Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-12
lNTERESTEDeN THE RACE
But SkipS the lor.e Accounts of His Trial in
 q. Papers.
PRostcUTIo.S SPRINGS THE DUMMY
And Way . Excitement Passes Over the Spectl s-Mrs. Nolt Has Anoth- CT Story on Which the
 State Relies.

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 11-W. H. T. l Durant, the alleged murderer of Blanche 1 Lamont and Minnie Williams, appears to | take greater interest in the international | yacht race than in his own trial. During | the afternoon session yesterday the early l editions of the afternoon papers were handed him.
 There were columns of his own fight for life, the story of the forenoon's testi- mony. Was he concerned with it? Not at all He read the accounts of the great yacht race and frowned with disappoint- | ment over the Valkyrie's victory. The paper in his hands was held with out tremor. His fingers were as steady as the fingers of fate.
 The most impressive point that has been reached in the trial was where MT. Barnes walked behind the witness stand and brought out the black draped dress makers model, upon which were the garments last worn by the murdered girl There was a wave of intense but sub dued excitement in the audience, and a barely audible "ah,'' that came from many throats. Only Durant was un- moved by the incident.
 Mrs. Herman Nolt, the lady who first came into prominence as the discoverer of the dead body of Minnie Williams
  tant witnesses for the defense. Mrs. Nolt was the possessor of testi- mony which she did not deem fit or of sufficient importance to divulge at the time. Since then she has been made to see differently. The additional story she has to tell has been heard by the detec- tives for the defense, and it is at least interesting. It concerns Clarence Wolf, the step-son of Ex-Supervisor Taber and brother of Fillmore Wolf who figured as Durant's closest chum.
 In her former narrations of the incl dents of Easter Sunday morning Mrs. Nolt stated that after she had been hor- rified by the finding of the body of Min nie Williams in the library she imme- diately made up her mind to notify the church authorities. She first hurried to Dr. w. E. King, and after telling him of her discovery the two hastened to notify the pastor. Mrs. Nolt through an over sight possibly failed to state at the time that she had met one other person be- fore she saw King. That meeting the defense has deemed important. The per- son she met was Clarence Wolf. As she left the church she hastened down the board walk to the gate, which is south of the church. As she placed her hand on the knob another hand was placed on the knob outside. She pulled the door, the other person pushed it, and in an in- stant Mrs. Nolt was face to face with young man, who, as she afterwards
 learned, was Clarence Wolfe She had not anticipated meeting any one and was somewhat taken aback at running against a strange young man. Her sur prise was slight apparently compared with that of Wolfe. He started back and exclaimed:
 What! You here!'
 "Yes," replied Mrs. Nolt, "I am here. Who are you?"
 MT. Wolfe" he replied hurredly. Then he glanced uneasily at Mrs. Nolt and said something about coming over to the church to bring lilies for the ladies to use in decorating the church. AS there were no lilies in his hands or indications of them anywhere in sight, Mrs. Nolt thought the remark strange one. She saw that the young man was confused about something and acted in rather distracted way. He made no move to go into the church. In fact, he surprised her still further by remarking that he thought he would go over home to lunch. Wolfe then abruptly left Mrs. Nolt and walked down Bartlet street to Twenty third, where he resides.
 Mrs Nolt was too much agitated over the murder to give Wolfe's actions fur ther thought at the time. The shock after seeing the murdered girl was so great that she could think of nothing else. She made her way to Dr. Gibson's resi- dence, at Valencia and Twentieth streets, and did not tell of her encounter with Wolfe until the name of Wolfe was brought up in connection with the mur- der of Minnie Williams. Then she re- membered how strangely the young man calling himself Wolfe had acted at thes gate of the church the morning after the horrible murder had been committed.s When seen last evening Mrs. Nolt was reluctant to talk of the affair.
 'I have never talked for the press yet.p she said, "and I prefer not to say any thing until I say it on the witness stand.s When I am subpoenaed by the defense, of course I will testify, although dread the ordeal I really have little to say, and can get it over within short time I was in hopes I could keep out of the. trial altogether"
 John Curran, who, it was stated in the morning papers, had seen Blanche La- mont on street car with Durant on the 2 day of her disappearance, sent word to Captain Lee this morning to the effect that he had seen a girl with school books on her arm but was not certain that 1t ' was Miss Lamont. Neither was he cer- tain about the date. When the case was resumed today Mrs. Noble, aunt of the murdered girl again took the stand. She testified that Durant called on her twice and asked about her niece He particularly mentioned that she might
 ave been made away with. Dr. Vogel.
 arence Wolf and others also called,i
 d Dr. Gibson came to see her twice.
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