The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-25
issIou street. where Emanuel church Is

Mission street. where Emanuel church Is
located.
william Stirling. plumber. testified
that on April he put patent gas savers
fn Emanuel church. There was no escap-
tn- gas that day except slight O1or while
ne and HIS assistant were al work. He dli
not work al the church on April ;, the day
the murder Is supposed 10 have been
committed. but was st the church on April
{. y hen ne completed the work OF putting
in the gas savers. When he entered OF
Arril no gas Vas escaping. No comp aint
Of escs ping gas was ever made 20 him ny
any one connected with the church, and
the small quantity escaping while he was
adjusting the gas savers was hardly dis
cerpible On April !. when he returned 10
work. he noticed that the knob Of the
helfry door han been broken of. lie had
been bothered. he said by attorneys for
the defense. who wanted him To so TO
their Office to discuss the case. 50 ne went
TO Detective Seymour yesterday to ask II
he were obliged 20 so 70 the Offices of
DEFENDANTS attorneys. When he left the
church on April there was no escaping
OF gas. His testimony. both direct and on
cross-exanination, corroborated the evil
dence OF Janitor Sademan about the ab-
sence Of smell OF gas in the church. He
said there was no reason Why gas should
escape on April unless some one opened
the gas jet.
Harry Partridge, a student in Cooper
medical college, and classmate Of Dur
rant. said that he knew Durrant and re-
called a conversation with the prisoner
outside the college after Blanche Lamont
disappeared Durrant had commented TO
witness on the fact that Blanche had dis
appeared. saying she must have met with
foul play or been enticed into a house of
in-repute Durrant had added that
Blanche was an innocent sort Of girl, and
il any one spoke to her she would re-
spond on question by the district attor-
rev a & 10 whet her Durrant had ever made
any request of witness about roll cali there
was an objection by the defense. which
was allowed by the court for the present.
DR.. c. E Farnhau. demonstratoF in an
afor7v at Cooper medical college, said that
wooden blocks we're used in the dissect-
ing room 10 elevate bodies. These were
placed under the head hips and legs OF
the subjects to he dissected.
Prof. Charles Shernstern. a violin teach
CT. had known Blanche Lamont Two
months and had given her instructions
on the violin. he was shown a copy OF
the Examiner in which were wrapped the
three rings Of Blanche Lamont sent 70 the
latter's aunt. Mrs. Noble. after Blanche
disappeared. and before the dead body was
found. Shernstern was asked IL he had
pencil on the margin of the newspaper in
closing the rings. Witness said he had
not written his name there.
George r. King was recalled and asked
the same question about his name, which
also appeared on the margin of the paper.
King also denied emphatically having
written his name there.
Allen Church. a former janitor Of Eman-
uel church. said Durrant had a key which
would unlock all the rooms in the inter-
i0p OF the church He had frequently
seen him opening these various rooms
The prosecution then rested and the de-
fense asked a continuance until tomorrow
Durrant's attorneys wish 10 ask a few
questions OF several witnesses who have
already testified. and promise thereafter
to proceed with the defense Immediately.
The opening statement Of the defense IS
awaited with much interest Owing II the
refusal Of the court 70 admit evidence
OF medical students OF Cooper college rela-
tive to Durrant's attendance at the iectl,re
on the afternoon OF April g. a nIm6ac ~
witnesses summoned to testify were not
called. and the prosecution ther sfor- clos
ed its case much earlier than II had plan
ned.