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NON MINERAL LANDS.
They viii Not Pass Into the Hands OF tho
Northern Pacific.

Mlssoula Dec. THE time for contest
having expired, the lands which were
classed as non-mineral by the mineral
land commissioners in their report for
May. about $4,000 acres in all, becomes
the property of the Northern Pacific rail-
road company. The land which was
classed as mineral in that report, about
100000 acres. is all included in the contest
filed by the railroad company.
The commissioner of the general land
office has ordered a hearing in the case
of William Erand of Thompson Fails.
who claims to have settled before survey
was made upon land which has since
been selected by the state
In the case of Andrew Stone, who
makes a similar claim, a hearing is de-
MED on the ground that a patent to the
land had been issued to the state before
Stone set up his claim.
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The Rsvslli County Bank.

stevensville. Dec. 7-Articles of incor-
poration have been filed with the county
clerk FOR the Ravaiii County bank OF
hamilton. The incorporators are Marcus
DaIy, W. W. McCrackin and c. NJ.
~SIutchneid' ~ VINO are also named as di-
rectors for the first three mon,bS -
gether with ID. W. French and w. q
Donneily. The capital stock Is $50 600
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Instruments Filed.

Missoula, Dec. THE following dn.
struments were filled to-day with the
county clerk:
Warranty deed-W. S. Clark tc
George N. Cubbage. lot s, block rs
Urlin's addition, $400.
Afidavits of representation-G
CLANCY on Is placer claims in Oregon
gulch.
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Missoula. Dec. 7.-Word was re-
Selved Sa To-day from w. Mccormick at
victor mat a rich strike has been
MADE I,, IN the Devil mine above Victor.
me ore is copper and silver and Is said
being employed. ''isH are
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Western Montana News

The Western Montana once OF the
Standard 4 al Room I. DAILY Block. Ms
souia- Telephone. No. us Advertising
rates furnished on application
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MINNIE Williams, THE SECOND VICTIM.
From photograph

