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WORSE FOR DURRANT
TIA EOsl Important Testimony Dur
Ing tho Trial.
.x,,p,Se AWAY TIL. DEFENSE.
......... called 10 Rebuital Contra
diet the Accused Man 10
Every Point

t.,.s In the trial OF lheouVi"
.nnouneed that II had nnitheu Us
~ and The taking Of testimony In
,eOu,lAl wa, a. once begun by 'ho pro-
steullon. ,.,-
.., ,,ven during the trial, as II con-
sIe,sd with several vital statements
m,.e BY Durrant while he was 90 'he
.,,pJ. The testimony OF ID" Gilbert
Graham. for instance, T. conildersd
sny no. sweep away DurrAnps en-.
,i,,.s.fspse. Graham, who In n medl.
VI student aud intimate friond OF
r.,.n, told of n sensational inter
-. ,h,t took Mace between himself
t,hs n,i.onef nj the county Jail on
~, onth. Dr. Graham was accom-
uanisd to tho prison by !. 2. Dunn
ran, newspaper man, WIN Was aAuu
by Duffant 10 retire hlei nc hhu ue.n
there a few minutcf. otahsm thlu
mat after Dnnnig,n stepped ehi.e,
Dufran. asked him II be woulu not Iet
hlm sec HE notes 81 Df. tneheys
Irrtute, In order that no mlRht COM
mr.. them with his own GA
nam demurrcd ut hfot alter when
he said Durrant stated frankly.
10 him that be had no notes OF lhe
lecture, He said Dufrant told him u
ho mad the notes OF tho lecture he
could easily establish "a strong nli0i
iof himself, anu urged him 10 leave
Inc notes with Mr.. Dutraui, Ia order
that sho might briug them to him NJ
Inc prison. DR.. Granam said he
refused the request, aud never alter
wards Waited Durfant ut thu prison.
Dt Graham's story was not shaken
ia any particular ON croea'examinA-
hon. While he was testifying the
iutofs watched DurTant closely, out
he gave no Sign 10 Indicate that no
considered tbs testimony OF any linz
tohAuce. DR.. Grnham will be re-
called tomorrow for further cross
examination.
STATEMENTS DtsPRovED.
The fret witness called Ia rebuttal
by tbs prosecution were tho ive tfus-
ue, Of Emmanuel church. While Dur
f,nt was on tue stand no testified that
he was asked 10 repair the SUI burner
nj Emmanuel church on April 8ld ny
the trustees. The trustees uepied that
they had asked Durrant 10 make re-
pairs Of any kind at the church during
March or Aprll.
Witnesses were next called 10 die
prove Durfanps statement that on the
afternoon Of April 18th ho was at the
Jerry Tor the purpose OF soarching Tor
Blanche Lamont, who, he eald, myt-
urlous stranger hrd told him would
cross the bay that afternoon.
A. A. HObe, M old echOolmate OF
DufrAnt, testified TINT ho saw Duf-
rant Ut the ferry the same afternoon ~
company with young woman who
answered the description OF Minnie
Williams. IL In known that Minnie
Williams came over from her home In
Alameda that afternoon, and the next
dpy her body was found In Emmanuel
church.
4. A. Chaser, n student nj the medi.
cal college, testified that ON the alter
noon Of April 10Th Durrnnt asked him
10 read aloud his notes Of DIR. Chenoy's
lecture. Gla,er SAID no read his notes
10 DufTant, who devoted three-quart.
ere otAn hour 10 writing In his own
notebook.
Thomas Price, n chemist. was callei
y" NV NAINNN W. WV -
three points ut Issue. He was asked
practically In what condition q man
would be- who had bTeathed iliuminat-
ing gas for thu length Of time Durfnnt
slid he was working over The sunburu-
ere To illustrate the question, which
was Hypothetical In form, black board
drawing made by Durrant was used,
IN which DuTrAnt was shown lying nj
iull length on plank with his head
over sunburner ovmpriiiug twenty
Iouf ordinary gas Ieis, through which
gas was hnwinR under half.iOrce. The
witness tuid man would DO uncon-
solous ia hve mluutes-the length Of
hmo Dutfant sail no was engaged
~ work over the burnsr.
ffoi. Ffice was also asked about IL q
uaik stain ON the soils Of Rev. Gibson's
snOe which was found In tue paslor'h
s'uuy NJ Emmanuel church. Tno de-.
Tense made Eight against the ques.
uon' INT tue court ovefTuled the oblec-
uon. The witness said the mark was
onl ~ a grease spot.
An effort WA made 10 have the wit.
ness give the result Of his examin u lions
OF The bloodstsined boards taken from
tue ethifs and beliry uf Emmanuel
church, but the court ruled that tins
boards could not bs introduced In re-
lultal.
REPORTERS TESTIFY.
Charles Morrison aud J. p. Cooper,
newspaper reporters, told OF an inter-
view they had with DuTrant In tho
Guy pfihon on the night Of his arrest.
holh witnesses testified that DurTanl
.hiu ne arr We'd al the church on April
srd between anu 4:8O In the Alter
noon. This testimony conflicts with
he statement Durraut now makes, 10
lne elect that he did not arrive at the
church until o O'Clock.
FROM tho present outlook tho case
HNl 20 to the jury not later than the
elote o. next week, after having been
on Trial siuce July 22nd.
U'es lrssp sssing In Colorado.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. 22.-GovernoI
mulntlte tonight wrote "a letter u
GENERAL Frank Wheaton, command.
,9s lho department Of tho Colorado,
uhllei hlates army, demanding thai
ne drive thu Utes now tTespassing IN
me n0rlhweslern part OF Colorado Oul
9 Tue state. These Indians belong In
olahisn1 have lately been slnughtefiag
kame Unfortunately In ROutt aud
NO blunca counties,
THE VANDERBILT WEDDING,