The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-27
.DUPREY IS NETTLED
Disappointment Comes 10 Him From
Many Sources.
DURRANT'S ALlBl CRUSHED
The "Three Minutes" Have Elapsed
and the Prisoner Has NJ OF Been
Provsd Innocent by
Very Long shot.

san Francisco. sept. 26.-The key
stone In the arch OF Durrants allbi
crumbled and fell to-day. The witness
upon whom the attorneys for the de-
fenee depended most to sustain their
contention thlat Durrant was attend
Ing a lecture ut the Cooper medical
college when Blanche Lamont was
murdered gave disappointing testi-
mony. Instead of testifylng that Dur
rant was present at the lecture. as
Attorney Duprey said DR.. Cheney
would do. the doctor said he had no
recollection OF seeing the young medi-
cal student To Offset this reverse. the
fense gained only one point-the ad-
mission as an exhibit the roll-call book
at the college In which Durrant was
recorded present at the lecture given
on the afternoon OF April .. The prose-
cution holds the roll-call books In little
esteem. from the fact that 1t will place
witnesses on the stand to prove that
Durrant frequently asked his class
mates to answer to his name when he
was absent.
Sergeant Reynolds. a police officer,
who conducted the search OF Emanuel
church after the discovery OF the bod
les of Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams. was the first witness called
to the stand. After describing the
furniture and other articles found In
the pastors study. he was asked about
the chisel marks found in the door
leading TO the belfry. The door and
casing through which the murderer
passed with the body Of his victim
were brought into court and formed
one of the most interesting exhibits
produced. The witness testified tina,
the marks corresponded In size 10 a
chisel found In the tool box In Rev.
John Glbson's study. The witness was
also asked to Identify shoe supposed
to have been stained with blood which
was found In the study. As Sergeant
Reynolds did not know to whom the
shoe belonged. Sergeant Burke was
called. but he was also In ignorance
with regard to the ownership Of the
shoe.
DR.. w. +. Cheney Of the Cooper Med.
lead college w'As the next witness. He
said the lecture on April began al
$3.50 O'Clock and lasted until AIS. ait the
close of which the roll was called. Tho
witness did not know whether Duran,
was present or not. an the roll was
called by DR.. Gray. DR.. Cheney was
temporarily excused and Or. Gray
summoned. Mr.. Gray did not know
whether Durrant was present or not
but assumed ahat he was from the fact
that he was not marked absent on
the roll-call Questioned with regard
to the roll-call book the witness ad.
mftted thai the entry Of April was
not an original record. as 1t had been
transferred from another page subse.
quent to that date for the purpose
Of rectffying an error. On this ground
the district attorney moved that the
book be not admitted as an exhibit
but the objection was overruled. DR.
Cheney was then recalled and relter.
ated his statement to the effect that he
had no recollection Of seeing Durrant
at the lecture given on the afternoon
Of April 8.
Attorney Duprey was plainly nsttled
at the conflict between what the de.
fense had promised DR.. Cheney would
testify and what he really did say, Sc
another effort was made to obtain a
satisfactory result. The witness was
asked II. In conversation with one Of
the attorneys for the defense. he tths
witness) had not said that he believed
Durrant wtas present at the lecture
The court asked Attorney Duprey II
he was trying to impeach his own wit.
ness and then sustained an objection
interposcd by the prosecution. At the
beginning of the cross-examlnation Of
Dr. Cheney. court adjourned.