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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-11-12


When Durrant saw this his
face seemed TO turn to a green
ish hue. He looked like a corpse,
only his staring eyes which ap-
to see the scaffold before him,
betrayed any life.
Slowly the jury filed into the
box and took their seats. They
were all pale and some trembled.
Judge Murphy, who had re-
tired to his chambers, was sum-
moned and took his place upon
the bench. The court room,
though crowded to the very
doors, was hushed. The usual
question was asked by Clerk
Morris and then foreman War
rem Dutton, the capitalist, arose
and said F:
"Your Honor, we are ready to
report"
The Judge asked: "Have you
agreed on a verdict ?"
Dutton said: Eyes"
The Judge then asked him to
read it.
Slowly he unfolded q paper
and, after wiping his eyes, read;
1--WE, the jury" said he, 'fnd
the defendant, William Henry
Theodore Durrant, guilty of MUIR
der in the first degree"
AS the aged foreman, pale and
trembling, read the words that
fixed Durrant's fate, a low rumb'
ling noise like the roar of a moi
arose from the rear of the court
room.
Instantly Durrant started for
ward as though he would rush
upon the men in the box who
would send him to the gallows
but his mother caught him, anC
with a half sigh, half moan
threw her arms around his neck
and sunk back into her chair.
The moment the verdict wal
read a hoarse shout went up from
the crowd. A more forward
move was made and it was evi
dent that some among them
! wrought up by the terrible in
vective of the district attorney
would have liked to strangle tn
prisoner as he strangled poo
Blanche Lamont.
The police officers closed al
!, ound Durrant and then came til
clapping of hands from tn
amazed audience, which had jus
recovered from the shock of sur
prise that the verdict caused.
t Maud Lamont, slender an
with vixenish look, leaped to he
feet and clapped her hands NOR
loudly than the others. She wa
joined by her aunt, Mrs. Noble.
1t was exactly twenty-one min
utes from the time the jury LEI
t the court room to the time tn
verdict was announced, but tina
time was not all taken up in de
liberation. In fact, there wa
no elaboration at all. The jur,
had evidently decided upon
verdict before they left the box
1t was 3:34 when they filed on
of the court room into the gran,
jury room, which had been plac
ed at their disposal. 1t took tn
!, twelve men until $3.50 o'clock be
fore they settled themselve
| comfortably, and at 1856 a knoc.
on the door announc ed to tn
anxious walters that a verde
had been found. 1t took just iv
minutes of actual time to elect
foreman and take the one ballo
! necessary.
} Foreman Dutton of the jury
: said after court was adjourne'
4 that the jury was q solemn bod,
) as they marched into the jur.
5 room. He was selected as fore
man and passed around his la
!, for the vote. Each man droppe
in his ballot, then he took ther
} out and found every one was TO
murder in the first degree. T
| make sure Dutton had all til
=
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-11-12

~N O0bO1
interest than any criminal case
in the history of the coast, came
to an end on Nov. LIST, with a ver-
dict of murder in the first degree
against Theodore Durrant for the
killing of Blanche Lamont in
Emmanuel Baptist church.
Though public opinion was al
most unanimous against the pris-
oner, the jury, it was thought,
would disagree. The fact that
they were out only twenty-five
minutes and agreed on a verdict
on the first ballot, shows the
force of the case of the prosecu-
ton and the ability of the dis
trict attorneys closing speech.
1t was a great triumph also for
the police officers and especially
by Captain Lees, chief of detec-
tives, who personally attended
to all the gathering of evidence
against the medical student The
closing scenes of the court were
most impressive. When the
case was called this morning
District Attorney Barnes arose to
complete his address.
This was the third day of his
speech but he seemed as fresh
and vigorous as at the outset.
His peroration was a tremendous
Indictment of the prisoner. He
made real and tangible the maj
esty of the law and how terrible
and absolute was justice. Dur
rant sat through it all with small
emotion. The only sign of the
strain was deadly paleness and
nervous biting of his underlip,
His mother was not equally col.
lected. Her breath came in short
gasps, her head dropped and al
times she wiped away the tears
she could not keep back. Barnes
closed his argument just before
noon and a recess was taken till
2 o'clock.
Then Judge Murphy began his
charge. 1t was very fair, but
damaging to the prisoner, as the
judge dwelt on the value of cir
cumstantial evidence and the
weight it should have in a case
like this.
Judge Murphy ended his
charge at $3.50 and the case was
given jury. The twelve men filed
out as though they were going to
their own execution. Although
there was supposed to be little
prospect of a verdict being re-
turned before z or s o'clock in
the evening, the throng of spec
tators who had remained In the
overcrowded court room all the
afternoon to hear the judges
charge, settled back in their
seats to await the appearance OF
the jury. Mrs. Durrant and the
prisoner talked and laughed to
gether as If an acquittal were {
foregone conclusion. They were
joined by half a dozen friends
and the conversation became ami
mated. The father went out int
the corridor to smoke a cigar
cite, as he was too nervous tt
endure the strain of suspense.
Scarcely fifteen minutes haG
passed before word came thai
the jury was ready to come into
court, When this was announc
ed DWrant's calmness forsool
him for the first time during tn,
day. His face became as whit,
as the COURTROOM wall and hi
head dropped. A few minutes
later the jury room door wa
swung open and the'tyelve flee
in.
At first it was thought the,
had returned for additional in
structions, but when it was seel
they had their hats and owe
coats a whisper went around tn
court room they had decided o.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24
DEDICATED TO THE TRIBUNE.

