The herald., 1895-09-29
AT Untruthfulness of Witnesses
Against Him
CONFIDENT OF ACQUITTAL
The Defense Is Losing Faith in the
AIibi
Their Hopes Rest In Their Ability So to
Manipulate Proceedings as to Cause
q Disagreement

Associated Press Special Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2S.--An even-
ing paper publishes an interview with
Theodore Durrant in which the prisoner
expressed his disgust at the witnesses
who had testified for the prosecution.
81 wonder that the fate OF Ananias
and Sapphra has not ove1taken some OF
them" he IS quoted as saying. ut il
strange to me that they have not been
struck dead for what they have said
against me on the stand.'
Durrant expresses confidence at mis- ult-
innate acquittal. In the opinion of many
mem bsrs of the local bar the counsel for
the defense ha, opened the door for the
admission of all the evidence in the Will
liams case at the present trial for the
murder of Blanche Lamont During the
examination of Sergeants Reynolds and
Burke, who were called by the Defense
questions were asekd concerning shoe
with brown stain on the sole found in
the PASTORS study. The prosecution
may claim the right to demonstrate that
the stain on the shoe might have resulted
from walking around Emanuel church
on the morning that the mutilated body
of Minnie Williams was found. Evidence
could then be put in showing the con-
dition of the room where the murder
was committed and the possibility of
person entering it getting blood on the
feet. The defense will fight any propo-
sition that has for its object getting be-
fore tie present jury'any fact regarding
the Williams murder. The district attor-
ney says he is satisfied he has put on
very strong case and does not like to
take the chance of introducing testimony
that might be declared irrelevant by the
supreme court
The defense does not seem to rely
as much on DE alibl now as it did few
davs ago. and their efforts are now being
devoted to an attempt to find flaws in
the prosecution. Not one of Durrant's
seventy-five classmates will step to the
front and say the accused attended Dr..
Cheney's lecture OF April "a. II he was
there every member OF the class would
know 1t and dozens would appear and
tell of little incidents that happened dur
ing the lecture whereby the presence OF
the accused was pressed on thsir nina.
The simple fact that nobody recollects
ecution that he was absent. II General
Dickinson fails to put the students on
the stand Mr.. Barnes will call them ir re-
buttal, and although their testimony to
the effect that they do not know whether
or not the defendant was at the lecture
will be negative in character, it will
thoroughly dissipate from the minds OF
the Jurors any impression that the intro
duction of the roll call might have.
In rebuttal the district attorney will
attack the roll book, and will by great
many witnesses show the careless way in
college is kep!. 1t will be shown that
hardly student has not, at some time
or another had the roll falsi6ed by his
cassmate answering for him.
Durrant's hope now rests on the ability
of his lawyers to so manipulate proceed
ings as to create doubt In the mind OF
Juror, so as to secure enlargement.
He can buildion nothing more substan-
tial, and it seems impossible at present
writing that he can expect an aquittal.
Mrs. 6. Monnier, wife OF French
liquor dealer, says that on the afternoon
of April Sd she saw Theodore Durrant
enter EN- manuel church. He was alone.
Mrs. Monnier says she was on her way to
her dressmaker's that day. Investiga-
ton proves that Mrs. Monnier not only
did not see Durrant enter the church,
but that she never saw him until the trial
commenced. 1t is believed her mind is
disarrarged.
Mrs. G. Monnier, however, still insists
that she saw Theodore Durrant on Bart
lett street. almost in front OF Mrs. Caro-
line Leaks window. on the afternoon of
April Sd. She has visited the court room
since the beginning OF the trial and has
satisfied her own mind that Durrant is
the mar she saw.
The Chronicle will publish tomorrow
an account of plot to assassinate the
Kev. George Gibson, which was acciden-
tally discovered about II O'Clock To-Day.
Some crank had thrown what appears to
be dynamite bomb into the apartment
house in which Gibson lives. A fuse, or
;te5ds ;pn'e5dins ., ,ne ETY. was usGu, wh,en c
internal machine. The weapon is now
in the hands of the police. but has not
yet been exploded. and will not be until
some time tomorrow.
The person who threw the bomb into
the house is at present unknown; at least
the poIice have no CHARGES of such n
crime on the register.