Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-23
THE DURANT HEARING.
Cranky Young Woman Makes a
 Scene Tn Court.
BLOOD FOUND ON THE WASH STAND.

The San Francisco Police Are Gradually Dis
 Connecting Durant With the Emanuel
 Church AIurders-The Prisoner Cool.
 SAN FRANCESCA, April 2S.-For hours before tho preliminary examination of Theodore Durant commenced R crowd began to gather, and a squad of pc hcemen was stationed in different parts of the room on the lookout for cranks who have written threatening letter to Judge ConlOn. Before tho court opened 5, GOO people surrounded tho hall and filled the approaches. When the defendant arrived in court, all eyes were turned on him, and he was sketched from all points of view by tho newspaper artists present. The prisoner looked pale and concerned, but showed no emotion.
 A photographer exhibited several pho tographs of the scene in the church, and two enlaIg pictures of Marian Williams, showing tho wounds and the work of the physicians, were also exhibited and at tracted much attention. They exhibited a revOlting sight
 Mrs. Morgan, with whom Miss Will Hams lived in Alameda, stated that she last saw Miss Williams on the morning of the 18th inst. and that the deceased had told her she was going to Mrs Voy's house.
 Here the name of A. E. Williams, the father of tho dead girl, was called. But in his place a young woman rushed to the stand and said that no one should tes- tify before her. She gave tho name of Williamson. and said that she would be the one to judge Durant. and ordered him released. The police tried to remove her, but she would not let them touch her without some words. She handed an in- coherent let.cr to tho clerk. She said she was sent by God to judge Durant The woman was subsequently, identified as Laura Lucy Gould Williamson of ll0 LeavenwortA street. She declared herself to be an ''emissary of God" She disap- peared after being removed from the court room.
 Some New Evidence.
 A. E. Williams then took tho stand and identified the pucketbook found in Du- rants ovorcoat as one he had given to his daughter.
 Sergeant Burke testified as to the find ing of the pocketbook. He said there was bunch of l2 keys in the samo pocket and n single key of the Yale pattern. Tho off, ceIs stated that ono key that was in tho bunch when he found tho ring in the over- coat pocket was missing Tho case will be continued.
 Sergeant Burns then gavo Q bit of sen- sational evidence which has not come out boforo. He said that when he, in company with other officers, examined the lavatory of the washroom in the back of tho church just to tho rear of tho pulpit ho saw blood stains on tho wash basin and wall just above it. Sergeant Reynolds, in charge of tho searching squad. had called his at l tention to the stains.
 Maggie Fitzpatrick identified Durant as the young man who had called on hor and | two friends on Mission street, near Twen- ty-second, on tho night Miss Williams was | murdered. She said he was agitated. | Another girl who was with her corrobo- | rated her evidence. but could not identify | Durant though she identified the coat and hat he wore.
 Mrs Mccoy. laundI oss testified that sho saw a man and young woman near | Emanuel church botwcen : and o'clock | on the 18th. They appeared to be lovers. | The man was urging the girl to acccde to somo proposition, and the girl seemed to be Coaxing him not to insist Just as she passed them Mrs. Mccoy heard tho man | say, You are n coward