The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-03
THE BLANCHE LAMONT CASE.
strong Evidence That the Girl Was
iast ~een WITH Durrnnt.

San Francisco, May 2.-The batting &C
Conductor West. of the Powell street
line. was the feature OF the examination
of Theodore Durrant today for the murder
OF Blanche Lamont The hrst thing In
the morning Judge Conlan held the prts-
ener to answer for the murder of Minnie
Williams, and without bail The judge
made close review OF the testimony that
goes 10 bring home the crime to the de-
fendant. and on this showing no other
conclusion WIS possible.
The Lamont case was taken up at once.
When Conductor West took the stand ha
was just as positive as ever thai Biancha
Lamont and Dnrrant sat inside his car
on the Powell street line on the afternoon
OF April lie knew the lady. because he
had particularly noticed the aat she woFo
because OF what he described as its
''hristles-" These hristles went 10 maks
up a somewhat draggied red feather in
the hat. which the witness was tlually IN
duced 10 admit was feather. hut. as ha
said: "A funny sort of feather.
Eugene ncuprey. on crosS-examirarion.
led the witness no 20 an effective climax.
He asked him had he not been present
at the inquest before he was put on ths
stand. West admitted. with some reluc-
tatce that he was there. but could not bs
induced 10 say positively that he had
seen Durrant there. although he had
identified him at the prison some days
before No. he was not sure that he had
seen Durrant at the inquest before hs
took the stand. Said Deuprey: When
You were asked on the stand to Identify
Durrant, you stood and looked all around
the room. and at the last turn you point
ed 10 the defendant as the man"
Well" said the witness. sheeptshiy.
Il shought IL was right 10 look around
yes" said Deuprey. you wanted to-
make " dramatic" and he added sar-
1. n .aFa -.
ness. Gen. Dickinson echoing the fare
well
West was positive that Blanche Lamont
and Durrant sat inside the car. The dead
girls schooimates. who left the Normal
school at the same time she did. were
equally positive that the pair sat outSsds
on the dummy and they agreed all
three. They make good witnesses. saying
juss enough. and are not easily confused.
Their Identification OF Durrant Is positive
and one Of them got on the car with Mlsa
Lamont when Darrant met her on tha
corner OF Clay and Powell streets.
The ss-examination was largely d.
rected ar the method OF Identification fol-
lowed by the police. who brought down
tho young ladies' 10 the Office with the sx-
press Intention of making the identlfica-
tion. IN the office Durrant was brought
in between two detectives and was recog-
nizef by the three young ladies. No other
man was shown them.
During the course Of the examination OF
Mrs, Noble. the aunt 81 Blanche Lamont.
some unexplained initials we're plt in
proof They are Inscribed on the strap
with which Miss Lamont fastened her
sehool books. and they appear also on ths
inside of cover of "a blank book which
she carried for the purpose of taking
notes The letters are n. S. NJ" and
Mrs. Noble was unable 10 say whether
they are the Initials OF any one ~ Hianchs
I.auonts friends, or 10 give them any
meaning
II II expected that the six remaining
witnesses for the prosecution will ne heard
tomorrow and the exarnlnat tion concluded.