Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-10-12
is DONE.
Through with His Ordeal on the
Witness Stand.
PROSECUTION GETS HIM CONFUSED.

witness Has TO Refer ID Card to Set Him.
self Iigi,:-idn,its That He Asked Gra-
ham for IA Copy of the Latter's Notes, and
Explains Why-Hayward, the Murderer
Of CatI,arine Cling, Plots to Break Jail
and I, IsafIied.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.-After three
lays ordeal Theodore Durrant has left the
witness stand. District Attorney Barnes
tried to draw from the defendant admis
sions that he was we'll acquainted with
the use of bromO seltZcr, as used in medi-
cine. Durrant's replies indicated that he
had devoted the night to a study of the
compound, As he replied that he had con-
verscd with DIR. West about it in the jail.
He was able to give its analysis and de-
tailed its pathological effect. For the first
tine during the trial Durrant pleaded
ignorance. In reply to n question by
Barnes he said he did not know what an
alibi was until after his trial began.
Became Badly Confused at Times.
While tcstifying the prisoner became
badly confused at times, and when ques-
toned regarding his experience at the
Cooper Medical college he became SO
mixed in his dates that he had to refer to
II card that he carried in his pocket to set
himself right. He became noticcably con-
fused and rather testy in his replies when
examined i'll regard to the interview that
ht had with Gilbert T. Graham, IA fellow
student, at the city::prison. The prosccu-
zion claims that Durrant asked Graham
20 furnish him with il copy of the notes of
DR.. Chcncy's lecture. remarking: If
had those notes | would be able to prove
an alibi." Durrant in his dogged way,
denied absolutely that he made such u
declaration, and tried to explain by testi-
fying that Graham came to him with
protfcrs of assistance, going SO far as to
inquire aExiously if Durrant had the
notes of DIR. Chcncys lecture.
Wanted to Compare the Notes.
Durrant finally admitted that he asked
Graham to furnish the notes, but tcsti-
fled that ne made the request at the ad
vice of his attorneys, who instructed him
10 get the notes from students Of his
class and compare them with his own.
District Attorney Barnes tried again to
force Durrant to admit that he had writ
ten statement of his case and enclosed it
in an envelope to his attorneys with in
and To return it if he was not convicted"
Durrant was asked if he did not recently
show an envelope bearing such an inscrip-
tion to Miss Carrie Cunningham, II local
newspaper reporter Durrant replied EN-
phatically that he had not.
why Hc Watched tho Ferries.
He also denied that he had told Miss
Cunningham that he heard suspicious
noises in the bclfry of Emanuel church on
the afternoon that Blanche Lamont was
murdered. Several specimens of Dur
rants handwriting We're introduced in
evidence for the purpose of comparing
them with the writing on the wrapper in
which the rings of Blanche Lamont We're
mailed To her aunt, Mrs. Noble The dis
trct attorncr closed his cross examination
of thc..Yitncss by trying to show that
whe ewaS at the ferries ostcnsibly to
scarce for Blanche Lamont he was in
reality looking for Minnie Williams, who
came over from Oakland that afternoon
and was found murdered in the church
next day.
Lenahan Again on the stand.
The defense fought vigorously against
tho admission of anything bearing on the
case of Minnie Williams, and after u long
argument Judge Murphy sustained the
objection. After Durrant was excused
Charles Il. Lcnahan, who WIS said To have
been mistaken for Durrant 10y Pawnbrokcr
Oppcnhcim, was recalled TO the stand for
further examination. Little progress had
I.pu ruulp however when court :tu