The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-26
An Attempt to Lay the Murder
on Rev. DR.. Gibson.
EXAMINATION NEARLY ENDED
Dnrrant Likely ia Find II Difficult
10 Prove an Alibi.
n New Witness Who Saw the Butcher
and Minnie Williams Going "a the
Church-A Light fn the Church ON
the Night OF the Slaughter The
Preacher Roughly Handled.

San Francisco. April sz-The prelina-
mary examination of Theodore Durraut
for the murier OF Mamie Williams IS
about over. District Attorney Barnes au-
nouncef today that he would close the
prosecutions testimony tomorrow morn
ing, and the defense will not. IL IS said.
make much OF a fight In the police court.
bat viii reserve their strength until they
go before the jury that viii finally de-
termlae whether or not there Is proof
enough to hang Durrant.
Today's examination was principally
taken up with a continuation OF the
cross-examination OF Rev. John George
Gibson. which vas concluded shortly be-
fore noon. The preacher returned 10 the
stand apparently irritated by the treat
ment he had received the day before.
The lawyers pretence OF deferential
courtesy was so thin that AZ times It
was imperceptible. They locked horns
at the outset. Gen. Dickinson question
ed the pastor sharply ahout his study
and his possessions. He politely but no
less certainly, accused the minister of
telling falsehood about statement
made last Thursday IN his study.
Then the attorney asked for some OF
DR. Gihson's handwriting By this time
the witness was aggravated enough 10
he disohligng and refused to give the
writing. A few minutes later The same
complaining that there was no pen 10
suit him among the dozen boxes handed
out by the clerk, wrote everything they
asked. And he did II apparently without
the slightest recollection that II was the
same request he had denied a few min
utes before. The writing they asked him
for consisted OF the names that were on
the paper in which the rings OF Blanche
Lamont were wrapped when they acre
returned TO her aunt They produced
the samples OF the minister's handwrit-
ing-a blackboard from the church and
a memorandum from him-and the obvl-
Gus Intention was TO show that the pas
tors hand had written the names on the
bit Of newspaper
A fresh witness was uncovered in Al
bert MCF3roy a boy who saw man re-
semhling Durrant. and dressed as he was
the night OF the last murder. meet a wom-
an presumably Minnie Williams) near
Emanuel church about $50 in the evening.
As NcElroy passed them the man shieif-
cd the woman from his gaze with his
shoulder. lie saw the pair stand near
the church door. few minutes later he
saw a light in the church Bert Minna.
who met McElroy al the corner OF Twen-
ty-rhirf and Mission streets. corroborated
the story Of the light IN the church.
Dr Thomas \. Nogei also testified. II
was at his house the Christian Endeavor
Society Of Emanuel church met the night
of Minnie Williams murder. The import
ant part Of his testimony referred 20 Dur
rants condition -disheYeled. soted and
perspiring-vhen he arrived there, an hour
and a half later than was expected Dr.
Nogeis statement varied considerably
from the one he first made. II Durrant
goes on the witness stand with the alihi
he outlined when he was arrested. he viii
be confronted with the statement he made
10 his friend Vogel about the horses and
the signal corps. and the more doubtful
DR. Vogel is on this subject the better II
will be for his friend Durrant.
The young ladies who found Miss VIII
iaTns' body in the church on Saturday
morning told their stories. and he depu-
~ coroner and the undertaken explained
TO the court the condition of the church
and the dead girl when they arrived