From the Minneapolis Penny Press.
The extraordinary anxiety manifested
ON the part of the editor of the Tribune,
for the people of Mexico, has led it to
publish two Syndicate letters" from
gentlemen who get their living by ex-
aggerated proclamation, the purpose of
comparison, of course, being to demon
strate that the people of Mexico are bad
off because her money is almost ex-
clusively silver, and that the people of
the United States are we'll off because
it's money is almost exclusively gold.
Sometime since we promised the ed
itor of the Tribune a clear and definite
statement of the true situation in Mex
leo, and when the same shall appear we
hope that he will do the patrons of that
paper the favor of publishing the same.
We trust that this will be ready within
a day or two, and when given out will
be based upon scientific, natural and his
torical facts that will so completely an
initiate the theory of that gentleman
with reference to his proposition that
he will be completely satisfied with the
conclusions, even though he has been
compelled to wait week extra therefor.
Today, however, as a slight introduce
tion to the subject and by way of sort
of ''irst course"-bouillon, consomme or
| vermicelli--we herewith present an ex-
tract from one Of the leading newspapers
of the City Of Mexico, issued on July
9Th. This extract is furnished US by a
gentleman who has travelled much in
Mexico and who furnished the transla-
ton for the purpose of publications:
There is great deal of rot printed
in foreign papers about the adoption
of the silver standard as certain to sink
the United States to the level of China or
Mexico With abundant proofs on hand
we maintain that Mexico can show a
better record during the recent depres-
sion than the favored land of Wash
ington. Our railroads did not go into
the hands of receivers at the rate of two
week; none of our banks 'bursted'
our factories were actively employed:
our cities were not filled with hungry
people willing but unable to get employ
ment; nor bank cashiers running away
or committing suicide. It would pain
us to see Mexico adopt the gold stand
ard and sink to the level of countries
like the United States and Monacow
Referring to the much quoted Mr..
Stanton in the American papers, the
following language is used:
Mr.. Stanton is wrong. No, sir, swhile
the American people stood in line attend
ing free bread distributions and holding
levees at the free soup houses, the poor
Mexicans' were starving on a diet of all
manner of vegetables, Strawberries with
cream, bananas and oranges without
stint, and all the luscious fruits which
nature supplies in such abundance that
only small portion can reach the mar
kets. Come again, Mr.. Stanton, next
time with your eyes open."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24
MORGAN
A RED HOT SPEECH BY THE
SENATOR FROM ALA
BAMA.
National Banking System Declared
Menace to the COuntry's
Welfare.

