The herald., 1895-11-06
With the Treatment Given to
Durrant
NEW TRIAL WILL BE ASKED
And Without Doubt Very Promptly
Refused
ably GRANTED, In the ninnie
Williams Case
Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 5.-General
Dickinson is busily engaged In the prep
aration OF the bill OF exceptions which 10
to be the basis of his motion for a new
trial of Durrant for the murder of Blanche
Lamont. He intends paying visit to
his father at Portland AMI is desirous
that the hearing be had at once. or that
the date for argument be set for such a
time as will enable him to make the trip
IN the meantime. The motion for a new
trial will be made when Durrant goes be-
fore Judge Murphy for sentence on Fri
day. Judge Murphy may decide to hear
the arguments at once or he may decide to
postpone it until after his vacation, as
the Williams case.
There is possibility. therefore, that
the finale IN the Lamont case. SO far as
the superior court is concerned, will not
be reached for some weeks, out it is gon
eIal,y believed Judge Murphy will be dis
pused to get rid OF the Lamont case for
good and as soon as possible, for it is
a foregone conclusion that the motion
will be denied. Judge Murphy was ex-
ceedinzIy careful in his rulings and often
gave the defense the benefit OF the doubt
rather than leave a loophole that would
serve as good foundation for such mo-
ton, which was, of course, anticipated.
General Dickinson said that the defense
is ready to proceed to trial in the Min
nis Williams case ar any time and inti-
mated that he had much stronger de-
Tense than was developed III the trial just
ended. He said he was not sure that a
change of venue would be asked. but
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the state of public opinion 1t is practic-
ally certain that such q procedure will De
adopted. That change of venue will
be granted if asked is very probable, as it
would be next to impossible to secure
another jury here, and the district attor.
ney has announced that hs will offer no
opposition TO such q motion. For these
reasons shsrs is very little likelihood that
the Williams case will be tried in San
Francisco. General Dickinson, in
speaking of the Williams case, said:
iu"I'n fight this thing to the end, you
would carry Durrant's case or cases to
the higtest court in the lend before he
would yield up the life of his client.
DO YOU suppose We can get witnesses
to testify TO- the defense. be said,
identity IS know something will be
trumped up against them? Take that
man Clark. He went voluntarily to Deu-
prey and told his story. He believed he
was rieht, and he was right. but it was
no sooner known that he was to testify
for the defense than he was made out an
embezzler anu everything else that was
black. 1t was all lie. There was not a
word OF truth in it, but it kept him from
telIine what he knew. Lenihan was an.
other instance; and so II went. l tell
you the public mind was so prejudiced
against the man that those jurymen
would not have dared 60 home to their
wives IL they had not convicted him.
Talk about fair trial! There never was
a more inhuman travestv on the term
than in this case. But told you we
we're going to fight, and we will show
you we mean 1t before we are through.