The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-09

newspaper bulletin boards The decfS
ion Of the supreme court was not unex,
peoted here, and apparently only Dur
rant and his attorneys seemed to have
any hope that the murderer would be
| saved from the gallows. Warden Hale
of San Quentin, who is in Washington
wired the news to Acting Warden Edgar
AT II a. m. today Edgar had not notified
| Durrant of his fate and had not decided
when he would do so.
| District Attorney Barnes, who con-
Quoted the sensational trial, the result OF
which was the conviction of Durrant for
! the murder of Minnie Williams, was
much pleased with the decision. He is
( convinced that Durrant committed the
murders and has chafed at the delay in
carrying out the sentence. Mr.. Barnes
said that Durrant would not have to be
re-sentenced. He said that all that was
necessary would be for the district at
! sorney, when ne received official notice
OF the decision, to go into court and ask
for an order &c proceed with the execu-
ton and that a day be fixed for it.
The decision OF the supreme court
paves the way for the execution of five
other murderers who have been sentenc-
ed TO death but whose execution has been
deferred pending the decision OF the Dur
rant case. Among these are Trainwreck
er Worden, Harvey Alexander of San
Jose and thanks of San Diego, who
butchered an aged couple.
Durrant's parents were notified this
morning Of the courts decision and were
deeply affected. Mrs. Durrant wept but
said that her son was innocent, and chat
she did not yet give UP hope that he
would be vindlcated and his innocence
proved. District Attorney Barnes stated
that the only thing the attorneys for
Durrant could do now was to appeal
from the order of the supreme court, but
that ne thought they would not try this,
as they were sure to fail.
Attorney Eugene Deuprey, of counsel
for the condemned man, expressed con-
siderable surprise when informed that
the case had already been decided, as he
was under the impression that it was to
have been heard on November Is. While
he said that he was unable to gather
from the Associate Press bulletin, which
was shown to him, the full import of the
decision, he stated that in any event he
did not consider it final. He refused,
however. TO discuss the question as to
what action he proposed to take in the
premises, and intimated that he was
afraid that snap judgment would be TAX
en- by the state officials If he announced
his intentions for the future.
FRENCH FAAIILY'S SUICIDE.
Paris, Nov. S.-A man named Dreyfus,
who is believed TO be cousin OF Cap
tain Dreyfus. the deported artillery Of
ficer, imprisoned on an Island off the
coast of French Guiana; his wife, for
merly Miss Rebecca FORBADE Abraham,
an American, and their three daughters,
respectively 10, II and years of age,
committed suicide this morning or las.
night at their residence at Mareceu. The
porter of the house found their bodies ly-
ing in their apartments today. They
were lying on the floor in the bedroom
Of the youngest child. Dreyfus left q
letter for the commissioner OF police of
that district enclosing 400 francs with
which to defray the expenses OF the flu
neral of the family. The deceased hus-
band and father was so terribly upset by
the sentence imposed upon Captain Drey
fls that he changed his name TO that of
his wife. II is believed that the suicides
We're committed because Of the recent
losses by Dreyfus on the bourse. Mad
anne Dreyfus last week made several
purchases OF furs and clothing for the
children and was getting ready to visit
her sister in London. This seems TO show
that she had no linking OF her husbands
intentions az that time, and leads friends
OF the family TO believe that il was only
under his overmas;ering influence that
she agreed TO share his fate 1t Is not
believed that the Captain Dreyfus affair
was an important factor in the suicide.
Dreytus left a long letter 10 the TEMPS
and others 10 his financial partner, ".
Dikof, and - his mo;her-in-law. In the
letter addressed to the Temps ne argues
that suicide is iustifable. urges that
those dissatisfied with life would do well
10 follow his example, and says:
1t IS better for the children 70 die
with their parents, as their mother has
also elected 10 commit suicide"
He refers. without mentioning any
names. TO "a man responsible for my
ruin" but all the LISTERS treat the rea-
sons for the suicide evasively. " Dikof
asserts that the deceased was IN COM
tcrtahle circumstances and had property
with an annual income Of $500.
DISof's theory is that the tragedy -
suited from excess OF melancholy. He
says he has heard Dreytus siluGe ap-
provingly 10 small recent suicides IN
Paris.
The apartments occupied by the de-
ceased family are richly furnished. In
The dining room the police found the
remnants Of an ample reasst- In addl-
ton - carrying n MS business in te..
seHs= aaa =l~s fruits. ~. Drsysss AaS
specularst q soos dso. OF TIE 6ou-se.