The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-17
MRlEkS IN HIS SLEEP. /.
Visions Of Murdered Girls Tor
ment Demon Durrant.
HIS BED COUCH OF TORTURE.
nevertheless the Devout Young Man
Does Not Break Down.
HIS BED ACoUch OF TORTURE
blanche Lanont's Books and Shoes
found-The Murderer Evidently In
tended TO Burn the Church and the
bodies-He Attends the Inquest -
Further Evidence Against Him.

rant Keeps MS nerves under excellent crr-
IoL During his waking moments he
e,sS s-'es lite sign OF treptdation. even when
u~fsoiIg severe or4eais OF exarnlna-
'loh and accusation His calrnness is
SHdF Factsrzeo as eoid-blooded by physi-
cidhs- his sluulbers. however are not so
peaceful Since his incarceration re has
hot passed an hour in quiet sleep. When
ne cfoses his eyes he invariably becomes
the victim of nightmare and groans Il a
cries IN terror. His shrieks last night
disturbed all the occupants of the prison
ana gave color 10 the rumor that the al
issec murderer had committed suicide
AZ "a oreah this morning he was bathed
IA cold pefspiration. Those who SUP
posed that after his agonized dreams he
would make confession today were sur
priSed at his self possessed demeancr
after ne had made his careful toilet. Eys-
gently nothing was further from his mind
tiiah 10 ADMIT his guilt To an Associated
ffess reporter he repeated his attorneys
caution 10 make no statement coupled
with sweeping denial OF the charges
against him and renewed protestation
OF nls innocence. saying:
My attorneys Will tell yoa ANYTHING
ehey think IL advisable to make known.
1 hope you viii not consider ne impolite
IN refusing TO talk OF this case with you
am acting under the advice of others
and mean no dlscourtesy
subsequently. however. he deaied that
ne had ever seen any OF the girls who
yesterday Identified him as the nan who
had boarded a car with Blanche Lamont
when she was last seen alive. I never
saw one OF those girls before he said.
and have no recollection OF any such
meeting with Blanche Lamont az they
describe"
Last night Durrant announced that he
would not attend the coroner's inquest
He of ms ia
he reconsldered his resolution. under pres
sure from the police. and concluded to be
present. dressing at the request OF the
police IN the garments he had worn on
the night when Miss Williams Is sap
posed 10 have been killed. The streets
leading TO the morgue were densely
packed with a morbidIy curious crowd.
To prevent attack by the mob. Durraft
was taken from the city hall to the oil
prison IN hour before the time set fo-
the inquest. Even at that early hour the
crowd was large and angry. Nothing but
the presence OF a strong force of police
men, who mingled with the mob and sup
pressed every attempt al demonstration.
prevented an attack. The greatest bitter
ness is everywhere manifested tc8 ard
Durrant, and especially by women. Many
| fashionably attired ladies sought perrnis-
( sion to attend the inquest today. Dur
! rant passed through the throng of people
who had preceded the prisoner. came tor
! ward and shook hands with his son. Dur
/ rant carried into the inquest chamber a
book on medical jurisprudence, when he
! affected to read. He held the book In his
/ left hand. bat seldom turned a page. He
I finally closed IL and devoted his attention
/ 20 the testimony.
/ Police officers described the finding of
/ Miss Williams body. its mutilated. dis
| hevcied clothing, and the blood spattered
/ room I'm which IL lay. Rev. J. George
/ Gibson. pastor OF Emanuel church. de-
! scribed the position OF the remains. and
| told OF the reception last Friday night
when Durrant appeared late. with a
| flushed air and with his clothing disar-
/ ranged The pastor said that Durrant
was a useful man about the church and
! was frequently I'm the sanctuary when no
services were held Frank A. Sademan.
ianitor, described Durrant's care of the
electrical appliances. and his peculiar
| conduct after Blanche Lamonts disap-
! pearance a week ago.
| The most sensational testimony of the
! day, however, was given by Clark II.
! Morgan. at whose house In Alameda Miss
| Williams resided. He stated that Dur
| rant had called at his house and endeav-
| ored TO persuade Marian 10 accompany
him 10 the city, as he had something I'm
! portant 10 talk about. She declined to go,
! however. remarking that he could see her
] M the church reception on Friday night.
! Morgan then related how purrant had
/ called to SEE Marian last summer and in
duced her 10 SO with him. He took her
/ 20 a secluded spot in Fruityale and there
/ made a base proposal To her, justifying
/ II by speciovs arguments based on his al
! legged love for her aud promising that by
means Of his medical knowledge he would
| be able to save her from any unpleasant
I consequences The girl indignantly re-
pulsed him. and afterward narrated the
/ circumstances TO Mrs. Morgan.
The inquest viii be continued tomor-
/ row This afternoon Dnrrant was ar
raigned in the police court for the mur-
| der of Marian Williams The hearing was
| set for Monday next
A squad Of police resumed their search
OF Emanuel church this aftsruoou for fur
ther traces of Blanche Lamonts mur-
| der. Under a beam In the roof OF the
church the girls shoes We're found. Her
school books were discovered secreted be
tween the plaster and the framing This
discovery IS important. showing that
Miss Lamont did not go home from hoof
after her meeting with Durrant. Blanche s
missing glove and a hat pin ware also
found ssCreted in the roof
Police Detective Anthony has Identified
purrant a the man who eighteen months
aro took the daughter of an ex-policeFnau
10 San Jose and there betrayed her. After
returning her Anthony says Durraut
forced the girl 10 become an inmate of
alsrep5itahie house. The police now be-
li.ve Durrant intended 90 burn the church
and SO destroy the evidences Of his
crimes.
The police have learned of further IN
formation connecting nurrant with the
murder 81 Miss Williams Last FgiiAy
evening Mrs Mackay. 5 washeTWoosan
was passing Emanuel church with hgn-
die 81 clothes at the time when DurFant
and his supposed victim we're desc rioei
Hy another witness as being In front ~
the side gate ~ the church. When Mrs
Mackay "a sse3, she SAYS. man Was urg-
INK souethfng. the giri shaking her head
disapproxIngiy. she thought it vas q
lovers quarrel and passed on. thiaking
no more OF the incident until ar account
OF the murder v as published Her q scrip
ton of the couple taliies exactly with
that OF Durrant and Marian Williams.