The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-24
DUnANr Munpnn rnIAL.

The Web Tightening About the Young
Nan-ImporiAnt Evidence Against Him,
SAN FRASCtsoo, Sept 23-Tho tonth
week Of tho trial OF Theodore DurAnt
commenced to-day. Tho prosecution
now has its case substantially before
tho Jury and all that the district at.
torney will next introduce is corFobora.
tive testimony. Adolph Oppsnheim,
tho broker, who stated that Durant had
tried to pawn n ring identified by Op.
ponheim as belonging to Blanche
Lamont, was further Cross.OXamingi to-
day, On the day Durant is charged
with having tried to sell tho ring, Op.
penhen said two other persons had
called. Both were strangers, yOt ho
described them minutaly and recounted
the particulars OF their visits, as II thsy
had occurred but yesterday. Oppen.
helm was asked TegaTdidR other speci-
fed days, and answered PROMPTLY.
Counsel for tho defense tried to con.
fuse Oppenheim by showing him mum.
ber OF silver articles and inquiring II he
had oyer scon thcm before. In many
cases tho pawn.broker replied in tho
affirmative and described the persons
who had tried to soil or pawn them.
Tho defense evidently considered Op.
ponhoim's testimony Of great import.
nnco and tried hard TO break II down.
but without marked success.
W. ]. Phillips 4 cigar manufacturer,
middle.aged man OF good appearance,
aud address, testified that he had soen
Durant come out oi Oppenhoim's store
in tho onrly part OF last April. Glo was
attracted to the man by his peculiar
appearance and mAnner OF his actions,
and tho fact that lie was coming out Of
pawnfshop.
When tho district attorney requested
tho witness 70 indicate tho man lio saw
coming out OF the pawn.ahop, Phillips
walked OVar to tho prisoner and with
pointed finger said in positive tone:
"That iA tho young man."
Durant did not finch under tho
ordeal. lIo returned gaze With raEe
and not q muscle Of his mpa'SlvO face
twitched. lie neither betrayed guilt
nor flashed back tho glance OF injured.
innornncc. THO witness was cross.
examined regarding his business enter.
prIssa and he family history, with an.
paront intont ot dIscFchiing his tosti.
mohy, lilo said whom DuFAnts por.
trai. was frat published hc remarked
that no had suen him some place
whom Opponhcim's picture was pub.
llghcl, tho accuo a. tho pnwn.shop
flushed across his mind aud all tho dc.
tails rnmr back to him.
Ipigh n. lfyinC, a nNwHpnnnr' man,
said hN interviewed Dnrnnt on tho 0vo
Of Aprll II In tho city prison. Duraufs
abatement was made in tho presence of
Iudgs Thompson, who was thon Dur.
nnra attorney. II was ~ to his whCro.
abouis on April =
Durant thSn Hnd lio loii homo about
q o'clock In tho mpning, aud mot
blanche Lamont At fwSniy.iirBt anl
Mission atrcNlG Sliu invited him to
accompany hor 10 tho college, whore
tho conversation about "lho Now.
comes" took plaCo Ito thon won't 10
tn ochurch Nt $50. and took OF his coat
and hat aud wont upstairs IN tx the
gaa. lilo stated that he mot king IN
the church and lOtt II with King. lln
said nothing about having seen Mas
Lamont III tho afternoon.
Mrs. A. Il. Perry, oi Alameda, who
wa WAITING Mira CrOWnlt on Apfi .,
cnrfobOralal Mrs UfoaIetL ~ IN her
lfp tn tho Mission on that afternoon,
Nri. Cros.ait lOii tho llaltht stroct cat
al Market slroot IN 20 out Ia Valencia,
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