Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-25
TRIAL OF DURANT.
Blcod.Stains Numerous Ia Emanuel
Church Mushroom.
PUBLIC INTEREST UNDATED.
A New Witness Presentcd-Dr. Glib
son, Pastor OF the Church. Also
Testincs-The Cory Coat Drought
TO Light I'm berkeley.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2i-A close
investigation OF the Mushroom IN
Emanuel church was made yesterday
This wash-room could only have been
reached by some one thoroughly tamiiiar
with the building. Besides numoer
Of stains on the waeh-bowl. there are
numerous ones on the splashers surround
ing IL. BIood-stains have also been found
on the walls Of the little hall leading 10
the wash-room. The extent OF the oiood-
stains 20 to prove that the murderer had
no light. for a judicious person, as his
action prove him. would not have spa'-
tered so much blood around had ne seen
what lie was doing.
The blood-stained coat which was
brought 10 light in Berkeley on Monday
has caused a sensation there. but there
is considerable difficulty in determining
the date on which it was found. Mrs.
Bo!llot. with whom the package was let''
tells three different stories as to the date
on which a strange man asked per"is-
sion TO leave a bundle at her nome LOT
a few hours. Mrs. Bolllot says the man
resembled Durant very much' ana sue
believes she could Identify him.
Interest In the trial continues unabateu'
new witness was presented to-day.
His name Is Adolpb a. Habe. lie had
been a schoolmate of the prisoner anu
had known him for about eight years.
He testified to having seen Duraht at
the ferry at 3 o'clock on the fstai night
| The accused was accompanied ps
Young lady who answered the description
| OF Miss williams.
| DIR. George Gibson. pastor OF Emanuei
Baptist church, followed Habe. ms APP
| nearance on the wtneSs-stand createu
great stir in the courtroom. ana the
SPECTATORS evinced great interest In ,he
| testimony given by him.
| DIR. GIBSONS TESTIMONY.
In reply to questions. Dr. Gibson sale
! that he left his study in the church OF
Friday evening. April 18th. at Ip aho
| went to Or. Vogers house. MS oDJec
| being 10 attend n meeting OF the foun'
| Peoples Endeavor Society. Durant dl'
| not arrive until after the business SEES
| sion was over-about go.
Witness did not know whether or no
the defendant had a key 10 the church
| He met him there alone several times
| 81 went into my study the SATURDAY
| morning the body was found, and while
| there | heard noises in the front part o
| the church." said the witness. Il wa
| soon afterward told by the son Of tn
| ianitor that the lock on the library dool
| had been broken. / went 10 the room ant
| saw the broken lock. | looked into IN
| room. but not Into the closet. thei
| returned TO my study and remained ther
| until the piano-tuner drove me out VIII
| his noise. and went 10 my home. TIT
| first 1 knew OF the body being in the
| closet was when | went back TO th'
| church on being told by Mrs. Note that
| was there"
| The police say that they will dispos
| OF Durant's alIbi to the effect that n
| was at a clinic in Coopers Medical Col
| Ieee on Wednesday afternoon. April 80
| about the time he was said 10 have go
| on car near the Normal School Wit
| Miss Lamont Detective Gibson said o
| this point to-day: I'VE have questione
4 every student who was at the colleg
| on that afternoon, and not one OF Their
| remembers having seen him there. W
| have not found any one who answere,
| for him at roll-call. but We have clearl
| established that he frequently got other
| TO answer for him. We have posit!Y
| evidence that he got on the car W.T.
| Miss Lamont that afternoon. Not onl
| the three schoC. girls will testify TO tina,
/ but the conductor and gripman saw hin
| They knew both him and Miss Lamont
and frequently saw him escort her I
ard from school, We have a great dea
| OF evidence that has not been made put
| lie. The Lamont case is the stronge
| of the two"