evening read a letter purporting to come from
his sister in Germany, and after reading the
letter he seemed more composed.
About a month ago | am informed that on
one occasion Durrant accompanied a young
lady from church and during the conversation
which ensued he asked the young lady if she
We're not suffering from some com plant.
When Durrant left Dr. Vogel's residence at
about IL 80 he left there in company with
young man named Wolf and q number of
young ladies. They walked from Vogel's house
to Twenty-fourth and Howard streets, where
the parties separated and Durrant continued
west on TWenty-fourth street At about 1925
Wolf went to his stable and saddled his horse,
and crossing the corner of Twenty-fourth and
Bartlett streets he noticed Durrant standing
on that corner. When the above facts were
made known to me l detailed Detective Sey
mour to Tamalpais, understanding that Dur
rant was to go there, and Detective Anthony to
go to Mount Diablo was informed that Dur
rant might be at either place.
l also came to the conclusion that the person
who murdered Miss Williams was the same per-
son who had something to do with the disap-
pearance OF Miss Lamont. 1 kept these facts to
myself and only advised the detectives who
were working on the case of my suspicious. L
told them that | thought that Miss Lamont
would also be found in the church. l accord
ingly instructed Detectives Gibson and Cody
to take what force OF officers they required and
make thorough investigation OF the church.
Reynolds went TO the church and there sue
ceeded in finding the body of Miss Lamont in
the steeple. I then directed Sergeant Burke,
being satisfied that my suspicious were correct,
to go, upon my responsibility, to DurrantS
house and there search for any evidence pro-
durable. Burke took officer Joseph with him
and they found long ulster and photograph
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day evening left home about five minutes
to o'clock. | walked down to Twenty
fourth and Guerrero streets to speak to DR..
Perkins, the first sergeant of our signal
corps, as to getting blue flannel shirt of
mine which l had left in the armory.
had to get the key to the locker. We walked
down Twenty-fourth street to Valencia,
down Valencia to Twenty-third, and stood
knowing | would have little time to get
my horse shod l concluded, when l got to
Mission street, to take a Mission-street car
to go to the armory at Page and Cough
streets. got on the car but concluded it
would make me too late for the meeting at
DR.. Vogel's house. l got off the car be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets,
walked down to Howard street, walked to
Nineteenth street, and then thought it was
no use to take a car, SO / walked to DIR.
Voge's house, getting there about five
minutes to o'clock and DR.. Vogel made
the statement that was little behind
hand.
''After the party broke up, at IL :25
o'clock, number of rs walked as far as
Twenty-fourth street, on Howard. Three
went down Twenty fourth, and three up
the street. | was with Miss Merriam Lord
and Elmer Wolf We walked as far as Capp
street. where they turned down. l walked
straight up Twenty fourth to Guerrero.
GAS / was crossing Bartlett street | saw
something glisten on the sidewalk. | gave
it kick, and something shining fell out
of it. picked it up and saw it was a
small mirror, and then saw that it had
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choked her to death, as she was very weak,
and such an act would have been simple.
That was the sole means resorted to IN
the case of Blanche Lamont, with whom 1t
must have been a much more difficult
task, as she was uncommonly strong for
a woman. Again, as librarian he presum-
ably had the key to the libr airy, and yet
the lock of the library door was
forced Even it she had been in the
inside and resisting its opening she was so
slight that he could have pushed open the
door in spite of her. Further, the knife
itself and the manner of its use would be
altogether unexpected from medical
student.
Assuming that he made an assault upon
her in the rear part of the church and that
she fed to the library, happened to find the
spring catch set back, released it and thus
locked the door by closing it, she must
have known that as librarian he had key
and that his superior strength would have
been sufficient to overwhelm her.
1t might be wise to look further than
Durrant, and as beginning in that task
we have the assurance that the body of
Blanche Lamont could not have been
carried by one man to the belfry.
AS to the pastors conduct in the matter,
it is deserving of no attention.
w. c. Morrow,
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ing with his parents in this city. The
young man was the librarian of
the church and assistant superintendent of
the Sunday-school. He was familiar with
the house and carried one of the few KEYS
to its private door. In person he is a
strong, well-made young man, of a pleas
ing and cheerful address, and devoted to
his religious duties. 1t was remembered
that he was the last person seen in Blanche
LamoDt's company on the day of her dis
appearance.
The police put forth hand to seize him,
but he had gone into the country with the
Signal Corps, for which trip he had been
preparing for day or two. Yesterday he
was arrested.
The circumstances which bear against
him are these: He had key to the church,
was seen conducting Miss Williams into
the private door of the church Friday even
ing, was late arriving at the Vogel recep-
ton, and upon arriving there showed a
nervous condition and disordered attire.
There is a rumor that there was blood on
his hands
He asked to be permitted to wash him
self. On leaving the party he passed the
church again and went within. In his
overcoat pocket the girls missing purse, or
part of it, is said to have been found. He
admits that he was in the church with
his friend King Friday afternoon.
The Prescriptions in his favor are these:
II he had inveigled the girl into the church
for some purpose in which her murder was
a possibility, he would either have pro-
vided himself with an adequate implement
for that purpose, or would simply have
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versation with his friends. At first ne de-
cllned to make q statement, but finally
consented under the advice of his attorney.
He said: about Blanche Lamont |
Will explain my movements on the day
she is said ITO have disappeared, Wednes-
day, April 8, | understand. / left home
about O'Clock that morning, intending to
go to the house of friend, George King,
to ask him to assist me in a little cleo
trlcal work | was to perform in the after
noon.
"On my way down met Blanche on the
corner of Mission and Twenty-frst streets
had known her since September last. AS
she knew that Twas attending college and
we were going the same way, she said:
You had better come along with me- 1
couldn't very well refuse, SO got into the
car with her. We got talking, and one
subject we were both much interested in
was literature. / was reading book, The
Newcombes,' and l promised to take her
that book that evening to the prayer
meeting in the church.
II did not get to the prayer-meeting, but
next morning | met her aunt, Mrs. Noble,
and told her to tell Blanche | would call
and give her the book on my way to the
hospital on Friday morning. That morn
ing | walked down Twenty-irst street to
Mrs. Mobiles house. | asked Blanche S
sister, Maud. if she was in. Maud said,
No; she had gone to school, | left the
book and went away.
'Going back to the Wednesday, the day
of her alleged disappearance, went to the
church between 4 and 4:30 o'clock to go
ahead with my electrical work. L took off
my coat and hat, went upstairs to the bel
fry, turned on the gas and fixed the electric
light all right. When l began to elm b
down l felt squalmish from the effects of the
gas. When got down heard some one
playing the piano, and saw it was George
King. l told him felt sick with inhaling
the gas and he went out and brought back
some bromo.seltzer. then assisted George
to carry the organ downstairs, and both it
and the piano were to be used for the
Easter entertainment. Then we went
along Bartlett street to Twenty-second,
and / left King at Capp street.
'Now about Minnie Williams. Last Fri
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BLACKER CROWS THE CLOUD OVER EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH.

