Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-10-12
DUaRANT AND A REPORTER
The Origin Of Tho Story Of the Nys.
tsrlOus RnYslOp.
Tho Accused Man suii Confident that
His Innocence wiii Ds
Established.

BAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 49, The
story OF the mys.criou, statement OF
Dursant, sealed In An cnvsalop marked
"io be openei II | Am convicted"
brought forward 40 prominently by
District Attorney Barnes, does not
seem 10 worry . tho doioadant or his
lawyers 10 much as It angers them.
Dufrant hlmsolfis not only wfathful +,
but processes TO DO greatly surprised
u, the conduct Of the reporter, upon
whose testimony he thipks the prose-
culion will rely to establish its point.
~ do not like to say anything
against a woman" said Durrsui, sou.
my disappointment 10 40 keen that
canaot keep silent.
"rno reporter has been kind 10
me IN many waya-has given mo 70.
peated ASSURANCES Of belief Ia my la Z.
nocencc. anu has often said that ha d
her prayers for q speedy termination
OF this terrible nightmare. She has re-.
penieily sought expressions Of opinion
from nae. Adbefiug TO m Inn xible
rIie OF not denying or endorsing any
thing whether ior or against nv, / al
ways gave her tbs came answer. My
time had not come 10 talk.
cat a recent call she detailed this
dramatic yarn shout my haviag witt
ten mystorlous something which |
| put ia nm envelope with n Strict In.
| junction distinctly written on the out
side. tnat IL bs returned TO mv In case
/ NJ mr. In Ia. .
convection. These stupid stories an.
uoyei one, anu realizing how much
talk this woald msks asked her, a. a
special lavOr. that she make no men.
ton Of II IN any way, either to the
press or the prosecution. She readily
as,euted 10 my request and even went
luTlher.
alt you doubt me- she said, get
90 lible.' / took that dear book and
ass 81 u het. sno placed IL on the
, icket dor and solemnly swoFo that
ho w0ul make NO mention OF II.
Tmaglne my surprise when the
district ,uOrney asked ms about that
OIL vellpi. 10 was not that cared
nbUut tie story. IL was not true.
W.. nothing 10 fcnr. 30 little did a.
impress mo AFTER l supposed II was
faiegated to oblivion, where it be-
lougsd, that 1 hal absolutely forgotten
II.
al wrote statement, II IL true.
Everybody knowG that. IL was made
public, but somewhat garbled. There
was nothing mysterious about IL and
no envelope inciosbd II.
"rhe papers hud the people" con.
| tinuod Durrant, stalk Of my coolnssa
my nerve. IL IL rot my forti,uds In
this hour OF darkness, IL Is my all.abid.
ing faith In COD that sustslns me.
have faith In His goOdnes,; that He
| will protect me because am innocen 4,
Of these frightful crimes.
"Df. Graham, +" the prisoner branohed
| of, ~ have always looked upon Ms nm
honorable fellow anu | cannot think
but " nat he will tell exactly Whist oc.
Cured Mt our meeting. Surely what
no eHid and what Dunnigan has bar.
tered Tor hard oash must DO con.
| founded.
When Dunnigan came hero with
Graham, ho told me he was a oortes.
pondent f1r an eastern paper and was
anxious TO SGT mo right In tho Eastern
papers. AZ was not conssniinR TO In.
tetviewa. | had TO decline mis- fiattcr.
Ing offer.
"rhe district attorney has made con.
| siderable sport OF my ignorance NJ tho
word alibi. 1 had never been inter-
ested IN things criminal; 1 had never
read trial, tho word was As strange To
me as II u had been BAnakrii. After
| my arrest, | heard tue word several
tlmte, wondered what 1t was aud did
not ask, as l know Il would make me
appear ignorant. The conversation
| soon instructed me-"
DuTrant docs not appear to take
much stock In the general opinion that
ths dih,rlct attorney hurt the case OF
the defense when he probed 90 deeply
4 to hv matter OF the nan in tho light
coat, who, Durrant sweas, gave him
the elew that sent him 10 tho ferry,
The detectives OF the defenss arc In
ciinud to mako light OF this part OF the
matter. They have established TO
their own satisfaction tho Identity OF
tho unknown who, they claim, tapped
DurrAnt on the shoulder anu started
him for the ferry.
Toe IN ysletiOus person, they say, waa
nothing more than ono OF the Ofiioorr
M the police department OF the CITY
and county OF Ban Francisco. They
argue that for some days prior to
April IL the name OF Durrant had
been Joined by Tho police with tue
IN ysterious disappearance OF Blanche
Lamont. Carrying out this idea, one
Of tho men In citizens clotues, who
had seen Durrani, was detailed on the
afternoon OF April ~ TO scoost the sus-
rect, wherever found and TO give him
a "tipD which would load him TO the
forty, whore another man could hava
an opportunity TO sec whether or not he
came, and II he did to watch him
closely anu report his actions.
That 10 the theory the defense has
faursd out. Captain Lsss denied 1t.