The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-18
NEAR THE CHURCH DOOR
THE PROSECUTION IN THE DUR
RANT CASE TAKE A LONG STEP.
Life Infused Into the Trial In the Cross
Examination Of an Old Lsdy-The
Defense Confident.

| SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. Sept. IT,
Slowly the prosecution Is taking Thoo-
dore Durrant up to the Emanuel church
door with Blanche Lamont. Another
long step was taken yesterday and the
two traced to the Mission" to the cor
ner OF either Valencia and Twenty first
streets, or Valencia and Txenty-second
streets. II they got OFF the car at Twenty
second street. they were within three
hundred feet OF the church door.
Now the next move will undoubtedly
be To bring out the testimony OF Martin
Quinlan. who says he saw Durrant aud
the young lady at Twenty-second and
Bartlett stress. Then will probably come
the story Of Mrs. Leak, who saw them
enter the church, and then the reluctant
tale OF Organist King. to whom Durrant
appeared and said he had been over
come by gas.
After this there is still the pawnbroker's
sory OF the attempt to pawn the dead
girls rings and the other bits or corroho-
rauve evidence 20 bolster up the main
charge.
And after all that is over, the defence
Will begin the work OF tearing the whole
fabric to pieces. of rending the chain
link from link of proving Innocence In
the face OF an appearance OF guilt, or OF
lo vng the whole case becloudcd with
doubt and conjecture.
The lawyers for the defence. I'm the face
of all that is piled up against them, are
easy and confident.
WILL CLEAR HIM"
I'VE will clear him I'm three minutes"
- an expression said TO have been drop
ped by one OF them.
The great throngs continue 10 pack
the city Hall corridors, waiting for an
opportunity to gain the coveted seats In
Judge Murphy's courtroom.
Many stand and crane and tiptoe for
nothing.
Perhaps they get a feeting glance at
the prisoner as he passes In the dim light
Perhaps they are merely ordered about
and hustled by the police for their pains.
Yesterday was notable as showing Law
yer Dupree I'm the role OF cross-examiuor
Hitherto General Dickinson has borne
this burden, and has worked hard to pick
flaws and accentuatc inconsistencies In
the stories told by the prosecutions wit
nesses.
Dickinson is persistent and logged. but
he does not fire up much He Is not py-
rotechnc. With the mild-mannered Dis
trict Attorney on one side and Dickinson
ON the other. there are few objections
and very little fighting with the court but
when old Mrs. crosSett was brought on
I'm the afternoon, supported on the arm OF
her son, Dupree fed over into Dickinson's
place and prepared to make things inter-
esting He did. Before the day was over
he had become quite angry. had rather
roughly badgered the old lady, and had
been sharply reprimanded by the Court
He entered snappy objection TO the
"a oil
altogether put considerable life into the
case.
7HK hwEEr PEA GIRL.
sensation was looked for when IL
was reported taat Mrs. II. Holland the
'sweet-pea girl" would take the stand,
and that she was IN Durrants company
on the day Of Blanche Lamont's murder,
but like many other similar reports, II
has proved TO be without foundation.
When the case was resumed this MORN
Ing, Maud Lamont, "A sister OF the muir
dered girl was recalled TO the stand She
identified the photograph Of her sister.
ana said tho latter was a mrOber OF the
Christian Endeavor Society, ard a MEN,
Der OF Emanuel church orchestra.
The next witness was Martin Quinlan,
attorney. who testified that on the after
noon of April 81 a young man and
sN"ho fFAifih IdTH't iiii ofl sue
street near Twenty-second and Bartlett,
between 4.l0 and 4:20 O'clock
IL had a good look al them" said the
"and recognized the young man
as Theodore Durrant for | had seen him
quite frequently.
when | last saw them, they were on
Bartlett street going towards Twenty
third The girl was dressed In a dress
Df coarse black material. and the hat
which was here produced was like the
)ne she wore"