said that he found it on a sidewalk on last
Friday night, the night of Miss Williams
murder.
To the Chief of Police, to Detective Sey-
mour and the reporters he has said va
riously that he happened to find it at Bart
lett and Twenty second, Twenty-third and
Twenty-fourth streets. 1t is said that his
story of the hour when he found it must
be wrong. His whole story of finding the
pocket-book is strange, to say the least.
He stated last night that he had not
seen Miss Williams for three weeks, but
there is already testimony that he was
seen with her within two or tn rec DAYS
before the murder.
When he got to DR.. Vogels house at
$50 Friday evening he was perspiring,
excited and dirty. Then ayoung man and
a young woman of the description of Dur
rant and Miss Williams were seen on Fri
day night near the church and going into
it alone.
These are some of the points that devel-
oped yesterday in the most startling
murder case that has ever Mortified this
city.
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INTERIOR

thought that they were to bring to light a
second tragedy as terrible as the first
Telling the story of the discovery of the
body yesterday Detective Gibson said: Il
left the Seventeenth-s station this
morning at o'clock accompanied by
Officer RIehl We had searched the entire
church with the exception of the belfry last
night at o'clock. We could not get into
the belfry; we were admitted to the church
by the janitor, Saderman, and proceeded
directly to the tower door off the gallery.
l asked the janitor to open the door. He
tried, but did not succeed. He said that
some one had been tampering with the
lock, as the knob of the door was broken
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crime, and the circumstances pointed to
the fact that the same hend had committed
both atrocities. The body was terribly
hacked was nude and showed that her
murder had occurred some days before
that of Minnie Williams.
The mystery of the crimes yielded yester-
day some more circumstantial evidence
against young Durrant, the medical stu
dent, assistant superintendent of the Sun
day-school and exemplary ysung man.
Durrant was arrested at the foot of
Mount Diablo yesterday afternoon and is
now behind barssat the City Prison. The
police are certain that he is the fiend who
committed the atrocious and revolving
double crimes which caused the death of
the two bright and respected young
girls whose butchered remains were
found respectively in belfry and library on
Saturday After his arrest last evening
the prisoner made statements which con-
tradict both each other and facts which
have been learned elsewhere.
The evidence against Durrant remains
circumstantial, and that circumstantial
evidence almost wholly concerns Miss
Williams 1t is on this case that
the police have been concentrating
their efforts, and aside from the
close acquaintance among Durrant,
Miss Lamont and Miss Williams there is
little to throw light on the death of
Blanche Lamont except the natural and
generally accepted theory that both girls
were victims of the same murderous
hand.
If young Durrant is not the criminal who
committed those crimes OF almost unparal-
leled atrocity within the sacred precincts
of sanctuary which was being bedecked
for the GLAD Easter festivity, he is just now
the victim of a series of condolences and
circumstances which will make his case
notable if his innocence is established.
If he is the criminal he presents a rare
study in crime. He is young man of
good family and was entering upon a
promising career. In six months he would
graduate from Cooper Medical College.
He is a member of the National Guard, be-
ing trumpeter in the Second Brigade sig
nal corps. He has always enjoyed host
OF friends, who have esteemed him for his
quite exemplary life and bright qualities.
His social standing in his circle was
good, and his prominence in the affairs of
EmmanpeI Church and its Surday-school
gave him many social advantages. There
has not yet come to light any important
testimony rejecting on his character, as is
generally the case when a criminal be-
comes known as one.
This is the fellow who knew well Blanche
Lamont, who mysteriously disappeared
some days ago, and who was at least
close acquaintance and an occasional escort
of Miss Williams.
Many of the circumstances at once
fastened on him suspicion which
increases each hour with the development
OF new circumstances. He denies anv
knowledge of the crimes, but his story is
not complete and above board as might be
expected of an innocent man.
In the minds of the police the most
damning evidence against him is their
finding Miss Williams empty purse in one
of his pockets at home when the house was
searched yesterday. To Chief Crowley he
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SCENE AT THE FERRY.
Durrant Might Have Been Lynohed Had he
Not Been Guarded.

