Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-25
THE BLOODY COAT
FIGURES IN THE DURANT TRIAL.
Thee Different Stories Told About lt-Pastcr of Emanuel Church Is Put on
 the Stand.

San Francisco, April 24.-A close in- vestigation of the wash room in Eman- uel church was made yesterday. This wash room could only have been reached by some one thoroughly familiar with the building. Besides a number of stains on the wash bowl, there are nu- n1erous splashes surrounding it. Blood stains have also been found on the walls of the little hall leading to the wash room The extent of the blood stains go to prove that the murderer had no light, for d sjudicious person, as his actions prove him, would not have Splattered so much-biood around had he seen what he was doing.
 The blood-stained coat which was brought to light in Berkley on Monday has caused a sensation there but there is considerable difficulty in finding the date on which it was found. Mrs. Der lott, with whom the package was left, tells three different stories as to the date on which strange man asked permls- sion to leave a bundle at her home for few hours. Mrs. Berloit says the man resembles Durant very much, and she believes she could identify him.
 Interest in the trial continues una bated. A new witness was presented to- day. His name is Adolph A. Habe. He had been a school-mate of the prisoner, and had known him for about eight years. He testified to having seen Du- rant at the ferry at o'clock on the night of the fatal night. The accused was accompanied by @ young lady who answered the description of Miss Will Hams.
 Or. George Gibson, pastor of Emanuel Baptist church, followed Habe. His ap- pearance on the witness stand created great stir in the court room, and the spectators evinced great interest in the testimony given by him.
 In reply to questions Dr. Gibson said that he left his study in the church on Friday evening, April 12 at 7:30 and went to Dr. Vogels house, his object be- ing to attend meeting of the Young Peoples Endeavor society. Durant did not arrive until after the business ses- sion was over, about 9:30. Witness did not know whether or not the defendant had a key to the church. He met him there alone several times. 'I went into my study the Saturday morning the body was found, and while there heard noises in the front part of the church" said the witness. Ut was soon afterward told by the son of the janitor that the lock on the library door had been broken. I went to the room and saw the broken lock. looked into the room, but not into the closet. I then returned to my study and remained there until the piano tuner drove me out with his noise, and went to my home. The first thing I knew of the body being in the closet was when I went back to the church.
 The police say they will dispose ofDu- rants alibi that he was at clinic in Con- nors Medical college on Wednesday af- >ternoon April 8, about the time he was said to have got on a car near the nor nal school with Miss Lamont. Detec- tive Gibson said on this point today: We have questioned every student who was at the college on that afternoon, and not ono of them rememb bers having seen him there. We have not found anyone who answered for him at roll call, but we have clearly established that he fre- quentlygot others to answer for him. We have positive evidence that he got on the car with Miss Lamont that after noon. Not only the three school girls will testify to that. but the conductor and gripman saw him. They knew both him and Miss Lamont and frequently saw him escort her to and from school. We have a great deal of evidence that has not been made public. The Lamont case is the stronger of the two"