Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-01-06
LAST HOPES FADING,
Heavy Pressure Brought on
Governor Budd.
DURRANT GIVES UP. ALL HOPE.
The Cemetery Authorities Have Re-
fused lnterment.
DURRANT GIVES UP. ALL HOPE,

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. 6.-Although
the att rneys for w. ii. T. Durrant,
the condemned murderer of Blanche
Lamont, we're considerably discon-
certed by the denial of their applica-
tion for writ of habeas corpus and
permission to appeal therefrom in the
United States circuit court,they have
vet two more moves, by means o.
which they hope to prevent the exc
cution of their client on Friday.
These are to appeal TO the governor
for reprieve aud to apply to the su-
preme court of the United States for
an appeal from the circuit court de-
cislon denying the petition for writ
of habeas corpus.
Attorney Boardman, who left here
on Saturday, is expected To reach
Washington tonight and will prob
ably make the latter application to-
morrow morning. While little reli-
ance is teing placed upon the cover
nor, strong pressure is being brought
to bear upon him in behalfsof the con-
demned murderer and no stone is
being left unturned in the effort to
gain executive clemency.
Meanwhile, Warden Hale has COM
pleted all his arrangements for tile
carrying out of the sentence and so
little faith have Durrant's parents in
the efforts to save their son, that they
have requested Rev. William RAIDER
to mount the scaffold with the con
demned man. They also attempted to
make arrangements for the funeral OF
their son after the execution, but
learned to their dismay that there
was decided objection on the part of
the cemetery officials of this city to
permitting Durrant's body to be in
tered on account of the publicity
which has been given him.
Scientific men who are interested in
the pathological features Of Durrant's
case are previously disappointed at
the prospect that no autopsy will be
allowed on the remains. DR.. John w.
Robertson, the celebrated chemist,
had received a communication from
the American Journal Of Insanity to
prepare an elaborate treatise on the
case. He is firmly impressed with
the extraordinary character OF Dur
rant as study in pSychopathy, and
regrets that post-n"rtem examin-
alton of the head of tue condemned
man cannot be made
The fact that Durraut having been
we'll advanced'aS medical Student
should havs made positive request
that no examination be made or his
face or head after death is commented
upon as significant. 1t seems that
no measurements of Durrants head
have been made.
Theodore Durrant has entirely
given up hope and so has his father,
who came over last evening with
the news that the courts were closed
to all appeals or applications of writs
delaying execution. Both are now
convinced that the younger Durrant
will be hanged on the morrow.
When told that Governor Budd had
taken under advisement the applica-
tion made this afternoon by Lis at
torneys for a Communication of the
sentence, to life Imprisonment, or at
least for reprieve. Theodore Dur
rant sorrowfully remarked that he
had little to hope for from the gov
ernOr. The older Durrdnt has finally
decided not to be present at the hang
ing. He so informed the warden,
making a number of requests which
Warden Hale has already granted
The father asked, that after the ex
ecution, the remains Of his son be
placed at once in coffin without anv
autopsy or inquest, that the black
cap be not removed, so that no one
would be permitted to see his boys face
after death. He also asked that the
rope be burned after the execution, so
that it could not be cut up and bits
distributed as souvenirs. The con-
demned man received spiritual at
tintion from Rey. VIM. Reader, a
Congregational minister from San
Francisco.
NO WRIT GRANTED.
In the United States circuit court,
Judges Morrow and De Haven rem
dered their decision in the Durrant
case. They denied the application
for writ of haheas corpus, and also
refused to grant Durrant's attorney
leave to appeal from this decision.