Griffin, Ca, July 18.-The bimetallists
silver and gold by this government, met
in convention here today, every part o.
the state being represented. Senator
John T. Morgan, of Alabama, made the
speech of the day.
He was there, he said, as disciple Of
Jefferson, Madison and Jackson, to speak
in defense of the acts of congress provid-
ing for the free coinage of silver which
policy was stabbed below the fifth rib by
John Sherman in 1873 and left for dead"
Senator Morgan dis cussed the none
tary question from every point of view.
He declared that the national banking
system was menace to the welfare of
the country. He advocated the re-enact-
ment of the law of 1887 and free and equal
coinage and the full legal tender of both
gold and silver. That was, he said, his
test of true bimetallism. Mr.. Morgan re-
ferring to the votes of certain Demo-
cratic senators in favor of the repeal of
the Sherman act said they we're today as
firm for free coinage as ever were Beck
or Thurman and from the beginning of
the battle for the restoration of silver.
Senator Sherman the destroyer of silver
money and the ally of Great Britain in
setting up the single gold standard, was
in full accord with every Democratic
senator from New York and Throughout
New England except Mr.. Hill. Contin-
uing Senator Morgan said that Cleveland
in his financial policy agreed with the
Northeastern states that furnish the
Democratic candidates that the gold issue
shall be considered apart from party
creeds and that the solid South that has
elections shall be broken. He would
break all who would not bend to his
power.
Again said Mr.. Morgan:
II would have liked Mr.. Cleveland bet
ter if after having denounced the senate
for amending the Wilson bill, he had not
consigned the senate tariff bill to the OBJ
loquy of his sovereign contempt by re-
fusing to sign it, when every Democrat
in the senate save one, voted for it. Yet
we should not grieve over that for his
silent contempt for that measure seems
to be already changed into tumultuous
hosannahs in all the camps of Mug
wumpery."
Senator Morgan denounced the bond
contract as being without precedent or
justification, and it has an odious flavor
of subservfency when it pays foreign
syndicate to prevent run upon our
treasury for gold"
Mr.. Morgan concluded an elaborate
disquisition on the value of silver in our
monetary system with gold by asking
this question, HAS craftsmanship de-
generated into charlatanism that the ex-
perience of this country for 80 years
without a break from Washington to
Grant should be held for naught; and
that round sonorous demand for Sound
Money with no definition of the phrase
shall be made as an Impeachment of all
our history down to 1892"
Resolutions calling for immediate and
Independent free coinage Of silver and gold
were adopted and an address to the peo-
pie of the state was prepared.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24
A GREAT MIND.

Restful Regan-Say, that Happy Ho-
gan's got intelleck, tell yer wot!
Saturated Sam-Wot's he been dom
now? 't
Restful Regan-He was Robin a bee
hive an his hand got stung an swelled
and den Gin an unctious whisper) a.
crowd of jays come runnin' and made i'm
drink a quart O. whisky.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COM.
MITTEE APPOINTED BY THE

MEMPHIS CONVENTION.
Chicago. July 18.-The executive COM
mittee appointed by the recent silver
convention at Memphis is in conference
at the Auditorium this afternoon with
members Of the bimetallic league, whose
chairman, ex-Congressman Sibley, Of
Pennsylvania, has been in Chicago sew
eral days. Among those present are:
Ex-U. S. Senator Sanders, Of Montana:
Gen. A. j. Warner, Of Ohio; j. r. Good
win, of Memphis; A. w. Rucker, Colo
RADIO; Charles Coffin, Arkansas; ]. C.
Ralph Snider, Paramount, W. Va. The
issue to be discussed is the advisability
Of separate political action in the cam
paign Of next year.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24

The Persian Empire, in it's palmiest days.
comprised about 100000 square miles,
Cleveland Leader.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-07-24

nected with it,
Mr.. Harvey-I said I quoted it correct
ly. Section is as I read it in the book.
What appears in another section 7 don't
care about.
Il am now ready to proceed with the
argument Of decentralization, and as
have already preceded Mr.. Horn, while
being detained on these minor questions
with him, will now let him proceed fur
Their before do"
Mr.. HOrr-We now come to the discus
sion of the law which changed this ma
ton to a single-standard nation, the law
Of 1873, which Brother Harvey kindly
names a "crime." 1t has been called that
SO long that there is nothing novel in
the name. 1 purpose to show you during
this discussion that no law has ever been
passed by the American congress which,
was freer from faint, which was more
carefully examined, which was more com
pletely and fully understood than the
law of 1873. The statement which he
read to you that the scheme was concoct-
ed in London is simple assertion upon
which he cannot produce one scintilla of
reputable truth. not one word It has
been good many years since England
dictated the legislation Of this country
They have had trouble to do it ever
since 1776. daughter). They would ex-
perlence as much difficulty now as they
did then if they should attempt it,
1.-THE law of 1873 had it's origin. as all
such laws have, in the brains of experts
The question of coinage, mintage, is a
most intricate one. 1t is one of the most
complicated problems with which philo-
sophical men have ever grappled. It has
been process of development from the
earliest stages of humanity down to the
present time, which has given us the per-
feet system of money-though not per-
feet, as perfect as it has come to be at
this time. The whole thing is a matter
of slow growth; the whole question is one
that has been studied with great care: it
has been studied by men who have de-
voted their lives to the question. No
man in the United States has ever yet
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-28
., .sIu.u Politician,

