The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-17
FACTS THAT DAMN DURRANT.
DISCLOSURES MADE YESTERDAY
TELL ON HIS IRON NERVE.

Three Witnesses Testify ms to the
pany with Hiss Lamont From the
school to a Point Near the Church.
Durrhnt's Attorney Severely Crosse
Examines Mrs. CrO1ett, an Aged
Lady, Who Syvore She saw Him on
the Chr with a Young Lady-Tests
Made of Her Memory and General
Intellect The Examination SO
Rigid That the Court Interfered In
Behalf Of the witness.
San Francisco, Sept. 16.-The evidence
against Durrant to-day was the most
damaging yet introduced. There were but
three witnesses on the stand, but they
identified him as the man who took the
girl from the Powell Street Normal School
and saw him alight from car with her
near the church. Cross-examination did
rot shake them.
The first Of the witnesses was Miss May
Lanigan, one of the three girls who left
the school with Miss Lamont, and few
minutes later saw her on a car going In
the direction OF the church. The witness
positively identified the man who was
with Miss Lamont as Durrant.
Mrs. Mary Nogel who lives opposite the
school house. Identified Durrant as man
she had seen waiting outside before the
class TO which Miss Lamont belonged was
dismissed that afternoon. She paid par
ticular attention to him as she had con-
siderable money IN the house and his sus-
picious actions led her to believe that he
was a burglar She saw him meet thu
young lady and watched them get on tho
car together.
Mrs Nogefs testimony corroborated
that Of Miss Edwards and Of the school
girl witnesses in every particular. She
identified Durrant first by newspaper
portrait and afterwards when she saw
him I'm court in the early part Of the
trial. To-day when asked to point him
out. she walked to within a few feet
OF Durrant and said impressivey: THAT
Is the man." Durrant was unmoved dur
ing this scene, but the weight of the
testimony introduced to-day as a whole
told on his splendid nerve.
The last witness of the day was Mrs.
Elizabeth l.. Crozett. She was Il years
OF age. but apparently Of unimpaired
faculties Her statement on the stand
was that she left her home In the north
ern part of the city to dine with her
granddaughter, in the Mission, where tho
Emanuel church Is located. II was $40
O'Clock when she left home, and some
by transfer, on which she says Dur.
rant was riding with young lady whom
she did not know. Durrant was outside
on the dummy and Mrs. Crozett was on
"A seat opposite on the inside. II was
seven blocks from the point where she
got on to that where Durrant and the
young lady alighted, and en- route Mrs.
Crozett had ample opportunity to take
notice Of Durrant This, she says, she did
beyond any possible mistake She OBJ
served them when they alighted and
thought the girls hat was somewhat
lighter than that shown in court Her
description Of the girl, who was with
Durrant was meager. So far as II went
il tailed well with that of Miss Lamont.
on cross-examination Durrants attorney
attacked the old lady on her mentality
and subjected her to cross-examination
which was 50 vigorous that the court in.
terposed to protect the witness. Her mem-
ory was tested, and 1t was found to be so
good that she could readily give a list
of homeopathic remedies which she, from
time to time had taken. She said she had
known Durrant about four years and had
seen him as much as five times a month
at the home Of her son. Durrant was very
intimate with her grandson. The defense
claims that Mrs. CrOsett saw Durrant in
frequently and that she did not know
him well enough to speak TO him when
she met him. Mrs. Crozett Is sure of her
dates, as on teh day she met Durrant she
had an appointment which fixed 1t on her
mind and on the day following she left
the city on "A six weeks visit. The prose-
cution expects to finish its direct case this
week.