Not Been Guarded
When the boat that brought Durrant
over from Oakland reached the foot of
Market street there was crowd in wait
ing. How they became advised of his
coming can only be explained by the fact
that all the city and suburbs is talking
over the murders, and the slightest hint of
news is passed on and on, growing as it
goes, until the crowds of interested men
and women, by system of telegraphy
peculiarly their own, find out facts that
are by the officials fondly supposed to be
profound secre is.
Charles Brown, an old resident of Cali
fornia who has for some time been away
from the State and who now lives at Hack
meier's Hotel on Eddy street, was pas
senger from Oakland on the boat before
that in which Durrant was being brought
over. While coming to the city Mr..
Brown heard that Durrant was to come on
the following boat. When he landed he
concluded to wait and see the man
charged with the hideous crime.
1.-THE big crowd at the ferry depot" said
Mr.. Brown last night, Showed that the
coming of the prisoner was no secret.
Fully 800 people were waiting to
see him, and thinking at first that had
private tip, wondered what the crowd was
waiting to see. When the boat came in
l knew at once. Before she had fairly
entered the slip the crowd began to press
forward. Then | noticed the police ar
engagements. All along the edge of the
crowd there was line of men in ordinary
citizen s clothes that seemed to be working
together and with one point in view-to
keep the passage clear from the boat to a
carriage that stood conspicuously near the
entrance. Without attracting attention,
until it was matter of no Importance, the
special squard as I afterward found it to be,
did keep the crowd back from the exit"
Durrant looked pale and frightened,
and the group of men that followed him
showed how carefully he was being
guarded. On the way over from Oakland
he had been kept in the pilot-house of the
boat, and Just before the landing was made
had been quietly taken through the crowd
to point that made it possible to land
him ahead of the other passengers.
This was done quickly. The crowds did
not realize at first that the man they had
been waiting for had passed them. When
they did they began to growl. At first it
was low undertone, but by the time Dur
rant and the officers were in the carriage it
had risen to cry for vengeance.
Hang him!" Lynch himp' xiii the
curp were among the milder phrases
hurried at Cne Tapluly TeCeulng carriage. II
at that time needed but the rush of a single
man to precipitate "lynching bee."
Fortunately, the officers were two or
three blocks up Market street before any
move was made by the crowd, and only that
rapid action of the police prevented
trouble. After the carriage was out of sight
the growls of the crowd continued, but they
gradually died away. San Francisco was
never, for long time, so near street
lynching.
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The Chief of Police Gives His Reasons fol-
Arresting Durrant,

