The herald., 1895-10-12

feet, there is u mistaken IDEA OF Wnat II
saIu concerning the effect bromo-
settler would have on me-
Judge Murppy's face became mass OF
frowns. Dickinson rushed to his clients
rescue and told him to answer the ques-
ton. Durrant replied thas he had only
general Knowledge of the constituents
of the articie-ihere were five ingredients
in It.
Barnes wanted tn know where he bad
gained this Information, and again Dick
inson vainly objected to the question.
Durrant repliei that he had picked it
up in ordinary conversation. Then
Barnes began to- close in on HIM.
Then isn't What you know of it from
RESULT"
well, l talked of it with DR.. West,
who is a prisoner in JAIL"
Did you ever discuss the drug with
DR.. Graham?"
II never did,"
1t seemed as II Durrant was being
somewhat confused. If so it was only
NOM en- tarily.
Thus the forenoon wore along. Barnes
took his man into every suspicious look
ing corner he could find, but could never
quite reach the marx. In the early part
OF the dav. he decided to get from the
prisoner the exact time OF his arrival at
the church on his way home from college
on the afternoon of April Sd.
Durrant replied that it was about 5
O'Clock, or, to be more exact. 4:55 ds he
looked at his watchlwhen he entered the
building.
The district attorney sought to tangle
him up here by asking him il he had not
told certain reporters that the time was
80 O'Clock. The prisoner said it was
4 :55. If the reporters had said otherwise
he could not be blamed for their mac
curacies.
The first part of the afternoon was con-
sumed in desultory wrangling between
The opposing attorneys. Barnes had a
bunch OF specimens OF Durrant's hand
writing. After the prisoner had identl-
fled them Dickinson vigorously objected
to their being admitted as evidence. The
objection was uverruied.
Then Barnes went cunning again. He
wanted to know where Durrant went after
he left the bank on April 8. Durrsnt re-
piled that he went straight to the ferry.
Barnes wanted to know if the prisoner
was aware that Minnie Williams lived in
Alameda at:that time ard asked for some
specific information relative to the pris-
oner's doings between certain hours on
that afternoon.
Now it was DIckinsvn's turn. He filed
a most vigorous objection to the ques-
tions, contending thsss the attorneys had
no right to make demands of the prison.
er as to how his time was spent at any
time except referred to IN the direct ex-
animation.
Judge Murphy asked what was the OBJ
Jact Of this plan of assault, and Barnes
replied that he wished to test the prison.
er's recollection of ce,tain events and to
show, as a matter of fnct, that the object
of the trip to the ferry. as stated on the
stand. was not his real purpose. There
was the usual wrangle and citation OF
cases bearing on this point, and Judge
Murphy sustained tho objection. Then
Barnes changed his plan OF attack. After
few minor inquiries relative to the To-
cation of Oppenheins's pawnshop. he
saidi "Did you ever, Mr.. Durrant, ad
dress an envelope to your counsel. Messrs.
Deuprey and Dickinnon, marking on
it, TO bs opened in case l am con-
victed.' -
The languor of the spectators vanished
in a second. The jurymen changed their
careless attitudes and looked snurprise
Every eye in the house turned on the
prisoner, but he was as stolid as ever.
1t may be that he turned q glance at
his counsel for Dickinson jumped to his
feet and roared an objection.
Judge Murphy thought otherwise and
ordered Durrant to reply.
The reply came with the snap of stiff
steel spring:
II did rot"
"Did you not address such an envelope
and did you not have it in your posses
sion in your cell on Septembe odd?
II addressed no such envelope
"And did you not" continued Barnes,
apparently obllvious to the interruption,
'tralsfer this envelope TO- larger en-
velope on Septem Der 23d?'
II did not"
Ibid you not have in your .possessi on
on those days statement of your doin gs
on April 3d?"
mo, SIR" SAID Durrant.
He was watching his interrogator with
q cat.like intensity of gaze.
Did you not on September I'D, at tina
city Jail. IN YOUR cell, have such an en-
velope so addressed, purporting to be a
! statement of your dolngs on April 3d.
and did you not have this envelope in
large envelope, and did you not show
both envelopes, between the hours of
o'clock in the evening and midnight, to
| Miss Carrie Cunningham?'
! Barnes had the advantage.
Durrant showed traces of hesitancy. He
| gesticulated with his hands as if the
question were ridiculous, as well as i'm
| pertinent.
The spectators saw the movement and
thought the denouement was at hand.
| A thrill swept over the women.
Again Durralt's loss OF composure was
| only momentary. When Dickinson had
! concluded his useless objection the
prisoner answered in a calm voice, Il
| dia not"
| "Did you not" said Barnes impress
| sively, even menaoingly, ''did you not on
| October LIST, in cell 20 of the city and
| county jail, say in conversation with
the same party in speaking about Eman-
uel church, 4 heard noise when | was
| fixing the sunburners ana saw Blanche
Lamont on the second landing. She was
| murdered on the second landing and
| then didn't Miss Cunningham say, ooh,
yes, so that accounts for the blood that
drIpped on the picture frame on the
| floor below and didn't you say, That
was not blood. The spots on the picture
frame wire analysed and found to be
water?' "
1t was long question and Barnes de-
livered ii IN such clear, sonorous tones
that a deaf man might have heard.
The audience apparently was al a loss
to account for the animation in il of
sensational rebuttal evidence. The people
looked first at Durrant aud then at the
district attorney Tor explanation.
Durrant did not reply at once.
Judge Murphy ordered ths question re-
peatej, in order that the prisoner might
thoroughly understand it. The answer
was not as clear cut nor as snappy as
usual. He wanted to explain something
and he began to relate how Miss Gun
ningham mad visited him and questioned
him concerning O rumor that he had
heard struggle below when repairing
the sun burner ana had seen Miss La
mont's body in the stairway.
II told her, he said, II would neither
affirm or deny it. 1 said Miss Cunning
sntn ~