Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-25
DURRANT'S TRIAL.
State Rests Its Case with q
Strong Showing.
EXPECTS MORE TESTIMONY LATER,

When II VIII Essay to Prove That the Ac-
cused Has Lied About His Association
and Movements with the Dead Girl-Gas-
ing in the Church ut the Time Of the
Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept o5-The case Of
the prosecution in the trial of Theodore
Durrant has closed. The day was spent in
putting the finishing touches to the testi-
We're summoned to strengthen the entire
case by filling in the weak places. The
chief point which the prosecution sought
to establish was that Durrant had said
that the last time he had seen Miss La
mont was when he parted from her on the
morning of April 8, she going to school, he
to the Cooper medical college. In all his
statements regarding the disappearance Of
Blanche Lamont the defendant stuck to
that declaration. Detective Anthony, who
arrested Durrant, testified that Durrant
had made the statement to him when re-
turning to the city after the arrest.
Expect to Prove Him Liar.
DIR. Thomas A. Vogel amember of the
Emanuel church, stated that Durrant had,
to him, the Sunday after the disappear
ance, made the same statement about the
last time he had seen Blanche. The pros.
ecution expects to score a strong point by
demonstrating to the jury that the pris.
oner made false statements regarding his
movements and associations with the girl
he is charged with having murdered. The
district attorney, it was said, will use this
as basis Of an argument that Durrants
first statements were inspired by SIMS
ter motive If he had nothing to hide, i!
is argued, he would have told the truth
about his last meeting with the girl.
The Alleged Leak in the Gas.
William Stirling, a gas filter, explained
the work he performed in putting new
tips on the gas burners. He said that on
April when he left the church no gas
was escaping. On April 4 he returned to
the church and no escaping gas was no
ticed. Attorneys for the defense cross
examined this witness at length, the in
tention being to show that an immense
quantity of gas escaped while the repairs
were in progress, the object being to JUST
| fy the assertion Durrant made that he
was overcome by gas fumes in the bclfry
DIR. C.. +. Barnum, demonstratOr of unato
my at Cooper medical college, testified
| that the blocks placed under the dead body
of Blanche were laid in the same manner
as under a subject in dissecting room.
What Durrant Told Partridge.
Harry Partridge, fellow student OF
Durrant, sworc that about q week after
Blanche disappeared Durrant had told
him the girl had either met with foul play
or had been led astray. Professor Charles
Sherstein and Organist George H. King
each denied writing his name on n slip OF
newspaper enclosing Miss Lamont's rings
which were returned to Mrs Noble, aunt
Of the dead girl Allen Church, II former
janitor of Emanuel church, said Durran'
| had u key which would unlock all tho
rooms in the interior of the church. The
prosecution then rested and the defense
asked continuance until today. Dur
rants attorneys will ask a few question:
of several witnesses who have already
testified, and promise thereafter to proceed
| with the defense Immediately.
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