The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-11-07

to his chambers, was summoned and
took his place upon the bench Clerk
Morris asked the usual question as to
whether the jury had agreed upon q
verdict Foreman Warren DuttoT arose
and replied in the affirmative.
I'VE, the jury" said he "fnd the
defendant William Henry Theodore
Durrant, guilty of murder in the first
degree"
As the aged foreman pale and trem.
bling, read the words that fixed Dur.
rants fate, a low rumbling noise like
the roar Of mob arose from the rear
of the courtroom. The next moment
men were cheering wildly. while won.
en- wept hysterically in excitement
The bailiff raped loudly for order, but
the tumult continued for a minute be.
fore anything like quiet could be
brought out of the disorder When
District Attorney Barnes arose and
asked that day be set upon which the
sentence of death should be passed
upon the prisoner, Judge Murphy said
that sentence would be passed next
Friday, upon which day he would also
set the day for the trial of Durrant on
the charge of numbering Minnie Will.
liams.
AS the last words of the verdict were
uttered, Durrant made a spas II odic
effort to arise TO his feet, but before he
could do So his mother, with q half
sigh half moan threw her armf around
his neck and sunk back into her chair,
His mothers grief seemed tc make
| DurTant forget his cwD position and
| for the next few m;Iutes he sat With
his arms around her neck, trying to
sootht her, The long strain of the
trial, however had compile tely shat
tered her seif.coItrcl and II was some
time before Mrs Durrant could leave
! th. courtIoo oom DIrrant's father was
not in the room wEep the verdict was
returned As soop az the jury retired
he wert out into the corridors not be
! neving that the jury would return fer
several hours and ht first learned than
HE son had beer convicted when a
cheer went up from the crowd IL the
building az the Lews spread
! Durrart recovered HE olG time com.
posurs as sooL a. he left his mother
Anc prepared &c return tc the county
| )ail With his overcoat swung care
iess!s ever Eis arm he walked leisurely
cut Of the room, twirllng his slight
m us tachs with apparently as little con
cerr as II he were merely spectato,
instead Of the pr!rc:pa. figure ir the sx
citing soene
Aside from the spectators Mrs. No
bic Blanche Lamont's aunt ana Maud
Lamont the dead glrlS sister, were ap
parently the happiest persons in the
room When the verdict was announced
Maud Lamont arose from her seat
0lasped her hands, and then cried oil
sheer excitement Mrs Noble mixed
Imiier with sears and shook hands with
number of friends who crowd cd
around TO congratulate her.
As soon az Durrant left the building
the crowd surged out of the room and
gathered around the door out Of which
the prisoner usually came 10 reach the
prison van Fearing that some vio
lence might be offered the prisoner, he
was taken out of another door and
driven by a circuitous route TO the
county jail
District Attorney Barnes address ID
considered one of the most logical and
eloquent efforts that was ever made be,
fore California jury. He is given the
most credit for the verdict from the
fact that the evidence was entirely
circumstantial, lie talked two days
and half. The case will be appealed
to the supreme court, and ii is expected
nearly year will elapse before de-
cision will be obtained While it is
not thought that any error has been
committed. the defense has embraced
every opportunity TO take exceptions tc
the rulings OF che court