New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-27
TIE ETIDENCE AGAINST DURRANT
SAN FRANCISCO r0LiCE Confident THAT THEY
WILL. CONVICT HIM OF THE MURDERS
IN EMANUEL. CIIt -ECIL


WILL. CONVICT HIM OF THE MURDERS
IL EMANUEL. CHURCH.
San Francisco. April 2e.-There as large a
crowd as cvor Mt the Durrant examination to-day.
Tho defence apparently have no hope Of prevent
ting the prisoner being he'd and are ccvo;ng thcir
efforts 20 obtaining Information for use az the trai
Elmer Wolfe the first witness. II" repeater the
story told at the inquest of his being present at Or
Vogcrs on tho night Of the murder. Durrant arriv-
INK about 9.3r O'Clock OF leaving The house WIN
Durrant AMI sevcr,l young women. of accompany
Inc Miss Lew home. and about midnight seeing
man who rcsemblol Oh" prisoner near the church'
During Wolfc's DISCRIMINATION he was re-
qucstcd TO take OF his coat, but refused to 90 50.
counsel for the defence appealed TO the Court ana
Woke finally remo.c1 the garment He then adj
ml,,cd that 1t bore resemblance 10 the one worn
T., pur-an, on the night IN question tho witness
wore 4 dark coat and waistcoat and light trousers
which wcre nov a. the ranch where - was en-
moved ana could be secured a. any time.
George r. King. orclnlst Of The church. was
called fo- the first tlmo. lie hal been orSanlst
for two years vas secretary OF III" Sunday-scAoO
and had hcpcI - arrange the Suniay-school
ubrar, In company wita Durrant. who was super
linton ,er, o. The school lie had no key 10
IN. side door ~ .hc chuf j. but hal one 10 ne
,Hrary' Ne a, the new lock on the library door
to,ng assisted b. iurrnnt. who was the only one
other than himself who had key for H.
The lock- which WAS produced. caused b''d'
deal u discussion among the counsel u was APP
,,-o,,, fnat ~" defence would maintain that bnr-
an, ho,irr n kc.. ccuh hav" unlocked IN" door'
AMI trtt 90 his ca.c there vas n need why ne
.,o.'4 break TIE - * III" Prosecutor on IN"
o,r.- hanI ~ Of tn opinion thai as only be and
r..ug had kcyf % he room. Dee knew that 70 nave
urfo,. .-l the door would nave POINTED TO one Of
the'n Immediately.
r,- clea VAS continued uu'N next Tuesl'Y y 10
s,I ,l. .lefcnrc "a; Wat time Val iave N"ie ir'--
90, l..... / A. hc was ON the Friday nigh; ana So
,,b.fb.r tho .,4fulsrf- who eAw TIE man near Nc
.rr-.n t,,. tigrt $50. wear g. "as i,f Wore,
t'ni.f ~ police crowley "a - the opinion tha' ,1'Ie
s rot a single fact that points other man 10 pu'
rant "Nr Gibson has perfect ahDl ne SAi' Il"
day . $500. ,,,,o, ,,-,,.,o,. s,tl
no ,,lice would present u possible" siFohF'i
r.,r n, cf-.,lfr 4fiutial evidence against lufl.h'
49,, f., 80. ctse - Minnie Williams crowley II
,i,r~frI mat new Wiircsses wouli u" pioluc'i L.
,Sc,- mar blanche Lamont WA IlSt seen a!lN" WIZ
Du-r,ut AMI IN the immediate vicinity OF hmanu"l
| Church.
San Diego. cal. April &c flames smith rarcl
! hand near Delmlr. crlze1 10y reading accounts OF
Two Emanuel church murders IN san Francisco
| made A criminal ami numerous Assault on az :
Ituch Frazer the VIE of rs emp oyer, t'Sie.ti
| So escaped and gave the alarm Cons'aole va o.
| uo-th ATTEMPTED - arrest Smith. hAt me ia'tsi
| ,roa. nm alta rk % MN With huge flrk ana tht
"ycc- shot ana Killed smith In scif-descace