The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-23

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 22.-The
trial of Theodore Durrant was re-
sumed today, after a delay of nearly
week, caused by the illness of Judge
Murphy.
The prosecution accepted the delay
as an opportunity to take up the
thread of several minor stories dropped
by the demand to pursue more vitally
important clews. Absolutely nothing
has been left undone to make the evil
6ence against the accused conclusive.
Charles L. Hedemark and his wife
were visited again by the prosecution
and repeated the remarkable story
they related soon after Durrant's ar
rest.
This story, so little thought OF at the
time, has gained significant interest IN
the last few days, particularly in rela-
ton to an important statement made
by the police. Captain Lees and his
associates have said that they will
show beyond the power of contradic-
zion the movements Of Durrant dur
ing every hour Of the day on which
Blanche Lamont disappeared.
In the Shadow of the Church.
1t is believed that they have a wit
ne SIS who saw Durrant near the church
between and o'clock on the even
ing Of April s. The dramatic story
told by Hedemark and his wife tells
what followed. In the shadows OF the
church they saw a, man moving from
place to place. AS the darkness of
night deepened they saw him in the
galleries OF the deserted place, guided
in his terrible work by the light Of a
candle.
At first the moving light behind the
great church windows made them
think the church was on fire, burt closer
watching QUieted their fears, and they
concluded that someone was repairing
the sanctuary. They had no suspicion
that they were watching the last grue-
some detail of a horrible crime.
The man whose shadow they saw
was hiding the deadly record of his
crime. He was busy among the raf
tiers of the steeple, gazing now and
again down upon the body of the girl
whose life he had taken. Subsequent
events gave an intense interest to the
part which Hedemark and his wife
played.
The Light in the Window.
That is one reason why they have
again told their story to the proSecu-
ton. Every detail was repeated. 1t
was shortly before Z o'clock that Mrs.
Hedemark called her husbands atten-
ton to the light in the church window.
She is able now to recall the event for
several reasons. April was her sis
ter,S birthday, and Mrs. Hedemark had
paid her a visit on that day. She had
returned to her home somewhat late,
and was sitting with her husband in
the dining room when her attention
was drawn to Emanuel church.
The Heden1arks live directly opposite
the church. Between their home and
the Bartlett street church there is no
obstruction.
Mrs. Hdemark saw the light moving
" the church at dusk. She thought it
strange and, watching it for a mo-
lent, called her husband to the win
ow. Together they traced the shad-
Tvs on the church windows. The man
as in the gallery of the church. Now
nd then he would stoop and the light
5ould flicker. He moved slowly from
pat part of the gallery into which
ne door from the main auditorium
opens toward the door to the belfry.
when he had slowly made the Journey.
ending at the foot of the tower the
light suddenly disappeared. Mrs.
deQemaTk WaJeQ Tor q few moments,
and then left her station at the win
dow. She and her husband had been
watching the shadow of a murderer.
but thought they were looking at the
refieccio of some workman in the
church.
One More Juror.
Warren Dutton, retired merchant.
was secured as the ninth juror ~ this
mornings session of the superior court
in the trial of Theodore Durrant for
the murder of Blanche Lamont. TWEEN
ty-two other veniremen were chal-
ienged for cause and excused. Re-
turns had been made today on 125 new
veniremen. The number of responses
was unusually large, and the opposing
counsel have great hopes of securing
three more jurors from the number.
THE CHESS MEN.
NEWPORT, E. L, Aug. 22.-This was
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