The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-11
ALL HOPE
DurTant's Friends See no other Means to
Delay the Execution-His Family Prepare
Themselves for His Death Today

San Francisco, January Ex-Governor
Budd has announced that he viii not
interfere with the execution of Dur
rant. The governor waited at his
apartments this afternoon for General
Dickinson, Durrant's attorney, to APP
pear. Dickinson did not come and the
governor expressed his determination
to allow the law to take its course.
II was stated that Mr.. and Mrs. Dur
rant would cali on THE governor this
afternoon to make a last appeal for
their son, but the governor said that
he would not receive them.
In speaking of the Durrant case
General Dickinson said: mo one will
have permission to interview the N
delmned man before he is hanged, as
1 have authority in the matter and
have given strict orders that no one
shall see him. If the unfortunate man
must die 1 believe in letting him spend
his last hours in peace and will not
submit ito having his pestered."
Durrant's father has not decided
what disposition he will make elf the
body. Owing to the fact that some of
the cemetery associations refuse to re-
ceive 1T on account OF the nOteriety
that would result, the elder Durrant
tens ITO bury the body under the
broad waters of the Pacific ocean,.
Friends are trying to induce the strick-
en- parents to have the remains Gre
mated.
San Quentin Prison, Cal, january
6.-Durrant is breaking down rapidly.
He seems to have put all hope out of
his thoughts. His father has confess
ed to Warden Halle that he has given
up all hope of a stay and enters into
the most minute details about the
hanging in a pitiaibly respondent way.
The warden promises that no vulgar
curiosity on the part off medical men
or anybody else will De gratified after
the body has been cut down, and also
says that the corpse VIII be delivered
to Durran't's parents Immediately af-
ter the execution for whatever dispo-
lsition they choose to make of it.
The elder Durrant has finally decided
not to be present at the hanging. He
has so notified the warden, making a
umber of requests which Warden
Hale granted. The father of the con-
demned murderer asked that after the
execution the remains CT his son be
placed at once in the coffin without
autopsy or inquest and THAT the black
cay he not removed, so that no one
would be permitted to see the boys
face after death He also asked that
the rope be burned after execution so
hat 1t could not be cut up and bits
distributed as souvenirs.
THE condemned man has received
spiritual consolation from Rev. VIII
liam RAIDER. a Congregational minister
f~a-, Co.., Iy-o- ai~a ~ %r1os ,,aI *,
also called ard Rev. Logan, of san
Refael, who was frequently visited by
Durrant, came to say farewell.
Washington, January 6.-Justice
Brewer, CT the supreme court, who is
in charge cf the Ninth district, late
this afternoon refused to interfere in
the Durrant case. Attorney Beard
man, Of California, came here with the
hope # securing writ of error or super
sedeaS, which would act as a stay TO
Durrant'S execution. Mr.. BCardnan
saw ustice Brewer Immediately after
the Adjournment of the supreme court
and made a strong plea for his client,
but both Of his applications were re-
fused. The interview TASTED forty min
utes. After its conclusion, Mr.. Board
man STATED that he was undecided as
to whether to make an application to
the full supreme court tomorrow for a
writ Of prohibition. staying the execu-
ton AS the court does not convene
until nocn and the execution is set fer
1920 O'Clock he was fearful that the
difference in time would not be suf-
ficient TO save Durrapt even if he
should he successful in having his mo-
ton granted
Why allow yourself t. be slowly tor
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