The morning times., 1895-10-22

San Francisco, Oct 21.-The main case
for Durrant was closed this afternoon.
though his attorneys asked to be permitted
to put on one more witness Tomorrow.
Their first witness to-day Was Charles
Lehman. whom they at first attempted to
show might have been mistaken for Dur
rant by Pawnbroker Oppenheim. The idea
of proving this seemed to have been aband-
oned to-day and Durraut's counsel sought
to justify themselves for having placed
him on the stand.
They tried 10 show that he had accepted
a position with witness Tor the prOsecu-
ton and that he had originally set the
date OF his visit 10 the pawnoroker WAS
between April 4 and 10. as Durraut's
alleged visit had been, but now said it was
April 13.
Lehman explained by saying that he mad
received the position from an Old friend
and that he had thought his visit was
between the 4th and 10Th, until he lnyesti-
gated and found ii to be the 18th.
LENIHAN'S SEN SATION.
On cross-exaniination Lenihan created a
sensation by stating that when he urst
visited The office of Durrant's counsel he
expressed fear that his being witness
might harm him, and the attorneys told him
they would get him a position IN the health
Se-S
position.
The ring belonging 10 Miss Lamont which
Durrant is alleged TO have Offered to Open
helm and the similar ring offered by Leni-
han were shown to the witness and he had
no difficulty in telling them apart. Leni-
han donned both his own coat and hat and
that worn by DnrraBt for the benefit OF the
jury. Lenihan denied that ne had a mus
tachc when he visited the office of Durrant's
counsel nr I.a had ey had The
witness the defense promises for tomorrow
will testify as to his niustache.
Robert n. Lynch, Rev. DIR. Gibs 0ns pri-
vatet ecretary, " as calledaDd asked abouta
conver alton in the Emmanuel Church be-
tween the defendants counsel and Mr..
Gibs on when the chisel, about which SO
much has been limited, was found in the
pas tors study. The substance of this con-
vers alton was ruled out and will have to
be obtained from DIR. Gibs ION.
BLANCHE LAMONT'S BOOK-STRAP.
Gen. Dickin on, OF Durrants counsel,
hinls elf took the stand and testified that he
had received a strap anonymously through
the mail. which was very much like the one
Blanche Lamont used for her books and
" hich was found with them hidGen in The
church This strap bad the dead girls
name in printed letter., " hich Nr. Dickin-
son said Maud Lamont had identified
If having belonged TO her sister.
The strap was offered in evidence. On
referring to Maud Lamont't testimony 1t
as found that she had not Identified either
the strap or the lettering as that of the
dead girl District Attorney Barnes then
objected TO the Introduction of the ttrap
into the evidence and the court took IL
under advis ement.
The feature of the day was the affidavit
of Charles H. Clark. the commercial trav-
eler, who was taken In Boston. The de-
fense said when Clark's name was first
mentioned as witness that he had seen
Blanche Lamont on q Powell street car on
the afternoon OF April 3 with man who
was not Durrant and that the man left her
at Ma rlet street.
QUITE A DIFFERENCE.
When the affidavit was read to-day,
however, Clark merely stated that he did
not know either Durrant or Blanche La
mont; that he had seen young lady who
looked like the newspaper portraits of Miss
Lamont on the car with an elderly man
and that he had since learned that the date
was not April 3.
w J. Phillips. who testified that he saw
Durrant come out of Oppenheim's pawn
shop was recalled by the defense and asked
about his hotel, the London Harmony, in
Victoria. He denied the imputation that his
house was disreputable and said members
among his patrons.
DIR. Geo. c. Mcdonald testified as an ex-
pert that gas inhalation would have caused
the symptoms alleged to have been shown
by Durrant in the church the afternoon
of the murder.
The prosecution Will begin its rebuttal
tomorrow.