The San Francisco call., 1898-01-13
DURRANT'S : CORP, CORPSE j ' THE
 ATTRACTION Hundreds Await It's Arrival at Los
 Angeles. Throng of the Morbidly Curious Gathers at
 the Depot. Body of the Murderer at Once Taken to Undertaking
 ParlOrS. PARENTS STAND GUARD. Refuse Until Late at Night to Quit Their Vigil and Seek Needed
 Repose.
Body of the Murderer at Once
 Taken to Undertakinu ParlOrS.
PARENTS STAND GUARD.
Refuse Until Late at Niqht to Quit Their Vigil and Seek Needed
 Repose.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.-Fully 1000 people waited an hour at the Arcade depot of the Southern Pacific to-day to see box containing the body of w H. T. Durrant removed from the ex- press car to the undertakers' wagon. The train was forty minutes late, but the delay had no effect in diminishing the number of morbidly curious peo- pie. At River station 800 people col lected to see the train pass, and at Commercial there was another knot of curious humanity.
 The box containing the body was at once conveyed to Kregelo & Freezes undertaking establishment, and the announcement was given out that in the morning it would be conveyed by wagon to the Pasadena crematory, arriving there at about 10:30. It would then be consigned to the crematory, and in six hours would be in ashes. Then the parents were to have the ashes in an urn.
 Mir. and Mrs. Durrant left the train at River station and were driven at once to the undertakers in a hack. Here they awaited the arrival of the box containing the body. Then they held a consultation with the under takers as to the arrangements that had been made. They expressed them selves as satisfied with the details.
 The statement is made tonight that services will be held at the crematory according to the Catholic ritual. h. quiry fails to either affirm or deny the rumor. The sealed casket will not be opened with the consent of the par ents. Both are opposed to anything of the kind, as they do not wish or de- sire that any one shall again view the
 
 calm and collected. In conversation she said:
 II cannot bear the thought of losing him, even now.
 The father was resigned in his de- meanor. He inquired carefully after all details and expressed himself as satisfied.
 Both MT. and Mrs. Durrant will, it is reported. remain here short time after the cremation to visit MT. Durrant's mother, who resides here. She is an elderly woman, but has some very pronounced views as to the manner in which the body of her grandson has been handled.
 At 10:30 D. m. MT. and Mrs. Durrant became thoroughly convinced that no attempt would be made by any one to disturb the body, and they then con- scented to leave the undertakers and go to a private house and obtain rest. They left two private detectives be- hind to guard the body.
 "If he had been guilty he ought to have died. But he was innocent there is no doubt of that-and this per secution, continued even after he is dead, is brutal. I can't express it any other way. The undertaken who has withstood public opinion and had hu- manity enough to think about the feel ings of the poor boys parents in this matter, Is a noble man and has our heartfelt thanks. You may be sure that we shall not forget his act"