Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-26
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DEFENSE.
,,,,Ins stat,nlnl Of tho Attorney
lor tho Prisoner
4, he hid on THE FATAL DAY.
Lab. Mother the FRS, Witness
Called to the s'and-fh' Pastor
Uudsr suspicion

sAN auorney Engine Deuprey,
., n'I ,Ss deion,s in his opening ,,,se
loI ~, ina, the murder was eon", ,,
men, W" natnn, but by Rev John
n'' '. Gibson, pastor Of Emmanuol
e'o. ..s made in significant allu'ion
tnu.V" ,.,.ublance OF the preschot's
S, ' with the lettering .. On ~.
n,nS luclo,ing blanche hamon''
1'I' lated a marked sensation.
fnsr go 80 Of Deuprey began with
,,,"o. Of the duties OF Jurors In
o'nn ,', s,,.,. He attacked the news
eap''" 4, the articles written anu
P,p, ,',,d concerning Dutrarb ana
,".a the Jury against imp'opef DE-
vhoVu v ,,on circunistantial evidence.
nsnnfey then sai9i I,aeo cass a,
i y has presented suons u" a.,
s,cum.,aptlhl evidence wnlon " IT," ~
'.a,,,J create strong rusn'o,vn w
vi, a, tnr defendant. we oiA'" su.'
Had a strong suspicion the II9s.eu,
.eyVss ss i,ilrd 10 20. We contehu 'nA'
uGn n pa, ,he testimony in,roduooi Tue
vsn -, Ia be passed ON have NOT
enly nss ..,r.d. Where did Blancbo
9een ~ ,,,ieit her lifs7 When ala sue
Lau u, ~, death? who caused nef
my, .s Th,se questions nav. not peeo
u,.a A fourth question ~ Tue
a, ssatb. A fftn has not anu
o,os. -, be answered, what was the
~. 49, If M, acuu,ei to take INC lie
a. blanche LamonH .
nmnas, the testimony thus fhr we
80, n r,k tue couri Mt this ume 70
sa thr Jury, wlthoot one word, TO
arouii. Asa duty to cue ueienuan,,
M, pstents and tao community, MS
I'M, should be unaealed' You arc On.
i,,lsd and shall know where Dutrsnl
80 and vhat he did on Aptil 3rl
nm thr limo he arose In tho morning
mil he went 10 bed at night.
am. disttict attorney promised 10
.ho,, mai Durfant wAs not where lie
.senId have been on the afternoon OF
Arr,I md, namely ut the lecture room
oif,ooper Medical college. where IL
tbst piomised proof No allucion to
n ~ been made. The prosecution has
called between forty aud nfty Wit
n,s,es. OF that number all have given
maternal evidence. rhfoeelierly lndies,
thfee youug ladies, one broker. n VIC.
totlA hotel keepef,a police court ~ ys,er
SD his colleague have furnlshou tue
substantial testimony upon when the
prosecution relies. We insist that the
ptoper proof IL wanting to connect the
dsieudant with the murder. We will
show that other mou had access to
Emanuel church. Proof may point to
o,hsts.
Ul.e, me carry you along tho ground
upon which We ask Tor verdict for
The deispss. First you shall hear from
the mother Of Durfant how he was In
tefe,tsd Ia church work and what he
did fof Emanuel church. We will tell
you how he met Blanche Lamont, and
Of his associations with her. Mrs. Dur
rant will tell how her sou was dressed
when he lett home on the morning Of
April sid. She will tell what her son
did that evening. The good repuie and
honorable character OF tho defendant
will be proyen. The attendance Mt tho
Cooper Medical college and his general
demtAnof will be shown.
'Onthe morning OF April 3rJ, Dur
rant lsft home auu walked towards tue
house Of George King, 80 that he
might have q helper That evening 10
hL the gas In the church. Hv Acci'
dtnlAlly met Blanche Lamont, whom
hs told he was on the way 10 king's
house, and asked her 10 accompany
hin. She said that che did not have
time 10 accompany him belors school,
and requested DITrant TO accompany
her to school. He acquiescod In this
and accompanied her as far IN Sutte'
,Itt, and OolGvIa, while the deienG.
an, went on TO Webster street 10 the
medical college. We will show you
these facts, and what Durrant did
liom bis arrival there until tho nuon
hour, when he walked TO Broadway
Ali 70 a bluG overlooking the bay.
I'VE Will SHOW you his return "a
eoilsgeAl l;30, and what was done from
lhen until S:8l. That he went TO Dr.
Chsney's lecture, and wo will produce
biz notes, different from any othei
,ludenps and show he IL marked prea'
sni. Dr.. Cheney will tell you that h,
was present. We will show you that
aheF this lecture no took tho Suttel
,lieeiclra TO Polk and Mission and
Ninth, out Mission aud then 10 the
ehuieh,and alone did he walk into tn 4
church. We will show that he mr.
tvtd At the church at 1865, and moi
bl'loTt; that no entered by tue door on
,hssouth side; that he went Into ths
neiafy In regard TO q book and q card
he wanted. He removed his coat
neatly folded II, took out his watch, al
nhllt would not drop out while he
va hhlng the gas Jets. He then wen
up'o mo ceiling by ladder, anu hxed
metun turner's. We viii show that
Nhen the gas filters turned on In,
@s'en1y-'wo gas jsls much gas escaped
through lack OF ventilation this gal
Nmhnod In tho atmosphere near tht
eeillng, aud when Durrant went to thi
eeslIns he Inhaled the gss, W hich mai,
King.
"You arc asked to believe that thi
SiAh accused OF tho murder, wen
Ieety down to secure u witness Il
.noTlme. We VIII show that Duran
~ on The platform lying down, ant
nuea hing returned, went down 4
IN Ei'chen TO take the settler. WI
Nv snow that upon tho request o
aug, DarTant helped King TO carry I
soinel organ down stairs into III
ssueuay school room. Then Duran
ha King left the church together
sIant putting on his coat ut tn
HS,h II being Kings dinner time
nultahl walked with MIN n short dis
nue. Then DurFant returned home
'snng lady on the way, To whom
Iwii that the gas had made hin
ss, AFTER dinner he went to ia
0J ,,rh loen evening entertainment.
This will be- the simple s,ory Of m
stlendRnt, Ho will Ia cn,rnhora,a