Arresting Durrant.
One of the most important statements
concerning the crime committed in the
church was prepared for the press by Chief
Crowley last night. 1t contains the rea-
sons why suspicion fell upon Durrant, and
it is formal recital of the facts gathered
by the detectives. 1t is as follows:
was informed that Durrant called to see
Miss Williams at Mr.. Morgan's residence Visale
Station, Alameda, the latter part of last week
and he said he would like TO ask her something
special, she replied that if he had anything to
say to say it there, and she then told him that
she was going over on Friday night to attend a
church social at her church, which was to be
held at Dr. Fogel's house on that Friday. At
O'Clock that day she left her home in Alameda
to go to the hair-dresser's, returning to her
home in Alameda in time to catch the o'clock
boat Tor this city, which she did. / learned
that Durrant was seen at the ferry that day by
two dlHerent persons at about o'clock.
She arrived in this city and went to Mrs
Voy's house, getting there at about o'clock,
1107 Howard street. At about 7:15 she
left Mrs. Voy's house and said that she was
going to attend the church social at DR.. Vogels
house. She did not attend the social but a
person answering her description and person
answering the description of Durrant were
seen at the corner OF Bartlett and Twenty-third
streets at about $50 P. NJ. that night They
went down the street toward the church and
remained snort time in front of the gate at
the side entrance The man was noticed to
have made motion as if using key and
opened door, and they were both seen to go
in. Durrant made his appearance at Dr.
VogePs house at about 8 80 or 10 P. NJ, remain
ing there until about IL 80.
DR.. Vogel states that at the time Durrant
arrived at his house he noticed that he was
somewhat exercised and that great beads of
perspiration came from his forehead His hair
was disheveled and he asked DR.. Vogel's per
mission to wash his hands and comb his hair
before he made his appearance where the
Young people were, stating to the doctor that
he had just returned from the signal corps and
consequently his hands were soiled. He after
ward came downstairs, after washing his
hands and combing his hair, and during the
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fallen out of purse. I put it in my
overcoat pocket. / reached home at ten
minutes to II. 1 did little writing, and
then went to bed.
81 got upnext morning about 80 clock.
l got my things together as quick as /
could, as l had to go to the horseshoer at
the corner of Bartlett and TweDty-third
streets, to get my horse. About twenty
minutes past rode down to the armory.
We took the creek boat at o'clock and I
was with my corps since then till was
arrested"
"When was it you last saw Miss Will
liams?"
81 last saw her about three weeks ago."
replied Durrant.
"Now, now, that will do" interrupted
his attorney. "He has made plain state
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FINDING THE BODY.

Detective Gibson Tells of the Discovery in
the Belfry.
The body of Miss Lamont was found
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning. 1t
was absolutely nude and lay upon the
hard floor of the belfry in the tower, where
the sunlight never enters and through
which the wind howls and whistles con-
tinuously. The belfry is Immediately over
the closet where Miss Williams body was
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pose till scarcely recognizable as human.
The winds would dispel whatever of odor
would result, and when at last the remains
should be discovered the absence of cloth
ing would render Identification almost i'm
possible. Yesterday the officers found por-
lions of the clothing hidden in the rafters
of the spire, fully thirty feet above the
level of Che belfry floor, and it was dan
gerous as well as difficult undertaking to
SECURE them
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The horror of the murder of Minnie
Williams in the library of the Emmanuel
Baptist Church was doubled yesterday
morning by the discovery in the belfry of
the same place of worship of the remains
of the missing girl Blanche Lamont.
She, too, had been the victim of double
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found Saturday morning, and the spot
where Blanche Lamont's body lay was
closet.
The discovery was made by Police Detec-
tive Ed Gibson and Officer Riehl. They
were searching the church for evidence
which would tend to reveal the identity of
Miss Williams assailant, and they little
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ON DURRANT's TRAIL.

Detective Anthony Tells How he Found and
Captured the Prisoner.
Detective Anthony, who arrested Dur
rant, gave the following account of the
capture:
Officer Anthony reports that he was detailed
by the Chief of Police last night to take the
first train Sunday morning to go on the trail of
Durrant, who was suspected ofmurdering Miss
Williams. The Chief receiving information
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album containing photo of himself and two
of Miss Williams, and in the pocket of the
ulster Miss Williams purse was found, contain
ing an Oakland car ticket. The purse has been
positively identified by Miss Williams father,
as he gave it to her as Christmas gift last
Christmas
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GUARDED BY POLICE.

Extra Precautions to Prevent a Possible
Lynching.
An imposing police reception masked