The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-25
DARK CLOUDS OVER DuRANT.
HE WAS SEEN WITH A WOMAN JUST
BEFORE THE CRIME.

a witness Tells of the Blood stains
i'm the wash Room of the Church.
A blood stained Coat Left with a
Woman by "A Man Who ResembIed
Durant-The Pastor of the Church
Put on the stand.
San Francisco. April PA close inves-
tigation of the wash room in Emanuel
church was made yesterday. This wash
room could only have been reached by
some one thoroughly familiar with the
building. Besides a number Of stains on
the washbowl, there are numerous stains
on the splashers surrounding IL. Blood
stains have also been found on the walls
of the little han leading to the wash room.
The extent of the blood stains goes To
prove that the murderer had no light, for
a Judicious person, as his actions prove
him, would not have splattered so much
blood around had he seen what he was
doing.
The blood stained coat which was
brought TO light In Berkley on Monday
has caused a sensation there, but there Is
considerable difficulty in determining tho
date on which II was found. Mrs. Boillors
with whom the package was left. tells
three different stories as to the date on
which strange man asked permission to
icaNe a bundle at her home for few
hours Mrs Boillot says the man resem-
bled Durant very much and she believes
she could Identify him.
The interest in the trial continues una
dated. A new witness was presented to-
day. His name Is Adoph A. Hobe. He had
been school mate of the prisoner and
had known him for about eight years. He
testihed to having seen Durant at the
ferry al O'Clock on the fatal night. The
accused was accompanied by a Young lady
who answered the description OF Miss VIII
liams.
Dr. George Gibson. pastor of Emanuel
Baptist church. followed Hobe. His ap-
pearanee on the witness stand created AZ
great stir in the court room and the spec-
tat0rs eVinced great interest in the teStt~
mony given by him.
In reply to questions DR. Gibson said
that he left his study IN the church ON
Friday evening, April u, at 1880 o'clock,
and went to DIR. Nogers house, his object
being TO attend meeting Of the Young
Peoples Endeavor Society. Durant did
not arrive until after the business session
was over, about $3.50 o'clock, The witness
did not know whether or not the defendant
had a key TO the church. He met him there
alone several times. II went into my study
the Saturday morning the body was found
and while there ! heard noises In the front
part of the church." said the witness. Il
was soon afterward told by the son OF the
1anitor that the lock on the library door
had been broken j went to the room
the room but not into the closet. then
returned TO my stury and remained there
his noise, and went to my home. The
first / knew of the body being IN the clos
ct was when / went back to the church
on being told by Mrs. Nolte that 1t was
there"
The police say they will dispose OF Du-
rants alibi that he was at clinic in
Copper's medical college on Wednesday
afternoon, April 3, about the time he was
said to have got on car near the Normal
school with Aitss Lamont. Detective
Gibson said on this point to-day: We
have questioned every student who was
at the college on that afternoon and none
OF them remember having seen him there.
We have not found any one who answered
for him at roll call, but we have clearly
established that he frequently got others
10 answer for him. We have positive
evidence that he got on the car with Miss
Lamont that afternoon. Not only the
the conductor and gripman saw him.
They knew both him and Miss Lamont
and frequently saw him escort her to
and from school We have a great deal
OF evidence that has not been made public.
The Lamont case is the strongest OF the
two"
During the recess hour Durant received
a number of admirers in his cell. They
We're young women who seem to regard
him as something Of a hero. Some OF
them were acquaintances and some en-
tire strangers, who called to cape at him
through the bars Durant chatted pleas
antly until the officers came.
Another new witness, Dennis Welshs
an Alameda policeman. was introduced
this afternoon. Welsh said that he saw
Durant and Miss Williams together In
Alameda on several occasions within two
weeks prior to the discovery of the girls
body I'm the church. The Lamont inquest
has been postponed indefinitely.