Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-23
THE DURRANT CASE.
EVIDENCE IN REBUTTAL DAM
AGING TO DEFENDANT.
Mysterious shoe Found I'm Pastors
stuLy--AlIesed BIoOdstain Thereon
proxed to lie a Grcnsc-SpOt
Other Points.
other Points.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, october a.
The defence closed the Durrant case this
morning without introducing any further
Testimony, and the prosecution imme'
Gjately began to put in It's testimony ir
rebuttal. This was damaging TO Durrant
and included evidence as to the notes OF
the lecture on the afternoon OF Blanche
I.amont's disappearance. which he OBJ
tanned from a fellowstudent
Five trustees OF Emmanuel church were
called and denied that they had about the
time Of the murder given any instructions
60 Durrant TO repair the electrical appa-
ratus of the church. They admitted that
previous to that he had been requested
10 make repairs. and in January had
been asked TO correct defect In the
apparatus connected with some time-bells
but none Of them had spoken to Durrant
at any time about repairs connected win
the sun-burners Among the trustees
was G.. G. Noble, uncle OF Blanche La
mont.
The treasurer Of The church said he
had allowed Durrant $3.50 for material
used in repairing the electrical apparatus
In January.
Adolph Hobo, an old schoolmate of Dur
rants. testified that he had seen MN
nj the ferry on the afternoon af April
18th. The day OF the Minnie Williams MUIR
der. with q young lady Of Miss Williams
stature. and with a cape such as she wore,
at sos o'clock.
Durrant testified that he left the ferry
before o'clock
Some of the most important testimony
of the trial was then introduced in the
evidence OF T.. +. Glazer, fellow stu
dent of Durrant's. He testified that on
the 10th of April he. with Durrant. went
into room AT the college. and while ne
read his notes Of the lecture on April
80 Durrant made notes in his notebook.
They discussed the points raised, and
Glazer read his notes entirely through.
Though they discussed the points of the
lecture Durrant did not read from his
notes during the three quarters of an
hour they were engaged.
THE MYSTERIOUS SHOE.
Professor Thomas Price. the leading
chemist of the city, was called as an
expert. and disposed of the mysterious
shoe found in Pastor Gibson's study with
a stain on the sole by saying he had
found the stain TO be greasespot and
not blood.
Price went into details as TO illumi-
mating gas In use In this city. He said
If Durrant had inhaled it over the sun
burners, as he said he did for four OF
five minutes. he would have been entirely
overcome. Had he remained two minutes
he would have been overcome.
Charles Morrison. reporter. testified
that Durrant had told him he went to
church on the afternoon Of April Sd be-
tween and 4:30 o'clock. instead Of 4:55
a. Durrant testified.
J. 5. Huntington. another reporter, tes-
tilted that he and Dr. Gilbert f. Graham
had visited Durrant in prison on April
10th. He was requested by Durrant to
step aside. while Graham talked privately
with the defendant. 1t was Graham who
81 is alleged Durrant asked for his notes.
Graham talked with Durrant for about
a half or three quarters OF an hour Dun
nington said.
DIR. Graham testified that he had such
an interview with Durrant in prison.
Durrant had asked Huntington TO step
10 one side. and then asked Graham If
ne would not lend HIM his notes of the
lecture of April Sd. He said he had no
notes, and with the aid of Graham's
he could prove an alibi. Durrant had said
in his testimony that Graham Joined with
him in asking Huntington to step to one
side Both Huntington and Graham dis
puted Durrant as to this, and Graham
said Durrant used the word. "alibi."
though the defendant had said he did
not at that time know the Gpeanng of
the word.
Durrant suggested as TO the notes that
Graham should leave them at his house,
or commit them 10 memory, or come TO
the prison and recite them to him.
The prOSpcufion axDects begin IFS
argument this week.