The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-09-04
IT'S BEGUN At LAST
The Trial Of Theodore Durrant for
Murder Is Fairly On.
TO VISIT EMANUEL CHURCH
The District Attorney Makes His
Opening Statement-The De-
fense Puts In Several OBJ
Jections by the Way.

room was crowded TO hear the opening
statement Of District Attorney Barnes
AT the request of the defense all witt
nesses in the case were excluded from the
room during the address. The defendant
listened attentively to the statement of
the chief prosecutor. At every point
against him alluded 10 by the district at
torney Durrant's brow contracted and he
continually whispered suggestions to his
counsel. The defendants attorneys OBJ
jected TO several statements In the ad-
dress. They disliked an allusion to the
conversation Of the school girls who iden-
titled Durrant as the man who had walk
ed on with Blanche Lamont. They also
objected to the explanation OF the reason
Mrs. Leak sat SO long at her window on
the afternoon when she said she had seen
the murdered girl entering the church
with Durrant. The court overruled this
second objection but sustained the first.
Though counsel for defense had said that
they would be willing to have Blanche
Lamont and Minnie Williams cases tried
jointly, when District Attorney Barnes
referred to the finding of Minnie Will
liams' body the defendants counsel OBJ
jected to the Introduction of anything re-
lating to the Williams murder. which he
said was the basis for a separate action.
The court said he would permit reference
as an incident leading to the discovery
of the body of Blanche Lamont. He said
he would not rule as to the merging of
the two cases until the question should he
presented to him directly.
At the conclusion of the opening ad-
dress the opposing counsel and the court
held a consultation. Then. at the sue-
gestion OF the defendants attorney. the
court ordered that after recess the jurors.
the defendant. the Judge and the official
stenographer, In charge of the sberifY.
visit the scene of the mursier in Erna anuei
church.
Following IL n synonsis of the onansng
address of District Attorney Barnes at
the commencement of the trial of Dur
rant:
AT this point in the rriaI and befors
proceeding with rhe evidence. n becomes
my duty as a representative of the peo-
pie, to make what is called the onen,np
statement of the case. The opensnp state
ment should not be regarded by you in
the light of testimony, neither should II
be regarded by you as an argument upon
| the facts. II should NOT have anv weight
with you or Should YOU consider II as
Mitigating against the prisoner. IN "a
merely a statement of what the peonle
expect to prove; a statement of the evil
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