Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1895-09-27
TO PAWN THE RING
Durrant Identified in a Dramatic
Fashion in the Court Room.
BUT HE DID MOT FINCH
The Prisoner Neither Displayed Guiit
Nor Flashed Back the Glance
OF Injured Innocence.

San Francisco, Sept. 23.-The 10th |
week of the trial of Theodore Durrant |
commenced today. The prosecution !
now has its case substantially before |
the jury. Adolph Oppenheim, the brok |
er who stated that Durrant had, about |
the middle of April last tried to pawn |
ring with a Clipped diamond, identi- |
fed by Oppenheim as one belonging to
Blanche Lamont, was recalled for fur
ther cross-examination. The witness
was questioned at length by the defense
regarding Durrant's visit to his shop,
in order to ascertain the possibility of
mistake in identification. To test his
memory, he was questioned concerning
other persons who had visited his
| pawnshop on the day Durrant is charg-
ed with having tried to sell the ring.
| Oppenheim said only two other persons
| had called. Both were strangers, yet
| he described them minutely and re-
| counted the particulars of their visits
as if they had occurred yesterday
| Oppenheim was asked regarding other
specific days, answering promptly. In
| the minds of the spectators of the
courtroom he was too good a witness,
remembering events on special days
months back with extraordinary vivid
ness. The counsel for the defense tried
to confuse Oppenheim by showing him
a number of silver articles and inquir-
ing If he had ever seen them before. In
many cases the pawnbroker replied in
the affirmative and described the per
sons who had tried to sell or pawn
them The defense evidently consid-
cred Oppenheim's testimony of great
nd I'll 1a, tn na1r
down. but without marked success.
w. j. Phillips, the cigar manufactur-
err, testified in a positive manner, that
he had seen Durrant coming out of
Oppenheims store in the early part
of last April He had no doubt of the
identity of Durrant.
A sensational scene followed when
the district attorney requested the wit
ness to step down and indicate the
man he saw coming out OF the pawn
shop Phillips rose, walked from the
stand to within three feet of the pris-
oner and with pointed finger and steady
gaze said in positive tones: THAT is
the young man."
Durrant did not finch under the or
deal. He returned the gaze and not a
muscle of his imprisoned face witch
ed. He neither betrayed guilt noi
flashed back the glance of injured in
nocence. The witness was cross-eX-
amined regarding his business enter
i, prises and his family history with the
apparent intent of discrediting his tes-
timony. He said when Durrants por-
trait was first published he remarked
that he had seen him in some place.
When Oppenheim picture was pub
lished, the scene at the pawnshoI
hi nd oil hA a
tails came back to him. Phillips sale
!. he came into the courtroom a week ag,
TO see If he could identify Durrant
which ne did without a moments hest
- tation. The witness said he did no
know Oppenheim and had never bowe'
to him, although he had frequentl,
seen the pawnbroker standing in tn
:, door of his shop as the witness wen
10 his office. He had avoided spealSin
to Oppenheim since Durrants arres
as he wished to prevent any suspicio
e of collision between them.
Leigh II. Irvine a newspaper MAI
. said he interviewed Durrant on tn
evening OF April IA in the city prison
Durrant's statement was made in tn
presence of Judge Thompson, who wa
then Durrant's attorney. 1t was as
his whereabouts on April 3. Duran
then said he left home about o'cloc
on that morning and met Blanche Ii
mont at Twenty-first and Missio
streets. She invited him to accompan
her to the college on the day of II
conversation about THE Newcomes
took place. He went to the church
IL 4:3O and took off his coat and hat an
went upstairs to fix the gas. He state
that he met King in the church an
left 1t with King. He said nothir
- about having seen Miss Lamont in IL
afternoon.
Mrs. A. B. Perry of Alameda, wi
was visiting Mrs. Crossett on April
corroborated Mrs. Crossett's statemei
:. as to her trip to the Mission on tn;
y afternoon.
Thirty-seven witnesses have give
"a testimony in nine weeks since the con
mencement of the Durrant trial. Ha
a score more will take the stand f,
NJ the prosecution the present week. I'll
district attorney Is sanguine he ca
put in his case not later than Wedne
al day evening. In opening the statemel
for Durrant 1t is semi-officially state
g- that Mr.. Deuprey will state that Meth
ne himself nor his colleagues ever ente
tanned the idea of disputing the test
m. mony of Mrs. Mary Vogel and thr
normal girls to the effect that Durrai
joined Blanche Lamont at Kay ar
. Powell streets at o'clock on the afte
u. noon of April 3. He will admit that ii
young woman and the medical studel
got on the car together and rode
the direction of Market street. UpC
arrival at Market and Powell stree
they separated. Miss Lamont going
- one direction, and Durrant in anotht
al bent upon keeping his engagement wi
~ Mrs. Rosalin Holland.
ChpIPAt MANS IN THEIR RED SHIR'