Ho purchased wheel of an excellent make And practiced whero none could espy him. He mastered the tricks of the pedal and brake And "scorchcd" until few coule gc by him. Hs bumped up his back, and he twinkled his
 bell
 Till people all thought he Wac crg.y, But when they discovered what later bcfell They held that the man twas daisy" He longcd for an office, this bicycle man, And often had thought he would get it, But always was beaten whenever he ran Whatever his scheme he'd regret it. He tried hard to capture, when seeking place, The vote of u class a nation, But never discovered a class or a race That gave him much cause for clation. He catered to spoilsmen and met with defeat- Reformers completely upset him. He tried in reforms with the best to compete, Disaster second time met him. Through races he finally sought for control, And each in its turn rallied round him The Irish Bohemian German and Pole But always his enemies 'downed him." "The Irish, D he said, cannot do much alone The same thing is true of the Germans. I've preached from the stump when l ought
 to have known
 There's naught in political sermons. I've tried ev'ry trick that is worthy of note, And yet it was easy to beat me, But if cnn capture the bicycle vote, Why, no living man can defeat me- So he pu rchased wheel of an excellent make And practiced where nono could cJpy him. He mastered the tricks of the pedal and brake And "scorched" until few could go by him. And now he is ready to go to the polls, Expecting to crown his ambition, And show, as to office he easily rolls That he is n shrewd politician.
 Chicago Post.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-28
Says the Corbett-Fitzsimmons Contest Will
 Not lake Place in Texas.

Austin, Tex, July Ex-Governor Gull person this afternoon is-"ed a proclama- ton prohibitory of the Corbett-Fitzsim- mons fight He asserts that it is a fla grant defiance of law and will bring dis repute upon and foster a spirit of diso- bedience of all law. The governor con- cludes the proclamation by saying:
 'fWhereas, Texas, with her hospitable and intelligent population and limitless resources needs no incentive of violated law to induce immigration or investment, and
 ''Whcreas, The constitution of the state enjons that the executive shall cause the law to be faithfully executed
 Now, therefore, l, c. A. Culberson, governor of the state of Texas by virtue of the authority vested in me by the con stitution and laws. do hereby urge the various officers charged with duties both to prevent the commission of such of lenses and cause offenders to be punished and all persons contemplating future in- fraction are warned to desist therefrom. and are put upon notice that to the limi of executive authority I shall take care that the law is faithfully executed to the end that such offenses may be prevented and offenders punished.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-28
Shayes Great Lions.

