Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-05-23
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borg, The alleged confession ut tho
convict Rosenberg was to the effect
that no hat killed Hlnnch Lamont
ut ita Navigation ot u stronger, who
pail him 800 for the job, llctoio
tho attorneys aud reporters woro MI
United to the executive chamber,
Governor Budd sent Tor tho records
IN tho casr W John Rosenberg. Tho
rcc,rLs disclosed that tho prisoner
was scnt irm Santa Cla-a county
nn Saturday, April 18th, ton days
| after Durrant arrived IN San Qucn.
tin,
In tho description vt Rosenberg no
il crditcl with being -tiNS foot
eight inches high, weighs lia
nuls vaca,ur marks ou lot upper
arm, small dots at base vt left
thumb This tallica very similarly
with tho description VI Durrant,
Tho Governor then had Private
Secretary Shirlda call w tho Dis
tTict Attorney W Santa Clara county
tr $50 il Rosenberg pleaded guilty,
This action Nn the part vt tho Gov
unNr would Indicate that no us-
pcc,cd u job IN the Part VI Ecsen-
bcrg,
1t WAS IL O'CLOCK before the doors
VI the Governors oNicr opened aud
the crowd hlrd in, EuGrue Dupry,
attorney for pusrant, opeued the pn.
Srclnes 10y rradmS u notice tnrm
the Governor to the effect that to.
DAY MAS the time for the rrheariug
VI tho arguments for tho pardon "
W. II. L. Durrant. The lawyer then
read u lrnsthy petition, the chirt
substance vt which was that false
aud vicious publications. in news
papers during the trial had prcju.
diced tbs minds Of the jury r!inS
the case. Dupvey made an eloquent
plea for Ourrant. and III reviewing
the case said that tho defendant WIS
not present AZ the time and places the
witnesses rs to his identity stated that
he WAS.
\ letter was read from Attorney
Dickinson, saying that owing to a
pressure OF business in the Fair case
1t was impoSSible for him to DC in
SLcrameulo, The letter went On to
say that DuSrant hal not hal a fair
trial and that the newspapers bad
created such 4 SSutimcut aSaiust the
prisoner that had any juror voted
not guilty he would have been moh-
bed. |
Attorney pcupyey declared that il
they HAD been permitted to proceed
with the Minnie Williams case fist,
the real murderer would have been
found. -Iru will notice" said
Duprey, that Rev. George Gibson
WAS very anxious L. get away. and
but | viii say uo morc Of that
Tue attorney next took up the Wit
ucSscs seNatuul. and treated their
testimony eNhauStiSCly. MN. NVSel.
be said, who claims that she Saw
DurraEt BOARDING 4 Powell street
car with two girls on the day OF the
murder, could not have possibly
identified him, owing to the distance.
the hour " the day and the condition
Of her eyes.
Attorney DupTey read from the
testimony Of Ms. Ncgel as set forth
in the transcript on appeal to the ei-
tect that the witness was over
whelmeI WhcG she saw a picture Of
rusrant IN the papers. She was
certain that he was the Ran that
she hal seen, and she was 80 at
teCted that she cuuid not sleep
pupacy srguel that all this vent 70
show that the oua WAS very im-
preSSible and that the newspaper
accounts had made a gcea: inpees-
slCD w her, and she hal become
couv;nccd with the idea that it WAS
pUTrant shcm abe had seen board
the street car with the girls, ~ noon
a recess vas taken.
The GoveraSS has tC5 some time
been IN possession Y the tact that 4
NUtcssion would be brought ont Ii
Durrant's behalf \ confession uus
~ ccme trrm john Rosenberg. a
convict III san Queuho. that be
Killed Blanche Lamont. The Gov.
error started an investigation. which
revealed TIE tact Lhat Rosenberg AZ.
rived II san Francisco "a = sailor
on the ship H9spodar. lO7 days from
HsnhGrc. on Nov, ). 1875. "a the
murder q Glaschc Lamont t. ok
place % Apal 3 l$lI Rase abeH's
couih not be ths guilty co.. Eu-
Scae DufTsy brought KrseGSes's
! coutcSSSUD % Sac~ncD,c - he sed
before TIE Governor, bat The chaDccs
aSE a-s tSht 1t ~iu not be intro
5aca3. as An investigation viii prot
ably be TIA. 30 ascertain IL possible
( Ebat LED - ESssnSersS alleged ccn~
( ~'esSiSu-
SA~ Francisco. May l4-Chiet 81
fo,Sce Lees has provcl that john
EpseobesE, instead x being Blanche
Ls-uoats ~nua1ereH. = merely ! petty
thioL sith AZ aptitude q lying aal a
tS18aess Ter cccgn tIcitics- Instead
% san QueaH0, h. sboGld ea in the
INSANE Esylgn. When this city WA
S-sSght Bp acer The JA1,cat mlr-
De-. Rosenberg VIA N Uambarr.