New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-24
STRONG AGAINST DURRANI'.
HIS ADMISSIONS TO A YOUNG WOMAN.
MISS CUNNINGHAM. A REPORTER TELLS OF HER
INTERVIEW WITH THE ALLEGED MURDER

MISS CUNNINGHAM A REPORTER. TELLS or hr'i'
INTERVIEW WITH THE ALLEGED MURDER
Err OF EMMANUEL CHURCH.
San Francisco Oct 23-The prosecution mode
more holes in Durrant's case to-day. MISS carrie
Cunningham the reporter. who alleges tnat she
got a statement regarding the body In the peIifS
from Durrant was called this morning. She was
questioned about the envelope shown ner ny Dur
rant on which she says written request 'f'i'
II should not be opened except on his conviction'
but her testimony concerning II was not alo"e"'
Mics Cunningham said she had interviewed Durrant
on October @ Dlstrict-Attorney Barnes asked;
In the course OF that Interview. did he say 10 you
When I was fixing the sun-burners hearu
noise and followed 1t to the belfry and saw her
an tho second landing She was murdered on the
second landing?
Yes: he made that statement TO me- repheu
the witness
About whom you speaking when ne maue
that statement?
About Blanche Lamont"
p,r,as then read from Durrants testimony. in
which he said that such story had been brought
TO him and that he had refused either to afnrm OF
DENY It and had told Miss Cunningham tha' sue"
a story If published would get him into trouble a.
she had with the Sweet Pea girl story anu "h'
he had her to secrecy 49,
Did anything Of that kind take place. was
asked. 49,
Miss Cunningham replied: NO mehuoh oi ''e
Sweet Pea girl made at all. gave noe ~
Mr. Durrant asking him to please tell me th' "no''
story and | promised | would be witness lo' M"
and tell his story on the stand. He said VIII you
promise me not TO tel! this story" He SAID was
NOT IN tell any one without his consent told MIN
II was a good newspaper story-that 1t was GOTH
er and he said You won't publish u without m!
consent? | said would not lie Said 10 '"e
Dd you say to MIN in an interview you had ld,0 on
the 5th of October: Are you sure II was the sec9n!
landing where you saw Blanche Killed! Is not '""'
d little side Of the gallery 49,. s,a 80. Toll
Excuse me-. said the witness NJ o'u "''
Mr. Barnes then reframed his question; leaving
ont that portion relating to the killing and e.oshs
And did Durrant not reply: mo. you can LOOK dl-
rscg into son Dd yG" wheTe the bood lei
covered picture frame? Did ne then reply ma. me-
wasn't any blood Saa at found a d o be only water Did
such conversation take place? =. sn,, ox.
such a conversation took place. IL WASH eH-
actiy as you stated Those were not quite his WORDS
a" "Is it co Correct with that exception
YES sir: with only the mistake about the blood
He said there not any olood-not Dill mere
Miss Cmnningham was cross-examned at some
length without making any change or modihcauoh
!" b He' K II Mayes from the Insane Asylum
at stockton. gave testimony as eld 10 na' Women
Who yrPro' said they saw Durrant on the way to
church were probably not victims OF IL: ~, TS
bv hypothetical questions asked what the en- scts o
an experience such as that of Durrahts al nt I'M
burners would have been on a person. WIN tne
measurements about the sunourners and the Iacin-
,ies for ventilation in view he said man 10 nave
,vorked over the burners two minutes would nave
become insensble He also said that gas t,srea'
If making a person inhalng it pale as DURAN
was would flush him. The prosecution sta,ea me llle
incidents connected with Durrants descent rom
,bs snnburners and the witness was asked II. af!er
inhaling the gas. he could have taken Gown ~"
loot ladder and descended to the floor but the
question was ruled out. as was one ASKING iol tie
Witnesses opinion as to the appearance 81 person
after having committed a murder. Inc witness
furher testified that the removal OF person 10 ls
fresh air after having been subjected 70 gas wou.u
not cause "A revival in the time IL II ailes'u ~ 'N
done IN Durrants case. . o--,hor
DR. Julius Rosenstern. another expert. co. ~ ~
surface Of persons suffering from gas lnhalauon,
He gave Il his opinion that the utmos, .Ti,g.n
.ire a nerson could have stood such a Noiuihe OF
g1s as burrant must have withstood II ne hdu neen
a. ,he sunhuruers was four or I'VE minutes the tHle
nnrrant said he was there. The subject would theh'
he said become insensible Ill, - -,
The prospects are good that me c1sc VIII ~ W
the Jury at the end OF next week