Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-18
MISS WILLIAMS FUNERAL.
Investigation Into San FrancisoO's Church
 Murders Continued.

SAN FRANCISCO, April lS.-Tho Eman- uel church murders are still tho main topic of discussion on every sido in this city. Notwithstanding the fact that ono or two newspapers havo triod and convict ed Theodore Durant of the frightful crime. there seems to be n reaction in favor of the accused young man. Tho evidence so far produced against him is only cir cumstantial. and while tho police say they have enough evidence to convict ten mon it is doubted if any jury would find Du- rant guilty unless further conclusive proof is furnished
 Tho inquest over tho remains of Mimic Williams was continued. Durant pro tested against being forced to attend the inquest and said his attorneys had advis- ed him that the police had no right to mako him go. lIo was told by tho officers that if ho refused to go thoy would take him by force, and ho finally reluctantly accompanied thom to the curuncr's otliCG Roy. Dr. Gibson was the first witness call cd He said ho had seen Miss Williams probably three times md was not intimate with Durant.
 Dr. Vogel testified that Durant came to the party at his house on Friday night few minutes before 10 o'clock. His fore head was covered with precipitation, but ho saw no blood about his person. Du- rant asked permission to wash his hands before he entered the parlor. Dr. Nogel had ncvor seen Miss Williams and Durant together nor had he ever heard Miss Will Hams speak of the accused man. The wit ness stated that his niece. Miss Turner, had told him that Durant had asked her to allow him to examine her about some complaint with which she was troubled
 A. k. Williams the father of tho mur (lercd girl. testified that she had said to him that Durant had not treated her right, but sho did not go into details. He
 identified tho pockctbook found in Du-
 rants pocket as ono ho had given his daughter
 The testimony of tho witnesses who claimed to havo seen Durant and Miss Williams entering the church carly Friday evening was rather vague. They saw n
 man and n woman enter the gate to the churchyard. The man wo1o n hat and coat resembling those worn by Durant, but they wero not positive that Durnnt was the man. Tho testimony of other wit nesscs was to tho effect that thoy had neveI seen DuIant and Miss Williams to- gether and had never heard thom speak of each other.
 An afternoon paper publishes a sensa- l tional story to tho effect that a trail of blood had been found leading from tho | church to DuIant'S house.
 The tale is highly improbable. as since Friday night thcrc has been heavy show CT that would have obliteratod traces of | blood on the sidewalk.
 The funeral services over tho body of l Miss Williams were held ill tho First Bap- l tist church. An immense crowd attend l cd, and hundreds of floral tributes wore
 sent George King. who says that Inc
 found Durant fin tho church tho day Miss | Durant was murdered, was one of the
 pallbcarcrs. Rev. Gibson was also in at | tendance.
 Rev. I3uyntun made brief address, re
 ferring to tho murder. and many uf thu
 women wopt. Tho body of Miss Lamont
 was shipped to her homo, in Dillon, Mon., | in charge of her sistor.