Presidents of the United States since Lincoln have been shaved daily during their occupahcy of the White House by the same barber, colored man, who at the present time, because of this fact, enjoys u Sl, 100 clerkship in the treasury depart ment He is good clerk an,l writes a fine hand Notwithstanding all this he still pursues his calling of presidential barber. Every morning while the president is in Washington this clerk goes to the White House, carrying in d satchel raZors, soap, cups brushes and strops. This duty is al ways finished in time for him to be at his desk promptly at o'clock, and few of his fellow clerks know why he never ap- pears without that black leather satchel. Lincoln was the first president to employ him as n barber at the executive mansion, and for some reason he has always been ablc to get tho same privilege by every successive president.
 When President Grant returned from his inauguration, the door of tho White House was opened for him by this barber, whom he questioned as to what position he held in the White House. Something in the fellows speech or manner pleased Grant and he told him he was to consider himself installed during his term. During the early days of shaving the presidents the barber took his meals with the other servants in the White House kitchen. Whether or not, in addition to this he was paid regular sum or tipped each morn ing he has never been known to state. In all matters he is close mouthed and rarely speaks of any occurrence in the White House.--Chicago Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-28
TERSELY TOLD.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 Mrs. B. Guckenberger will sing t solo at each service at the Southside Baptist church today.
 .-issrty-six negro laborers left over the Louisville and Nashville at midnight for Middleboro, Ky, to work in the mines.
 Ladies, l am five times overstocked in black and tan Oxfords. Price, 50, cents to s. Brand new and stylish. l am going to sell them cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap. A sacrifice. T. c. King, 2026 First ave- nue.
 Robert Hill, Jim Murphy. Will Johnson, Dan Washington, Griffin Skinner, George Jenes. Jim Mccoy and Will Hudson were yesterday placed in the county jail from the inferior court charged with grand larceny.
 Superintendent J. B. CcClary of the Birmingham Railway and Electric com pany, who is always alive to the times, will run the big travelling car from the North and South Highlands today to Avondale for 10 cents for the round trip. The excursion car will leave the North Highlands at 3:12 D. m. and South High lands at 3:32 p. m.
 Anna Moore. alias Anna Lanier, the woman who was yesterday arrester for dsorderly conduct and attempted to kill herself by putting her head against the bars of the black maria was upon exam dnation this morning found to have broken her leg above the ankle when she fell out of the black maria, but she was in such a stupor that she made no com plaint. She was taken to the hospital rooms over the city prison and pr. Gib- son and Warden Donovan are doing all in their power to make her comfortable and cure the broken leg
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-28
Killed Himself and Familv.

Paris, Tex, July 27-Henry Bradshaw, a farmer living sixteen miles west of this city. who has been in bad health for some time, entered his house with shot gun last evening and shot his wife in thel back as she was at work in the kitchen. He then shot his 4-year-old daughter, who was in another room. The charge struck her in the head and it literally blew it off. Bradshaw then reloaded his gun, went into the sitting room and lay ing down on the floor placed the gun in his mouth and pushed the trigger with the result of almost decapitatng him. self Bradshaw was sober, industrious man of good family. and his wife was the daughter of Methodist minister Their married life had been happy and no other motive for tho terrible deed can be given except that Bradshaw had grown weary of living and did not want to leave his wife and child.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-28
PERSONAL.

Mir. R. F. Beasley left last night for Louisville
 City Auditor A. ]. Camp is spending the day at Blount Springs.
 Miss Annie Lee Ashley is spending a few weeks with friends in Clanton, her old home.
 MT. Frank Graham went over to Talla- dega yesterday to visit his family, who are there for the summer.
 MT. James I. Atehison, after pleasant visit to friends in the city, has returned to his home in New York.
 Mir. Lester Smith, secretary to Commis- sioner of Agriculture Hector D. Lane was in the city last night
 Mrs. Dr. R. NJ. Cunningham and chill dren left yesterday afternoon for Blount Springs. where they will spend few weks.
 City Treasurer George Eustis went down to Livingston yesterday to spend few days with Mrs. Eustis, who Is sum mering there.
 Prof. J. B. Cunningham has returned rom Meridian. where he assisted in summer institute. Mrs. Cunningham has also returned from New York.
 Miss Margaret J. Smith returned from Columbus, Miss. yesterday, where she and attending the state military encamp- ment.
 Misses May and Katie Justine of Wood lawn entertained few of their friends Friday evenig. Dancing was partici- pated in, after which delicious refresh ments were served.
 Ladies. I am five times overstocked in black and tan Oxfords. Price. 50 cents to S. Brand new and stylish. I am going 10 sell them cheap, cheap, cheap. cheap A sacrifice. T. c. King. 2026 First ave nue.
 Never accept any apology for Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder. or "iust
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-07-28
All Quiet.

Washington, July 27.-General Scho- field tonight received message from General C!oppdnger that confirms the press dispatches refuting the stories of a massacre of the whites. The message is dated at Market Lake, Wyo.. the sta ton where the troops disembarked, and reads as follows: T find the country full of wild rumors but Mr. Seymour, who left Teton Pass yesterday noon, re- ports all quiet there'' No further dis patches are expected by General Scho- field tonight