The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-04

SAN Francisco, Oct S.-The trial oil
Theodore Durrant was replete with
IsnIationS to-day. Henry ]. Mccoy,
general secretary Of the Young Mons
Christian Association, who was cited
for contemst last Monday for telling
Juror Truman that II no did not hanc
Durrant the people would hang him,
was Ausd $3.50, with the alternative Of
Eve days In the county jail.
During the crSIs'exSminatiou Of
witness SummouOd by tho defense, the
prosecution developed tho fact that a
student at Cooper Medical College, who
did not attend the lecture delivered by
Dr, Cheney on the afternoon OF April 3,
was recorded presen; in the roll call
book. This testimony is OF tho greatest
importance to the prosecution, from
the fact that 1t shows tho uureliabll'ty
Of the roll call book, in which Durrant
was recorded present on tho afternoon
ihAt Blanche Lamont waa murdered.
YOuSa LADY REPORTER IN coNrEMPr,
The las. ssnIasiou OF ths day was an
order made by the court committing
Miss Carrie Cunningham, a newspaper
reporter, 10 tho county jail for refusing
to answer a question. Tue doiOnsO de.
sired to impearh the testimony OF Mrs.
I.aAke, WHO said sho did not tell AiiIs
Cunningham that she saw Durraut and
Mas Lamont sntar Emanuel Baptist
church on the afternoon OF April 3.
Miss Cunningham testitisI that Mrs,
Lsake did not tell her what she had
seen, but when asked to reveal the
source OF her information, tho witness
declined TO answer. An order was made
committing tho witness TO ths county
Jail Tor contempt but, on motion OF the
defense, IL was made 10 20 into etfeCttO'
morrow morning. when Miss Canning.
ham would be given another chance TO
answer the question.
Tho defense placed on the stand to.
day eight more studenA who attended
tho lecture given By DR.. Cheney, on the
aitarnoon Of April 3, to testify as TO
whether he had answered TO DuTrants
name at, roll cali. Each witness gave
q negative answer. With the exception
Of six, all the members oi tho clns'
have now been asked this question.
Ono OF the students has died since
April s, and the prosecution has been
unable to obtain tho attendance OF the
ether i've in court
STUDENTS NOTES IMPORTANT.
The prosecution limited croI.ex-
animation in each case, to asking II the
witness saw Durrant at the lecture.
Not student was found who rsmem-
bsred having seen the defendant The
noSs OF each witness were placed Ia
evidence by tue prosecution. Tho
notes promise to play an important part
ia the iuluTe proceedings. AZ the prose-
cnton Intends to compare thom with
the notes said TO have been taken'Dy
DuuAnt at the tune.
Attorney Duprey called the attention
ol tho court 10 tho fact that Robert n.
Lynch, private secretary TO Row. j. q.
G.bsun, was in tho court room and asked
to isve him removed. The court said
l.yreh could not bo removed until he
was Iubpoena0d rs witness, when hO
you'd be excluded like all other wit
ressI. A subpoena was made out for
Lynch aud ho was ordered to leave tho
room. Lynch protested that he knew
aolhiug about the case, but the court
lasittei upon the order
ms IAMoNr's RTSG.
+. s. Fold, q member Of local
Wholesale jowOlry hrm, was called to
testify with regard to tho grado aud
quality Of the ring worn by Blanche
l.lmont, which IL said to have been pro.
sntsd Mt pawnbroker Oppenhoim's
tuop. lie said the ring was OF Il COM
mon kind, but WHOM asked by tho nros'
eeltion to compare II with a similar
ung introduced by tho doIense, III oh.
loC,on was sustained
iho defense cndOayorod to show by
j. A. RoIs, stulon. NJ Cooper Medical
cyIlcgS, that on tho afternoon that
'lllcho Lamont was murdered, ho aud
Hgrrant took walk from tho college to
los vicinity Of tho Golden Gatc. RoG.
tomamborsd that be and Dntrfnt had
Il,n such a walk, but said ho could
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