The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-17
DURRANT TIJRNSPALE
Terrible Evidence Against the
Supposed Murderer.
WAS SEEN TO ENTER THE CHURCH
With Blanche Lamont. on the After
noon of tho Murs1er-Posifive Evil
dence by Woman who Knows Him.

San Francisco. Aug rs-The trial OF the
purrant case was resumed this morning.
Out OF IL vsnsreFuen surnmoned only
twenty-five appeared Out OF this num-
her no new jurors were obtained Al
though he occupied a seat on the oencn.
Judge Mnrpny In sim sick with the grip
After the noon recess the case was ad-
5ouFned until Monday.
A woman VINO lives across the
etreet from Emanuel Baptist church mas
reported 10 the police that she saw Dur
rant and Blanche Lamont enter the
church at so on April 3-the day OF Miss
Lannon'S gisappearance. The woman's
name is Mira. Leak. and she lives al ia
Bartlett street She is 10 years old, ana
has been a member Of the church for
number OF years. She knew Dotn Dur
rant and Mlas Lamont intimately, ana
therefore cannot be mistaken with regard
10 the identity OF either. She says Ehe
has remained silent gince the discovery
of the bodies OF the girls because she did
not wish To undergo the annoyance or
being n witness In the case AMI ala not
consent 10 divuige her Identification 10
the police until she became convinced IL
was necessary
On April , Mrs. Leak sat at the window
OF her residence looking for her daush-
ter. whom shc expected 10 arrive from
San MateO. At O'Clock she saw a couple
coming up the street. one OF whom she
instantly recognized a. Durraaf. but al
first she was puzzled over the identity OF
the girl. She mt first thought that the
young LADY was Lucille Turner. but as
the couple came nearer Mrs. Leak rec
ognized the girl an Blanche Lamont. Miss
Lamont wore a short school gtsfB dress
and carried a package OF school DOCKS.
The dress and the rehOol books were
afterward found seereted in the church
When the couple reached the church gate
"A
opened the gate and they passed through
lfrs. Leak from her point OF observation.
was watching them. and when the girl
stepped through the gateway she Eaid ~
herself: what an inprudent thing for
her 20 do" Mrs. Leak knew nothing
detrimental to Durrant. She had always
considered him such AN exemplary
young man." but Notwithstanding that
fact she thought III exceedingly impru-
dent for the girl "a go into the church
with him alone. She feared some one
might have seen them and might make
unpleasant remarks. She imagined that
they had some errand In the church and
expected that In few minutes they
would come out. She watched carefully.
but the gate did not open. There Is only
one entrance TO Emanuel church. and
that is by tho side gate and rear door.
Mrs. Leak knew the young people would
have 10 come through the gate, so she
waited to see them on the street again
before she left the window. She waited
n long time, but household duties finally
called her To another part OF her fiat. and
she was Obliged TO give up the vigil.
Mrs. Leaks testimony completes the
chain OF evidence against Durrant. Three
school girls saw nurrant and Blanche
Lamont riding In a street car at $50 on
the afternoon OF the day that Mas La
mont disappeared. Attorney Martin
D,iiniau saw the couple few
blocks from the church few minutes
before 4 o'clock. Now comes Mrs. Leak,
who SAYS she saw purrant and Miss La
mont enter tho church q few minutes
later George King, the organist. has al
ready testified that he entered the church
about o'clock and saw Durrant coming
down the attic. Durrants hair was dis
heveled his face was red. he was pant
ing for breath and was In a state OF ut
Ter physical and nervous collapse. In an
ever TO inquiries he explained that he
had been engaged In repairing electric
wires In the organ loft and had been over
come by gas. An expert electrician after
ward examined the wires and testified
that no repairs Of the nature purrant
claimed had been made within six
months.
Mrs. Leak Is a member ~ Emanuel
church and sticks 10 her story. The po-
lice are very indignant that her evidence
was published before Mrs. Leak was
called as a witness
When purrant read this new evidence
Sn the papers this morning i'm court he
turned CHASTITY pale and seemed greatly
depressed AZ additional testimony OF such
Ammonia Ee nr~afnzt him