Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-04-23
7BLBGRAPHIC,
TRIAL OF DURRANT
FOR lhs Murder Of bliss Marian Will
Hams in a Church.
,,ors,yps SURROUND 1nE COURT
NAV uIuc,. Found by the Detectives
-1hc Accused WIZ seek to
Prove on llibh
,pors,yps SURROUND 1mE COURT

80. FRANCISCO. April 23.-When
,.,..l.miunry examination II W. H.
T Bsrnpt. the medical student &C.
.,.rs Of ierociousIy murd'fiuR miss
w.,,.p Williams ~ Emanuel Bapi's'
.5u,,b ON the night Of Aphl l.'h, r
,.,ymsI this morning, there VIII be
,,v witness who will give most dam
..,yy evidence against him.
M viii be remembered thAt Durfahl
.,,.rtipurly denied having met
H.. tyiIIiams az any time after ihtor
...gs rri8f d her death. There hoe
4Tiigpru that he was seen in Tue
...,rify gf the church that night ny
.,uiau. tutrr girls aud woman hnt
t,..urBf those, young girli mas
sstat that sur recognized Dutunli
i.,f nor tesiIm0uy iB weasuuci hy ihnt
"a rgmraulgn who was with htF nt
r. time ami 8iled 10 recognizes tue
ffsouur DO court.
I'M lanes T.. HolgsOu, a citizen
vFg lives within "A iow doors Of TIE
fBufgb.wnu has been found Ater muCh
'sb.f b. the detectives, Will testify
r..ltlysiy ON tNls point. Hudgsou uli
l.t SAINT TO be- mixed up Ia thu matter
u.bat only mentioned tue matter
srrs. And inst was the day after the
8g5iBs VI the BODY, but the police
Iratrt him aud obtained his statement.
u.ta,a that 1u the night In question
br was tEFfIug by tue church when hc
uway0uug mau hnd niyOuug woman
aftBs church cato, Their appearance
A. described uy nim taIlius with thst ~
ttoagcusuI nuI the dead glfl' lie uslu
t1p man wat evidently urging the gir
10 causuut 20 some ur1pnsul ur was
fBsEag. auu she wa, evidently de-
mur.ue. AS HUdg.un passei them
thty0uug man looked him iqunrsly
dgdgs8n told his story to the dggsu-
tyrf and DurtAnt was brought W from
bIstel. Abhu laced lUIgd1u tue lat
ttfsalJ3
"lhat 10 tho iacC-that 10 the man; /
An cure 20 H.
uumut again dcuisi that he was
NWe church and said llgdgHUu we
mistaken. Sat the chief u police
mrksuu has found the most import.
ont wi,uelsiu tue case.
Ui, now certain that the accused
man Will seek 10 establish nn alb, aud
thAtvill be- his line Ut defense In tue
case % the Williums murder ana also
boz tue casU VI tue killing ui Ains
Lamont, 0t when he lie suspected,
i0f hours before tue preliminary OK.
au1IU0n yCaiCtIuy morning u crowd
commenced 10 gather. JuITr C0ulnu'-
cuHt01m was crowded 20 tu0oCatIou,
aUfH.f a. f.uu f.HfIs .fu..t ga4F.. .t.fNuv,.I
90 lltrreut parts Ut the room on tho
l5lk0ut tor ctauks who have wilton
ibratuning leIturs 10 the Judge.
When the defendant arrived ia court
oil eyes were TUNED on him. The
Tn,0uer looked pale and concerned, out
showed no emotion. A photographer
exhibited several photographs VI the
scenes 10 the church, and two Ia rge
pictures Of Minnie William, showing
Tho work Of The physicians, were ex.
hlJIlgd and attracted much attention.
They presented q revolving sight,
MIS-, Morgan, with whom Miss VII.
lamB lived Ia AhmeIu, was callcI To
Tho stand. She said that she last saw
MlnuluW williams on the morning OF the
la,h iust, aul that deceased hud told
btTahe was going 10 Mrs. Noys's house.
She know DuftauL lie had called az
her house laut summer and stayed hall
an h0uE Sue had not seen him this
month, She could not identity the face
shown in the photographs 10 tina. u
Miss W Williams.
Charles "A. Morgan, husband OF the
preceding witness, said that tue girl
wa counted as one VI tho family. lie
cIuli not Identity the fsce OWn IN
The Photograph either. lie also fAiloi
% identify the purse louuu IN DurrnnVi
ovrtc0at POCKET.
Here the name Of A. T.. Williams,