The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-18
THE MAIN TOPIC.
But Little Else Is Talked of in
Frisco.


Frisco.
San Francisco. April 1.-THE Eman
uel church murders are still the main
topic for discussion in this city.
Notwithstanding the fact that one or
two newspapers have tried and con-
victed Theodore Durrant of the fright
full crimes, there seems to be reac-
ton in favor of the accused young
man. The evidence so far produced
against him is purely circumstantial,
and while the police say they have
enough evidence to convict ten men,
It is doubtful if any jury would find
Durrant guilty unless further conclu-
sive proof is furnished. The young
medical student does not act like a
guilty man, and if he did commit the
murders he is certainly a man of re-
markable nerve. He continues to as
sert his innocence, and his whole de-
meanor is that of a man confident of
proving il, when the proper time
comes.
Didn't Want to Go.
The inquest over the remains Of
Minnie Williams was continued today
Durrant protested against being forced
to attend the inquest, and said his at
torneys had advised him that the
police had no right to make him 60
He was told by the officers that if he
refused to go they would take him by
force, and he finally reluctantly accom-
panied them to the coroner's Office.
Rev. DR.. Gibson was the first wit
ness called. He said he had seen Miss
Williams probably three times. and
was not intima tie with Durrant
DR.. Vogel testified that Durrant came
to the party at his house Friday night
a few minutes before 10 o'clock. His
forehead was covered with perspira-
ton. but he saw no blood about his
person. Durrant asked permission to
wash his hands before he entered the
parlor. DR.. .Vogel had never seen Miss
Williams and Durrant together, nor
had never heard Miss Williams speak
of the accused man. The witness stated
that his niece. Miss Turner. had told
him that Durrant had asked her to al
low him to examine her about some
complaint, with which she was
troubled
Had Mistreated Her.
A. E. Williams. the father of the MUIR
dered girl. testified that she had told
him that Durrant had not treated her
right. but she did not go into details.
He identified the purse found in Dur
rants pocket as one he had given his
daughter.
The testimony of the witnesses who
claimed to have seen Durrant and Miss
Williams entering the cnurcn early FL
day evening was rather vague. They
saw man and woman entering the
gate to the church yard. The man wore
hat and coat resembling those worn
by Durrant but they were not posi-
tive that Durrant was the man. The
testimony of other witnesses was to
the effect that they had never seen
Durrant and Miss Williams together,
and had never heard them speak of
each other The inquest will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
A Trail of Blood.
An afternoon paper publishes SEN
sational story to the effect that trail
of blood has been found leading from
the church to Durrant's house, but the
tale is highly improbable. as since Fri
day night there has been heavy
shower that would have obliterated
traces of blood on the sidewalk.
The funeral services over the body
of Miss Williams were held today in
First Baptist church. An immense
crowd attended and hundreds of floral
pieces were sent.
George King. who says that he found
Dnfrant in the church the day Miss
Lamont was murdered. was one of the