Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-09-26
The Durrant Trial.

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ing that everybody must believe when
he hears it. Nothing will be offer.
ed in evidence except what was real
and substantial.
circumstances cannot, lie, but wit.
nesses car ie." He talked of the i'm
portance of the duty of jurors in capt.
tai cases. Improper differences, sus-
picions and guesswork should be en-
tirely absent. Sensational articles in
newspapers should not have any in
fuence on the jury.
at would be proper for the courtto
instruct the jury to acquit without a
word for the defense, but duty to
Durrant and the public should un
seal Durrant's lips. The jury was
entitled to know the movements of
Durrant on April Sd. His story shall
be told. and piece by piece we shall
tear the masks of falsehood from the
faces Of the witnesses of the prosecu-
ton"
Deuprey then read the part of Dis.
trlct Attorney Barnes opening adj
dress which promised to show that
Durrant wa not at the college on the
afternoon of April Sd. Deuprey ask
ed:
"Where is this proof? We are not
here to furnish sensations. We shall
attack the position of the prosecution.
We will show that other men had ac-
cess to the church. Proof may point
to others as the evidence is unrav-
eled.
"We will answer the question::
What did Durrant do on April Sd?
That morning at 1855 he left home
and walked on to Dist and Mission to
SCI George King to get him to help
him fix the sunburners Of the church.
He met Blanche Lamont and told her
he was going to Kings house and
asked her to go with him. She said
she had not time. They took a car to
Ninth and Mission, then on Larkrn to
Sutter, then west on Suffer. At the
High School Blanche left and Dur
rant went to Webster street and then
walked to the medical college. We
will show what he did all that morn
ing. At 1:30 he went to the study
room to prepare his thesis for gradu-
alton. At $3.50 he attended DR.. Che
ney's lecture, and we will produce
his notes. They are different from
the notes of any other student. The
lecture closed between 4 and 4:15.
The roll was called and Durrant an.
swered. Then he rode Oh u Suffer
street car and a Larkin street car to
Ninth and Mission. He took a car
there on Mission 10 Twenty.second,
then walked to Bartlett street and
into the church alone. We will be
corroborated i'll this. We will show
the evidence found in the church was
made by a chisel. The chisel was
found in Rev. j. G. Gibson'sto tool box.
The letters made on the newspaper
which enclosed Blanche Lamont's
rings compare exactly with Rev. j.
Il. Gibson's writing. Others beside
Dur"ant are open to like and worse
suspicious"
Deuprey continued: ave will show
that on April 3D. Durrant was attired
entirely III a black suit. Mrs. Vugle
testified that Durrant wore light
pants; we will show the distance
travelled by Mrs. Crossett would take
fifty-eight or sixty minutes; will intro.
duce expert testimony on eyesight OF
Old people; will show that Mrs. Leake
failed to recognize acquaintances, and
even failed to recognize Durrant wher
he bowed to her; did not even know
him when he called at the house; will
expose Martin Quirlan and David
Clark; will show that Oppeheim die
have a conversation with a young
man who tried to pawn a ring but moi
with Durrant. Durrant never wore
an oyercoat in the day time