The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-01-14
DURRANT Is DEAD.
The Long Fight for Life Proves TO
Have Been in Vain.


Died Protesting His Innocence and AO-
c~p,ed the Ministrations Of the
Catholic Church Although
Reared Baptist
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oa,,oi, and With ,s aistiuc, euuu-
citation al if he had been addressing an
as,.mhlage of friends upon some ordi-
nary tonic OF the dav. His face WAS
male. hi, eyes were red. but his voice
WAS firm and he stood as solid a. u
rock while he proclaimed his Juno
ceuce and professed forgiveness 10
those who. he said. had bounded him
to death.
There was not a hitch or accident 10
mar the mans Of Warden Hale in car
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C,thnl,a Church
f,r Consolidation and ,,ll,.5 ana, Fatba,
,n,ran - rhn lad fraona,tl,
yfee.-l MIN in n,isn, in ATTEND him
4,,,h.r T,ay.,n r,.so,nIed nromnttv an,
n..,,,,,o.,i ia, lac, .,I.r,n rita. ri IN,
rhurch,
nurr,o, rauained in close eonsulta
ton with the priest and seemed to b,
de,nlv interested in the impressiy,
ceremony.
As the hour of the execution ap
preached the prisoner became some
what restless. His father and mothe
were admitted To bid him last fare
well. The elder Durrant grasped hi
son by the hand, and the young maj
then turned to comfort his mother
braeed her tenar rly, AID saying: 9TH
! hour has come for MS to mart nut he
.,,,,
s~"''s """s
, Inc "riet-str'ehoh hother
was led to Il private room, where sh
, remained until after the execution
,,,;a f.,bar h,,vara,. want tn tina OK.
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cutlou rooiu' ANU euPPorteo Wy v"
, friends, saw his son meet his death
Warden Hale did not attempt I
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4 liiic WI 'ne upie'i'e l'"'' Nv '"'A
| ington to take some action.
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! that the supreme court hau declined l
| Interfere the warden ordered the pre-
, gramme of the day to be carried out.
< Instantly on arriving at the gallow
4 hi, legs and arms were pinioned an
@ the rope was placed upon his necl
The haugmau was about to dust til
= moose when Durrant announced his d,
sire to speak. Permission was give
I and
4 The Doomed Murderer spoke as Follow
- raesirs +, say that althourh I am an inn
A cent man. Innocent of every crime eharg,
!. against me, bear no luminosity toward tho
"a tha' nave pefsesuteu ihe, my a'Sn tae prons
ia, ranv man thinks am going to spring sens
ton / am not, except tits a sensation that
am an innocent man brought to the grave
my prosecutors hut , lo'slSe 'iell an,
cod 1 who w." i. rnster If rs MI and there 7 Al
Il expect to get justice that is the justice OF
l. innocent man. Whether or not the perpetr
tors OF .he crime 'in o. ~, whlen am enars,a
g ulSso, nu, ,a ~ .nls aas vim ns shame w
st grea, state Of California. forgive eyerybo
who has prosecuted ne, an innocent ma