Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-04-23

Insane Woman Makes . Scene and Insists
That She Alone Must Judge the Accused.
Whom She Orders Discharged-Police
Ohicer Has Some New Evidence-Blood-
spots In the Church Lavatory-Incidents
Of the Fatal Night.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23-FOr hours
before the preliminary examination OF
Theodore Durrant commenced in Judge
COnlon's court a crowd commenced to
gather, and a squad OF policemen was sta
toned In different parts OF the room on
the lookout for cranks who have written
threatening letters to the judge. Before
the court opened 5000 people surrounded
the nall and filed the approaches. When
the defendant arrived in court all eyes
were turned upon him and he was
sketched from all points OF view by the
newspaper artists present.
Some Graesome Photographs Exhibited.
A photographer exhibited several pho
tographs of the scene in the church and
two enlarged pictures OF Marian Will
liams, showing the wounds, and the work
Of the physicians, were exhibited and at
tracted much attention. They exhibited
a revolving sight. Mrs. Morgan, with
whom Miss Williams lived in Alameda,
was called to the stand. She said that
she last saw Miss Williams on the morn
Ing Of the 12th inst, ard that deceased
had told her she was going to Mrs. Voy's
house. She knew Durrant. He had
called at her house. Charles H. Morgan,
husband Of the preceding witness. said
that the girl was counted as one of the
10 fuil cd 70 Aauf ha cI-.t-
book found in Durrants overcoat pocket.
Insane Woman Creates = Scene.
Here the name of A. +. Williams, the
father of the dead girl, was called, but in
his place a young woman rushed to the
stand and said that no one should testify
before her. She gave the name OF Will
hanson and said that she would be the
one to judge Durrant and ordered him
released. The police tried to remove her,
but she would not let them touch her,
but left the stand voluntarily after a few
words. She handed an incoherent letter
to the clerk. She said she was sent by
God to Judge Durrant. The woman was
subsequently identified by Laura Lucy
Gould Williamson. OF no Leavenworth
street. She declares herself to be an
''emissary Of God" She disappeared
after being removed from the court room.
Biood.spots In tho I.avatory.
A. +. Williams then took the stand and
identified the pocketbook found in Ddf.
rants overcoat a the one he had given
his daughter. Sergeant Burke then took
the stand. He testified rs to the finding
of the pocketbook. He said there was a
bunch Of twelve keys in the same pocket,
and single key Of the Yale pattern.
Sergeant Burke then gave bit of sensa-
tional evidence which had not come out
before. He said that when he, in company
with other officers, examined the lavatory
In the back of the church, just to the rear
of the pulpit, he saw blOOd-stains on the
washbasin and wall just about it.
Testified to Durrant's Agitation.
Maggi, Fitzpatrick identified Durrant
rs the young man who had called on her
and two friends on Mission street near
Twenty-second, April Il, the night Miss
Williams was murdered. She said he was
agitated. Another girl who was with her
corrobora: ed, her evidence but could not
identify 4Durrant. though she identified
the coat and bat he wore. They said they
saw Durrant between and 9:15 p III.
Uwfwo Lovers Near the Church.
Mrs. Mary Mccoy, a laundress, testified
that she saw man and young woman
near Emanuel church, between and 8
o'clock on the i.th. They appeared to be
lovers. The man was urging the girl to
accede to some proposition and the girl
seemed to be coaxing him not to insist.
Just as she passed them Mrs. Mccoy
heard the man say: You are n coward
The man was dressed in q long overcOat