Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1895-12-27

San F*auclScO, popo' 40 ~
the prosecution is taking Theodore
Durrant up to the Emanuel church
door with Blanche Lamont. Another
long step was taken today, and the two
we're traced to the mission Ito the
corner of either Valencia and Twenty
first streets, or Valencia and Twenty
second streets. If they left the car at
Twenty second street they were within
900 feet of the church door. Now the
next move in the progression will be
undoubtedly to bring out the testa-
mony of Martin Quinlan, who says he
saw Durrant and the girl at Twenty
second and Bartlett streets. Then Will
probably come the story of Mrs. Leak,
who saw them enter the church, and
then the reluctant tale of Organlst
King. to whom Durrant appeared fus-
tered and heated, and said he had been
overcome by gas. After this there Is
still the pawnbroker's story OF the at
!, tempt to pawn the dead girls rings and
: the other bits of corroboratlve evil
: dence to bolster up the main case.
g And after all that is over the defense
- will begin the work of tearing the
e whole fabric to pieces, rending the
=, chain link from link, proving inno-
:, cence in the face of an appearance OF
guilt, or of leaving the whole case be
9 clouded with doubt and conjecture
y, The lawyers for the defense, in the face
.. of all that is piled up against them
A. are easy and confident.
~ "We will clear him in three min
~ utes," is an expression said to have
~ been dropped by one of them.
-, ~ Those who are admitted to the court
g room sit through the tedious hours IL
- reeking atmosphere and hear little O.
nothing.
Today they were fairly well reward
ed. They saw one excitable woman
with German accent, step down iron
H. the witness stand and point out the de
PENDANT with a gesture that would hav
A. done credit to the most thrilling o
hit melodramas. They also saw feebl
IS old woman brought in, bent and totter
n ing, to cast her condemnation i'll tn
ID prisoners face, to tell her story froI
Dr. the brink of the grave. But it did no
IS; seem to Disturb the prisoner much. II
" frequently smiled at his mother durin
id the day, as if amused at the broke
10, English of Mrs. Vogel, or pleased wit
2. the efforts of his cross-examiner'
by The mother smiled in return, but it
NJ evident that the showing of the prose
~. cution is worrying her. She look
lis worn. The few white hairs in he
be head seem to show more. She is thinne
,er than she was Her solicitude is show
lat in the increase of her attentions to he
ay son. When the testimony seems mo!
damaging she can hardly keep he
hands off him. One hand will col
10 10 stantly steal up along his back, CT
20 ressing, solicitous hand, as if 81
~ yearned to take him to her heart an
10 balm his woes as she used to do whe
!, 10 he was boy.
49,, There is no disturbance apparent
-, his demeanor all this time, howeve
~ Even in the morning, when the wome
in the corridors had broken throug
, the Gordon and were being ordere
back, his was about the only hes
which did not turn toward the doc
,tt- The sounds were the sounds of rio
his but riot seemed to matter not to Il
me man most concerned in the outcome
of such an affair. During the day
hat maniac shrieked wildly while bei1
re- put in prison van in the area beloN
All eyes, except those of Durrant, we
a-pop with inquiry. When fami
friends come in he greets them &C
ay- daily.
by ''He does the honors of the pla
my with a freedom that is really char
AID ing" said one who had watched hi
ne, much with critics eye.
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