The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-08
DURRANT TO TESTIFY.
But in Such a Way as to Dodge
CrOsS-Examination.
END OF THE TRIAL IN SIGHT.
Defense 10 Close on Thursday and the
Charge TO the Jury to Be Made
by October %.

San Francisco. Oct. E-on the opening of
the eleventh week OF the Durra1t trial to-
. morrow the defense VIII make a final
struggle to break down the testimony of
the prOsecution-a process which is eX-
pected TO last three days longer. \ few
more students viii be called to the stand.
several additional citizens will testify 10
Durrant's excellent reputation, and then
the defendant himself will be called TO the
witness stand. IL is the intention Of the
defense to have Durrant recount the his
tory Of his adventures on April 5 from the
tine he accompanied Blanche Lamont to
school until the hour when he retired to
rest in his fathers house. II is understood
that the defendants testimony VIII be
guardedly given, for the purpose OF shut
ting off the cross-exam jnaCon Of the dis
trict attorney. Under the law laid down
by the supreme court OF the state A W.T.
ness cannot be cross-exam.ned except up
on actual matter brought out upon direct
examination. The defense intends 10 leave
no loopholes for the attack OF the prosecu-
ton.
\ schedule Of time for the close of the
trial is as follows: On Thursday Attorney
Deuprey viii close the case for the de-
Tense; Friday and Monday will be occu-
pied by District Attorney Barnes in re-
buttal; Tuesday will be passed in sur-Te-
buttal. on "Wednesday the opening argu-
ment of the prosecution viii be made. and
on Thursday, Friday and Monday the clos
ing efforts of the defense will be made.
The next day the district attorney Will
close for the prosecution. 1t is confident
II expected that Judge Murphy VIII charge
the jury not later than the morning or
Wednesday, October g.
The attorneys for the defense are
searching industriously for some young
man who closely resembles Durrant. They
have visited the Union Iron Works and
several other places where they had
heard there were to be found individuals
who might be mistaken for the accused.
They have discovered several, but just
what they intend to do with them has not
been made plain. Judging from the ques-
tions which are put to these doubles of
Durrant it is considered probable that an
effort will be made To show that Mrs.
Crossett, who is one of the states strong
est witnesses, might have seen some
young man other than Durrant on the
Valencia street car on that fatal after
noon of April 3. The young men who are
accepted as looking sufficiently like Dur
rant are asked whether or not they rode
on Valencia street car on that day. So
far as can be ascertained, none of them
has as yet filled the requirements, the re-
moteuess of the date cutting quite SER
ious figure so far as their recollections
are concerned. Detective Harry Morse is
also engaged in the same mission. II any
of these young men will say that he did
ride on a Valencia street car that day he
will be brought before Mrs. Croset and
will be brought before Mrs. Crossett and
was not the man she saw in company with
a young lady. instead of Durrant.
When the trial is resumed tomorrow
morning the defense will recall Mrs. Cros-
sett and j. W Phillips TO the witness
stand for additional cross-examnation.
The attorneys hope TO obtain from these
witnesses some admissions fbara
a bare possibility Of their having mistaken
some other person for Durrant. Whether
they testify TO this or not, ii is not expect
ed TO cut an important figure. Their evil
dence viii simply open the way for i'm
parchment Of their testimony.
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