The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-23
UTTERLY DEVOID OF FEELING.
He Looks Unchanged Upon Photo
graph of the Nutilated Body.
All Other Faces Showed Horror When
They saw the Picture 4 Policeman
Te>tifiee That There Was Blood ON
the Church Washstand Where the
Murderer Cleansed His Hands.

odore Durraat commenced in Judge con-
Ions court this morning crowds COM
menced 70 gather. and a squad OF police
were stationed at the entrance 10 The
hall 10 preserve order. Judge Conlons s
court room was crowded 10 suaocation,
and policemen were stationed IN different
parts or the room on the lookout for num-
erous cTanks who have written threaten
ing letters 10 the judge. Court opened
at II o'clock. When the defendant ar
rived all eyes were turned upon him. The
prisoner looked pale and concerned. but
showed no emotion.
A photographer exhibited several pic
lures Of scenes in the church. and two
large pictures OF Marian Williams. show
ing the wounds and the work OF the ply
siciaus- They presented a revolving sight.
Mrs. Morgan. with whom Miss Will
iSms lived In Alameda, was called 70 the
stand. She said thar she last saw Min
ME Williams on the morning OF the 18th
inst. and that Minnie had told her she
was going 10 Mrs. Noy's house Witness
knew DurranL He had called at her
house last summer. and had stayed half
an hour. She could not identify the face
shown In the photograph as that OF Miss
Williams.
Charles IT. Morgan. her husband. said
that the girl was considered one OF the
family. tie could not identify the face
shown In the photographs either lie
also failed 10 identify the purse found IN
Durrant's overcoat.
Here the name of A. f. Williams faith
er Of the dead girl. was called. hut I'm his
place a young woman rushed 10 the stand
and said that 10 one should testify be-
fore her. She gave the name of William
son. said that she would he the one 20
Judge Durrant, and ordered him released.
The police tried 10 remove her. bat she
Nos ~ha InFr hn sta nd
voluntarily after she had handed an in
coherent letter TO the clerk. She said she
was sent by God TO Judge Durrant. The
woman was subsequently identified as
Laura Lucy Gould Williamson. of ill0
Leavenworth street She declares her
self TO he an "emissary OF God" She
disappeared after being removed from the
court room The letter she left was as
follows:
TO the Citizens OF the City and Coun-
~ Of San Francisco: To the Public Of
ficials-Respected Gentlemen: The com
ing woman gifted with high spiritual
power. and for whom the world has been
waiting. stands here in your midst She
Is Obliged by force OF circumstances 70
make herself known first In the police
cnurt Of San Francisco. for she has come
- i,,dre the heart of man and woman
through wisdom given by Christ No
man in tho city and county of San Fran
cisco is worthy To sit IN Judgment our
Ing the trial OF Theodore Durrant, there
fore / Lucy Laura Could Williamson, DO
declare with the authority OF Goa that
these law proceedings must be brought 10
a close with the reading Of this letter.
No attempt must he made BY any person
n again arrest Theodore purrant or
again hold him guilty for murder l.
Tucv Laura Gould Williamson, through
tho snirit Of God. do declare Theodore
Dnr,ari found innocent before the 1uag-
nent seat Of God. and I am hencefortn
resnonsihle for his actions. Win the
greatest respect TO all parties and justice
70 the nrisoner. Theodore Durrant am
yours. Lucy - " IL. -
and identified the purse found IN Dur
rant's overcoat as one he had gwen ms
daughter. . - to,.s
"a no one found in the pocket or Dur
rants overcoat. with the exception oi d
thirteenth key which nc sala hau -
cfva, him by George King on ApFiI -
p,,r,xe then told OF the fiuding Of the poHy
~ Marian Williams in the book closet OF
.ha r{hrarv. Identified the pieces or the
Young woman's underclothing whlch i'"l
haen taken out Of her throat where uity
had been thrust; the broken pieces ot me
table knife found on her body ana tAe
stick which had heen used by the muir
serar IN forcing the strips Of clothing
Jav-n the girls throat He also testified
- the condition az the library door. the
lock az which had been broken.
Ser-t Burke then gave bit OF seiiSa-
.,orsI evidence. which has not come ONT
before today He said that wheh he' ",
eornpanv with other officers eNahli" u
the lavatory or Nashroom in the pa0
rar. ~ the church. just 10 the rear OF
EIanR stains on the
v,ash basin anA the wall just above Il
ssaret ReynoIds. in charge Of the searcn-
irs squad. had called hts attention 70
these stains.
Maggie Fitzpatrick identified DurTant
az the vounE man who had called % Ter
ana two friends on Mission street. near
r-v,er+y--sec0ud on April L. the night
80 Mics Williams Was murdered. she
sa{d NJ was agitated He had mistaken
sar far some one else. Another girl VINO
,,.e vt-i+h n7ev rorgubora ted her evidence,
hut could not identify Durrant, though
sna Identified the coat and hat ne wore
The place where the girls say LaeS =
DIrraDt is bout tWo blocks from N'e
church They said tbey saw nin between
9 and a.l5 =. II.
r-re f.sy witness f8r the lay was Mrs.
NJ II Mccoy. q Iaundrsss. who iesu-
f~s that she saw a man ana SoNh s
,.,arrar, mar Emanuel church betT cen
s08s o'clock on April = They appearea d
- hs~ 20 fse lovers. The man was 9FNIiis
INA girl 20 arre1e 20 some proIs)s' -@1ii.
ana the girl seemed % ne coaX'ng him
80 to tr4izt. Just az she passed fa' m
sse heard the man say: - 90 are COW
ard The man was dressed ~ long
averc9at and dark soft hat Inc exam
tuetf8ga goes on in the morning.
Theodore Uiirrant gave a further exni-
hitfon of hfs extraordinary HnpefFtfi's
niHtv toHay- II was during MS Pr r.I.EF
re~.- exarrlratlon FOR the murder or mir
nga Williams before Police Judge CONAN
The prosecution ha1 introduced " eff
4a~oa a large photograph Of the fea4 girl
J. vas q chastity thing. showirE her ir
ha~ faaktt stripped. wtth the hl3@ol l'
ve,-s-t7ss f-l her head. breast and wrists ir
strong ~eltef The purpose % tle p1cilr'
v-as probably % illustrate the saFaEer5
,har attended the murder - Ehasfly
vess 81 rhat the Ia nryer~ l7 showing u Z
ne witnesses 20 i8eufify * a. Gre Ssat
PHI o~tv uuro3le3 enough NJ = 80 show
| ghe fR~e-
r- re course ~ its t-tro5uctian ig wai
banded 10 purra1t'~ lawyers. Taompanr %
rs.-etreou zua Dempsey Looked . oFe
ra-rfu,fv even trsi~ faces show Ing h7rro1
a. g. T--.~-a-e SAT hc1.ed mis- h~yers
wneo tae picture was uaroilf+ oa ih'
.arfs before thern ha leaned forward ans
fo~kas ~ st cariousiv. No. a muscle o
ess face cha-Eee5. there was rot TIRE ivf
ax---aseEo- - hoJr0r re0cwnltion or any
sA1~- ELSE y rafzht have heen -1a cove
- a law tsp-k far AL fAe impression Z
s,~,osrs~ad on rhe man wn0 w2s fneTe q
| answer Tor ne inasc5ins of tA0ae wounds