The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-04
One of Durrant'S Witnesses As
toniShes the Defense.
SOMEBODY ANSWERED FOR HIM.
Like Durrant He Was Marked Pres
ent, Although He Was Absent.
The Secretary of the Y. VI. c. \. Finedl
Female Reporter Refuses 10 saw
Who Told Her About Mrs. Leaks
Testimony.

" At hotf aDOuk sllSs LEAK
Testimony.
san Francisco oct. S-The trial ora
Theodore nurrspt was renlete with SEN.
Sattons today Henry J. Mccoy. generals
secretary OF the " A. g A.. who was cit
81 for contempt last Monday Tor telling
Juror Truman that IL he did not hang
burrant the people would hang him. was
nned $50. with the alternative Of i've DAYS
in the county Jail
During the ecToSS-examination OF witt
ness summoned by the defense. the prose-
cution developed the fact that student
~ cooper Medical college who did not at
tend the lecture delivered by Dr. Cheney
on the afternoon OF April Z vas recorded
present in the roll call book This testi-.
nonN is of the greatest Importance 10 the,
prosecution from the fact that il shows
the unreiiahuity OF the roll cali book. in,
which nurrsnt was recorded present ON.
the afternoon that Blanche Lamont was3
murdered.
The last sensation Of the day was an or.
der made by the court committing Miss
Carrie Cunningham a newspaper reporter.
10 the county jail for refusing TO answer a.
question. The defense desired 10 impeach4
the testimony Of Mrs Leak. who stated
she did not tell Miss Cunningham that she
saw purrant and Miss Lamont enter
f-iitAAtAFt tAlbtNU on itlt AFTERNOON OF Anllt
}. Miss Cunningham testified that Mrs.
Leak did not tell her what she had seen.
but when asked 10 reveal the source OF her
information the witness declined 10 an
swer. An order was made committing ths
witness to the county 1ai for contempt
but on motion OF the defense II was made
TO go into effect tomorrow morning. when
Miss Cunningham viii be given another
opportunity TO answer the question.
The defense placed on the stand today
eight more students who attended the lee.
ture delivered by Dr. Cheney on the after
noon of April 3. 10 testify as 20 whether
they had answered to Durraut's name at
roll call Each witness gave negative
answer With the exception OF sly. all tho
members of the class have now been asked
this question. one Of the students has
died since April 3. and the defense has
been unable TO obtain the attendance OF
the other five IN court The prosecution
limited the cross-eXaminaflon in each case
10 asking II the witness saw purrant at
the lecture. Not 4 student was found who
remembered having seen the defendant.
The notes OF each witness were placed in
evidence by the prosecution. The notes
promise 10 play an important part in the
future proceedings. as the prosecution in
tends to compare them with the notes said
10 have been taken by Durrant at the
time.
Attorney Deuprey called the attention ot
the court 10 the fact that Robert N
Lynch. private secretary TO Rev. y. George
Gibson. was In the court room, and asked
TO have him removed. The court said
Lynch could not he removed unless he
were subpenaed IA a witness. when ha
would he excluded like all other witnesses.
\ subpenae Was at once made out for
Lynch. and he was ordered TO leave the
room. Lynch protested that he knew
nothing about the case. but the court In
sisted upon the order.
~ 8 Field a member Of local whoic-
sale ieweiry firm. was called 10 testify
with regard 10 the grade and quality or
the ring worn by Blanche Lamont, which
Is said 10 have been presented at Pawn
broker oppenheim'a shop. lie said the
ring was of common kind. hut when ask
ed by the prosecution 10 compare II with a
similar ring introduced by the defense, an
objection was sustained.
The defense endeavored 70 show by #.
w Ross. a student a. Cooper Medical 1ol-
leEe that on the afternoon that Banchs
Lamont was murdered, he aud burfanr
took a walk from the college 10 the Vlclh-
fty of the Golden Gate. Rose remamberet
that he and Durrant had taken sneh y
walk but said he could not fix the date.
O. l.. GarvIn, the medical student, who
testified that he did not attend br. che
ncy's lecture. although he ~ reeoraed
f,resent on the rou call hook. viii probably
he. recalled for further examination HIS
Testimony Was a great surprise 10 the At
forneys for the defense. who iuterp9sed on
fections afterwards "a almost every Gites-
ton asked him BY the prosecutions. Gar
wins denial that he attended the lecture
shows what the prosecution has long been
trying 70 prove. that the roll call hook ~
unreliable anh that IL shoald not be as
s1naed. from tho fact that purrar' vas
recorded present I'm the hook, that he act-
llallv attended the lecture.
The Importance ~ the testimony sought
n 30 obtained from Mics Cunningham lies
in the fact that 10 is apparently the last
hone ~ tho defense 10 break down ths
strong Testimony given BY Mrs Leak. Mrs.
Leak testified that she had told the story
~ how she had seen Durrant and Blanche
Lamont enter Emanuel Baptist church =
few minutes after on the afternoon ~
April ? ~ only one person. whom the
named The defense desires - know the
source ~ Mss Cuuuingham's Information.
IN order that ~ may call - the stand ths
person who t0id her IF that person should
r4nf prove 20 na the ore named by Mrs.
raatr az her o-fv canadsnt. tho defsngs
would have made strong point against
Mrs Teak's testimony. u Is not believed
,haf Mites Cunningham VIII divulge fhs
s7urre Of her information. r the defenss
insists upan che question Miss 'unnuE-
ham wig he given another opportunity 70
s-ewer IL in tho morning. when n she re-
fs.qee. she viii he sent 20 prison for con-
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