The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-10-13
DURRANT IS ANCERED
The Female Reporter Forgot About
the Bible on the Wicket Door.
NOT NERVE AND GOODNESS
1t Is the Ex-Sunday School Super
intendent's All Abiding Faith In
a Happy Hereafter That
Holds Him Up.

San Francisco. Oct. t2.-The story Of
the mysterious statement of Durrant.
sealed In an envelope. marked ITO be
opened II i am convicted" brought for
ward SO prominently by District At
torney Barnes. does not seem to worry
the defendant or his lawyers so much
as II angers them. Durrant himself is
not only wrathful but processes to be
greatly surprised at the conduct or the
reporter. upon whose testimony he
thinks the prosecution will rely to es-
tablish Its point. II do not like TO say
anything against a woman" said Dur
rant. but my disappointment is so
keen that I cannot keep silent. The
reporter has been kind to me in many
ways--has given me repeated assur-
ances OF belief In my innocence. and
has often said that l had her prayers
for a speedy termination Of this ter
rible nightmare. She has repeatedly
sought expressions of opinion from
me. Adhering to an inflexible rule OF
not denying or indorsing anything,
whether for or against me. ! always
gave her the same answers. My time
had not come to talk. At recent call
she detailed this dramatic yarn about
my having written a mysterious some
thing which put in an envelope with
a strict injunction. distinctly written
on the outside. that It be returned to
me in case OF acuuittal. or opened In
the event Of conviction. These stupid
stories annoyed me. and realizing how
much talk this would make l asked
her as a special favor. that she make
no mention of 1t In any way. either TO
the press or the prosecution She
readily assented to my request. and
even went further: II you doubt me-
she said. get your Bible ! took that
dear book and passed II TO her. She
placed 1t on the wicket door and SOL
EMMY swore that she would make no
mention Of 1t. Imagine my surprise
when the district attorney asked me
about that envelope. 1t was not that
cared about the story. 1t was not true.
] had nothing to fear. So little did 1t
impress me after supposed II was rele-
gated to oblivion. where II belonged,
that I had absolutely forgotten 1t.
wrote a statement. II is true. Every
body knows that. 1t was made public,
but somewhat garbled. There was
nothing mysterious about 1t, and no
envelope enclosed 1t.
THE papers and the people," con-
tinued Durrant. talk Of my coolness-
my nerve. 1t Is not my fortitude in
this hour Of darkness. 1t Is my all
abiding faith In God that sustains me.
! have faith In His goodness; that he
will protect me because l am inno-
cent of these frightful crimes. DR..
Graham" the prisoner branched on.
II have always looked upon as an hon.
orable fellow and cannot think but he
will tell exactly what occurred at our
meeting. Surely what he said and
what Dunnigan has bartered for hard
cash must be confounded When Dun
nigan came here with Graham. he told
me he was a correspondent for an east
ern paper. and as ! was not consent-
ing to interviews. l had to decline his
fiattering offers. The district attorney
has made considerable sport Of my ig-
norance OF the word alibi. / had never
been interested in things criminal; /
had never read trial. the word was a
strange one to me as IL II had been
sanskrit. After my arrest, heard
| the word several times. wondered what
1t was and did not ask. as | knew 1t
would make me appear ignorant. The
conversation soon instructed me-"