The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-21
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May lie Thrown on Durnmrs Private Lte
New Testimony by the Prosecution.

May ns Thrown On nurnn's Private hte.
New Testimony by the Prosecution.
SAN FRAxclsco, CAL, August 20.-Tho
prosecutors OF Theodore Durant arc at
present engaged In developing fruitful
Iluo OF testimony which promises to
throw powerful Slds light on the con
duct Of the young man toward women.
While Durant 1, pictured by his friends
as being a meek, modest youth who far
from being able to murder two school
girls, found his only truo enjoyment In
tho Sunday.School OF which he was as
sistant superintendent, 1t Is proposed
to prove that his baseness was bound
less when RGsoCiating with women. In
support Of this assertion young women
who are said to have been insu!ted by
DurAnG will be pu!, upon the stand and
letters written by the pri'oner to his
female aCquaintancea will be introduced
as evidence.
The audacity Of the prisoner Is shown
by letter now In the hands OF tho
police which no wrote to Helen Henry,
local actress, a few weeks before the
murders. Although he had known the
Young lady but fow DAYS he wrote her
a letter so suggestive that she declined
to answer 1t aud a few days later hO fol-
lowed II up with another Just as
offensive. So bold did Durant become
that long before his arrest, II ia said
that a number Of young women de-
cined TO attend parties to which he
was invited or associate with him in
any wav.
Some Of tho womon who have been
insul,ed by Durant will be placed on tho
witness stand. aud their testimony will
bO Of Importance in Routing the line OF
defense that 90 moral and conscientious
young man could not commit two such
atroCious murders.
From reliable source II was learned
that no matter whRt is accomplished by
the present trial, 1t Is intended to bring
Durnut before a jury of tho chargG OF
killing Minnie Williams This course
will bs pursued oven II Duant should
be found guilty OF the murder Of
Blanche Lamont. The idea Of tho pros.
ecution in doing that would provide
against the possibility OF tho supreme
court granting u new trial in tho La
mont case. 1t Ia even probable thatth
disttict attorney would consent to a
change nf vsnuO for the Williams trial,
Much speculation has boon indn,ged
in a. TO tho nature 0i tho alibt DutantH
Counsef expects to fra'eHt 10 tho jury
to combat tho evidence now, In the
hands OF the prosecution. From hints
that have been dropped, II appearG that
tho records Ot tho Cooper Medical Col.
lcge will form the basis OF attack on tho
testimony OF Martin Qulnlan, Mrs.
lAakr aud others.
Tho records arO thU rolls oi Dr. Will.
inm +. ChonOya class nt tho college
Durnnt was ono Of n class Oi seventy.
soyen sludontg, who attended Dr.
| ChCnny'a lectures. Tho rO,li show that
he was present at tho lecture delivered
nj tho college on tho afternoon Of April
3 nj tho precise hour TINT tho ptOsccu.
linn claims hO entered Emanuel church
with Blanche Lamont.
DR.. ChCnoy's lecture hour la from
$3.50 10 $3.50 o'clock aud tho roll Oi
students ig not called until tho CIOsO Of
tho Lectures. On this occasion tho
doctor snys his lecture wns n little
shorter than usual and tint hO may
have ordered tho roll called an carly nv
4 $50 o'clock II Durdnt was present and
answered. 10 his nnlnr. lhOn hO could
not have boon aL tho church with
Blanche Lamont
Dr. Chnnoy Conaidorcl lilo point 40
important that hO bppnt two days In
trying 10 dUlorninO the truth ot ihlllly
oi tho facts ~ shown bY tho roll, Tho
goycntyIOycn mOmbcrs rt tho cfnsscs
were taken into hi1 private oIllcc ono Ivy
QUO mud inlOtrogAtel M 10 whOlhor
lhOy had remarked Dnmnts ntrlsHun
nl tho lNr,uro whether tllcy had hrntl
him answer wlBn hls mama wa Clllnd
AnI whether they had RnawCrcl Iot
| him,
10 tia last two intorrognlotlOH they
all answered In Tho negative Some
wOru tudor tho impression that DurNnt
had attended Tie lecture, but mono were
nufu