The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-15

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xext tyzsr f1r san Fr9lctsao. SHers ffifY
errzvps xhAs essr.ag- Afso<hs< frssner'se
crowd had gaga~res a. 11s f~rTs~e - So
<he ~1sx~s1ed rnarsfer4r caxne SIS, hsr a
<1aeaf<xrrssrt 81 rrolses was N wssssrg. and
-arz KEPT sas crowd hack DE-zzk y a.
satsssfe5 into a E,zsrza sagoa ard SsIrsea
away 20 the csty prs@ea. where De va
hooked ~. TIE po%~ss are esT1z-a tfzai
sfey hare flsS rsgsst natn. They claim
4, ssavs rsr1 witnesses VITO -4w DssT-sfs-
ara 81 sM s. ElIazrxas ri company ssst III
day n-zsss. ard as~o STATE that shes a
searca was saase % DaFzDsfs house 20
DAY Ia the Txscxef Of his cost Was f3isn1
e gsgzrss which, Ms Williams 81 Asro@a
70 have carried Fvsssy D<xne
Dsz-ank - stsosss = yearz Old. aTa 'ss@
horn and raced tn Ess- nessrSlsorftssosa u
wh3ef1 ere murders occurred tie -
gsassaate az sae coxswesi nigh school. aiad
has be@n s1usfysxsg ras-4.cE8e for a yssE.
he - . FEaesIzner OF me second BTsssaals
signal eorpa. ard 1.sE sHzstaEst s1pesafa-
seniest OK Fsnsaauei cszurch Ss4fssasy
school lie was always Of = aLE@. aszEss-
ssssszI. and n-a frsesa8 refuse 70 "ssssSe'
81 spite Of tire egs1enes. fsa10 &c eD&ta-
sy.4sse-s sfss, crimes ar1rffyztsss 90 flsn.
The police think thai T,arasr - sFaossaeT
JACK aIae Ripper, with mana Tor asttF-
der. They state that & - fs1@fsly fTossl-
bic that Dslr4rsf II responsible Tor ne
killing 8f Eugene Ware. q SsatIas afsis
clerk xlso w3s found grabbed 80 death
severssi months ag0 IN Es9@ sore - here ne
ssorkazf No trace xas ever found a fHe
assassin. and the theory ~ thai Lss5raTiG
Killed hlzn 40 motive for rhts murder
was discovered aud Ss1e fie1saaaa cruelty
% st-~ESaes Vas Stabbed IN ea1Gteen
piaees-las4s 20 fae belief that - Has the
myrk os az Insane person. I)aTAls's par
.FIfs are k.agnly esteemed people 81 ths
frrra F4En
.s chief engineer IN Buckingham &
uscasf's large Eisoe fact0Vg. and. Tnase
not rsen has keen able 20 give his ezaA-
drer = good education and start tassn -
Lfe.
Detectivs Anthony met Durant end his
companions coming back from Mount III
abIo They wera Ia uniform. and had
been on a signaling expedition. When
Durant was placed unGer arrest his COM
rades at first wanted 80 resist the 0fileer,
bat finally allowed hin TO be taken 90
Walnut Greek where the officer and his
prisoner boarded train for san iran
cisco. When arrived at fas prison. as al
ready deacfibsd. DuraHt 81 his Tcgi-
snensals taken 20 che chiefs sftoe
and subjected to a searching exanina-
ton. he appeared very cool. and even
when arrested by Anthony and told THAI
Miss Lannon'S body had been found dld
hot l0ae his nerve. although he appeared
really shocked ana surprised. after the
examination by the chief. DuTant was
taken TO a CELL where be was joined hy
his parents and lawyer. He made the
following statement to the Associated
Press
THE last time / met Alas Lamont WAS
on the moralng OF the day she disap-
pearea April 3 We talked about books.
and | promised to bring a book for her
20 prayer meeting that night. Miss La
mont did not appear at prayer meeting,
and the following Friday took the book
20 her house and gave IL to her sister.
The latter told ana thai Blanche bad Eons
TO school. evidently trying 20 keep the
fact Of her disappearance q secret. That
s. all 1 know OF the Lamont case. he
last time I saw Minnie Williams VAS
three weeks ago"
When confronted by the evidence that
Miss Williams purse had been found in
hts pocket. Durant gave the following sx-
PLANTATION: II was going home nom tie
meeting az Dr. Nogai's Friday night. when
my foot struck "a small object on the side
walk picked n up and found that IL
was small pocket mirror. Near ~ was
a purse which also picked up and pat
in my pocket. | took both purse and
mirror home with me. intending 20 tell
any parents Of my hrd. X was late how
ever and I went 20 bed. Ia the fnorning
j was In a hurry 70 get away with the
The police take exceptions 20 puraat's
statement that he had not seen Miss
Williams Tor three weeks. They say they
can prove that ne was with her on Mon
day and Tuesday and possibly later.
Prom ali appearances Miss Lamont was
not murdered IN the room where her body
was found. The body had heen dragged
up the bcifry stairs and into tho tower
room. Her clothing was found stuffed
into various corners Of the room.
About the tirne fhss muTriing that Miss
lannon's body VAS found. che concsNes-
ttsn 81 Emanuel church were on thFr
way 90 ATTEND che Easter services. for
Which eishsnits prer.a rsftors had f~een
made When they arrived. howevssr. and
learned - the friVhtsul CRIME theya fol
sforrsr- =, rsciVrn from the spot The
church was locked and guarded BY the
pollcs all dav. Ia bis statement 80 Tare
F-.iics Rev. Or. Gltson asserts his selief
in nunnf's Innocence. bat Is unable %
Offer ans theory "a 20 the aa-ttial perf.F-
xragoF ~ the crime ThAs mach can b.
Eali Tor nuWnt. he dd not at like q
srsKiy man When ARRESTED. and his gre
paFs5seus 60 leave With the signal corIs
were made without c0FsssaiEuent asld be-
fore the murder AZ Miss Williams Even
tA@ poifee are fercef % admit that 81
Ssh a sF5n}s uaiess affatsted ~ snamia
eor that acsg - Nurk. No sharSe has
beer p3tre3 aEe,zRSE nuuof
C'asef CveNley Is spsssktuN NJ the sa@a
teBtsh; afssT detailing the olsssgfaass ia noes
~ Mics NNiEsms' dtsa pIseskfanee last FNri-
ass ntsasl AVA the taes shat a person
answering nurRBt'S apgsea rsn~e had been
eeea entering she esfurssh with wywrasa n
WHO answers MiSs Wlitams' leA-r8fslss.si.
said. ''nuF8nt made hss appearance a.
ffr, Nagei's house ~ ahrs3i - or 10 n
sa.. remaining there untii agsaas liza III
Nosei 50 49, thAt at she thxno Durazsg ar
rivv4 sJ hts house BE had noticed rhat
tegrant Was Hcn1ewhaf exercised. anf shaE
Enast fsNads % neraniraftan e,ars. from
rs forsasaa. Ills aa3r Nsas sshave'el
snA ~ assei IfT. NoEel's permission q,
wttsh his hAoas and eoHh has fa.r before
he gD-li3e tyfs appearances vs. here the Young
f'Nrsie were. staring "a che daceOr DAT ne
Aad tWst refarrr4 frysn me signal s..sr4.s
ana consequently b.s hsn.3s us-f>a ~allsf
fe Aflcrward csme AoWn sgssrs. agsar
waeaIaE his aansss sni ,s-uhssss Ms hair
ana during are cvennE rad a ietter fur-
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chHrs-h. ard duvtax the s.naves-ss tsrs-
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male complaint. and suggested "a h.r
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