The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
D[IRRANi found GUILTY
Csnyicted o. Murier:ng Blanche La
mont in San Francisco.
JURY OUT ONLY FiVE MIHO IES,
rs Verdict Reached Without Discussion
and Applaudc:i BY; :1-eat Cro"d---|s-
thetic Scene III Co::r;---!1iS No;iie" &c
comes IIystt"icu' I!uS+ t"d Kisses
Him. Shriekin: alT 80 T.1ne.

comes HyStt "IcI'. iiu. :t'-t i>'"S-S
Him, Shriekin: .lr 80 Tine.
Theodore Dursant was iranl guilty Z.
San Francisco. CAL. nf mart"rnS G:ar"h"
Lamont. It took the jury only -: minute:
to render Il dccision.
The verdict was :. surprise - the st9ili:
young prisoner, his relatives and c7n"sa'.
His mother, WAC sat with lti'! "r-rS h3"' "l
the time since thr trial began. hui ti':ri II
the last momen: t;lt one. al ! pH:a!I' two
OF the jurors would vote 'or ar'.;iitt:'. t.r'
District Attorney. Oh the contrary. Sa"l 2f.-
vately before he began MS three days a.
dress. that be was satisfied thr iHr1r- il:
each decided on conviction w:!eI n" "T,-
dence was all in and hcfnr; til" a:GuA
began.
District Attorney Barnes ciosnl his y I'll
rent for the people with 4 p1w?r.u @fi co
Quent aoceai for Justice. Si:prr;3: > !''S2
D. J. Murphy ,!cliveral III rla a'1"at" c;;ar;@
to the iurr touching TIA Law ~ cir''HH >t&n-
tial crit.ence anl matters OF ie,al pf's;a mp,
tons in the afternoon. rhc ca&c:5t "2cU."2l
az hour and 4 hall.
Attorney Dickinson, for D,:cr2a.. nI2.iH &
formal exception to the char&". In;, in:y
retired at twenty-siE minutes nt ':NI; " - ~:
in charge OF two deputy silHT;ffa. Th"E WI:
across the crowded corridor /" the CONS O
the Grand Jury. which had aII"HfAri :" H.
commodate them.
The jury took sixteen minutes 10 Sett': IL
self. and promptly 1t ten mnNr"a ni '"nt
o'clock deltberation began. Exactly ave
minutes thereafter :. rap ~ thc door sum
n lnn~1 tnEa Srt.siSs
agreed upon. =.
As the jGr: filed tito ih2 court room tae
prisoner turned around in his rAa'". - 'in
his mother. Who sar next - hiln. bp-h
were pa,e, aud Mrs Durraat s"Hnct "A TIE
verge O. collapse. Foreman Warren D?:.91
rose. wiped his tear li1,med eyes. All dsIeI
his glasses and read in I clear voice:
I'VE. the jury. find the dnFen iaai: "iI!;lA
Henry Theodore Dnrrant guilty d mHEIssf
il the first degree
The prisoner made convlisiTn S::arc mi
half rose us if 10 address he Court. MS
mother, with a :ry that he:a1 III :: ms 1:l'u
Shrek and enled in deep soos. thr'" mex
arms about mis- npcS ami p:l'!"'t h':n pac'.
From the densn!y packet court room c;sa:s
at the same moment 4 soUnl thai was thr!I-
ing in the last decree" 1t va. 1ne hrSte ~
Of the crowd. Women laughed ana c-ie!.
and all struggled for Il o2t er View OF the
prisoner. H sat, pale. Iur seemingly un-
moved. while his mother pressed heC cnee:
AGAINST his. with her arms about Ms peek
and went pitifully. Durra1tS iat:er, WAo
had been smoking q cigarette IL the corraaor
pushed his way 10 and helped .onioft 1a9
sobhinS woman.
The Judge quickly restorai Or Ter n ~
1ouncei that on Friiay. N'v"n5sIS: sal-
tence would be passed and that on the s'tals ,
date the trial Of DIrraut for the D!afoeI o.
Minnie Williams would be set OIL ths calsn-
dar. The deputies then began clearing t:iF
court room. aud, in tho wake ot tue ct'""i
Durrant and his stalwart guardian. G!e,l ont.
The prisoners rallor had vanished. and f3
was tyirlin. the end Of his small mastacne
A sensational incident was the depleanor
of the murdered girls relatives. her SISTER;
Maud Lamont, Il mere school Slrl. ju'npe:'
70 her feet when the verdict was aunoInce7. !.
beat her black sloved hands together anu
gave 2 shrilI cry OF approval. !he au1t'
Mrs. C. G. Noble. likewise ciappei ner han0s:
Briefly stated the prosecution charged that
Du-rant deceived Blanche Lamont lnt' en'
Emanuel Baptist Church. IN Bartiett ssTetE,
probably assaulted her. ssraaS'ei het'
Stripped her body and laid il 3"f cace:n'lE
in the belfry, hid her clothes anl Seno9t -
books in the dark. dusty corne:S ot INC !o;s
and steeple, aud then helped in the searcA
for the nlissin; girl. Miss Lamont was !;
school girl, and attended the suadav-scA2o!
in which Durrant was leading spirit. SA"
was en- route from scaool w:'ea Young man
Joined her They were seen IN u st7est
car by her schooImate$. hut tnat was
4ho last time she WAS seen atlFc
bv persons VINO knew her. Late: !.
man aud a girl were SsHu u enteT En%MEHI
Church. The dead boiy Of Minnie WILL
iams, another acquaintanes q DSS.,'af, i,
was found in the Em"aNel CAufch
library on April g S;l" had bc2n muir
dered the night before. \ search % t;'r
church was then made: aud II the
belfry was found the body oI Miss
Lamont Suspicion pointed t" purrant: IL,
he was conspicuous in the cauT;h "oTA. ""s
ACQUAINTED with the girls AMI had access I"
the church He was arrested. and for seTefi'
weeks the trial has been in progress Mnct'
circunlstantial evidence was introduced ana
tho positive evidence was strong