The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-10-23
Testimony of Defense Shaken by
Evidence in RebuttaL
MANY CONTRADICTIONS OF STATE
MEfTS OF ACCUSED.
The Condition of Lieutenant G overnor
Millard Reported by the Attending
Physician to be Very PrecariouS-
AT an Early Hour This (Wednesd ay)
Morning He Was Resting Easily
Under the Influence of Opiates.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 22-The de-
fense closed it's case this morning with
out introducing any further testimony,
and the prosecution Immediately began
to put in it's testimony in rebuttal.
This was damaging to Durrant, and
included evidence as to the notes of
Dr.. Cheney's lecture on the afternoon of
Blanche Lamonts disappearance,
which he obtained from a fellowship
dent Five trustees of the Emmanuel
Baptist Church were called, and de-
MED that they had about the time Of
the murder given any instructions to
Durrant to repair the electrical appa-
ratus of the church. They admitted
that previous to that he had been re-
quested to make repairs, and in jan
uary had been asked to correct a defect
in the apparatus connected with some
time bells, but none of them had spoken
to Durrant at any time about repairs
connected with the Sunburners.
Among the trustees was c. G. Noble,
uncle of Blanche Lamont The Treas
urer of the church said that he had al
lowed Durrant $50 for material used IL
repairing the electrical apparatus in
January.
Adolph HObe, an old schoolmate OF
Durrant's, testified that he had seen
Durrant at the ferry on the afternoon
of April 18th, the day of the Minnie
Williams murder, with a young lady OF
Miss Williams stature, and with a
cape such as she wore at 300 O'Clock.
Durrant testified that he left the ferry
before o'clock.
Some of the most important evidence
of the trial was then introduced in the
testimony of +. f. Chaser, a fellow
student of Durrant's. 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 of
| April Sd Durrant made notes in his
notebook. They discussed the points Of
| the testimony and CHASER read his
notes entirely through. Though they
discussed the points Of the lecture,
| Durrant did not read from his notes
during the three quarters of an hour
they were engaged.
Professor Thomas Price. a chemist
OF this city, was called as an expert,
and disposed Of the mysterious shoe
found in Pastor GibsOn's study with a
stain on the sole, by saying that he had
found the stain TO be d grease spot and
not of blood Price went into details as
to the Illuminating gas in use in the
city He said if Durrant had inhaled it
over the SunburnerS, as he said he did,
for four or five minutes, he would have
been entirely overcome. Had he re-
mained two minutes he would have
been overcome. The chemist also said
that bromo seltzer was composed of
bromide Of potassium and caffeine,
and that its effect was depressing.
Charles Morrison, a reporter, testified
that Durrant had told him he went to
the church on the afternoon of April 3D.
between + and 4:3O. instead of i:.J0, as
Durrant had testified.
J. s. Dunnigan, another reporter, tes-
tilted that he and DR. Gilbert f, Graham
had visited Durrant in prison on April
20th. He was requested by Durrant to
step aside while Graham talked pri-
vately with the defendant.
It was Graham whom it is alleged
Durrant asked for his notes. Graham
talked with Durrant for about half or
quarters Of an hour, Dunnigan
said.
DR.. Graham testified that he had had
such an interview with DurTant in prison.
DUrrant had asked Dunnigan to step to
one side, and then asked Graham If he
would not lend him his notes of the lect-
ure of April I'd. He said he had no notes,
and with the aid of Graham's he could
complete his alibi DurTant had said in his
testimony that Graham joined with him
in asking DGnnigan to step to one side.
Both Dunnigan and Graham disputed
DurTant TO this. and Graham said
DUrrant used the words 'alibi,' though
the defendant had said he did not at that
time know the meaning Of the word. Dur
rant suggested as 10 the notes that Gra-
ham should leave them at his house, or
commit them 10 memory and come to the
prison and recite them to him.
The prosecution expects to begin it's ar
estlment this week