Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-08-16

that she cav DitrAut and Blanchu ls.
mont enter The church at 4:lO on Aplli
3, tno Jay Of Miss b.mJutis disappear.
snce. The wOman's name l. Mo
Leako and she lives at ia Bartlett.
street. Sho is Hny years OF age aud
has b0en y mombor OF tho church a
number Of Year,. she knew bJth
Dltfnnt and Nls0 Lamont ultimately
aud therefore cannot he mistaken with
regard to the identity Of el.hef. she
says She has remained silent sipce tho
discovery OF tue bodies Of the two Girls
because she did not wish TO undergo
the annoyance Of being a witness In
the cass aud did not divulFo hor iutlt.
nation TO ths police until sho became
convinced lhrt II wa, a duty she owed
the state.
On April Mrs. Leskc sat II tho vim
dow Of her residence nearly all Of the
Afternoon locking for her daughter
whom che expected 20 arrive from San
MsioO. A. O'Clock she saw a couple
coming up the street one OF whom she
Instantly recognized as Durraut but a,
frat She was puzzled over the Identity
OF the girl. She fltst thought that toe
young lady was Lucille lurnere, but
NJ the couple came nearer Mtf. LoaEe
recognized the girl rs Blanche La.
mont. Miss Lamont wore n short
school girPs dfess AMI carried pack.
age OF school books. The drois and tue
school boJks were aitetwati found
tocrstod In the church.
When the couple reached the church
gate they stopped for a moment, Dur.
rant opened the gate ana they passed
through. Mrs. Leakc from her point
OF observation was watching them
and when tho girl stepped through the
gateway the said TO herself; "What Hn
imurudcnt thing for her 10 iu2"
Mrs. Lsike knew nothing dottlm9n.
tai to Duffaut. She had always con.
sldeted hun "auch an exemplary young
man." but n9twithslannlng TINT fact
sue thought II exceedingly impruivnt
iOt the girl TO go into the church with
him alone. Sue feared '0me no might
have seen them and might make
unpleasant rcmsfks, Sno Imagined
that they hal come srrauI ~ tue
church aud expected IN n iow minutes
they would come out. She watched
carefully but the gate did not open.
There II only one entrance to
Emanuel church during thn week nud
tuut ia by thD side gate and rear door
Mr. hsake knew thU young people
would have 70 Ugss thtaugl tac gate
aud she wanted 10 SEQ them on tho
street again boi1fo she LOTT the win.
dow. sac waited a long time, tut
household duties finally called her g.
another part u the Hat aud she was
ou!isui 10 give up the vigil.
Mrs. Lsake's ieslim5uy completes
the chain " evidence ~ inst Duuhut.
Three school girls snw DluaaI aud
Blanche Lamont riding On a Powell
street car nj $3.50 on the afternoon oi
tho day that Miss Lamont disappeared.
Attorney Mnr,in Y 4iuian saw the
couple a few blocks ir0i> the olutch a
isw miauleB before O'Clock. Now
comes Mifs. Leaks who says shu saw
Dufraut aud Miss Lamont eater
O. church few uluuios lalct &c 4.
ltmg, the Organist, has already tSsii'
He'd that hs entered tho church about
3 O'Clock aud saw DutfHnt coming
down from the attic. Durfanps hair
was dishevoled, his face was red, and
be was painting for breath, aud was In
a state OF utter physical ami nervous
collapse. la answer 10 Inquiries he
explained that he had been engaged In
repairing electric wires In tho organ
loft anu had been overcome by gas.
An expert electrician afterwards eE'
nmintd tue wires and testified that no
repairs OF the nature Dutrant claimed
10 have made had Desn made Wltni n
elk months.