Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-24
CRANKS HAUNT DURANT
A Gypsy Queen" Visits Him Tn
 His Cell.
A SENSATION AT THE HEARING.

Damaging Evidence Against the Prisoner
 Given hy One of His sunday School Class nnates-The Testimony Made Him Turn
 Pale and Look Anxious.
 SAN FRANCESCA, April 24.-There is littlo if any abatement in tho Durant case, and Juugo Ccnlun's police court was crowded on the second day of the prCliiu- mary examination of Theodore Durant for tho murder of Minnio Williams Durant appeared a little moro cheerful when ho nwoko. He had q good nights rest, and | R good breakfast brigLtCacd him up. 50 | far nothing startling has been brought out by tho examination of witrCSseS all | though several things have byrn brought | out that seem 10 mako the ease against | tho prisoner stronger.
 Another female crank appeared. She presented herself at the prison and WAS admitted to Durant's presence. and held ! some convcrSation with i'm, most of which was spoken with her mouth almost touching his ear, and after finishing shc went to Chief Crowley and said, He is not the man.
 She said She had locked at his head and neck and was positive ho was not tho mur- dorer. She said sho was tho gypsy queen, the most famous mind reader in the world. Shc was ejcCtcd by tho officers without troulle
 Mrs Williamson the crank who created such sensation Monday. was lowering around the prison aaain, but was denied admission.
 some of Durant's classmates at the med ical college werc called as witnesses and testified that Durant had asked them to 1 answer his nH,uo at roll call on various oc- caSions One of the students did this on April S. tLo day DuTant was seen in Ala l mUsIA talking to Miss Williams, Others testified to sceng Durant waiting at tho l ferry on the day of tho murdOr Witnesses wore callcI 10 show that nurGnt was seen noar Emanuel church with Miss Will jams on the fatal Friday night, and their tcs. timony eou'd not be shaken by the defense.
 some Damaging Evidence.
 Tho most sensational and damaging cv- tdcn,o d. t.nGirg to show Durant s char ac;cr k that of Miss Lucille Turner. one of Hurant s SundAy school mates, Sho said sho EAd known purant for n year, | the, being hAth members ot tho Christian 1 End, aNor ., c.rty. pur.nt had walked home from church with her several times Miss Turner said that on one occasion pu- rant had a'kyd to her in words not those of a gentleman. Durart wanted to mako a medical examination of her. and he knew l pI h plhC0 III lNe WutTS SlCtl hn examination could be made without any one else being the wiser.
 Witness told him that her folks could attend to such matters Several objcc- ticns were raised to this testimony by counsel for the defense, but Judge Conlon overrulod them all. and the evidence was admitted.
 Witness said that her actions toward the defendant wCro not changed on account of the affair aS she know that any cOolness on her part would attract attention, but she never felt Hs free with DurHnt after tho occurrCnCo.
 She told her aunt and several friends of the conversation with Durant. She said that Durant had given her set of ques- tions to answer. and paper was handed to her which Miss Turner said contained somo of her writing. The contents were not made public, but 1t is surmiSed that they are answers to Durant's questions as to her condition. Miss Turner had not discussed her condition with Durant, but they had alluded to it.
 During Miss Turner's examination Du rant looked very palo and anxious and has not shown such pronounced symp- toms since his arrest. He listened to ov. cry word and watched every movement ol the witness.