The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-12

SAN FRANCISCO Nov n-wm Hen
~ Theodore Durrant will not be hanged
at San Quentin tomorrow morning after
all. the supreme court of this state hav-
ing granted him another respite at the
eleventh hour.
Up 10 o'clock this afternoon there was
apparently no further hope for the con-
demned murderer His attorneys had
made a futile effort to secure another
writ Of haheas corpus in the United States
circuit court, and had not even been
granted permission To appeal from that
decision to the supreme court of the
United States.
Meanwhile an application was made TO
the state supreme court for a writ of
probable cause for the purpose OF stay
ing proceedings upon the ground that no
official knowledge of the action of the su-
preme court OF the United States in the
matter OF Durrant's appeal from the
decision of the Federal court had yet
been received: that the superior court had
acted too hastily in sentencing Durrant TO
be hanged tomorrow, as the law required
that he he given at least 60 days Of grace;
and consequently. that the pendence of
another appeal in the supreme court af-
fecting the condemned il of itself suf-
ficdent cause of a stay OF execution.
tn" matter was partially argued in
CHI rs and later argued before the full
cor II and taken under advisement.
Shortly afterward the court announced
IFS decision. granting the writ applied for,
in which all the justices concurred.
Durrant Prnv- silently.
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, Cal. Nov. II.
This has been day of great. but sup
pressed. excitement in and about the peni-
tentiary. The preparations for the execu-
ton Of Durrant had all been completed
and the prison officials were in readiness
to carry out the death sentence. At i:20
p. IN. the news of reprieve was received
at the prison. The message was sent TO
the death cell by guard. Durrant quick
ly read II, and without any great display
OF emotion fell on his knees and prayed 81
lenty for several minutes.
Mrs. Durrant, the mother OF the pris-
ouef, w&s Il passenger on the $50 boat
fram San Francisco. She was cheerful
saying that she had put her faith in God
ard felt that He would not desert her On
arrival at the prison she was informed
that her sons life had been spared and
that she might see him later Thank
God she said At 7 p. n. she returned
TO the prison and was admitted to Can't.
Edgars office. where her boy was waiting
To meet her The death veil was removed
when Durrant was brought down 10 the
office. and Il viii not again be placed over
TIE prisoner unless required by future de-
vesopments In the case. Mrs DurraDt re-
naained with her son in close conversation
for some time.
Again Asserts Ills Innecence.
Duran. had expressed a desire TO make
statement 20 the Associated Press, and
In the course Of an interview said:
Naturally was greatly ..latefi ar the
news % the reprieve. although ms firs.
int'mation. based on a telephone message
was not positive. Soon afterward the
news was confirmed. All could do was
to thank God
Was The reprleve a surprise?''
Not exactly. All along have had per
feet faith in my God. This afternoon ! was
visited by Two Sisters az Charity. and he
leve that taeir prayers and The prayers
of all those Tio have intercedcti FOR me
aave been instrumental In bringing about
tbs result"
Then Durrant remarked that ne could not
understand why Chris:iaa people should
beg him III letters 10 confess
i am HGFF@GH1K. ne SAID ANA XeNiN
never e3afess to such xila crimes Sooner
cr later yhe truth w'il - known ] nave
fsth tAAs tas resi povnetraT0r wtN y>t IA
discovered sn9 punished. Az these 4trie
stays hiring Us nearer - r. | know mar
she Lord wIG sooner or later Sst all things
r.snt. ! shah never give Up the i5ent he
Cause the Lord Is with ne" Be added en-
hgactUg and kissing his neither
Oh Mrs. pUrrant's face was a smile. bu.
:he son looked sad ard bis ayes were dn}l
lie earnestly repeated uapy sfmes that
faith in God would save him tn the future
a. 81 the rssf.
-'Yeu naay say : sTG irnocert." said Dur-
r3st IN eong ius.@n - VIII never weld
and God is yyita ne"
After half ar hcur's private ak with
haY son. Mrs Durraat returned 10 her no
,ef snd purvsnt vas taken back % eel.
sg in naFJierer row. waieh ha bad c-~fi-
pied before he death watch vas set ever
aiuu
No Rcmittitnr fer Thirty DAYS.
WASfFF%Cs~ON Nov 'f-TNo s,,~~er1s
court has uat VET forwarded the -enast..-
tar IN tie puvrsst e8~e. Under tha urse-
Il>a 81 she cuuT, = VII rAt - forwarded
un,ll thirty DAYS from is>- Mardar ts4
Gsv on whi-h :hp r72-f affirmed ts= 10
elssor - ths California Federal ce4vrs
Tire eniy way 70 EXPEDITE 81 w7lts NJ a
Tsso:s7s - of.en coa~t av t@e attorneys gor
the state. ATgoraey f;ecera} gt.z<e-aIa j.
rew cut - fhe e5,v. 1.5c - sxss-sresE Id ra.
t4rn oa Sata~aSy.