durrant at
the ferry. II was his habit to take the
boat at 5:l5 o'clock, and when he reached
the ferry on this day he looked al the
clock rs he entered the depot. He men
toned the TACT to his folks at home when
ne saw his name mentioned in the papers
on the Sunday morning following. He
had not seen Durranrs name mentioned
before that in connection with the disap-
pearauce of Miss Lamont
This was the first evidence that the
prosecution has adduced to show that
Durrant had come over to the city with
Minnie OF had met her her at the ferry on
Good Friday afternoon.
Miss Florence Foy, daughter of Mrs.
Amelia Noy, related on the stand the
facts detailed 10y her mother in relation
10 Mlinnie's departure from the house,
and the clothing she wore.
Rev. DR.. Gibson, pastor of Emmanuel
Baptist Church, was examined at great
length, but no new evidence of impor-
tancc was elected. 1t was found that he
had a memorandum book in which were
the names OF Miss Lamont and Miss
Williams, among others.
" as Miss Lamonts name there as
member OF the church," asked Judge
Conlan.
'No, sir"
"Nh hat was it there as?"
''As lriend a friend OF the church."
After the entry OF Miss Lamonrs name
was written: Call at evening, but not
w Wednesday,; Chestnut on narrow, Will
low on broad"
During the recess hour. Durrant re-
celved number OF admirers in his cell in
the City Prison. They were young
women who seem to regard him as some-
thing OF hero. Some OF them were ac-
qualntances aud some entire strangers,
who called TO cape at him through the
bars.
one party was snubbed by the suspect,
who turned his back and tentatively
gazed at the pages OF a book until they
withdrew. To his friends, Durrant chat
ted pleasantly until the officers came to
take him into court.
On reconvening of the court at 2 O'Clock.
DIR. Gibson was again called, but nothing
new came out, most of the time heipo de-
voted to crosS-eXamination
The prosecution reported that thew had
discovered now witness in Dennis
Welsh an Alameda policeman. who was
introduced during the afternoon, Welsh
said he saw Durrant and Miss Williams
together in Alameda on several occasinna
within the two weeks prior to the dis
covery OF the young woman's BODY in
the church.
During the examination of Rev. Glib
son he was asked if he had ever seen Dur-
rant in the church alone, and replied in
the affirmative. stating that ho had seen
him in the library fixing the books. He
was asked who put the new lock on the
library door, the lock 10 which Gibson
claS-ls he had no key, and said he could
not tell, Then he was asked if he knew
why the lock had been put on the door.