The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-11

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct, lO,-under the
rigid cross.sxaminalion Of District Al.
turusy Barnes lo-,lay, Theodore Durrant
made a number Of answers that arc re.
gIrdsd a. decidedly incrimInatinE. ina'.
much as they appear to DO in direct
conflict with well established facts, and
then changed his replies when he re.
allied that he was on dangerous ground.
He gave an explanation Of clew re.
Cardiug Blanche LAmout's disappear.
snce, said to have been received by him,
that was 90 pGlpabIy a fslsehood that
everybody in court laughed aloud. The
sHting atmosphere OF the crowded
courtroom came to Durrant's rescue and
he was enabled to recover from his con-
fusion during the shor: recess that
followed.
When he again came to the stand he
remained calm during the most trying
ordeaIs. The prosecution was. never.
iheless, well satisfied with the days
work.
Two days before tho body Of the
young woman was discovered, DuFrant
said, a. he was standing at the corner
OF Market aud Montgomery streets, q
stranger approached him and aIked II
his name was not DurrRnt. The
stranger then asked DurrRnt II, in view
of the fact that his name had been ua-
pleasantly connected with the diSEp.
pearGnce Of the girl, he would not like
10 find her. DurrAnt replied that he
would ba overioysd even TO find trace
Of the missing girl. "WRtch the
ferries, then" the stranger said.
"she will try to cross the
bav, That is my advice" Ho did not
ask the stranger his name, his residence
or for any additional information. He
WeAt to lunch and from there 70 the
ferry, where he remained until 5
o'clock. not having caughta glimpse OF
the missing girl, While he was wait
ing, however, he saT three medical stu.
dents and an old schoolrhate. One OF
these men has already testified that he
saw Dnrrant accoIt = school girl whose
description answered that Of Minnie
Williams, who was murdered that
night, and rode away towards the Mis-
sion on Howard street car.
Mr. Barnes asked him II he told any.
bodv else -oi the clus given him by
the stranger so they could continue the
search,
Durrant said no had no opportunity
10 tell any OF Misa Lannon'S friends
When questioned closely, Durraut
hn 9FNaaIaH q FWanltnfp n
tile Young Peoples Society tho came
cyening, where he saw several OF Miss La
monIs Intimate friends. Among others
was Thomas VoEsl, whom Durrant had
snid a moment before was more inter-
cslei in tho diAAppearancs OF tho young
woman than anybody olIs, except 'lri.
Noble, her aunt. DurranL admitted
that no held a private conyersation with
Yoyel, buI did not think TO tell him
about the clue he had obtained.
Alter q short recess, during which
DuFrAnt recovered HE cnmposure,
surprise was sprung on him in the hopo
that il might disconcsrs him. Alter
a.king Durrant IL he had ever mRdo a
written statement Of his whereabouts
on the day Blanche Lamont was muir
t0roi, ami receiving an Affirmative re-
Ty, district Attorney Barnes asked tho
following question:
"iU it not fact that you sent writ
ton statement OF your case TO your at
t1rney aud wrote on the same envelope,
10 10 opened IL ain convicted, and to
bs returned II Am aCQuit!Od|"
The excitement caused 10y this quoi'
ton WRsintense. In the hum Of Yoicos,
Urrrants answer was lost and tho
.isnographor had TO ask that the reply
bc repeated.
# never sent an envelope to my at.
loincy bearing that inscription" ho
saI.
Durrant was questioned at length re'
gsriing the Communication and tho
sguGcinl inscriptlnn OIL tho envelope
bI, he doniod that hs ever sent such q
document.
Dnrrani was next shown the yarlons
garments worn by Blanche Lamontand
l,ked II he had SoC;ctGd them IN tho
Ualify vhcfs thNy Woro found.
llo idenlilled tho pieces oi clothing aa
tho onss worn by Mi's Lamont on tho
dly Of hor death, but said ho did not
hide them in tho church.
Diranta strong nerves woro tested
by a number Of questions relative to the
'as, time hs saw Miss Lamont, but ho
stuck 10 his former statements on that
point
The earn Crop
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