The herald., 1897-11-11
After Davenport in the New

ED TO III
-Afte
pursuance of an order made by me upon
the application of the district attorney
of this city and county. A judgment of
death was heretofore, on Dec. 6, 1895,
pronounced against you for the murder
of one Blanche Lamont on the Sd day
of April, 1895. in the city and county of
San Francisco, state Of California, of
which crime you were duly convicted
on the 1st day of November, 1895, as ap-
pears by the remittitur from the su-
preme court of the state Of California
now on file in this court said judgment
and the order denying you a new trial
was affirmed by said supreme court.
Said Judgment shall remain in full
force, the law requires me now to inquire
into the facts, to determine if any legal
reason or reasons exist against the exc
cution of the judgment of death hereto
fore pronounced against you.
Therefore, William Henry Theodore
Durrant, I now ask you to state any
legal reason you may have why the
court should not proceed to make an Or
der directing the sheriff of the city and
county of San Francisco to deliver you
to the warden of a state prison and fur
ther directing said warden to execute,
at time now to be fixed by me, the
judgment of death heretofore pro-
nounced against you.
The court having fully inquired into
the facts, and there appearing no legal
reason or reasons why the judgment of
I. oiv1,t
you and still remaining in full force,
should not be executed according to the
law; therefore, in pursuance of law, it
is now ordered that the sheriff of the
city and county of San Francisco, state
Of California, deliver you to the warden
of the state prison at San Quentin, coun-
ty of Marin, state of California, and that
said warden, after such delivery, keep
you in close confinement in said state
prison until the execution Of the judg-
ment of death heretofore pronounced
against you; and do now order that the
judgment of death be executed by said
warden within the walls of said state
prison on Friday, the 18th day of No
vember, 1897, between the hours of sun
rise and noon Of said day, by hanging
you by the neck until you are dead; and
may God have mercy on your soul.
A MURMUM OF HORROR
AS the words, Friday. November II" !"
left the judges lips murmur of horror
rang through the room. Two short days
to prepare for death, after two years OF
false hope and encouragement!
Women hid their faces, while the men
craned their necks to see how Durrant
would take it. He expected it; he never
fiinched as the date of his doom was pro-
nounced; just the suspicion Of sneer
appeared on the corners of his mouth.
1t was the expression Of one who would
bid defiance to the last. And when all
was over and the officials began to clear
the court room he resumed his seat and
chatted unconcernedly with his father
and some sympathizing friends.
BACK TO PRISON
It was some time before the gaping
mob was dispersed. All the while Chief
Jailer Sattler and Captain of the Guard
Birtem watched Durrant closely. care
full to see that nothing passed to him In
any friendly handshake. When all was
clear the cuffs were slipped on his
wrists, he was rushed down the staircase
into a hack waiting by the Larkin street
entrance and off to the ferry, where tn.
boat was taken for San Quentin and the
condemned cell.
NO MANDATE NECESSARY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-Attorney-
General Fitzgerald Of California, who
has been here 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 that he did not consider a
motion to expedite the sending down Of
the mandate from the Supreme Court
necessary. He added the opinion that
the California courts could proceed ir
the Durrant case regardless Of the man
date. and stated that he had so advised
the proper California authorities. Ir
taking this position. he quotes the opin.
ion Of the Supreme Court in the julie
case. in which 1t was held that the stay
of proceedings involved in an appeal tt
the Supreme Court ended with the rem.
dering of a decision by that court. ant
did not extend to the time necessary ir
forwarding the courts mandate. Mr.
fitzgerald thinks the local courts cal
resume charge of the case Immediately
THE ALLENDER CASE
SAN JOSE, Nov. 10.-Harvey Allendel
was taken back to San Quentin thii
morning. The officers were ready to re.
turn him yesterday, but the papers were
not ready at the last minute, and de.
Law was caused until this morning.
Allender has given up hope and IL pre-.
pared for the worst. He says he expects
to secure no further delay and will NEE
his fate.
Allender expresses much regard fol
Murderer Hill and says they spend
much time in reading the Bible and dis.
cussing theology. He says Durrant ha,
good education, but outside Of thai
the famous beifry murderer knows moth
Ing. In speaking of Durrant. Allendel
says that Deuprey. u doing III hin work
Tor no pecuniary confederation.