The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-12

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11-After a
three DAYS ordeal Theodore Durrant
left the witness stand today. District
Attorney Barnes tried again this
morning to draw from the defendant
admissions that he was we'll acquair-
ted with the use Of bromo settler as
used IN medicine. Durrant's replies
indicated that he had devoted the night
70 a study of the compound. as he
replied that he had conversed with
DR.. West about it in the Jail last even
ing. He was able to give its analysis
and detailed its pathological effect
For the first time during the trial
Durrant today pleaded ignorance. In
reply to a question by Mr.. Barnes he
said he did not know what an ahbi
was until after his trial began. While
testifying today the prisoner became
badly confused at times and when
questioned regarding his experience at
Cooper Medical college, became so
mixed in his dates that he had to re-
fer to a card that he carried in mis-
nocLet to set himself right. He be-
came noticea bly, confused and rather
testy IN his replies when examined In
regard to the interview that he had
with Gilbert Graham, q fellow stu
dent al the city prison, when the pros
ecution claims Durrant asked Graham
40 furnish him with copy of the
notes Of DR.. Cheney's lecture, remark
ing. IF / had those notes I would be
able to prove an alibi."
Durrant. in his logged way, denied
absolutely that he made such a dec.ar-
alton. and tried to explain by tes-
Trying that Graham came to him with
nroffers of assistance, going so far
IS to inquire anXiously if Dur-ant mad
the notes of DR.. Cheney'S lecture,
Durrant finally admitted that he
asked Graham to furnish him with
the notes. but he testified that he
made the request at the advice of his
attorneys, who instructed him to get
the notes from students Of his class
and compare them with his own.
That Letter.
District Attorney Barnes again
tried to force Durrant to admit that
he had written a statement Of his
case and enclosed it in an envelope
~ his attorneys with instructions ito
open if he was convicted and to re-
turn it If he was not convicted" Dur
rant was asked if he did not recently
show an envelope bearing such an in
scription to Miss Carrie Cunningham
a local newspaper reporter. Durrant
replied emphatically that he had not.
lie also denied that he had told Miss
Cunningham that he had heard noises
in the belfry of Emanuel church on
the afternoon that Blanche Lamont
was murdered.
Several specimens of Durrant's
handwriting were introduced in evil
dence for the purpose Of comparing
them with the writing on the wrap
per in which the rings of Blanche La
mont We're mailed to her aunt. Mrs.
Noble.
The district attorney closed his cross
examination of the witness by trying
to show that when he was at the fer
ries ostensibly to search for Blanche
Lamont that he was in reality looking
for Minnie Williams, who came over
from Oakland that afternoon and was
found murdered in the church the
next day The defense fought Wig
orously against the admission Of any
thing bearing on the case of Minnie
Williams and after a long argument
Judge Murphy sustained the objec-
ton.
After Durrant was excused Charles
T Lenahan. who was said TO have
been mistaken for Durrant by Pawn
broker Oppenheim. was recalled 10
the stand for further examination. Lit
tie progress had been made, however.
when court adjourned until Tuesday
morning.