Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1895-09-29
ELKo, NEVADA, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ~ 1895.
The Durrnut Trial.

SAN FRASCIsco, Sept. 2J.-Shortly
after the Durrant trial opened this
morning Duprcy delivered his open.
ing address for the defense. He said:
| The defense is SO clear and convinc-
ing that everybody must believe when
he hears it. Nothing will be offer
ed i'll evidence except what WIS real
and substantial
circumstances cannot, lie, but wit
nesscs can lic." He talked Of the i'm.
portance of the duty Of jurors in capi.
tai cases. Improper differences. sus
picions and guesswork shouLd be en-
tirclS absent. Sensational articles in
newspapers should not have my in
iluence on the jury
at would be proper for the court to
instruct the jury to acquit without a
word for the defense, but duty to
Durrant and the public should I'm
seal Durrant's lips. The jury was
entitled to know the movements Of
Durrant on April Sd. Ills story shall
be told. and piece bv piece wc shall
tear the masks Of falsehood from the
faces Of the witnesses Of the prosecu-
ton"
Dcuprcy then read the part OF Dis
trict Attorney Barnes opening ad.
dress which promised to show that
Durrant was not at the college on the
afternoon of April 3d. Dcuprcy ask
ed:
"Wherc is this proof? We are not
here to furnish sensations. We shall
attack the position of the prosecution.
We will show TINT other men had ac.
ccss To the church. Proof may point
to others rs the evidence is uuray.
eled.
ave will answer the question:
What did Durrant do on April 81:
That morning at 7:35 he left home
and walked on to Dist ami Mission to
see George King to get him to help
him fix the sunburncrs of the church.
He met blanche Lamont and told her
he was going to Kings house and
asked her to 80 with him. She said
she had not time. They took a car to
Ninth and Mission. then on Lark.n 10
Sutter, then west on Sutter. At the
High School Blanche left and Dur
rant went To Webster street and then
walked to the medical college. We
will show what he did all that morn.
ing. At ! 30 he went TO the study
room to prepare his thesis for gradu-
alton. At $3.50 he attended DIR. Che
ncy's lecture, and We will produce
his notes. They arc different from
the notes of any other student. Tho
lecture closed between and i:l5.
Tho roll was called and Durraui an.
swcrcd. Then lie rode on Suttcr
street car and Il Larkin street car to
Ninth and Mission. lie took Il car
there on Mission to Twenty.scconi.
then walked To Bartlett street and
into the church alone. We will be
corroborated i'll this. We will show
the evidence found in the church was
made by chiscl. Tho chiscl was
found i'll Rev. j. G.. Gibson's tool box.
Tho letters made on the newspaper
which enclosed Blanche Lumont's
rings compare exactly with Rev. j.
q. Gibson's writing. Others beside
Dur"ant are open to- like and worse
suspicious
Dcuprcy continued: ave will show
that on April 81 Durrant was attircd
entirely i'll Il black suit Mrs. V"glc
testified that Durrant wore light
pants; wo will show the distance
travelled by Mrs. Crossctt would take
htty'cight or sixty minutes; will intro.
ducc expert Testimony on cycsight of
old people; will show that Mrs. Lcal,c
failed To recognize acquuintanccs. and
even failed TO recognize Durrunt when
he bowed 10 her; did not even know
him when ho called at tho house; will
expose Martin QuiLlan and David
Clark; will show that Oppchcim did
have n coversation with young
man who tried to pawn II ring but not
with Durrant. Durrant never wore
IN ovcrcoat in the day time
After Il recess Mrs. Durrnnt took
tho stand rs the first witncas for the
defense. She told Of the life Of her.
self aud family in San Fruncisco up
to April 3. She said her son had
done considerable electrical work in
Emanuel church.
y recess wns then taken until .
o'clock.
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