The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-02
IN TWENTY MINUTES
Durrant'S Fate Was Decided by
the Jury.
THeMoTHER OVERCOME BY GRIEF
Others Clap Their Hands With JOY
Will Now be Tried for the Mur-
der of Minnie Williams.

rant, assistant superintendent of the
Emanuel Baptist Church Sunday school,
was today convicted of the murder of
Btnnche lamont ,No,, which. he has been
on trial since July 22i last. The Jury was
out 20 minutes and arniyei at a verdict
on the first ballot. AS There was no
Recommendation of meu,cy. the punisf1ment
was fixed AT death.
The scene in the court room when the
yertIict was announced win never be for
gotten INV ltbose vino rrer,e present Judqe
NurnrIv finished mis- charge at o.2O aTd
ure iurv nt once retired while the iuv
NO, o,,. a. D,,,.,..,,. "a a., .S.a' 49,
talked and cauglred toeetiher as n on ac.
ouIptal were n foreeone conelnsion They
yere toined bv hais n dozen 6rleo,ds Iani,
trhra conversatSon was hacor,ino, q nfn,,, taf
sythen ,r hecama r,fhfsnered og,oart tb,a,t sSo
imrv mad ooraad s,rSoy, . yordSo. IT,, o,
instant n bI,sh ZEN ,,ron AM iittla rsrcIa
tIhIat mad gathered rornd tN,a nrisoner
Durwant,s saca oIu,avs ,v,Fa ,.,t,,,,o.i =
er,,sl,rv C,r,e and his nootbay. MO, sroo,,,-
6es,s TIhan tOha mer,hers ~ tho 5,,ri, al
in and tool, tnalr s,aats cgeri, Sto,,s'.
asked tIhA usual ni,as,tgor a,, 20 ,,,1,o4,,~.
fhe i,,rv mad ao,,aed u,,o,, a ,rerSIo+ -
man Warran Dnrt4or o,,o.,o o,,.1 ,.o,,,,o,S =,
rlle afirnlalNiva F- 80
,cWa t,la i,,,.,, - ,ot5 H. ia, .n
fendanA WTafom LIan.,, ,,,,ao - o''S ~. ue>
u,ant p1r,1l,, 81 ,,,,,s1a,. - 49, e.. ~
erse - '''' INST ue
Als Hibe ao,aa ,Ao,,or,,or ooIo 81 -.
biting read tha Tvords +1,,,t & a. az y nm
rants nahe n low rnnnbIino ,,oiso Sa,,d Ds al
roar of a rnob aroso f.o,, r. .u,Se .aie
court room THE newt n,or,,+ ~, ,,,lo,, ~ tuIe
cheering wildly. while N,one, went h,,s-
terically in exciten,ant n,ha 1s,,,Tse nys,
lo,tll,, for o,,1r ~ 49,, t's4 ieppe1
for sievara1 r,inute hoeo,.a ,i;s
Quiet cnuyd ma broreht o,,t ~ ",e .ae 'liS t,ne
order '''e uie
Judge NT,,tn,hv sai,l tbat ,or+e,oo ,,,,,,,,..
be pastsel next Friday ',,,on uni,t T IA,
lhe wound also sci q dav for, tba ty,,1 ~
Durrant on fine cha roo ~ ,,o,,ssi,a..,,,,.
Minnie Williams, During fine tumuIt sent |
followed tho announcement of tha ~
dict Durant and bis motaeT. 1vaySa lcs.t /
sight of except bv those Wrho stat rear
trhelm As tbe last u,o-ls oe tha ,,o,.,ro,
were uttered D,uyrant made a .1,osra.l,S,s
efeort M orira 70 his saat so s,,i hnsa.S ~
could do SO his rnoilver, Win a soa,S s,oo,
half moan. threw her arnns arornd a.
neck and sunk haclt irto ho,. .s,oI. pIis ulis
mothers grief seemed 70 mako D,,rc,a ,, ne
foT,,rat M, eu. 49, ,.a, seeeu " snaNe Durrant
he sat with his arms around har ,ao1,
trying to soothe arer. n WAS soma 4,,',a
before Mrs. Dunant co,drd GaaHce +Sa o,,..t
room. Duryra MIS- Aor1r,,. r,,os -. -
COMMIT room ,,yher, ,aa ,,,,.sssa s.' .oI IN rne
ed. and he fj,,St Iear,ned ttat S,ta ~, ss'Sih S
been convicted rvt,en tha or,oa,. . yoI u'au
from the crowd in tho a,,,,iS,n up
rant recovered his old tir,.s con,Dsrs,,.o ~
soon as he left mis- gnottar. end n,.o,1o's aS
TO retI,Tn to fba .co,,,,t,, taa, ""N prepared
WITH mis- overcoat ,,.,,,,,sr o.'n, ~, -,
his arm. he vaiace,1 le,s,,reI,r 80 NJ
room. twirCinc mia e1ies,t ,,,,st,nh VI ~
apparently as stt,a concern as ~ ~ ,'' 49,
merely n shectator 'tnrto,,5 - ,t,o
pal figure in an avcitino s,a,,o 80.
IRON tTha enectaAorS Hrr. ASIue
[amont,s a,,nt ~, nas HUD.c, piahche
lead girls easter rvoy,a annora,,ti', t,, .,,e
manifest ns,sons tn 49,, Sppal .,pa e"''y Tue
fhe verdtot was anorncad Hfo,,I ~uIei
JDr49nc. Nron bor soo4 $500, 49, Hsuliont
md ltIhem cried nf sbeer aSn;to nsu nailds
Noble mired mar ,an,i,as lii, -" Nlrs.
nook hands With "a y,,,ot,. -, anu
yH1lo crowded around -, oo,,o.,., -, aiieaius
The case wt-l ha ornooaas y. ~ ~ ner'
,rene court ana n ts as.,ooot,,s a. eiie su-
rear win eianse hefora a dc,otaio,, a.; d
)btafned. VIII pe
Miss Cer-ae C,,nip,S,hr, .co q
ytho testified in the n,,.o -. t,.,o1 pVrser .o I
Ourrnnt had to1 hay he s,n, Ioioas, o.,s'.
-,anront yo,,,,1o,.o,1 T., "a. -" Dis''ene
Emanuel church and w,b.S sai5 th,. u,e
ant eHiowed ner An envelona cor.ai,,f, 4
statement no he oDena5 aStey. 1,,a ,,.n '5 y
mas made nut,ic no.. sSao
ne story. 6ssa saws tnat uba, ~ ,,to "
ted Dtnraht at the jail ne tolI her .
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