The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-25

the testimony and read from Kings evi-
cenee, calling particular attention 10 that
part IN which King states that hurf&nt
dtd not become naaseated until after n
na1 taken the hronao-seltEer. When THIS
defendant committed the greatest sin ~
The category. he continued; when he had
ifnhuesi himself with the greatest of sins.
then his entire life ard acts with refer
enca 10 Blanche Lamont became "a living
lie that has been exposed in its entirety
tc YOU He lied when ne SPOKE 10 George
King in the library he lied when ne said
he repaired the gas rixtures Of Emanuel
church on the afternoon Of April ;. and he
led again when hs declared that be re-
paired the fixtures under the instructions
or the trustees Of the church.
Ar. Petxctfo then read she testimony
given by Mr.. SaSenlan. the lanitcr. paying
particular attention 70 statement to the
effect that in the latter part Of March the
gas was in perfect condition. and that II
needed no repair. The testimony OF the
church trustees was also referred 10, and
II was shown by their answers that Dur
rant swoUe falsely when he testified that
he repaired the electrical apparatus at
their suggestion. How as il that this
man WAS up 10 repair the gas fixtures
when on the day before the plumbers Here
up there9" continued the attorney. WHY
was he there when the next day the er-
ployes of the patent burners We're to be
there 10 fix new tips in the hurners9 The
men who worked there have told us that
he did not fix the burners. tie had waited
a week and a half from the time he claims
to have been notified. Again. had he heea
there the doctors have told Us he would
have been suffocated. He would have been
red. not pale. We have brought before
you Prof Price. who has told you the ef-
fects OF gas on the human system. His
testimony was all against the defendant.
and ] tell YOU the gas that his defendant
was tampeiing with was the life-breath
Of Blanche Lamont. He was pale and
haggard when he went down from the bel
Fry. and when be tells YOU Il was due TO
gas he told YOU falsehood. Science con-
tradicts. and science is infallihle.
ON the night Of the day OF the murder
this defendant went 10 the church. Mrs.
Noble. the aunt Of Blanche Lamont. was
there What was the FIRST thing spoken TO
herr The name of Blanche Lamont. II
was by Theodore Durrant. He vas watch
Ing her. for he tells YOU he saw ncr pass
paper Ia Mrs. Moore. In his guilty soul
he moved up to her. Hc asked about
Blanche, and said he had a hook 20 bring
her. lTe was establishing something II
prove his innocence. Time went on, and
the girl was reported missing nurrant
Joined in the search. lie deprecated the
work Of the detectives He said they We're
not doing their duty When all had given
up hope. it was left TO this defendant 10
find. as he says. a clue 10 Blanche La
mont The first clue was 10 come from
him. and what an absurd oneT'
Mr.. PeiXotto then referred to the defend
ants improbable story of having met a
stranger on Grant avenue and Post street.
who Informed him that Blanche Lamont
was 10 leave on the afternoon train.
Having violated the first law Of God
and broken the greatest law of man." he
continued. Il now ask that Theodore Dur
rant. this defendant. be subjected TO IA
punishment in keeping with his crime. The
state asks but one verdict OF YOU. gentle
men, and that is guilty OF murder in thu
first degree, with the punishment fixed ar
death" Attorney Dickinson viii make the
opening argument for the defense tomor-
row.