The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-04-15

Put Jack the Ripper to Shame.
San Francisco, April 1.-THE
3 Emanuel Baptist church. on Bartlett
street. between THenty-second and
3 Twenty-third. in this city, has been the
of TWO of the most atrocious
q. ders ever committed in the state.
sterday, the mutilated and muir
Z b body of Minnie Williams was
ID in the library of the edifce.
day, the nude body of Blanche
lont was found in the. tower of the
church. The same hailt, the
hrities believe. slew both girls,
w. H. 7. Durant, the young man
ected of both crimes, is now in
body.
lanche Lamont and Minnie Will
2ls were members OF the Emanuel
ptist church, and members of the
FSdnday school class. The former was
g. pupil at the Normal school on Powell
street. in this city; the latter was
companion in family in Alameda,
across the bay from the city. Both
were 81 years old. brunettes and pretty
and modest girls. Both had been the
recipients of attention from young
medical student named w. H. n.
Durant, who is also the librarian of
the church and the secretary of the
Young Peoples society Of the church.
Came from Dillon.
On April s, Miss Lamont disappeared.
Diiigent search failed to reveal any
trace of her wherea bouts, ard her
aunt, Mrs. NObler, with whom She had
been living. was totally unable to
throw any light on the affair Miss
= ! Lamont came from Dillon, Mont, sew
R$sral months ago, having been sent to
q san Francisco for her health. and at
J the same time to attend the Normal
School TO perfect herself as a teacher.
Erhe last person seen in her company
9as w. H. T. Durant, q young medical
5&student VINO, IL appears, had been on
- friendly terms with the missing girl
On Saturday morning, at IL +, Jock the
<S.nutilated body of Minnie williams
Vas found in the library of Emanuel
Z BAPTIST church on Bartlett street The
slri had been assaulted and her re-
5nalns were cut and hacked, the girl
having evidently died from loss of
blood. On further examination, il was
1cund that she had been gagged, the
assailant tearing part of her under
clothing and thrusting it down her
throat Eyith sharp stick, badly LAGER
ating the tongue.
- Two witnesses state that they saw a
2young man and a young woman. the
Sprmer answering the description of Du-
nj and the latter that of Minnie
.his clue, the police at once put the resi-
qence of Durant under surveillance Miss
Williams lived with friends in Alameda,
slo gave her home until she could Sc
@ure position. She had been a regular
tendant at Emanuel church having
merry liVed.tn that neighborhood, but |
# har co.
her hae removed 70 Alameda Friday
ning the Msrgan<family, with whom /
- lived. had packed their household
pgoous preparatory to moving TO Tacoma /
|. and Miss Williams had removed her pos /
sessions to the house of Mrs. Voy near
the church. Friday evening she was to
have attended a meeting of the Young /
Peoples society of Emanuel church al /
DIT Fogel's house. At us o'clock she left /
taking latch key with her. She never /
appeared there. About the same time Du- 4
rant left his home on Fair Oaks street, /
IN the same vicinity, bound To-. the same I
meeting.
Movements of the Murderer.
As,At o'clock Durant met Phillip Perkins /
8ind asked him some questions about a /
rip 20 Mount Diablo which the signal |
nake next day. At $50 he appeared at !
fr Nogets residence, where the young 4
yfeople sf1neeting was in progress, and I
none wsce merrier than he durin z the re- +
msipder of the evening. At II o'clock he /
left with a party of young people and /
went home. The next morning Ourant /
arose early and went with his comrades |
the signal corps for Noun Diahlo, |
fifty miles away.
The two murders are so closely COLI
nected that it is now necessary to go
back TO the Lamont case.
Yesterday Mrs. Noble. the aune of Miss
Lamont, received through the m; lis a pa
per containing the three rings worn by
her niece the night she disappes red. on
the paper were written the name and adj
dress Of Theodore Durant. This together
with the fact that Miss Williams an init
maize frienH of Miss Lamont, lad been
heard TO SPY that she knew Blanch had
been murdSred, hut had refused to tell
what she Knew and how, led the police 10
suspect that the same man Who had
killed Miss Williams had slain Miss La
mont and that, learning that Miss
Williams knew of his first cline at
tempted further concealment by commit
tirg second murder. Late last might the
detectives had about decided that Durant
had murdered Miss Williams. and this
theory was further strengthened this
earcb 6 TFhe a on making sraS 5ho5gouga
outraged body of Miss Lamont was found I
concealed in the steeple. Death had been
caused Dy Stransulation.
Nude on the Floor.
The body was lying just inside the
door of the tower room, nude and on the
floor Around the neck there were a few
streaks, TIE marks of fingers that had /
been pressed deep into the tender flesh
lar teeth; the features were ls,dly dis
torted. being drawn down at one Corner.
and the lips were swollen apt blood
stained. The nose was the only feature
that retained its original shape for the
cheeks were bloated. The girls light
brown i,air was matted with dirt and
hung loosely about her shoulders. The
body was in the first stages of decompo-
stion. the odor emanating from the re-
mains having reached the nost.ils of the
detectives before they opened the door.
When the officers reached the head of the
stairs. they found the door leading to the
tower room locked. They broke in the
door. 1t so dark they could not see
and one CT the officers struck a match
As the light fared up they saw before
them he dead body Of the girl for whom
they sye~ searching. The body vas taken
Ito the raorgsle, where it was D aced on a +,
4Els1 by The side OF Minnie Williams.
q Excitement Was late Use.
u A5 soon as the news became znown i'm
41enSe crowds sIII.rnIIr led he IL,11rch and