The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-12

DURRANTS BROMO-SELTZER
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Liu mothers side as calm in demeanor as
a marble statue.
q. r. Lenahan was then called in he
half OF the defense to tell that he pawned
a ring with Pawnbroker Oppenheim on
the same day OIL which, as Oppenheim
declares, Durrant tried to pledge with
him a similar article. Dickinson found
which he wished the witness to identify
and asked that the court adjourn. Judge
Murphy granted an Adjournment until
Tuesday. as Monday is collection day and
the Jurors desired to be at their places OF
business on that day.
The story of the mysterious statement
OF Durrant, sealed in an envelope
marked, 'To be opered if / am convict
ed" brought forward so prominently by
District Attorney Barnes. does not seem
to worry the defendant or his lawyers so
much as it angers them. Durrant him.
self is not only wrathful, but processes to
be greatly surprised at the conduct of
the reporter, upon whose testimony, he
thinks, the prosecution will rely to estab-
lish its point.
II do not like to say anything against
a woman said Durrani, 'but my disap-
pointment is so keen that cannot keep
silent. The reporter has been kind to
| me in many ways; has given me repeat
ed assurances of belief in my innocence
and has often said that had her prayers
for speedy termination of this terrible
| nightmare. She has repeatedly sought
expressions of opinion from me. Adher-
| ing 10 an inflexible rule of not denying
| or Endorsing anything, whether for or
| against me. | always gave her the same
| answer. My time had not come to talk.
AT recent call she detailed this dra-
matte yarn about my having written
mysterious something, which put in an
envelope with a strict Injunction, dis
| tinctly written on the outside that it be
| returned to me in case of acquittal, or
| opened In the event of conviction. These
| stupid stories annoyed me and realizing
how much talk this would make, | asked
hor, as special favor, that she make no
mention OF 1t in any way, either 10 press
| or prosecution. She readily assented to
my request, and even went further.
If you doubt me, she said, get your
Bible l took that dear book and passed
| it to her. She placed it on the wicket
door and solemnly swore that she would
make no mention OF it.
Imagine my surprise when the district
attorney asked me about that envelope.
1t was not that I cared about the story.
1t was not true. l had nothing to fear.
SO little did it impress me after I sup
posed it relegated to oblivion, where it
belonged, that l had completely forgot
ten it.
1.-THE papers and people," continued
Durrant, talk of my GOODNESS and nerve.
It is not my fortitude in this hour of
darkness, it is my all-abiding faith in
God that sustains me. have faith in
| Hin goodness, that He will protect me,
because am innocent of these frightful
| crimes"
"Df. Graham" continued the prisoner
branching off, Il have always looked
| upon as an honorable fellow, and 1 can
not think but, what he will tell exactly
| what occurred at our meeting. Surely
| what lie said and what Dunnigan has
bartered for hard cash must ps con-
| founded.
y when Dnnigan came to me he told
mo he was correspondent for an eastern
paper and was anxious to set me right
with the eastern papers, l declined the
4! tattering offer.
THE district attorney has made con-
ider-ble sport of my ignorance of the
word alibi. l had never been interested
IN things criminal. l had never read a
trial. The word was as strange to me
| as if it had been Sanscrit. after my
| arrest l heard the word several times,
| wondered what it was and did not ask, as
l knew it would make me appear Ign or
| ant. The conversation soon instructed
| me :"
Durrant does not appear to take much
| stock in the general opinion that the dis
| trict attorney hurt the case of the defense
when he probed so deeply into the mat
| ter of the man in the light coat. who,
| 0uIIdub SWedIS, RuN6 uliu tue CltW lUdt
sent him to the ferry. The detectives of
the defense are inclined to make light of
| this part of the matter. They have es-
| tablished to their own satisfaction the
| identity of the unknown who, they
| claim, tapped Durran6 on the shoulder
and started him for the ferry.
The mysterious person, they say, was
| nothing more than one of the Off GERS OF
the police department of the city and
county of San Francisco. They argue
that for some days prior to April 18th
she name of Durrant had been Joined By
the police with the mysterious dIsap-
pearance of Blanche Lamont. Carrying
out this idea, one of the men, in citizens
cl0tnes who had seen Durrant. was de-
tailed on the afternoon of April 18th to
accost the suspected, wherever found,
and to give him tip which would lead
him to the ferry, where another man
could have an opportunity 20 see whether
or not he came, and if he did, to watch
him closely and report his actions.
That is the theory the defense has
figured out. Captain Lees denied it.