Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-11-03

San Francisco, November 2.-Theo-
doro Durant, convicted Of uerder. is
the same self-possessed, quiet. iron
nerved man that he has been while on
trial for his life. He still maintains his
innocence and after being taken back
10 Jail from the court room, said to
reporter: "They say that my dear little
mother screamed when the verdict was
announced. Its all like a dream to me.
The first thing l remembered was that
her arms were around my neck. Every
thing else was cruel, SO sudden, 81
harsh. felt safe in her arms. / could
stand any injustice, any wrong, but for
my mother and sister,"
What did you want to do or say lust
after the verdict was rendered."
q wanted to get up and shout my
innocence. Before God, am innocent
of that crime. wanted to &c, up and
call God to smite me where l stood if
my heart and conscience were not a.
pure as those who were howling with
JOY that l had been branded a MUIR
derer. l told everything honestly and
fearlessly when / was on the stand. !
even told things that appeared againsc
me. DO you suppose ii / were guilty
that l would volunteer the statement
about the stranger who approached me?
l told II because IL was true, and told
everything that l could recollect. When
was first arrested gave my statement
and all have said since then has been
materially the same. l would have goe
up to-day but my mother, several
friends and the chief jailer closed I'm
around me and held me down. Even
SO l do not now know why / did not
scream my protest above it all"
Did you notice any Of the people
about yOu?"
Yes, some. I saw Mrs. Noble and
Maud and their friends clapping and
cheering. It seems 10 me, with her
heart so full of pity for her sister. Mrs.
Noble might have thought of nv
mother. She had all she wanted in full
measure, and I think the ordinary pity
that one might feel for anOther's mis-
fortune would have prevented her irom
gloatlng in so cruel a manner. Yes I
heard the Judge-who was both Judge
and prosecutor-thank the Jury for do
ing their duty. L can think of Il all
now, but yet ! have within me the con-
sciousness Of my innOncence and I shall
not break down. l feel the way must
clear and Will be vindicated at last"
When asked if he contemplated sui
eide Durant said: Never. / think of
no such thing. ! think that a man is a
coward who would commit suicide. You
can rest assured that | will never do
that. am hopeful, believe me. thar
the way will clear l have kind letters
from friends. My father came last
evening with loving messages and I
rest in that assurance that light will
come"
Attorneys Dickinson and Deuprey.
who defended Durant, insist that their
client is an innocent man. They will
ask next Friday for a new trial which
will probably = denied by Judge Muir
ply. Then the case will be appealed
to the Supreme Court on the ground that
the Judge erred in a number Of his rul-
ings during the trial Attorney Deu-
prey, speaking Of the trial and verdict.
said: 1T was a newspaper fight and
the newspapers won"
"This verdict" Duranr said to-day
"does not affect me at all. As matter
of fact, there has been nothing i'm all
this case which has moved me in any
way, and there Will be nothing. I do
not wish to be understood as saying
that l am insensible 10 feeling but I
know my whole life and just what I
have and have not done. and a con-
sciOusness Of innocence buoys me up"
Attorney John b. Dickinson said to-
day that Duran's counsel would ask fOl
a new trial, and that if Superior Judge
Murphy did not grant the application,
an appeal would be taken % the Su-
preme Court Of California.
Dickinson charged that Duuut had
been bounded by the newspapers
Chief Of Police CrOwlye and Chief %
Detectives Lees to-day received a lot of
kilograms from all over the country
congratulating them on the outcome of
the trial. The District Attorney ia
ready 10 proceed In the Minnie VIII
liams case, but it is understood that
the defense will ask for a continuance
of two months.
It is expected that the defense VIII
ask for a change Of Of venue as it g
thought that If by any remote chance
the prosecution fails to secure cgnyic-
ton, the results viii be % cast a doubt
over the justice Of the ycrdiU En- the
Lamont case. It has been .ntimated
that the defense may allege insanity as
a defense in the Williams case Many
physicians and experts on mental dis
ease argue that the murderer has an abb
normal brain.
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