Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-26


pany him. She said that she did not
have time TO accompany him bef@
school and requested Durant q
company her 20 school He \ cSN
i'm this and accompanied hel o.
Sutter street and Octavia W \ the
defendant went on TO Webster s-reet to
the medical college. We viii show
these facts and what Durant did from
his arrival there until noon hour, when
he walked TO Broadway and to a bluff
overlooking the bay. We viii show YOU
his return TO college at 1870, and what
was done from then until 1880. Then
that DE went TO Dr. Cheney's lecture,
and show he is marked present. DR..
Cheney viii tell YOU that ne was pres
eut We viii show YOU that after this
lecture he took the Sutton street car TO
Polk. 90 Mission and Ninth, out Mission
and then to the church. and alone did
he walk into the church. We will
show that ne arrived nj the church at
+.55. and not before: that he entered by
the door on the south side; that he
went into the library, took a book and
card he wanted He removed his
coat neatly folded it, took out his
watch so that il would not drop out
while me was fixing the gas Jets. He
then went up to the ceiling by a ladder
and fixed the gas burners. We will
show that when the gas filters turned
ON the seventy-twO gas burners much
gas escaped. Through lack of ventila-
tiou this gas remained i'm the atmOs-
phere near the ceiling, and when Du-
rant went to the ceiling
he INHALED THE GAS.
which made him sick. as testified by
King. You are asked 20 believe that
this man accused OF murder Went di-
reCtly down 10 secure q witness. TO his
crime We VIII show that Durant was
ON the platform living down, and when
King returned went down TO the kitchen
,o take The soltzer. We will show that
upon the request Of King. DuranJ helped
King TO carry cabinet organ down
stairs into the Sunday school room.
Then Durant and King left the church
together Durant putting on his coat
at the door 1t being Kings dinner
time. DuraDt walked with him part Of
the distance: then Durant returned
home meeting q lady on the way. TO
whom he said the gas made him sick.
After dinner he went TO the church to
an evening entertainment. This Will
be a simple story Of the defendant II
viii be corrObOrated by those who knew
him Well and who give reason why
these statements are correct We viii
then turn our attention TO some evi-
dence found in the church. We will
show that the marks upon the belfry
door are the marks of a chisel, and
that the chisel was found I'm the pastor
studio in tool box. We viii show you,
os long as they have introduced a paper
here with letters on it. TO be compared
with the letters i'm Emanuel church,
that they are letters written by Rev.
John George Gibson. II we were to act
ON suspicious. we will show that there
are others who had been east into sus-
uicion and worse than the defendant
We viii show you that on April 3. Du-
rant wore a dark suit Of clothes of blue
cloth. while the witness NOgel said he
HAD LIGHT TROUSERS.
We viii show that the eyesight OF Mrs.
Leake and Mrs CrOssett is impaired
and that the reputation of witnesses
Ouinlan. Oppenheim and Phillips for
veracitv is bad. If we can prove what
we have outlined now. we should have
the spirit of Blanche Lamont call upon
YOU TO realize the truth, and if her
snirit could come before you it would
saw. Let the defendant stand out, let
him De free. for he harmed me not
The prisoner Durant is innocent.
We stand for his life. We demand for
his liberty
After recess Mrs. Matilda Durant,
mother of the prisoner, took the stand
rs The first witness for the defense.
She told about her own birth and mar
riage at Toronto. Canada, where me
0dOro was born. The famly came
here I'm December. 1879. She detailed
the childhood of the prisoner and ms
education at various schools. during
vacation De worked at various occupa-
H0ns. He had money in the bank;
Shetestifed on the morning OF April
She testified ON the morning or April
6 her SON was dressed in a blue cheviot
identified. the garment having been IN
reduced I'm evidence. Mrs. Durant
stated that her son returned home that
evening shortly after six o'clock,
dressed i'm the same blue cheviot SUIT.
He wore no overcoat. She tesuIed
That the trousers were made to order
bv n local tailor. When Theodore lett
home on the morning of April 5,
HE KISSED HIS MOTHER
oood-bve and saluted her in the same
manner when he returned at night.
The family dined that evening at 0'Io,
but the witness said that Theodore hau
little appetite and he did not look We'll
al eiebt o'clock that evening he TOOK
his mother TO a street car and when
She returned at 1880 he was in bed and
asleep. ,-i,oa
Police Sergeant Reynolds described
the chisel marks on the beltry door
Ha searched for a tool with which the
marks might have been made, and IN
+be pastors study. found the chisel
which fitted the marks exactly.
TIE TENT BLOWN down.
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