The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-21

San FRAScrsco, Oct. 2o,-The prose.
cution in the trial OF W. II. 7. Duranl
has found a witness who will testify
thR. everything vas not right in Eman.
usl church prior to the murder Of
Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams,
This witness Is a colOrsd bOot.black
named Budd Wilson. When tonight
lie was served with a subpoena he told
his story to Detective Seymour.
81 know King and Durrant so we'll
that they talked freely with me" ssld
he. "At first was surprised that such
religious young men should bs carrying
on in such fashion. but after while
concluded they WsEs about the same as
other young men. Learned from those
two boys themselves that they were
taking girls 10 the church every night.
often heard them tell OF the fuu they
had there. and OF tho different girls who
accompanied them. know OF five girls
who used TO go to tho church a. nl:hi
with these boys. The people in the
mission would be very much surprised
Il they knew who the girls were, They
all belong TO respectable families, and
the worst OF 1t all is that their parents
never dreamed that such things were
going on."
District Attorney Barnes has decided
not to introduce any experts on hand
writing in rebutta. Tho defense did
not 60 into this matter as deeply as was
expected, 20 there Is no real need OF
following up the handwriting exhibits
OIL behalf o: the people. Bs'jdes, there
10 so little handwriting on the wrapper
and Newspaper which enclosed Blanche
LAmonta ring that 1t would be very
difficult to prove by sxDerE testimony
that it had been written by any particu-
lar individual. The subject Of hand.
writing will be LETT simply for argument
before the Jury.
The defense will not keep witness
LsnihAn long on the stand tomorrow.
1his witness did not fullll expec!a.
lion. Durrant and his attorney thought
he would 90 on the stand exhibiting a
striking resemblance to the defendant,
aud testiiy that he offered to sell 4 chip
diamond ring 10 pAWnbrOker Oppen.
helm at about the tins the latter sGys
Durrant visited his place with Blanche
LAmonts ring. lenihsn surprised the
uelense by tss.iiyin2 that he never wore
4 moullaehe 10 bis Life; apd that his
visit 70 Oppenheim'6 place was alter
Blanche Lamonts ring had been re-
turned to the dead girls aunt. The de-
tense will close as soon as the
attorneys are through with LenihAn,
and then the rebutiGl, for which the
prosecution IL amply prepared, will
begin. ]. S. DUNCAN, 1t is understood.
will be the frat witness called. lie will
be- asked regarding his visit With Dr.. g.
+. Graham 10 the jail where Durrant
was confined. and about Durrants TO.
quest for 4 private conversation with
Graham. Then will come Graham him.
self, aud students Glazer. Dukes and
Dodge. Miss Carrie Cunningham will
close the rebuttAl evidence.
II is understood that the defense will
not make any strong effort to impoach
tho prosecutions evidencs AI given in
rebuttal, as Durrants attorneys are
anxious to close tho case. II ia posIi.
bio that tho arguments will be reached
by the end Of the week. There are
still sons doubts az to whether or not
Attorney Deuprey will be ablo TO mako
an argument to the jury. Ho has hopes
himself. but his physician Ia not 90
sure. At all events the attorney has
tho evidence at his homo aud Is prepar.
ing himself for O grOAt effort