The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-12
TELEGRAPHIC.
DURRANT TESTIFIES.
He Tells Where He Was and What He
Did on April 8.

recall Charles T. Lenahan, but Lena
han was not present and Durrant was
called to the stand.
General Dickinson conducted the
examination. After telling his age
and a few facts of that kind, the atten-
tion of the young medical student was
directed to the events of April 3. On
the morning of that day he said he
met Blanche Lamont, to whom he had
first been introduced at Emanuel Bap-
tist church last September. After re-
lating the facts about his trip with
Miss Lamont to the Sutter-street car
he said he went to the Cooper medical
college intending to attend the lecture
at II o'clock. Stillman, however, did
not lecture, and Durrant said that he
and another student named Ross went
for walk. When they returned half
an hour later Durrant went to the
library to consult the authorities on
certain questions under discussion in
Ills CIdSScS. ADOuG L " SlOSiA bui al
said he went for another walk with a
student named Diggins. They were
absent half an hour. Returning Dur
rant went into the library and re-
mained until $3.50 o'clock, when he
went to the classroom where DR..
Cheney was to lecture.
"Was the roll called at the close OF
the lecturer" asked Dickinson.
SIT was," replied Durrant.
"Were you in the classroom, and did
you answer to your own name?"
81 was present and answered to my
own name.
Durrant's answers. up to this time
had been given in clear, well-modu'
lated tones, without hesitation or un'
due haste. Then came a question al
which the prisoner hesitated moment
before he answered.
"Did you take notes at the Lecturer
was asked.
Durrant's eyes were cast down for 8
moment. Then he raised his head
81 took some notes." he replied, "but
they are not very full"
Five pages of notes were produced
and admitted in evidence.
Durrant next told of how he went to
the church after the close of the lee
ture to repair the gas fixtures. He
said he took the Sutter-street car and
transferred to Larkin from which he
transferred to Mission electric car and
went within block of the church. He
was not accompanied by anybody on
the trip.
Entering the church Durrant said he
took off his coat and vest so his watch
would not fall out of his pocket while
at work, and laid the garments in the
library. Then he gathered the neces-
sary tools and went to the attic to re-
pair the sunburners. In order to make
the testimony more easily understood
a blackboard was brought into court
and Durrant traced diagram of this
section of Emanuel church and its tall
tower. In order to repair the burners
he said it was necessary for him to lie
at full length on a plank with his head
much lower than his feet. The gas
was partly turned on in order to test
the lighting apparatus. Then Durrant
took gas burner and stepping down
to the jury box explained to the jurors
the construction of the burners. The
prisoner explained the construction of
the burner with facility, while the
Jurors leaned over the rail eager to
catch every word that came from Dur
rants lips.
After repairing the burners Durrant
,aid he descended to the auditorium
where he found George King play
ing on the organ. Asked to what
took place, he said:
81 said, Hello, George; heard you
playing from up stairs. He said some
thing about my looking pale. told
him that he would look pale II he had
been through what had. Then I ex-
planned that while / had been fixing
the sunburners 1 had been pa rtly over
come by the escaping gas. / felt very
sick, rather nauseated, and asked him
if he would go to the drug store and
get me some bromide seltzer. gave
him the money and in few minutes
he returned with the medicine"
After drinking the seltzer Durrant
said he helped King to carry small
organ down stairs. Then he asked
King how he looked and King said he
lid not look as he did few moments
before. Durrant wanted to see for
however, and went to the mir
or. When the work at the church
vas finished Durrant said he walked to
rwenty-second and Mission streets
With King. He walked block or two
,ut of his way to accompany King. as
le had plenty of time. After leaving
King he went home to dinner, but did
lot eat heartily, as he felt i'll from the
fleets of the gas, and in the evening
le attended services at the church.
there he met Mrs. Noble, Blanche
Iamont's aunt, and asked her if
was coming to prayer meeting
hat evening, and Mrs. Noble said she
id not think so. Durrant also spoke |
f a note that he saw Mrs. Noble hand |
D Mrs. Moore.
While Durrant was telling Of the
vents at prayer meeting, Mrs. Noble
'atched him closely, and on two oc-
asions shook her head, as if disagree
,g with the testimony he had given.
described;the way.in which he
as dressed on April 3, after which
,urt took a recess until 2 o'clock.
DRUNKEN DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
hey Drank From a Creek Into Which
Refuse Malt Was Thrown.
OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. &C. B. Rus
IL owns ranch which borders on the
q banks Of San Lorenzo creek, and
J also owns a number of head of
'rses and cows, and large lot of
ickens, ducks and geese. Up the
Q creek toward the town of Hay.
lrds there is brewery owned and