The herald., 1895-04-21
$ Durrant, the Accused Murderer,
I. Bears a Pleasant Front
THE POLICE CALLED DOWN
General Dickinson Says Chief Crowley
Is 0verreaching
The Little Church In the Mission Of San Fran
cisco Being Guarded Against the lncen-
diary Torch

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-Theo-
dore Durrant passed good night ana
this morning ate hearty breakfast, and
was in happy mood when shortly after
o'clock sitors began to arrive. To
,ese h talked cheerlully, and from his
conversation it would seem that he had
no fear of being convicted of the horrible
crimes which the coroners jury says he
committed.
Many of his visitors are physicians, who
seem to take more than an ordinary in
terest in the young man and who, with
out exception. say that he is most re-
markable man from any standpoint.
This morning almost score OF Dur
rants fellow students from the medical
college called to see him, but Durrant
turned his back upon them; and would
not have anything to do with them.
The police have little hope OF discover
ing any of the much talked-of 'bloody
clothing" worn by the murderer, as ex-
pert testimony makes 1t plain that Min
ME Williams was butchered after death,
or at most Just before her heart ceased to
beat, and under these conditions man
with Durrant's knowledge of surgery
could have easily tini shed his work with
out 50 much as drop OF blood getting on
his clothing.
Judging by the manner in which the
ing, it would seem that they rest more
hope on the inability to secure a jury
that would convict Durrant than any
thing else.
Eugene Duprey called on Judge Con
lon this morning regarding the prellmi-
nary examination. which is to commence
on Monday. and Judge Conlon has issued
! orders for the summoning OF all witnesses
Yin the case for that day.,
General Dickinson, Of Durrant's counsel
sharply criticised Chief Crowley today
for his reported statements that ne has q
complete case against Durrant and
feared only manufactured testimony.
'iIf Crowley said that. remarked Dick
inson, che is fool He is not prose-
cutting officer and it is his province only
to collect all the evidence obtainable
- against and concerning every one who
d, was in any way connected with either
tragedy. 1t is not his business to Judge of
that evdnce but to submit it to the dis
trict attorney and he has no more right
to usurp the functions of prosecuting
officer than | have"
Policemen are still on duty at Emanuel
church. They are guarding the building
from the possibilities of incendiarism and
are also guarding the evidences of crime
that cannot be carried away. incidentally
they are still hunting for possible further
clews.
The door opening from the vestibule
into the reading room, which was burst
open on the night of Minnie Williams
murder, was taken off it's hinges by the
police today and carted off down town to
be used by the prosecution as evidence in
some way.
Snugfy tucked away among the exhibits
/. in the Williams. Lamont murder cases, In
a the office OF the chief of police, is a shoe
that has on It's sole several dark spots OF
sanguinary hue. The police believe it is
the blood of Marian Williams that made
I l. klxAA v,Ar rvAa
while fiendishly slashing her tender flesh
stepped into splashes of blood on the
floor NPhe shoe was found by the police
in the search of Emanuel Baptist church,
withdrawing for clues, and not until
tonight did they admit that the shoe was
Rev. J. George Gibson, pastor of the
church. In his study, which is located
in the church building the pastor had a
pair of slippers and two pairs of shoes.
When the police searched the place they
found one shoe missing; They looked
sole attracted their attention and they
quietly took it to the chiefs Office for
expert examination. The finding of this
shoe does not necessarily implicate the
pastor for the murderer of the two girls
was one familiar with the church and
must have known the shoes were there.
1t is possible that he put on the shoes,
after poor Marian Williams was uncon-
scious, to complete his murderous work.
CHICAGO, April 20.-James Lamont,
editor of a Rockford. ILL.,, paper, ex-mem-
Der of the Illinois Legislature, and uncle
= of Miss Blanche Lamont, murdered at
San Francisco, says: The circumstantial
evidence against Durrant, to my mind. is
very strong. Blanche was a girl of strong
will and great deal of determination.
She would fight to the death rather than
be disgraced, and 1 believe she died
fighting for her honor. The report in some
Chicago papers that Blanche formerly
lived here is mistake. They have con-
fused her with cousin of the same
name, an adopted daughter Of another
brother-Rev. I. ]. Lamont. The MUIR
dered girl was the daughter of my
brother, David Lamont He was formerly
cashieriof the Dillon National Bank. and
postmaster of Dillon, Mont. He died in
1891, and since that time Blanche has
either taught school or attended the Nor