The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-04
DURRAD9 IS UNMOVHD
With the Jury the Accused
San Francisco Murderer
Visits the Scene
Of the Crime.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 4. 1S95.-Yes-
terday afternoons session of the Dur
rant murder trial was taken UP by a
visit to the Emanuel Baptist Church,
the scene of the double tragedy. The
jury. accompanied by Judge Murphy,
District Attorney Barnes and his assist
ant, Mr.. Peixoto. General Dickinson, the
prisoner Durrant, Policeman Russell,
who drew the plans of the building, and
complement of men from the Sheriff $
office, all went to the church and ex-
amined the premises carefully and thor
oughly from the entrance to the pastors
study to the very last floor in the bel
fry, where the remains of the murdered
girl was found.
At the instance of Durrant's counsel.
newspaper men were excluded, but in
formation of what transpired was OBJ
tanned nevertheless. Policeman Russell
led the way and under Judge Murphy S
directions. his information as to the To-
cation of the different parts of the build
ing was purposely uncertain.
JURY GOES OVER THE GROUND;
You must say+This is claimed to be
the library: this is claimed to be the
closet; this is claimed to be thus and
So" the Court had instructed him. not
was begun Mr.. Russell led first to the
gateway at the side of the church; thence
to the pastors study.
From here they returned to the street
and went into the church by the main
entrance. All passed inside of what was
Church-that is, an but the newspaper
men-and remained there inspecting the
building throughout until late in the af-
But of course what transpired while
the men were without, was not kept a
secret. It was learned, for instance, that
while the jury were climbing the riekety
stairs into the belfry, lest one of them
should fall and receive an injury that
wOuldp ostpone the trial.
THE CHURCH EXAMINED.
1t was learned that Mr.. Russell slipped
a couple of times on his claims, and
that. he so far forgot himself as to re-
!nark:-"This belfry-7this here belfry-
is claimed to be the belfry." And again,
is claimed to be the library
of the church. Judge Murphy had eau
and keep their mouths closed and this
ed. Throughout the entire inspection of
the premises Durrant remained the same.
He stood in the little room in the bell
the fiend had left his strangled victim
without ever a sign. True he was a
trifie ,paler. when he, came out of the
walked back to the prison van and it
may have been only the chill of the
cold church that made this slight change
in his color.
News of the visit had spread and thou
sands of men and women were in the
streets near the church when the party
arrived. The throng was swelled by
children returning from school and their
boisterouS shouts and laughter were in
a degree stilled by the impressiveness of
the occasion
DURRANT UDTMovED.
Durrant's demeanor IN court yesterday
morning and during the afternoon visit
to the church was marked by the same
self-possession he has shown ever since
his arrest. He did not vince at the
strong points of District Attorney
Barnes opening statement, nor can it
be said that he showed Indifference.
At the church he bore himself well.
and if any curious persons expected the
slightest sign of emotion they were GER
tainly disappointed Durrant, his guards,
the attorneys and officers arrived in ad-
vance of the Judge and Jury and the in
tervaI was passed in ordinary conversa-
ton. Durrant participating and now
nd then cracking joke.