The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-11

an object of fascinating horror, impelling
one to read its words while he is repulsed
by their pitiiess import.
To-day, when 1T is given to Judge Muir
ply 70 sign, he will fill out the blanks for
the day and date of execution. Should a
writ of probable cause be granted the war
rant will not be served and Durrant will
not leave the Jail, but if the writ be re-
fused the power of the sinister parchment
will be put into effect.
Following is the text of the warrant:
In the Superior Court of the City and County
of San Francisco, State of California, Depart
ment 3, Hon. ID. J. Murphy. Judge.
The People of the State of California VS.. Will
liam Henry Theodore Durrant, convicted of
murder in the first degree.
The People of the State of California to the
Sheriff of the City and County of San Francisco
and the Warden of the State Prison at San
Quentin, in the county of Marin and State of
California.
Be it known that the defendant, William
Henry Theodore Durrant, was duly informed
against by the District Attorney of the City
and County of San Francisco, State of Califor-
MIA, by an information duly presented and filed
in the Superior Court OF the City and County
OF San Francisco, State aforesaid, on the 22d day
of May, A. d. 1895, charging said defendant
William Henry Theodore. Durrant, with the
crime of murder in the felonious, unlawful
and premeditated killing, with malice afore-
thought, of one Blanche Lamont, a human be-
ing, on or about the Sd day of April, A. d.
1895, at the said City and County of San Fran
cisco.
Be it known that on said information the
said defendant William Henry Theodore
Durrant, was arraigned and plead ed "not
guilty. of the offense charged in said informa-
ton, and subsequently on the LIST day of No
vember, A. D. 1895, the defendant, William
Henry Theodore Durrant, was duly tried on
said information in the Superior Court of the
City and County of San Francisco, State of
California, and found guilty of murder in the
first degree" by the verdict of jury duly &C.
cepted impaneled and Sworn to try said de-
fendant, william Henry Theodore Durrant on
the said information, and his plea of 'not
guilty" interposed thereto.
Be it further known that on the ed day of
November, 1895, the said accused. William
Henry Theodore Durrant, duly made motion
for a new trial in said cause, which, after due
consideration by the court, was on the 9th day
of December, A. d. 1895, denied.
And be it further known that on the 9th day
of December, AID. 1895, the Superior Court OF
the City and County of San Francisco, State of
California, duly rendered a judgment upon
said conviction and upon said verdict against
said defendant William Henry Theodore Dur
rant, to the effect following-that is to say:
The Judgment of the law and the sentence of
the court is that you, william Henry Theodore
City and County of San Francisco and by him
detained in close confinement in the County
Jail of said City and County, and within ten
days from this date the said Sheriff is ordered
and directed to deliver said William Henry
Theodore Durrant to the Warden of the State
Prison of the State of California at San Quentin,
in the county of Marin, and after such delivery
to said Warden that you, said William Henry
Theodore Durrant, be kept and detained in
said State Prison at San Quentin, by the War
den thereof, in close confinement, until such
day as shall hereafter be designated ana fixed
in the warrant Of execution to be issued
fixed in said warrant Of execution and be-
tween the hours therein named, that you,
William Henry Theodore Durrant for the
willful, deliberate and premeditated murder of
Blanche Lamont, of which you have been
duly convicted, be by the said Warden of the
State Prison aforesaid, and within the walls of
said State Prison, hanged by the neck until
you be Dead and may God have mercy on your
SOUL
Now, therefore, you, the said Sheriff of the
City and County Of San Francisco are hereby
required and commanded to take the said de-
PENDANT, william Henry Theodore Durrant,
hence to the State Prison of the State of Cali
fornia, at San Quentin, In the county of Marin,
and State OF California, and deliver him with
this warrant into the custody of the Warden of
the said State Prison at San Quentin in the coun-
ty of Marin, State aforesaid, and said Warden of
said State Prison aforesaid is hereby author