The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-17

witnesses has been decided upon. DR..
Gilbert F. Graham will be the first
witness. He will testify that he, in
company with ]. S. Dunnigan, visited
Durrant at the city prison, and that
| the prisoner took him aside and asked
him for the notes of DR.. Cheney's lec-
ture, saying that if he had the notes of
the lecture he could prove an abibi.
He will be followed by Dunnigan, who
ial points. Students Dodge and Dukes
will testify as to their conversation
with Durrant at the ferry landing the
afternoon of April 12, when the de-
fendant told them that he was waiting
to meet some members of the signal
corps. Student Chaser will take the
stand and testify that April 10, three
days before the discovery of Blanche
Lamont's body, but after Durrant be-
came aware that the police were look
ing for the missing girl, Durrant asked
him for his notes of DR.. Cheney's lee
ture, and that he produced the notes
and read from them, and that Durrant
took notes of the subject matter they
contained.
Reporters Cooper and Morrison will
be put on the witness stand to contra
dict the statement of Reporter Mar
shall, regarding the interview with
Detective Gibson April IA. Marshall,
who was at that time reporter on the
Call, declared that Gibson said he dis
covered the prints of No. 9 shoe in
the dust of the belfry where the body
of Blanche Lamont was found. 1t is a
significant fact that, though Marshall
claims to have had the interview with
the detective April IA, the story did
not appear in his paper until April 18,
and then was credited to some police
man in the mission, whose name was
not mentioned.
It is pointed out as peculiar circum-
stance, and one worthy of considera-
tion, that in all the instances where
the evidence of the prosecution is most
material, Durrant partly admits the
truth of the occurrences, but insists
that the details were suggested. by
the other side. He admits having a
conversation with Miss Cunningham
relative to seeing Blanche Lamont's
body on the second landing of the
church belfry, /, ut adds the incidents
were Suggested by the reporter, and
that he neither affirmed not denied
anything. In the same way, he says,
DR.. Graham "suggested'' the advisa-
bility of furnishing him with notes of
DIR. Cheney's lecture. The same ad
missions and suggestions are made
by him in regard to the material
points of the testimony of Students
Glaser and Dunnigan.
Durrant appreciates the full import
of District Attorney Barnes questions
regarding his confidential talks with
Cunningham, and that is about the
only subject he will discuss at present.
Even on this topic he is guarded in his
remarks, and will only vouchsafe
general denial of the story the young
lady is expected to tell on the witness
stand.
The knowledge that Miss Cunning
of the conversations she had with Dur
rant, covering period of several
weeks, is evidently disturbing the
medical students peace of mind. Miss
Cunningham, it is said, will testify
that Durrant told her that he saw the
murdered remains of Blanche Lamont
on the second landing of the belfry
April 8. In view of the statement he
has already made on the stand regard
ing this new phase of the case, he will
find it difficult to explain away Miss
Cunningham testimony.