The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-22
Except One Witness. Who Will
Testify Briefly Today.
The PRISONER HAS NO CASE.
Most Of His Witnesses Have Matcri.
ally Aided the Prosecution.
Dsuprey Has Proved Nothing He
Promised "a Prove-Ihe Alfbt Had
Not one Witness to support tt Tho
Credihility of the Prosecutions
Witnesses Attacked, Nothing More.

'ftAAAN--NS NRaAknk liDTGv
San Francisco. oct. ef.-The defense in
the I'urrant trial practically closed today.
Possibly another witness viii he examined
tomorrow. but his testimony viii be brief,
il taken at an. and then tie prosecution
VIII begin the Introduction OF testimony
IN reou'taL Although some of the most
important evidence on The part of ths
prosecution is Yet % he submitted, from
The present outlook the ease Vii 20 TO tho
jury at the close Of next week.
Now THAI the attorneys fer DurrAnt
have practically closed their case the
impression prevails that the defense has
materially strengthened the case Of the
prosecution. iE IS the opinion OF fhoSa
who have watched the trial that the de-
Tense has failed 10 establish single fact
that Attorney peUprey in his opening
statement said he would show. Although
u was announced that an alihi would hs
proven for the prisoner. not a witness has
been called 20 swear that Durrant was
elsewhere than al the Emanuel church
on the afternoon that Blanche Lamont
MAS murdered. Failing 20 show that Dur
rant Mas not at the church. the defense
has attacked the creGihility OF the wit
nesses who testified that they saw him in
that vicinity IN company with Miss La
mont. She latest attempt OF this Kind Was
made this afternoon when nr. 8. {. Mc-
Donald was called 10 the stand 70 give ex-
pert testimony on the authorizations oe
elderly women. Attorney Dickinson asked
the doctor il IL was not fact recognized
by the medical profession that in tine
of great excitement over an extraordinary
crime, elderly women often became i'm
pressed with the deliieion that they had
personal knowledge 81 the existence CT
alleged facts An objection 10 the queS-
F.a@ tsgt tx form y tina
court said it had not been shown that thu
witness was competent 10 give expert tes-
tiYnony on the subject. After proper
foundation fer the question had been laid.
the objection was overruled. The witness
said that under such circumstances per-
sons often become possessed OF various
delusions bat denied that elderly women
were more likely to have such hallucina-
tions than anybody else. The anesuon
was plainly for tho purpose OF throwing
dlscredlt on the testimony OF Mrs. Leak
and Mrs. NoEei, two OF the strongest VIII
uesses for the prosecution Mrs. LeaAs
who lives opposite the Emanuel chufch.
testified that on the afternoon OF the muir
der she saw Durrant and MISS Lamont
enter the church. Mrs Nogcl said she saw
Durrant standing in front OF the norman
school for an hour. waiting for blanchs
Lamont. and that when she came out 40
boarded Il car with her ana RODE away III
the direction OF the church.
Charles r. Leuahan. who. II - asserted
bv the defense Was mistaken Tor bar-
rant by rawnbroker oppenhetn, proved
a disappointing witness. lie maae seNeIal
conflicting statements, among whica was
the assertion that IL was In the after-
moon. instead Of the morning, ihat 70
tried 10 pawn ring az pppehheifl >. ati
a letter written 10 Durranfs attorneys
some time aEo Lenahan said ne trisu -
.nawn the ring ia the morning. a. ias
very hour DurTant is said 70 pave nave '... ea.sis.
.he Mace on cross-exafninAta9h Mi'latNs
nu- his hat and overcoat on, for the par
nose OF showing tho iury how ne iooAe.
when he called 81 the store. N1eFNafa
ne nut on Durrants hat anu oFefSost- ,s
Lenahan bears 10 resemblance 70 -.
rant. and even when arrayed ~ nc P.,s
oner's clothing the similarity between .la
tv,, WAS 50 little as % he hardly pSfeep-
tgh4e Attorney Dickinson tntimatefi tnAt
he would impeach LenaAans tssuHhen.
on several points about "hich ho Nea
made conflicting statements, -.
The defense sought 70 snow nN iAous,s
- f.vneh. Rev. J. George Gibson psi-
,.ete secretary that he gave Miss tarf's
C,,,rnfratas,a. a newspa per reporter. tns
nrat clew 10 the fact that Mrs t-eah
seen Durrant and Miss Lamont sl,tf % Ihs
,f,,,r~h on tho afternoon ~ April >. ihs
oi,te~t ~ tbe question WAS % impeaca
.ova feature Of Mrs. Leaks testlfnon5.
,ra ~ show that Rfv. Gibson, ~ MS
zeal 10 convict pnrrant, han heea thAtFe-
mental ia makiug public dams sins -,
8ence against h}Tn Jynch $50 -
,,ot tefl Miss Cunningham 81 what Mfs.
yo,x haa seen. ~ AZ tltat time he a'i
rot know that Mrs. Leak had any Intotfa-
alton on the case -
Attorney Dickinson Was sworn. -
cook fhe stand himself. Ter thr 1880 1880
~ iHeutlfFIug q ifafafF NfttF -
tsf,r-ha Tafuout's name, whica hf sal1
-,-,a eert 20 him hy mail laet @ffy- hs
- Sc s8ts rat know who sent the strap
=, ,r{1 ha remembered that tne @tfaP vs.
,,r~.4nreA in court hy the defense To''r
t,-,e are and Aiiss Maud Lamont "ss
asked 81 ii vas not the strap = -.
80 etafar was accustomed - carry TT
80 White Miss Lamont vaE ftof poAf-
.5., She ga nor think ihe strap 9 YER -
fa0re8 a. her sister Attorney -. N'''s'-1
asked tnat the strap ~ s1Iiisl'.'
..ttt4 rasatrt,-f Attorney barnes cn3'1f-
~ srd the courf wlthheld TIC Fdiii1 ~
+4. erestfre untii tomorrow fnoFtiihs-
f,D~ d~rostton frnm charles =.
r.ts-t +rsvaffng nAfusman. ~a9 FfS37ss
~ fhis civ hut IS now in r'st. -
fas8 THE defense eEpNllfa = F
5s,t- +t,,+ Na rad aeen HiEs Lamont ~
~. afternoon ~ April 2 asrefnp ti.'F
a man either than if8rratf'
a.. n. easlf5 u0t positively hN fhN "atf.
s r-l.. sh9nahf thr Eirl he tAw NHs
zrsru Lamont from t1f tftt ttfat 80
re-~hrs1 a nlrture 1f EAaurhe WIZ =
~ : .,..,,sr,f amer faw DAVIS s&fFF.
- ., $50 mad. - aiscTeiif ths
.-..s~.0r, of a. p phnhpa. " ae sshl -
.. rr.,--sr.r enter tHF rawnhrok II sti"l
-, ..-f IL TrsrfrH was f"tt'ts"
.eh.sf shsmf Che character 2t
81. formerly conducted ai -
e- ,s,.- 4tt.sttanr fetle1 20 show That -
...s- e7,ra~ea Zee anp business thst
..,s ..t rasre-sa hla Attorney i'euPFfv
80 ~. ,.1t enough % appear tn coast