The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-04-24
EVIDENCE AGAINST DURRANT.
Witnesses Feel sure They saw Him
Nenr Emanuel Church.


san Francisco. April 2s-There is little
If any aba atement OF interest In the Dur
rant ease. and Judge Conlans police
court was crowded today. IL was the
second day of the preliminary examina-
tion OF Theodore Durrant FOR the murder
OF Minnie Williams.
Durrant appeared a little more cheer
ful when he woke this morning He had
a good nights rest and a good breakfast
frightened him percepdbly. so far. moth
ing new has been brought out by the ex-
animation OF the Witnesses. though sew
eral things have been brought out that
seem % make the case against the pris-
oner stronger.
Another female crank appeared this
morning. She presented herself at the
prison and was admitted to Durrant's
presence. and after some conversation
with him. most OF which was spoken with
her mouth almost touching his ear. she
left him and went 70 Chief CrowieY's
office and said lie Is not the man" She
said that she had looked a ( his head and
neck and was positive he was not the
murderer. She said she was the gypsy
queen. the most famous mind reader In
the world. She was elected hy the officers
without trouble. Mrs. Williamson the
crank Who created 50 much amusement
yesterday. was lowering around the pris-
on again today but was denied admis-
siou.
The first witness this morning was
Harry Partridge. ciassTnate Of Dur
rants at the Cooper Medical college
Partridge said that he had known Dur
rant for four years and had answered. -
purrants = name at ron call on April :
DurraHf was az the surgical clinic but
left right after % was over and wanted
Partridge 90 answer for him ar tho other
l"c ures- April : is the day that Miss
Wills who testified Yesterday. said she
had ridden on the Alameda train With
purraUt on the afternoon that he is sup
posed 20 have visited Miss Williams at
the Morgan residence IN that city.
Charles 4 Dukes aa1 q. \ Dodge. also
fellow students ~ purrant. testified that
they had met tho defendant a. tho ferry
on the afternoon OF tEe murder and he
haa fa3d chem thst he was waiting TO
see some comrades ~ the signal c0rpS
with whom he was going - Mount pi-
abla or the next dsy saturday. ard he
requested that en@ n them answer 70
his name ~ the roll call in his absence.
Emma Struven. Young girl was the
next witness She SAID that she and two
other girls about hSr own are. Is wears
were walking near the Emanuel church
shortly after o'clock on fhe n ght % tha
murder and wsve acccsted by = Young
man who called 20 ore ~ them by the
uHme of Flora GnI tafj her - stop The
eIrIs STOPPED hut fF@ stranger saw his
mistake aui exeusing himself walked
away Witness dif nos get very good
view ~ fhe man. hut SAYS he looked like
q pur~snt from the hack She has told re-
p-~rerS tfat the man appeared aEirafas4
ans nervous hu' this 8id not come out
fn fHa testimony.
Mss F1tna Lucille Turner 'au. hanf-
some Young lafv vas the next sworn
S7e haf known Dlrrsnf FOR q year. tHcy-
were hoth members ~ she Thr.ssian Eo-
4aavar sccteTv D8vra1t hsf walked h1r@
T-lrner sal hat an one occasion Durraut
N.f sss,ken 20 her i1 words rot those %
gentleman Durrant wanted - Ua ke
q rae3Jcal examination of her. ana salt
hs knew - place fn -hs ch8F~A here
s.,-s an exam nation coul3 he MADE With
s.f arvhe4y Aeirc re wiSe~. witness
.r4} him that Ner family co4if attend 20
s.,.h matters Several rNfr.ttons were
~sss..f te thts testimony hv counsel FOR
tro defense. nay Judge Coula0 oye~r aled
.ta-1 ais ara thc evidence vas admitted
witness sstf .aat hFr actions toEart 'ce
s.f4-slav. werr rot changed Or a--oart
80 the anRtr. ~ she knew that any r9oi-
-,n.sS or Ne~ uR~r wonlf attract attention.
e,-,t she never feis a. free wtta pIrraat
.sta~ fs.e occurrence. Sss to}a her aunt
.r.f several friends ~ thc onNeTsatt tton
a-trh DrrrAnt Shc saif thAt Durran1 rad
given her a Set % questions 70 ala>R er.
ana -,nnsel Tor the defense subfnitiea .
fs-rr walsh Miss Turner SAWS ransAlitF
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