The herald., 1897-05-31
For the Murder of Blanche
Lamont
THE GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED
HALE Is ORDERED TO SET THE
DEATH WATCH
Durrant Declares He Will Die Game
and Will Invite His Mother
to Attend
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated ffeSS special wire.
SACRAMENTO, May so.-Theodore
Durrant will hang on jane 18th, one
week from next Friday.
Governor Budd this evening tele-
phoned that much in effect to Warden
Hale Of San Quentin. at the same time
ordering the death watch placed upon
the prisoner.
Immediately after telephoning this
message to Warden Hale, the govern
or was driven in a closed hack back to
the depot where he took the train for
San Francisco.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
governor has made known his decision
and that the telephone message has
leaked out, the same secrecy is being
maintained regarding the statement
which the governor has prepared, and
this statement will not be given out un-
til tomorrow.
WILL DIE GAME
SAN QUENTIN, May 30.-Theodorc
Durrant has made the declaration that
If he must meet his fate on the gallows,
he will die like man. The mere sug-
gestion of suicide is repulsive to him, he
says. He also declares that he will die
in the presence Of his parents, who will
insist on attending the execution as hts
invited guests. The elder Durrant says
that his wife is woman Of determina-
ton and she will press her legal rights to
the limit.
Under the law Warden Hale cannot
deny her admission If she presents at
the prison gate an invitation of her son
requesting her presence at the hanging.
WORDEN'S CASE
For nearly four hours today Governor
Budd listened to so-called arguments
by Lawyer G. w. Monteith Of San Ra
fael for the Communication Of the death
sentence of 8. d Worden, the ring
leader in the crime Of wrecking a train
in Yolo during the American Railway
union strike in 1894. by which Engineer
Clark and four soldiers were killed.
Monteith made such wild statements
regarding Wordens innocence that he
was frequently called down by the gov
ernor. In concluding his remarks at the
close of the conference the governor
said:
"You are simply seeking another res
pite for the prisoner. which I will not
allow"
He had, he said, such astounding proof
of Worden's guilt that he doubted
whether forty af1ldavits to prove an
alibi or anything else could induce
him to change his mind. Only a few
days ago, he said. Worden had written
letters for relatives in the east, and these
letters he Cthe governor) now had. In
them Worden stated that he knew the
governor would not take steps for the
Communication Of his sentence and that
he would certainly be hanged.
In those letters, the governor explain
ed Worden had asked forgiveness from
his family for the blot he had placed
upon their fair name, and had warned
his son not to follow in his footsteps.
But nowhere did he make denial Of his
guilt. In fact he admitted guilt in eve
rything except words.
The governor would not give the let
ters he held to the press, but he pri-
vately showed them to Monteith, Knox
and Crossley. What impression they
made is not known.
The hearing closed at 2:30 o'clock, and
| judging from the attitude taken by the
governor, nothing can save Salter D.
Worden from the gallows.
| He will give his decision tomorrow.