The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-11
THE TORN GARMENTS
That We're Found in the Belfry
of Emanuel Church.
THEY WERE BLANCHE LAMoNT's.
Identified IN Court-Fruitiess Cross
Examinatfon-The Girls Aunt
Testifies Against Durrant.

San Francisco. Sept. l0.-Another week
OF the purranr trial opened today after a
three days rest. The court viii sit tomor-
row and Thursday. and will then probably
take recess until the following Monday
The witnesses today were ali OF the
searching party when the garments of
Blanche Lamont were discovered conceal
Cd In hooks and cFannles Of the belfry OF
Emanuel church
The first witness was z +. Sorhs. a
special police officer. who searched Eman-
uel church for the clothing OF Blanche La
mont. and found on April II a glove rolled
up and turned inside out. The glove was
found on the top platform OF the belfry.
A black stocking and various pieces OF I'M
derwear were also found, identified by wit
ness and admitted in evidence. In the
cross-examination defendants attorneys
tried 10 show by witness that the hunt for
the garments OF the murdered girl had
been very loosely conducted. A stream of
people, witness was charged with saying
privately. had been passing in and out all
day. Witness was asked IL he had not
said 10 friend that the detectives had
been very careless in the search and had
allowed outsiders 10 come and go as they
pleased in the church while the police were
looking for evidence. Witness said he did
not remember scoring the police in the
words quoted.
The next witness was f. V. Herod, an
other policeman forming part Of the
searching party. He found the books and
strap alleged to have been left in the
church by Blanche Lamont on the day Of
her murder. The books were identified and
introduced in evidence
Policeman G.. Fl. Graham was also one
of the searching party, and when on the
stand identified a pair of shoes which he
said he had found hidden in the belfry.
Policeman McGreevy, who found Blanche
Lamont's hat. testified that IL had been
carefully hidden in a remote corner of the
belfry under boards.
John 7. Dare. prosecuting attorney of
police court No. 3. testified that under the
head OF Blanche LamoaTs body, as it lay
in the belfry. had been placed two blocks
OF wood such as are common in dissecting
rooms. Asked If he discerned any marks
or footprints when the body was found.
Dare said that the place looked as if the
body had been used a sweep, and as If
il had been dragged about the room, which
was untidy and dusty.
The most important witness of the day
was Mrs. c. q. Noble. Blanche Lamonts
aunt. The district attorneys questions
drew from her that she had seen Durrant
but twice. once when he came TO the door
with Blanche Lamont, and once when he
called with his sister to get Blanche
TO go 10 "A concert. Next she told how
on the morning of April Blanche start
ed to school, her books on her arm. and
how she never returned She described
the clothes the girl wore. The district
attorney brought out in front of the wit
ness the dressmaker's dummy with the
torn clothing on 1t. At once the interest
intensified. Dickinson and Deuprey figet-
ed, and then rose together. They pro-
tested against the use OF the dummy
They asked that the clothing be stripped
from IT, 1--WE will allow the garments TO
remain just they are grumbled Judge
Murphy, and the defense noted an excep-
ton.
Mrs Noble. I call your attention TO
these garments" said Mr.. Barnes impress
sively. What garments are they?"
''The dress Blanche wore when she left
my house on April .
81 call your attention to this skirt
was II so torn them?
mo. SIR
'T call your attention TO this rent IN tho
basque, and ask you If that rent was IN
the basque when Blanche Lamont left
your house on April B."
at was not
Mrs. Noble identified most of the cloth
ing found in the church as belonging to
Blanche lamont Then came the girls
rings. which had been sent back to her
before the finding OF the body.
''D.d you ever seq Blanche Lamont after
April 81" asked Mr.. Barnes.
II never saw her again alive" replied
the witness sorrowfully.
''On that day did you see this defend
anti"
II did"
From this Mrs Noble told how Durrant
had come TO her that evening at Eman-
uel church and asked if Blanche was COM
ing to PRAYER meeting. She did not tell
him that the girl was missing. but said
she would not be there that night. Then
Durraut said he had ridden down town
with her In the morning and had prom
ised to get ner a copy Of THE New
comes.
''Durrant called upon you after that?'
Yes. he called with Or. Nogel and Of
fered 10 help Clarence Wolff look for
Blanche He said he thought Wolff could
go to places the police did not know any
Thing about"
Mrs. Noble was weeping as she said this.
Durrant's offer held in II an imputation
that the girl had been led astTay.
Did he ever cali upon you again.
No
Ever before that and after Blanche
was missing"
No"
Then came the rings again. and the in
PRODUCTION of the newspaper wrapper in
which the postman had brought them
home the day before the finding of the
body Court then adjourned. Mrs. Noble
viii continue her direct examination to-
morrow morning.