The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-26

the defense. FIRST YOU shall hear from
me mother ef Durrant how ne was IN
teresteG "a church work. and what 1e cit
Tor Emanuel church We viii tell ycH
how he met Blanche Lamont and or MS
associations with her. Mrs. purrant wAh
tell Row her on was dressed when ne
LETT home On the morning Of April > she
VIII tell what her son did that evening
The coed repuse and honorable character
ot the defendant Viii be proven. ] he a.
tendance az the Cooper medical college
ana htS general demeanor VIII b. shown.
On the morning Of April Durrant left
his home and walked toward the house of
George King. 50 that he might have a
helper that evening 70 tx the gas IN the
church he accidentally met Blanche
Lamont. whom be told he was On 1he
way 70 King house. and asked Der 20
accompany hiU. she said that sae did
not have time 20 accompany him before
school. and requested Durrant 20 accom-
pany her 10 school He acQuesced SD this.
and accompanied her as FAR as Sut.er and
Octav.a streets. while the defendant went
on 20 Webster street 70 the medical col
lege. We Will show these facts and what
Durrant did from his arrival there until
the noon hour, when he walked 20 Broad
way and 10 a bluT overlooking The hay
We VIII show you his return. 10 The coli
}eEe AZ I.30. and what was done rom then
until $50. when he went 70 pr. Cheney's
lecture. and we viii produce his notes,
different from any other students and
show that he was marked present. Or
Cheney Will tell yQu that ne vas present.
We VIII show that after the lecture he
took the Sutter street cars 10 foLk 70
Mission and thence IA the church We
will show that he arrived az the church
at 4.55 and not before: that ne entered BY
the door on the south side; that he went
into the library in regard 20 a book ana
a card he wanted. lie removed his coat,
neatly folded il. and took out his watch.
SO that il would not drop out while ne
was fixing the gas Jets he then went up
10 the ceiling by a ladder. and fixed the
sun-burners We will show that when
the gasftters turned on the seventy-two
gas lets much gas escaped. Through lack
Of ventilation this gas remained IN the
atmosphere near the ceiling, ana when
Durrant went 10 the ceiling ne iunaied
the gas which made him sick, as tesu-
fed 10 by George r. King You are asked
70 believe that this man accused or the
murder went directly down 70 secure
witness 10 his crime. We viii show that
purrant was then on The platform down
stairs, and when King returned went
down 70 the kitchen 10 take the scizef
We will show that upon the request or
King Durrant helped King TO carry
cabinet organ downstairs into the sunday
school ROOM Then Durrant and King
left the church together. nurrant putting
on his coat at the door. II being King
iinrar time Durrant walked with him
She distance. Then Durrant returned
home. meeting a lady on the way. TO
whom he told that the gas made him sick.
After dinner he went 20 the church 70 an
evening entertainment. This will be the
simple story Of the defendant. He VIII
be corrohorated by those who know him
well. and who will give reasons why their
statements are correct.
we will then turn our attention 20
some evidence found in that church. We
will show that the marks upon the helfry
door are the marks Of a chlsel and that
the chise was found in the pastors study
in a toolhox We will show YOU. as long
as they have introduced a paper with let
ters on IL. that. as compared with letters
found in Emanuel church, they are letters
written BY Rev. John George Gibson. n
We are 10 act upon suspicious. we Will show
Won that there are others who have been
cast into suspicion. and worse than tho
defendant We will show YOU that on
April Durrant wore dark suit Of
clothes OF blue cloth. while the witness
Nogel said he had light trousers. We will
show that the eyesight Of Mrs. Leak and
Mrs crossett Is impaired. and that the
reputation of Witnesses Quinlan Oppen-
helm and Phllips for veracity is bad III
we can prove what We have outlined now,
we should have the spirit Of Blanche La
mont 10 call upon you 10 realize the truth
and If her spirit could come before YOU
now we believe II would say: Let the
defendant stand out: let him be free, for
no harmed me not Theodore Durrant
Is innocent: we stand for his life; we de-
mand his liberty
After a recess Mrs. Matilda Durrant,
mother OF the prisoner. took the stand as
me fret witness for the defense she told
about her own birth and marriage in Tor
ronto. Canada. where Theodore was born
The family came here in December. 1873
She detailed the childhood of the prisoner
and his education AT various schools Dur
ing vacations he worked at various oocu-
nations and had money in the bank. She
testified that on the morning OF ApTt
her son was dressed in a blue cheviot
suit. tho blue trousers Of which she identi-
fed and the garment was introduced n
evidence Mrs Durrant stated that her
son returned home that evening shortly
after $ dressed in the same blue cheviot
suit He wore no overcost. She testified
that the hiue trousers were made 20 order
hv a local tailor When Theodore left
home in the morning Of the 81 of April
he kissed his mother goodbye and he sal
uted her in the Same manner when n re-
turned AT night The family dined that
evening al SIS. but the witness said 1heo-
dore had little appetite and did not look
well Al O'Clock that evening he took
his mother 10 q street car. and when 81"
returned AZ II 81 he was In bed and asleep.
Police Sergeant REYNOLDS described no
rhjsel marks on the befry door. He
searched for tool with which the marks
might have been made. and IN The pastors
e,I1dv found chisel which htted the marks
exactly
Sergt Reynolds vas stiN being questioned
nv Attorney Dickinson when the court al
iourned until tomorrow