St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21

markable, when it was found that
: hair from the name of several horses
measured either more or less than
than that of the horse Durant rode.
The stablekeeper who owned the
horse says that Durant examined
the animal in the afternoon of the
day that Miss Williams was muir
dered.
The church in which the murder
was committed has long been held
In anything but high regard by the
neighbors. One of the latter, Rich
ard Stanton, says that it was a COM
mon thing to see young men and
women go into the church by the
side gate at all hours of the day and
might. These visits had become
so common he said, that no one
paid any attention to it any longer.
1T was a daily occurrence, and the
people had ceased commenting on
It. There was light in the church
nearly every night. The pastors
study was lighted up nearly every
night. I saw light in it on Friday
might, April IL, at 1890 o'clock. as
lspassed into the house, l paid no
attention to 1t, as it was such a COM
mon thing, and the neighbors had
become accustomed to it"
CHAIN STEADILY TIGHTENs
The chain of circumstantial eyi-
denee that has been welded link by
INK appears so strong that it seems
hiardly possible that it can be rent
asunder. Yet, in spite@of this, the
prisoners mother and his friends saw
they are more hopeful than ever.
Ihey say SO, but produce neither
proof nor a shadow of proof that
would controvert the. facts ascer-
tanned. NsS
Brig. Gen. Dickinson, of the na-
tienal guard, of which Durant is a
member, is chief counsel for the ac-
eused. He said last night: Regard
ing the report that Durant is writing
aestatement, you may say that it is
not for the perusal of the public. I
went to Chief Crowley and asked
permission from him to have Durant
make a statement of the case for my
own use, and this permission was
granted. He is simply writing it to
save me considerable time When he
completes it, l will read it and then
question him, but the statement is
not being made for publication"
Rev. j. G. Gibson, who has been
mentioned often in connection with
the tragedy, still keeps himself in Sc
clusion, and refuses to see reporters.
Appointment Baptist in Oakland has
addressed letter to Gibson, advis-
ing him that in view of the charge
made in a communication that he is
implicated in the murder of Miss Will
liams, he should bring suit for libel.
so.that the matter might be brought
tospreof. The pastor has yet made
no reply to this.
& Now that the inquest in the muir
der of Miss Williams has come to a
conclusion, public interest is center
ing in the inquest that is to be held
next Thursday in the case of
Blanche Lamont, whose naked body
was found in the belfry of the church,
with the. marks of strangers fingers
uPoil HCI IlSCh- Is dlSO
attributed to Durant The police and
coroner are said to be in possession of
evidence in both ci.ses that has not
been disclosed, only enough being al
lowed to come out in the testimony
I at the inquest to hold the suspected
man for trial.
SCORES OF VISITORS.
Theodore Durant passed good
night and this narning ate a hearty
|. breakfast and w;ss in a happy mood
when shortly after o'clock visitors
began to arrive. To these he talked
cheerfully, and from his conversation
it would seem he had no fear of being
convicted for the horrible crime that
the eoroner's jury says he committed.
Many of his visitors are physicians,
who seem to take more than ordinary
interest in the young man, and who,
without exception, say he is remark
able man from any standpoint. This
morning almost a score of Durant's
fellow students from the medical col
lege called to see him, but Durant
turned his back on them and would
have nothing to do with them. The
police have little hope of discovering
any of the ~much-talked-of bloody
clothes worn by the murderer.