Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-21

San Francisco. October 2O.-The
prosecution ip the trial of W.. Il. IT. Du-
rant has found a witness who will tes-
tify that everything was not right in
Emanuel Church prior to the murder
of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Will
liams. This witness is a colored boot
black named Bud Wilson Tonight
when he was served with a subpoena
he told his story to Detective Seymour.
81 know King and Durant so we'll
that they talked freely with me- At
first I was surprised that such religious
young men
SHOULD BE CARRYING ON
in such a fashion, but after a while
concluded that they were about the
same as other young men. 1 learned
from those two boys themselves that
they were taking girls to the church
every night. 1 often heard them tell
of the fun they had there, and Of the
different girls who accompanied them
I know of five girls who used to go TO
tbe church at night with these boys.
The people in the mission would De
VERY MUCH SURPRISED
if they knew who the girls were. They
all belong to respectable families, and
the worst Of it all is that their parents
never dreamed that such things were
Dis+rict Attorney Barnes has decided
NOT tn introduce any experts on hand
,,.riring I'm rebuual. The defense ulu
not 90 into this matter as deeply dS
-n4r-ed SO there is no real neeu
Of following up the handwriting eXhiD-
ms A. leuaf e ,1e -
tbere. is 50 little handwriting on tne
yrranner and newspaper which enclos-
"''Pf' ,-rr1e I.amoLUs ms, Jhat II
would ,-,,-,,,cr-1~,
BE VERY DIFFICULT 3.
IN Drove nv expert testimony that 1t
had been written by any particulari. IN
di,,id,,al The subject of handwriting
will be left simply for argument O9i0-
the jury. hoo, witness
Tenihan long on the stand go-llorrow'
This witness did not tulhH eNpe'','-
tsors. Durant and his attorney yl-S'. .,s's.-- -.
ne would go on the stand, eXhlp.yNls ..-',
n striking resemblance TO Lhe ue-0'iu
or- and testify th8c he offered 10 sell d
chin diamond ring to Pawnbroker Op-
De1be'm an about the time the latter
s9vs Durant visited his place Win
blanche Iamonts ring Lehman
SURPRISED THE DEFENSE
/ nv +se.ifving that he never wore a
norg+ache i'm his life and that his visit
( ~ Onnanheim's place was after Blanche
/ T.emoDt's ring had been returned 10
| The dead girls aunt The defense VIII
closa MS socn as the attorneys are
through with Lenihan, and then Uae
| rebu tai. for which the prosecution IS
amply prepared. win begin.
J. s. Dunnigan, it is understood, Will
| ba the first witness called He Will be
/ asked regarding his visit with DR.. G. +.
! Graham to the Jail where Durant was
confined. and about Durants request
/ fo. a Drivate conversation with Graham.
/ Then will come Graham himself and
students Glazer, Dukes and Dodge.
Miss Carrie Cunningham viii close the
rebutal evidence
Tt is understood that the defense will
not make any strong effort TO impeach
the prosecutioD's evidence as given in
rebuttal. as DWants attorneys are anX-
/ i0us
TO CLOSE THE CASE.
1t is possible that the arguments will
/ be reached by the end of jhe week.
: There are still some doubts as to wheth-
: er or not Attorney Deuprey viii be able
TO make On argument to the jury. He
has hopes himself. but his physician
/ IS not 50 sure. At all events the attor-
nev has the evidence at his home and
| = -,r.naring himself for q great elf0r..