The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-16
whether he went back to the church or
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school Girls Stories.
In addition to this. damaging evil
dence equally incriminating has been
furnished. 1t will be remembered that
Durant. when he was arrested. said
that he had seen Miss Lamont on the
morning OF the day she disappeared.
and not after that. This evening, Miss
Minnie Bell and May Lanigan. two
school mates of Miss Lamont called on
the chief of police and told him that
about o. m of April 8, the day Miss
Lamont disappeared. they saw Miss
Lamont and a young man together at
the corner of California and Powell
streets Miss Alice Pleasant. another
school girl. says that few minutes
later she saw Miss Lamont and Du-
rant at Clay and Powell streets. where
they boarded a car bound for the mis-
sion, where they lived. Durant was
called up into the chiefs office. and the
three young ladies positively identified
him as the man they saw with Miss
Lamont.
It has been learned that Mrs. For
sythe. who has been missing for sew
eral days. was not member of Eman-
uel church as stated in previous dis
patch and she knew none of the mem
hers of the congregation.
Many Curious Theories.
In the search for motives for the
crime many curious theories have
been evolved. Even those who be-
Heve Durant guilty, are forced to ad-
NIT that it is hardly probable that he
would have outraged the girls after
they were dead, even if he would
have committed such a crime when
they were alive. Assuming that Dur
ant is guilty, one theory for the mo-
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were committed for the purpose of
medical investigation. The statement
has been made that Durant proposed
to a number of girls that he be al
lowed to examine them for female
troubles, which he protested to be
able to cure. The persons to whom
he made these proposals Indignantly
refused. 1t is known that Durant was
an ardent medical student, and took
a great interest in diseases of women.
The theory is that he was crazed on
the subject and being unable to con-
duct his Investigations in any legiti-
mate manner murdered the girls for
that purpose. The condition of the
bodies after they were found would
tend to carry out fhis line of reason
ing.
Excitement Growing.
1lISlSdO VI dDdliHS, pIlS excitement
over the horrible crimes Is on the in
crease. Every fresh rumor is an ex-
cuse for an extra edition of the news
papers, which are eagerly bought by
crowds Of people on the streets. Other
crowds gather in front of bulletin
boards and haunt the scene of the
crimes Emanuel Church.
The home Of Durant's parents is
also an object of curiosity. Although
some Of Durant's friends have de-
serted him in his hour of trouble,
most of them have stood manfully by
him and assert their belief in his in
nocence
A strange feature Of the case. Is
the fact that the people living in the
vicinity of the church are not back
ward in asserting that Rev. Gibson,
pastor of Emanuel church, knows
more about the murders than he has
yet revealed. Rev. Gibson has come
in for considerable harsh criticism on
account of his peculiar actions in con-
nection with the case
The Reverend's ssf.tement.s
His plan seemed to be to block the
gathering of information. and so
pointed did the illusions to his conduct
become that he issued a statement to
the public, in which he said that he
was SO overcome by the discovery of
the bodies in the church that he did
not know what to do.
Durant's preliminary examination
will occur tomorrow, but it will I'M
doubtedly be postponed in order to
give the police time to, put their evil
dence in shape.
No one but relatives and his attor-
ney are allowed to see the suspected
criminal, but crowds of his friends
have called at the city prison TO give
him aid and comfort.
Many strangers have called, many
of them women. but they have all
been turned away.