The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-18

Williams had tod her INA. she intended
10 resign fron TIE Christian Endsavor
socsesy, as she could rot affore TIE ex-
penze. she identified the clothing
Elmer A Wolf testified that be last
saw Dnrraut on Friday night about L
O'Clock both being OF the party tnat saw
the young ladies home from the social az
d. Vegas. He fho1ghs be saw hHn
q few minutes after. standing on Iwenty-
fouTta street. bat was not sure he sai1
thar Dsrrant arrived 81 Sogeis house
ahou. half past .. but id noz come direct
II into the parlor-
Dr.. vogel. ~ whose house the social
was held. testified that he knew al the
parties concerned Durrant's hair locked
5Gsne*eied DuTrsnt asked 70 be SHOWN
a place where ne could wash has names
ard comb hls hair. Witness denied ever
having said that he saw blood on Dur
rants hands. bsst he had said mat his
forehead was wet with persptration- he
said Durrant had explained bis tarcfness
by SAYING he had been at the armory- A
statement was read 20 witness in which
be was quotef as having said fhat
young lady had told his cousin. Miss
Lucille Turner, that Dtrranr had once
suggested that she allow him 20 make
medical examination Of her. ne telling
aer Of a good place in the church where
II could he done without any one beng
the wiser. The young lady resented the
proposition. and after that would nave
nothing 20 do with Durrant- Witness said
she statement was practically correct.
and that he had heard his cousin say
ttlat she did rot like Durrant. Witness
said ne knew Miss Williams well. She
never spoke OF Durren at.
g. T. Hills waS the next witness called.
Tfc said he knew neEther Durrart nor
Mss williams. Abort SIS Friday night
he saw a mao and a short woman near
the church. lie thought they were man
and wife. He was across the strear from
them. and could not describe them ac-
caratsfy. He thought the man wore
soft hsT and long overcoat, snch as
Darrant wears. They went In the direse-
ton % tho church and entered the side
gate. whscSa leads into the churchyard.
That was the last ne saw Of them.
r. r. Williams. father or the murderer
girl was the next witness lie said his
daughter had spoken about Duran; 70
him. and said Durrant had not treated
her right She did not 60 into details
williams identified the pocketbook found
In Durrant's pocket as one he had pre-
scented to his daughter.
Miss Lord. Miss Stevens and Harry
Snook testified as 10 the finding OF the
body in the church.
John SadermAn. son OF the sexton or
the church, testified thai he thought Dur
rant had a key 70 the church. because ne
had seen him alone In the building. The
hoy did not know Miss williams
Sergeant Burke described how ne
searched Durrslnt's clothes and found the
purse
Miss Lena Berry said she knew both
Durrant and Mis- Williams. but mad never
seen thesn together
william Bradshaw was in the armory
of the signal corps all Friday night He
did not see Durrant there until saturday
morning The inquest was adjourned IN
IA tomorrow morning.
purrant objected 20 attending the in
quest this morning He said he had been
advised 10y hts attorneys that the police
had no right TO force him 70 attend. but
when the police insisted ne went with
out resistance. Chief Crowley is much
worried over this and says Durrants at
torneys VIII take advantage or this point
when the case comes 90 trial. The cor
oner however. has been advised by the
district attorney. and insists that Dur
rant shall attend.
Durrant slept we'll las night and en-
loved a hearty breakfast. He read THIS
mornings papers with interest. and
spends ulost OF his time readtng or talk
ing TO visitors. He resents being stared
a