The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-17
Last Link I'm the Chain Of Evidence
Against the san Francisco Nur-
derer Said to he Completed
A NEGRO'S LIFE IN DANGER
MOB OF KENTUCKIANS PREPARING
TO LYNCH HENRY SMITH.
Special Policemen Sworn In to Pre-
tect the Prisoner-Unexplafn
Tragedy I'm n Doctors once.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ia local pa
per says the last link in the chain OF evf.
dence against Theodore Durrant has been
discovered. A woman who lives across the
street from Emanuel Church has reported
TO the police that she saw Durrant and
Blanche Lamont enter the church az <:l0
o'clock on April g. the day OF Miss Lamonts
disappearance. The woman's name Is Mrs.
Leake, and she lives at No. ia Bartlett
street. She is fifty years OF age and has
been member OF the church a number os
wears. She knew both Durrant and Miss
Lamont intimately. and therefore cannot
be mistaken with regard TO the identity
OF either. She says she has remained si-
lent since the discovery of the bodies OF the
two girls because she did not wish TO un-
dergo the annoyance Of being a witness In
the case and did not consent TO divulge her
information to the police until she became
convinced that it was, a duty she owed to
the State.
On April Mrs. Leake sat at the window
of her residence nearly all the afternoon.
looking for her daughter. whom she ex-
pected to arrive from San Mateo. At
o'clock she saw a couple coming up the
street, one OF whom she instantly recog-
nized as Durrant. but at first she was pug
zled over the identity of the girl She fret
thought that the young lady was Lucille
Turner, but as the couple came nearer Mira
Leake recognized the girl as Blanche La
mont. Miss Lamont wore a short school,
girls dress and carried package Of school
books. The dress and the school books
were afterward found secreted In the
church. When the couple reached the
church gate they stopped for a moment
Durrsnt opened the gate and they passed
through. Mrs. Leake, from her point OF OBJ
servation. was watching them. and when
the girl stepped through the gateway she
said to herself: What an imprudent thing
for her to do" Mrs Leake knew nothing
detrimental 10 Durrant. She had always
considered him such an exemplary young
man." but, Notwithstanding that fact she
thought IL exceedingly imprudent for the
girl to go into the church with him alone,
She feared some one might have seen them
and make unpleasant remarks She inn
church and expected in a few minutes they
would come out. She watched carefully,
but the gate did not open There Is only
one entrance to Emanuel Church during the
week, and that is by the side gate and rear
door. Mrs. Leake knew the young people
would have TO pass through the gate, and
she wanted to see them on the street again
before she left the window She waited .
long time, but household duties finally
called her TO another part OF her fat and
v Mrs. % Leafe's U testimony % my Co completes the
chain of evidence against Durrant Three
school girls saw Durrant and Blanche La
mont riding on a Powell-street car at $50
on the day that Miss Lamont disappeared.
Attorney Quinlan saw the couple few
blocks from the church a few minutes be-
fore o'clock. Now comes Mrs. Ieake. who
says she saw Durrant and Miss Lamont en-
ter the church a few minutes later. George
King, the organist. has already testlfed
that he entered the church about O'clock
and saw Durrant coming out down from
the attic Durrants hair was disheveled.
his face was red. he was painting for breath
and was in a state of utter physical nerv-
Gus collapse. In answer 10 Inquiries he ex-
claimed that he had been engaged In repair
ing the electric wires in the organ loft and
had been overcome by gas. An expert elec-
trician afterward examined the wires and
testified that no repairs of the nature Dur
rant claimed TO have made had been made
within months
Mrs Leakes standing Is excellent, ana
her testimony is considered unimpeachable-
Her natural reticence made her unwilling
TO testify In the case but she finally con-
cluded that IL was her duty 10 tell her story
TO the authorities requesting secrecy until
the trial. The prisoner was somewhat DIS
turbed to-day over the publication OF Mrs:
Leakes narrative. and showed signs or
uneasiness for the first time since his ar.
rest No jurors were accepted to-day, ana
the court adjourned unul Monday