The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-25
A Convincing and Eloquent Summary
of the Evidence.
The Statements Made by Durrant Him.
self Proven To Re False. Pelxotto
>ays-The Gas- Burner story Thor
oughly Disproven-D Defense to Speak
Today.

unimportant questions. AMI then excused
The remainder Of the day was occupied BY
Mr. PeixottO. he discussed the evidence
in the case from the time Durrant accom-
panied Miss Lamont 10 school on ;he morn
ing OF April until he appeared before Or
ganist King in Emanuel Bap;ssl church
at O'Clock in the afternoon, pale. trem-
bling and excited. lie closed by asking
the jury 10 uphold the LAWS of the state
by rendering verdict of guilty and liking
the penalty at death
During Mr.. Peixotto's argument the
court room was crowded. Rev. ]. George
Gibson. Of Emanuel church. and his secre-
tary, Robert y. Lynch, occupied seats
near the jury box. and paid close atten-
ton 10 the speaker. puTrant sat stolid
and indifferent. in his usual place beside
his attorneys. surrounded by his father
and mother and a number of friends.
buTTant betrayed no emotion or feeling.
even when accused Of murders that were
compared with the crimes Of Jack the
Ripper in the Whitechapel district of Lon
don. His mother. however. looked more
thoughtful and depressed than she has at
any other time since the trial began. when
AIr. Feixotto closed his argument al $50
o clock Mr. Dickinson. for the defense,
asked for a continuance until Monday. in
order that Attorney Deuprey might make
the opening argument for the defense. He
produced a certificate from Mr.. Deuprey's
physicians 10 the effect that he vas un-
able to appear in court at present. but
would probably be well enough 10 resume
his dutiss on Monday. District Attorney
Barnes objected to the DELAY. and "a the
court was opposed TO granting a continu-
ance the motion was denied.
In his argument Mr.. Peixotto was at all
times convincing, and often pathetic. One
by one he took all of the incidents OF
April 8 and dwed on the fatal significance
Of 70 hn
Durrant in company with Miss Lamont
70 the church door. he repeated the poem
about the devil standing at the gate of
hell and beCkoning an angel 10 come down
from heaven and share with him mis- pas
sion and his love. THE devils aud the
angel entered the house of God said he.
Come said the devil. come hither. and
i will show you something YOU have never
seen before. Into the belfry they went
There was the maiden fighting against the
devil for her honor and her virtue. What
was the consequence? Cruel hands ciasped
her throat. The girl gasped her last in
fierce struggle. and before II can be told
in words the pure soul had gone to God
and Theodore Durrant had become muir
derer.
The body must be stripped. The clothes
are taken of and tucked away, and the
body is stretched out by one accustomed
10 handling the dead. with the arms
crossed. l1efF, nncietNe9s unhpi40ffh anu
unsung with no dirge but the wnistling
of the wind. he left her-left her for time
to wither and for age 10 decay. But what
a mistake was there Did he for one mo-
ment think that there was mole deep
enough or tower high enough in his world
OF ours 10 hide that deed. that body OF the
innocent murdered girl2 Like the ostrich
sticking its head into the sand and think
ing it's whole body is ont of sight he
started 10 look for crevices in the church
10 hide the telltale garments, hoping tnat
when the time would come when this body
would be discovered it would be merely
a dried and unrecogniZahle skeleton.
There were her gloves. her oooks-ev-
erything Just as Mrs. Nogel saw her leave
the sCfhooi-just as Minnie Edw irds saw
her on the car. just as Mrs. Crossett ana
Mrs. Leak saw her-all were there. in the
church, and crying out 10 the ceiendant,
Guilty guilty. and twas YOU alone.
q in what spot in that belfry-and want
10 make a fair admission 20 the defense
in what spot that girl hreathed her last.
cannot tell YOU. I can only theoTize- Thst
she was murdered about that hour, though,
ny this defendant We stand ready % prove
No eve but that Of the dying girl saw ihe
murderer as he strangled her. !fut that
II was there in that belfry Is apparent.
But here. rhe defense makes a point ne
could have gone down by the 0sckstairs'
ont into the street and escaped the meet
ing with George King. This may seem
plsusihle but do not mistake the man. lie
is now a murderer. changed IN III re-
.nects. Suppose that he did come down,
rftn into Sademan. 20 out into inc street
~ soc any ono else on the street. pale
,,4 zishnveled. coauess and hatless,
v-ould not his conEsfion have attracted at
fentfon2 Would they not have SAID. as
King said. WHY. what Is the matter with
vou. Theodore; why are you so Palet
murderer takes no chances. lie wants
darkness. He went down hy the way ot
the murderer. You all went through the
dark place between the ceilings. non
H-nr, walked across 20 the back stairs. II
II dark that way. you can sneak dow n. ana
thar is what the murderer wants And ne
did sneak down.
"Fow. they ask can a man with his
hands dripping with blood. Walk INTO 'ne
r~asenra OF George King as ne sat az
The niano. I will not call for other eN-
part testimony in this than yourselves
Is there any more voluntary sense than
that Of hcaring-which Is more closely
under our control than hearing you
know that I'm conversation. when anolher
,houSht comes into your head, you may
even forget and absolutely fan 70 near
what is going on. You know that you can
co 20 A theater had segregate the tnstru-
r,entS You can pick ont certain 1nstr5i-
rnent. hat one air in chorus, IN a inht-
titt,de Of noises and hear and follow but
- one and not listen 70 the others This
man vas coming down from the heliTy
,,.ifb murder in his mind. into the light of
dav with that dreadful scene in his head.
~ vou think znyth hing bat that deed and
that murder was buzzing in his head. and
when George King aid tell taud ne vas
On ,,rvrfVlnr vitnessl. when he said that
prfrrant came direct from the belfry and
STOOD ard looked st him for moment be
fore rassfnE through he told the truth He
s+ood male cisheveied. his hair mtIssed,
the rzllor Of nervous exhaustion upon MS
face King SAYS But the defendant let
sljn ore thing when he spoke OF having
wet George King He let y slip. say for
when asked vghy he vas 50 pale. ne said.
Well. Won would he pale II you had gone
through what I've gone through George
king dfa rot tell you that no. ne wanted
20 shield his friend. All that we know was
ysrsgas- from him. and how strong piece
of av-fSarce that would have been. but the
sofar,tgant let il slip. Judge for yourselves
- the frurort OF the words. George King
ala not ten vou that because he old not
vrisb n harm this man. Well miaht THIS
nm have been pale after shat he had
zone through and when he was called on
- take down the organ he was weak
when he took the bron1o- -seitzer. that Is
tre time hp vas nauseatea.
At this point AT. Peixotto referred TO