The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-20
MANIA FOR MURDER
an Francisco's Rival Of Jack
the Ripper.
REGULAR CARNIVAL or CRIME
I1sstsg blanche LsMsst. Murdered
Aissis Wiiiis'ss' FrissA. ssasrsd
Like vsts II the Church.


Like Fate n the Church.
San Francisco. April i8.-The Eman.
el Baptist church gu Bartlett street,
etween Twenty second and Twenty
bird. ia this city, has been the soens
pf two Ut the most strocious murder,
over committed in the state. Yester.
day this mutilatsd aud murdered Min.
ME Williams WAS found In ths library
Of the editiee Today ths dead body ol
Blanche Lamont was found In the
tower Ut the same church. The same
hand the authorities believe, slew both
girls, and w. H. 7. Dursnt. the young
man suspected Of both crimes, il now
! Ia custody.
Blanche Lxmont and Minnie Will,
iams were members Of tho Emanuel
Baptist church and members Of the
Sunday school class The former WA.
. pupil At tho normal school on Powell
street in this city; tho latter WAS u
companion in u family In Alsmeda,
Acruss the bay from the city. Both
were ~ y.ars old. bruncttes. and pref.
~. modest girlA Both had been re-
ripie nts of attentions frum y young
hiesiscai student named Durant, who il
slso librarian Of the church, and sccre-
tary of the Young Peoples Society of
Che church.
April s Miss Lamont disappeared
Diligcnt s,arch failed Ia reveal . lEacr
pf her whereabouts. and her aunt. Mn
Eoblr. with whom shc had t.prn living.
Has totally unable Ia throw any light
pa the affair. Miss IAinoni came from
Billion. Mont. several mouths ago,
having bc.n s-nl to San FRANCHISE for
her health. aud at the same time Ia al.
Send tn. normal school Ia perfect her.
srif A. TEACHER. Tn. last pcr~m ss~n
in her company WAS Durxnl. tha young
naessinai student, who. IL aptrars. had
lr-n un friendly terms with the miss.
3ns s,rl
Saturday morning al II O'clock the
mu,ilA,sd b.dy Of Minnie Williams
MAS found in the library of tho EmAn.
nsi Bsp,is, church Tho girl had ..~a
s~.sal,rd and her remains had b-rn Gu,
and hacked. the .iri csidcatiy having
died frusn tn. loss II blood On fur.
thcr examination IL MAS found that she
had ts-sn gagged, tho As.ailAns tearing
<part II her undertaking and ihrussinx
y, down hUr ihrNat with = sharp stick.
BADLY decorating tn. tongue, Two wit
sa-.s-as statc that they saw youn. man
and y"an. woman entering the church.
th- former answering tho dr~-rip.
tsun 81 Darani, and the latter tina, at
Minnie Williams Following this
clrw. the police at uno- put the rcsi
sirnc- 81 Durant under sary.iliancr.
Chief Crowley. Ia Speaking Of the
ea.~ tonight, after detailing the cir.
ranstancs-s u Miss Williams d..ap.
1-aranc- las, Friday night. aud tn.
1srt tina, a J-rr~on answrrin. Darans' =
h.@.riptinn had t--n s~~n cnsrrtn. til.
thuvh with a wutnan who answers
iiss Williams description. said:
"Darant made his appearance at DIR.
gu1~l. house at about $50 ar 10 T.
remaining th~rr until at-pu, liz so
Dr. Nus~l states that at the time
Durant arrived al his housr he nosiord
hat Durant Was somewhat earr.
a~~i. and that grcat h-ads Of I-,rspira.
ban came frum his forrhcad- His hair
sas d,~.hcvrlrd. and he asked DIR. Veg.
Ia permission Ia wash his hands and
pmh his hair trforc he made his ap.
sarapcr whcrc tho young pspplc WEIR.
batting Ia the do-tnr that he had inst
sturncd from the signal onrp.. and
Consequently his hands wcrr dirty
b" aft-rwari came down s,airs. and
pring tho evening rad a letter pur.
prtius tn ,sIiuc fr,i,u his sister in t;sr.