Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-10
WILL HANG ON FRIDAY NEXT.


san Francisco, Nov. 10.-William
Henry Theodore Durrant, the com
demned murderer of Miss Blanche La
mont, and presumably of Miss Minnie
Williams also, was taken before Judge
Bahrs this morning for the purpose
of having the date of his execution re-
set. His attorneys made a desperate
attempt TO secure further delay, but
Judge Bahrs brushed aside all their
technical objections to the proceedings
and ordered that Durrant be hanged
on Friday next.
AGAIN SENTENCED TO DEATH.
San Francisco, Nov. l0.-Durrant
was awakened at an early hour this
morning by the guards at San QUEEN
tin and carefully prepared himself for
his first appearance in public, since
he entered the gates of the peniten-
tiary. After n hearty breakfast, he
was escorted across the bay by Captain
Burlin and Chief Jailor Stattler On
both train and ferry boat the prisoner
was an object of much curiosity and
crowds Of morbidly curious people
surged around him trying to catch u
glimpse of his features. He bore the
trying ordeal very well and betrayed
little embarrassment.
Il rom Tue Terry ne WAS conveyed 10
the city hall in a hack. An immense
crowd swarmed the corridors and
starways to see Durrant taken into
the courtroom. which was packed with
spectators of both sexes.
When the case was called at IL
O'Clock by Judge Bahrs. Durrant was
brought into court from the reporters
room adjoining the court room, and
was at once Joined by his attorney,
Eugene Duprey. Durant was appar-
entity cool and collected, and watched
the proceedings with the keenest in
terest throughout. The first move OF
Durrart's attorney was the entering of
formal protest against any proceed
ings being taken or had at this time.
as there was no record that the judg-
ment of execution heretofore an
nnunced had not been carried out, or
that II was still in force. He also
made the point that no official notice
had yet been received by the court
from the Supreme court at Washington
of its action upon the appeal taken by
the defense to that tribunal.
A number OF other legal eNpedients
were adopted by Attorney Deuprey in
his effort to impress the court; but
Judge Bahrs. after patiently listening
to all of them, was obdurate and over
ruled them,
In response to the order of the court
Durrant thereupon stood up, Attorney
Deuprey also standing at his side and
Judge Bahrs then read slowly and i'm
pressively, the order setting the execu-
tlon of the defendant on Friday next,
November IL. between the hours OF
sunrise and noon.
After this order had been read. At
torney Deuprey made an impassioned
address to the court. in which he took
occa sion to say that an innocent man
had been condemned to death.
NO NEED OF DELAY.
Washington, Nov. 10.-Attorney
Fitzgerald Of California, who has been
here for some time representing that
state In the Durrant and other cases
in the United States Supreme Court
in which that state Is Interested said
today he did not consider n motion to
expedite the sending down of the man
date from the Supreme Court neces-
eary. He added the opinion that the
California courts could proceed In the
purrant case regardless OF the man
date and stated that he had so advised
the proper California authorities, In
taking this position he quotes the
opinion of the Supreme Court in the
Julio case In which II was held that
the stay Of proceedings involved in an
appeal to the Supreme Court ended
with the rendering OF n decision by
that court and did not extend to the
time necessary in forwarding the
courts mandate. Mr.. Fitzgerald thinks
the local courts can resume charge OF
the case Immediately.