Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-20
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Prosecutors Rud defenders Engaged
Ia GHihering Testimony,
SAN FRANCisCU, Aug. .U.-rhr
Prosecutions Of Theodore Dugfant are at
pTesout engaged In developing n fruit.
iul Inns OF testimony which prom M.
10 throW q powerful side light uu tie
conduot OF the young man luWarI
womer. Whilo DJfIAnt y pictured ay
us menus AZ being a meek, modest
youth, who ~ iaf nom beIug abls ~
murder two school girls, found hisuAIy
uuo o. Joymcut In Ihe sunday tchUOl
OF whlch no was assistant supsfiutrn.
uenti ~ proposed 10 prove that his
laaunoss was bJunditss wnsn Ass0riat-
lug with women. Ia support Of this
assertion young women who are said
10 nave been insulted by DurfAut vii
De placed on tho stand Aud lojtun
Wfltten by tho prisoner 10 his female
hrqusihtaucts Will DO Introduced At
evidence.
The audaUltY OF the prisoner IL
SHOWN by lultsr now In the hAuls VI
INC police whleh lac wrote 10 Helen
hohIy, u local actress, few weeks
ue'uTe tue mufdsTs, Although lac hsu
Aho"n tao young lady hu. few days
10 wrote hor letter 10 suggestive that
sue declined 10 answer D. and @ iug
Jays later he foll1wo3 10 Up with an.
other Just ~ offensive. .Er t.l did
Duffnbt bocomV that tong LtiJge hls
arrest u IL Hnid that n numusr VI young
women declined 10 attend parties 10
which lie was invited VI associate with
him IN any way.
some OF the women who have been
lpsuliei by Duffaut will DO placed On
Tue witness STAND, and their testimony
VIII Do OF Importance In Tuluung tue
contention VI the defense that 70 moral
anu conscientious young mEu c.uiI
not commit twU such atrOcluus muir.
defp.
From a reliable source Il is learned
that no matlet what 10 argump,isnsI rs
We Present trial, II ~ intended 10 bfii.s
DIffant before n jury on tue chAr.s OF
killing Minnie WllliAms. THIS cgufse
viii 10 pursuod oven " DufIant should
% i0unu gu!lty Of tue murder OF
blanche Lamont. The idea OF The
prosecution 10 doing that viii bs TO
pfONldongalnst the possibility Of thrsu.
promo court granting new thai ia ia.
Lamont case. 10 In even probable that
tue district attorney would consent h.
change VI venus Tor lue Williams
tIiul.
Much speculation has been INDUCED
ia ~ 10 tho nature OF tho allbI Duf.
iAns's counsel mean ~ pTessnL L. IA,
Jury u combat the evidences nov IN the
nanir 10 the prosecution. From mini.
mat have been Dropped II Eppuafs that
Inc ttcJTis tho Cooper Medical col.
iego will form the basis VI the ATTACH on
the testimony II Msftin QuialGu, Me.
Leak anu others.
Tue records are the roll Of Dr.. WIN.
T. Chenry's olAislat the college. Dur.
raul was one Of n class Of 6rvsIty.spyou
students who attended DE Cheney
10 iufrs. Toe roll shows that ho wa
present a. the lecture delivered II the
college on the afternoon " AurI g.. At
the precise hour that the pfn,ecuI.1u
claims thal lie entered Emau.oi
church with Blanche Lamont.
d. Chvuey'd lecture hour l. from
$3.50 20 $3.50 O'Clock, ami the roll OF |
tludents 10 not called until tho close Yf /
tue lecture. GA thb occasion. the /
doctor says, his lecture was a little |
shorter than usual, auu tuAt he may ,
have ordered tue roll ca.luiIEs |
early no $50 O'Clock. u uurtuui wa. I
present aud answered o. bis uumr, then /
no cuulN NOT have been at the church |
with Blanche Lamont,
DR.. Cheney Cunsldrfod the point %
inip3GtsLt that hr zpsut two DAYS In
tEyinv 90 uete'miub tie truth or falsity !
" facts nv 6hUwu LY t4r roll. The ]
'oVenty'siE members ~ nis yiR,r wsts
taken Int1 hls private Uiiigc one Dy %
aud intarfogaledtt A. 60 VIII lhor
hoy had TrmArksl DuIrlnys pre-.
once nj ths lecture, whether they had
heard MIN answer when his namo was
oallod,A sui Whistler they had answered
icr him. To the two lEst int.Trogatofi,s
hey all ausWofed IN tha negative,
Some we're Under the impression that
Dutfant had attended the lecture, but
zone were sure.
Dr.. Cheney's inyesligstion brought
)ut one important fact. IL was that IN
April 10 Dutfant went 10 a isllog
student, Edward +. Glsssr, aud askei
'OT the notes on DR.. C4'usy's lecture,
delivered on the afternoon VI tie Srd.
Ths prosecution looks upon this as
proof that Durf4nt uId not attend tho
lecture, for hhi % dove W he would
rave made h.surn notes.