Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-14
THE BORROWING SISTER.
Miss Maud Durrant Awaits the Fate
of Her Condemned Brother.
From tho San Erpncfsco Evauninap


of Her Condemned Brother.
From the San Francisco Examiner.
On the other side OF the Atlantic, in the
German capital, Miss Maud Durrant has
for two years been waiting to know the
fate Of her only brother. Little has been
said of this sister, far Off In foreign land,
and only the most intimate friends Of the
Durrants have realized the extent of her
suffering.
There has been considerable surmise as
to why she did not hasten home Immediate
ly after the arrest Of her brother some
time during the trial, or after the SEN
tence. The Durrants have been careful
from the first to keep their daughter in
the background, screer ed from the public
view. Even the close friends of the family
are unaware what course the daughter Will
pursue if everything shall go against the
son. 1t is the general belief that Miss Dur
rant will not return If her brother goes to
the scafold: that she will stay in Berlin
and perhaps never come back.
The truth is that the sister across the
water has never for a moment thought of
neglecting her brother if it shall become
necessary for him to give up his life. Miss
Durrant intends to be here to give her life
long comrade all the support and affection
sister can give at such a time.
Mamma. mamma" she has kept writing
II II comes to the worst send me word in
time Don't leave it until it is too late"
At first the parents opposed the return
OF their daughter. They feared the nerv-
Gus strain, the terrible shock, would be
TOO severe tax on her health. They ad-
vised her to remain where she was But in
her loyalty to her childhood PLAYMATE Miss
Rurrant threw advice to the winds
If 1t comes to the worst shall 20 home
to my brother" she wrote; II could not
be satisfied otherwise"
so the parents consented. The money
1n1 TO
and several times during the past few
months Miss Durrant has packed her
trunks and prepared to start for home
Each time she was prevented by favorable
news from her parents. The young lady
has been in constant communication with
her parents by post and cable since the
first day of their great sorrow. Mr.. Dur
rant has prepared two special cablegrams
and the daughter understands her move
nents are to be guided by them. One
reads: Everything favorable. Stay where
you are The other Isl: Come home i'm
mediately. Will telegraph you at New
York.
Alone in great city, at time she
should have been surrounded by loving
friends. Miss Durrant experienced the in
tensest form of sorrow. No one in the gay
German capital knew at first that the
beautiful American girl who was studying
at the Royal High School of Music was the
SISTER of the San Francisco medical student
charged with the Emmanuel Church MUIR
ders For time the girl guarded her Sc
cret well. She dreaded notoriety. and she
could not bear to have any one know that
FER brother was accused of diaboic crime
However much she grieved in private she
Kept up braVely before the world. But 1t
was not long until every one in the Amer
lean colony in Berlin knew of Miss Dur
rants sorrow. She had many sympathiz-
ers. out she was reserved about her brother
and people respected her Discrimination to
talk on the subject. 1t was not until the
supreme Court rendered its adverse iudg-
ment that the sister broke down and open-
ed her heart to her friends
during her two years residence in Berlin
Miss Durrant has become a favorite in
German as well as American social circles
She is bright, attractive girl, with win
ming manners and genial disposition She
ls OF the blonde type and is considered
beautiful of form and face. When scarcely
hHe years of age she displayed unusual
musical talent She had to be lifted on the
piano stool. but when once there she stayed
Tor hours. playing popular airs by ear and
improVislng little melodies. Before she
went to Europe she composed several very
pretty ballads. The young lady is now in
the last term of her second year at the
Royal High School of Music. 1t Is her in
tention to take a four years course. Miss
Durrant is accomplished in other lines than
music. She is something of a sketch artist
and is an expert at wood carving
Through all the dark days the Durrant
FAMILY has passed during the last two
years the sister has never wavered in her
faith that ner brother Is innocent. And
what Is the cheering message she sends
him?
Il have as much love for and confidence In
you today, Theo, as l had the morning
l kissed you goodbye and whispered, BE
a good boy, dearie, and be sure you gradu-
ate "