The record-union., 1895-04-24
DURRANH MURDER Case.
Little, if Any, Abatement of Inter
est in the Matter.
SECOND DAY OF THE BXAMINA-
TION OF ACCUSED
No Startling New Developments
Brought Out, Though the Evidence
Seems to Make the Case Against
the Prisoner stronGer-Another Fe-
male Crank Makes Her Appearance
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, April 23.-There is
little if suy abatement Of interest in the
Durrant case, and Judge Conlan's Police
Court was crowded to-day. 1t was the
second day of the preliminary examina-
ton of Theodore Durrant, alleged muir
derer OF Minnie Williams.
Durrant appeared little more cheer
ful when he woke this morning. He had
had a good nights rest. and good
breakfast frightened him perceptibly.
So lar nothing new has been brought out
by the examination of the witnesses,
though several things have been brought
out that seems to make the case against
the prisoner stronger.
Another female crank appeared this
morning. She presented herself at the
prison, and was admitted to Durrants
presence, and after some conversation
with him, most of which was spoken
with her mouth almost touching his ear,
left him and went to Chief Crowley's
Office and said: He is not the man"
She said that she had looked at his head
and neck, and was positive he was not
the murderer. She said she was the
gypsy iluG0u, Lu6 HOSl lduiOuS EllDO-
reader in the world. She was elected by
the officers without trou bic. Mrs. Will
hanson. the crank who created SO much
amusement yesterday, was lowering
around the prison again to-day, but was
denied admission.
The nrsJ witness this morning was
Harry Partridge, classmate OF Dur
rants at the Cooper Medical College.
Partridge said he had known Durrant for
1our years, and had answered to Dur
rants name az rOlI-Call on April Sth.
Durrant was at the surgical clinic, but
left right after it was over, and wanted
Partridge to answer Tor him at the
other lectures. April Sth is the day that
Miss Willis, VINO testified yesterday, said
she had ridden on the Alameda train
with Durrant in the afternoon that he is
supposed to have visited Miss Williams
at the Morgan residence in that city.
Charles a. Dukes and &. a. Dodge,
also fellow-StuGents of Durrant, testified
hat they had met the defendant at the
ferry on the afternoon of the murder
aud that he had told them that he was
waiting to see some comrades of the
Signal Corps, with whom he was going to
Mount Diablo on the next day Saturday,
and he requested that one OF them
answer his name at the roll-call in his
absence.
Emma Struven, young girl, was the
next witness. She said that she and two
were walking near the Emmanuel
Church shortly after o'clock on the
might OF the murder, and were aCcosted
by young man, who called to one of
them by the name Of Flora, and told her
TO stop. The girls stopped. but the
stranger saw his mistake, and, eXcusing
himself, walked away. Witness did not
get very good view OF the man, but says
he looks like Durrant from the back. she
had told reporters that the man appeared
agItated and nervous, bat this did not
came cut III the testimony.
Miss Edna Lucille Turner, a tall, hand
some young lady, was then sworn. She
had known Durraut for a year. They
were both members of the Christian En-
deavor Society. Durrant had walked
home from church with her several
times. Miss Turner said that on one oc-
casion Durrant had spoken to her in
words not those ota gentleman. Durrant
wanted to make a medical examination
of her, and said he knew a place in the
church where such an examination could
be made without anybody being the
wiser. Witness told him that her family
could attend 10 such matters,
Several objections were raised to this
testimony by counsel for defense, but
Judge Conlan overruled them all, and
the evidence was admitted.
Witness said that her actions toward
the defendant were not changed ac-
count OF the affair, as she knew that any
GOODNESS on her part would attract at
tention, but she never felt as free with
Durrant after the occurrence. She told
her aunt and several friends of the con-
versation with Durrant. She SAID that
Durrant had given her a set OF questions
TO answer, aud counsel for the defense
submitted q paper which Miss Turner
said contained some of her writing. The
contents were not made public, but 1t is
surmised that they are answers to Dur
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discussed her condition with Durrant,
but they had alluded 10 it.
During Miss Turner's examination
Durrant looked very pale and anxious,
and has not shown such pronounced
symptoms since his arrest. he listened
to every word and watched every move
ment OF the witness.
After luncheon J. p. Hodgson was
called. He testified that on Good Friday
night about o'clock he left his house,
which Is near the church, to take stroll.
AS he passed down the street he saw
man and girl standing together, and the
man seemed to be taking liberties with
the girl. Witness first impulse was TO
go up to to the couple and separate them.
The man seemed to Ue trying to persuade
the girl TO 90 somewhere with him. be
could not identify the man, but was al
most certain that the hat aud overcoat
that were exhibited as Durrant's were
those worn by the man on that eventful
night.
George w. Burgess, a medical student,
said that Durrant was not present 1T a
lecture at which he was credited IS being
present on the 18th instant.
Frank Sademan, the janitor of EN-
manuel Church, testified that he had seen
Durrant at the ferry on Friday, the 18TH,
and that the defendant had told him
that he had slight clew TO Miss Lamont
and was tracing it, He did not know
whether or not Durrant had q key TO the
church. de saw Durrant and George
King changing the lock OH the library
door. Durrant usually entered the church
through side door.
James Sademan, the son of the iauitor.
was the next witness, but nothing be-
yond what he has already told was elic-
ited
Annie Moesant, young ladv resident t
OF Alameda, testified that She had seem
Miss Williams talking to a young man
on the porch of the Morgan residence ON
the afternoon OF April Sth Witness
thought that Durrant was the man. but
could not positively identity MIN.
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