The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-23
DURRANTS TESTIMONY.
REBTTTED BY THE PROSECUTION
~ An IMPORTANT DETAILS.
He Was Not Instructed To Repair the SUM-
bnrners-Tried to Secure Notes Of
the Lecture-Thc Defense Rests.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, Oct. 22-The
defence closed In the Durrant case this
morning. without introducing any fur
ther testimony, and the prosecution I'M
mediately began to put in its testimony
| In rebuttal.
| This was damaging 10 Durrant and
] included evidence as TO the. notes OF the
| lecture on the afternoon OF Blanche La
| mont's disappearance, which he obtained
| from feilow-student. Five trustees OF
| the Emanuel Baptist church were called
| and denied that they had about the
| time OF the murder given any instruc-
| tions to Durrant 10 repair the electrical
| apparatus OF the church. They admitted
| that previous 10 that ne had been re-
| auested to make repairs, and in January
had been as..d to correct a defect in
the apparatus connected wit0 some time
bells bur none of them had spoken TO
Durrant at any time about repairs con-
nected with the sunburners. Among
the trustees was c. q. Noble, uncle OF
Blanche Lamont.
The treasurer Of the church said he
had allowed Durrant $3.50 for material
used in repairing the electrical apparatus
in January.
wAs WITH MINNIE WILLIAMS.
Adolph Hobe. an old school-mate OF
Durrant's. testified that he had seen him
at the ferry on the afternoon Of April
18th, the day OF the Minnie Williams
murder, with a young lady of Miss VIII
liams' stature. and with cape such
she wore, at sos o'clock.
Durrant testified that he left the ferry
before 5 O'clock.
Some Of the most important testimony
of the trial was then introduced, in the
evidence Of f. Il. Glazer, a fellowship
dent OF Durrants.
He testified that on the 10th of April
he with Durrant went into a room at
the college, and while he read his notes
Of the lecture on April 30, Durrant
made notes in his notebook.
They discussed the points raised, and
Giazer read his notes entirely through.
Though they dicussed the points Of the
lecture. Durrant did not read from his
notes during the three-quarters OF an
hour they were engaged.
Prof. Thomas Price, the leading chem
ist OF the city, was called. as an expert,
and disposed of the mysterious shoe
found i'm pastor Gibson's study by saying
he had found the stain 10 be a grease
spot and not blood.
Price went into details as TO illumi-
mating gas I'm use ia this city. He said
If Durrant had inhaled II over the sun
burners as hc said he did, for four or
five minutes he would have been en-
trely overcome. Had he remained two
minutes he would have been overcome.
ufIoETEls TESTIFY.
Charles Morrison, a repOrer. testified |
that Durrant had told him he went 10 |
the church on the afternoon Of April sd |
between ( and 4.3l, instead Of 1855. as /
Durrant had testified.
J. =. Huntington, another reporter, tcs-
titled that he and Or. Gilbert +. Graham I
bad visited Durrant ln prison on April |
6th. lie was requested by D-rrant 20 1
step aside while Graham talked privately |
with the defendant. IL was Graham who,
I is alleged. Durrant asked for his notes.
iriham talked with Durrant for about |
lalf or threc-quarters OF an hour, Dun
lngan said.
Dr. Graham testified that he had such
in interview with Durrnt IN prison
)urrant had asked Dunningan 10 step 20
'ne side, and then asked Graham if he
would not lend MIN his notes OF the lee
ure OF April 3D. He said he had no notes.
ma with the aid OF Grahams he could |
rove an alibi.
Durrant had said I'm his testimony that
irdham Joined with him In asking Dun
ingan 60 step 60 one side Both Duu- !
ingan and Graham disputed Durrant as
o this. and Graham said Durraut used
he word "alibi," though the defendant
lad said he did not Al that time know
ne meaning Of the word
Durrant suggested as 10 the notes that |
iraham should leave them al his house
r commit them 10 memory. or come to |
ne prisoner and recife than to him
lne prosecution expects TO begin its |
rgumcnt this week