The sun., 1895-04-17
POINTS AGAINST YOUNG DURANT.
Evidc nee Connecting Him with the San
Francisco Church Murders.

Evide nee Connecting Him with the San
Francisco Church Murders.
SAN Francisco. April 16.--The inquest into
tho murders of Blanche Lamont and Minnie
Williams was held to-day, and several witnesses
added to the mass Of evidence against the pris-
oners. A detective saw Durant at the ferry,
evidently watching for some one, on the day
Minnie Williams expected to come over from
Alameda. This corroborates the church jan
itor's testimony and fatty contradcts Durant's
own story that he didn't lie in wait for the girl.
Mr.. Morgan. for whose wife Minnie worked in
Alameda, declared that his wife told him Min
ME had been importuned by Durant to remain
overnight in Frisco with him. The girl told
Mrs Morgan that she had been greatly In love
with Durant before he threw her over for
Blanche, but that then she feared him. for he
had some singular influence over her. Mrs. Nor
gan warned her against going anywhere alono
with him, and the girl promised to heed her in
junction.
The school books and the hat and shoes Of
blanche Lamont were found to-day hidden
away among the rafters back of the upper gall
lery in Emanuel Church. No one but Durant,
the pastor. and Organist King had free access to
the church. King is a nero boy and has good
record. The preacher left good record In two
places where he was established before he came
to this city. Neither of these men had the med
ical training necessary to devise expcdents for
preserving the body in the bclfry.
Several new witnesses have appeared whosaw
n man answering Durants description In COM
pnny with a woman about O'Clock on the even
ing of Minnie Williamss murder. A washer
woman named Mckay declares as she passed
the two she heard him say:
"Now. don't be afraid! Don't be a coward"
Detective Anthony. who has given more time
TO the case than any other officer thinks Durant
intended to place the body Of his second victim
in the bclfry and then burn the church, thus
concealing all trace OF his double crime.
Several prominent physicians OF Frisco, whose
declare that Dnrant is a victim Of the mania for
haIS That Dmrant's W medical Studies no doubt gave
him twist in this abnormal direction, but that
his strictly religious training acted for some
time as n deterrent The tendency toward this
mia had been observed by number of stu
dents. friends of Durant.
The most valuable testimony on this subject
given by Harry paTtrdEe. WHO is INA IN 1he same
| ing the last two years:
when Theodore entered college with me he
seemed to be boy who had been very carefully
brought up. He didn't know ns much about
life as most city boys of his age. He seemed to
! regret he had been educated SO strictly. He
| had to leave the demonstrating room during the
first dissection he attended as it was feared he
| would faint. This shows his emotional nature.
which believe atterward became grossly per-
vcrted."
prey, one one of the best cri minai LAWYERS on this
| coast, and 1t is evident lie will make u strong
| fight for his sons life.
| Tonight it was learned that Durant ent!ced
| Blanche Lamont into the church b. represent
! ing that he could get her some books on cook
| cry which she was anxious to secure. but hadn't
| the means TO buy.
| She had been attending LECTURES on cooking
| and spoke to Durant about these books. He
| said they were in the church library. having
| been given tn L by the wife OF n former pastor.
| AS IL was broad day when she entered tho
church with lin. she had no cause TO expect
| harm.
| Miss Pleasanton and other pupils OF tho Nor
! NAL School say that Durant met Miss Lamont
| just as she left school. and that the two went
| church TINT Durnnt could have committed
| tie murder and concealed the clothes before he
was seen by King descending from the belf-y in
| a state of extreme agitation.
| The detectives are certain that the murderer
| concealed about the church the clothes he wore
| when Miss Lamont WAS murdered. Miss
| Iamonts body was shipped to Montana to-day
| The remains OF Miss Williams Will be Inferred
| tO-mOrrOw afternoon.