Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-01-24

tify the man hesaw cos
pawnshop. Phillips
from the stand to Within
the prisoner, and with y
and steady gaze, said ID III
"That is the young man
Durrant did not finch unda, E
deal. He returned gaze MA
and not a muscle of his imnass;s.
twitched. He neither betravsa
nor flashed back the glance q Il;
innocence. The witness was ~.
amined regarding his business "
ences, and his family history. MIL /.
apparent intention of discred;t;.s \
testimony. He said when Dnr..<
portrait was first published n Y
marked that he had seen Him {.
place. When Oppenheim's IA
was published the scene at the ~ 4,
shop flashed across his mind sns
the details came back to him PM
said he came into the courtr0r +
week ago to see if he could ids';4
Durrant, which he did, without I
ment's hesitation.
The witness said he did not i,
Oppenheim, and had never bowel .
him, although he had frequently "
the pawnbroker standing in the ia 1
his shop as the witness went i Z
Office. He had avoided speakin, /
Oppenheim since Durrant's ar,ss
he wished to prevent any suspicim \
collision between them. Phillim.
he had said nothing to Durrant n 4
latter left the shop, nor did the MI
er speak, but Durrant made ueqI
motion with his lips, which hs
never seen a man make before
witness had noticed Durrant msks
same lip movement when he CAM
court week ago to look at him.
Leigh H. Irvine. a newspaper u
said he interviewed Durrant the 4
ing of April IA in the city ui'
Durrant's statement was made ii
presence of Judge Thompson, who H
then Durrant's attorney. 1t wma
his whereabouts April 8. Durrantt
said he left home about 5 that I'd
ing and met Blanche Lamont at N
ty-first and Mission She invited
TO accompany her to the colleg
day the conversation about the III
comes took place. He went b
church at 4:30 and took of Bis n
and hat and went up stairs TO fl
gas. He stated that he met Kin
the church, and left it with King
said nothing about having seen
Lamont in the afteroon.
Mrs. A. B Berry, Of Alameda,
was visiting Mrs. Crossett April
roborated Mrs. Crossett as to be- 4
to the Mission that afternoon, D.
Crossett left the Haight street a
Market to go out to Valencia.
Officer Burke then identified Y
rants coat and hat, which b
taken from his fathers house Y
Durrant was arrested. DefenS
mitted the coat and hat belong
Durrant. The court then took aid
for two hours.
In the opening statement To-
rant, it is semi. officially stated,
Deuprey will state that neither hn
nor his colleagues ever entertaina
idea of disputing the Testimony q
Mary Vogel and the three girls
effect that Durrant Joined Blanchs
mont at Kay and Powell streets,
o'clock, on the afternoon OF app
He will admit that the young
and the medical student got on y
together and rode in the directl
Market street. Upon their arl''
Market and Powell they seps
Miss Lamont going in one dlla
and Durrant in another, pen1
keeping an engagement WIZ
Rosalind Holland.
The prosecution has not as y
tempted to prove by the studenH
Cooper medical college, NV
classmates, that the accused did
tend DR.. Cheney's lecture on 'M
noon that Blanche Lamont wm
gled to death. 1t is understoed'
Der of the young men have Dec,
fed that they may be wan's'
whether or not their evidenoe v
considered necessary to add 70 Y
midable array of testimony
, been stated. =.
Durrant has been watching
, development of the case wiz
, emily special concern ana n~
the pains in person to LOOK Y
evidence which might tend
, any statements to the effect y"
not been seen in the lecture y
that afternoon. He recently
three Of his classmates ana ss's !,
; to try to remember that they
J in the classroom on the a,. ~,
: the Sd. He essayed to recall n
; stances which occurred on 'na' 4, !
which he hoped would cau'0 ..IH
dents to believe that they -
seen him there. Two OF 'p' e.,
he summoned could not % X. y
to admit that they saw MN % ~ :.
ing tine lecture, but the tnlls' \
F. W. Rose, was inclln's
5 Durrant was right about IN, 7
accused's solicitation Koss ~ III
his notes and concluded 1Dr .'Os
!, seen Durrant in the iecia' !. III
will now be summoned, .;.tt
witness for the defense " -
:. ing an alibi.