The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-14
puNMANNt WAX DEFENSE
Miss CunnnghHm's story Expected t.
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San FRANWsuo, Oct, l3.-NoW that
Durrant hua told his story on the Wit
ness stand, and has made auaworl to all
tho accusations imp!iod by tho crols.
questions Of tho prosecution, Rn i'm
pro'SioR exists among thoso who have
watched the trial closely that there is
something to come which will, perhaps,
have moro effect on the minds
Of the jurymen as rogarId the
guilt or innocence OF tho defendant
than anything that has gone before.
This feeling is due to the confidence
with which District Attorney Barnes
put a series Of startling questions re-
laliug to conversation held by Dur
rant with q Newspaper reporter, Miss
Carrie Cunningham, at tha county jail
within tho past week, aud also touching
on the address and indouomeuE OF Il
CNrlain envelope, which may or may
not have contained confession,
These alleged admissions are taken by
the prosecution as coming from the one
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Cured beneath the baffry OF tho Eman.
uel Baptist church on the afternoon OF
April 3. The record OF what passed Ut
tho county Jail between Miss Cunning.
ham aud Durraut is thus told by the
prosecution, which js IN possession Of
tho full facts:
On tue evening OF September %, Miss
Cunningham visited DuFrant at the
county jail, and during tho course Of
their conversation Durrant showed her
u small envelope which bore tho follow
lug address and endorsement; "Me5srs.
Dickinson and Deuprey. To DO opened
in case an convicted. To be returned
to me in case am acquitted.
DHEFaHt told the young lady that the
envelope contained complete utate'
ment OF all that had occurred a. the
Emanuel Baptist church on tho after.
noon OF April 8. Elo said that It had
boon written in order that his attorneys
might the facts in tho event oI his be-
Ing convicted OF tho murder ot Blanche
Lamont. On tho following evening,
September %, Miss Cunningham again
visited Durrant at tho county Jail, and
was there shown a large envelope al.
dressed like the other and smaller one.
Durraut told her that the contents OF
the other envelope had become jammed
up, and that no transferred the written
statement TO the larger envelope.
On the morning 0t October 9th, Miss
Cunningham held q Conversation with
Duraut at the county jail aud during
the course OF that conversation, and in
answer 10 questions asked him by the
young lady, ha said that about tlye
o'clock on tho afternoon Of April Sd, he
asceudod the apace between the ceiling
aud the roof OF tho Emanuel Baptist
church for the purpose OF fixing ono OF
tho sun burners, While at work he
heard q noisO which At once attracted
his attention. 1t seemed to como
from that part OF tho building whero
tho beifry is situated. He walked along
in the direclionirom whence the sound
came, and pCored through tho opening
that connects tho space above the cell
ing with the interior Of tho beltry tower.
While in this position he saw tho body
OF Blanche Lamont lying on tho second
landing Of the beliry stairs. He repeat.
cd tho details OF the circumstances and
added that Blanche Lamont was muir
derod on the second landing Of tho bel-
fry stairs
Miss Cunningham thon said: "Oh,
yes, it was from the second landing OF
the stain that tho blood dripped down
and stained the cloth covered picture
frame on the floor below DurrRnt
replied that there was no blood on the
cover OF tho picture frame, IS "Wo have
had tho stains analyzed and tnd they
wero made by water, not blood.
An official inspection was made OF tho
cloth covered picture iramO referred
to as being stained by blood. THIS in
speCtion revealed the fact that the
piece Of cloth cover. one inch by two
inches in sze, had been cut from the
frame in tho centre Of one Of the largest
blotchos or stains. As this was not
done BY any ono cOHnOted with tho
prosecution, the inference 10 drawn that
It was dpun by somO ono intcr0tGl IN
tho defense, and that 1t was for the
purpose indicated by Durrants alleged
statement regarding tho Analysis.