Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-07
DURRANTDIEST0-DAY
ALL HOPE IN HIS BEHALF is
GIVEN UP.
he IS BREAKING DOWN RAPIDLY.
1t Looks as m He Would Not he Able
mt the LaseMoment to Make the
Speech He Has Said He would
Then Mike.

Durrant. The Governor waited at his
apartments this afternoon for General
Dickinson. Durrants attorney to appear.
Dickinson did not come, and the Gov
ernor expressed his determination to
allow the law to take its course.
1t was stated that Mr.. and Mrs. Dur
rant would call on the Governor this
afternoon, to make 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 per-
mission to interview the condemned man
before he is hanged, as l have authority
in the matter. and have issued orders
that no one shall see him. If the unfor-
tunate man must die, L believe in let
ting him spend his last hours in peace,
and will not submit to having him pes
tered"
Durrants father has not decided what
disposition he will make of the body.
Owing to the fact that some or the ceme-
terry associations refuse TO receive 1t, on
account of the notoriety that would re-
suit the elder Durrant threatens to bury
Pacific Ocean. Friends are trying to
induce the stricken parents to have the
remains cremated.
DURRANT BREAKING DOWN.
SAN QUENTIN PRISON, CAL, Janu-
airy 6.-Durrant is breaking down rapidly.
He seems to have put all hope out Of his
thoughts. 1t hardly seems that he will
make u brave show on the scaffold, or
that he will be in any condition at the
last moment to carry out his intention
OF making a farewell speech. His father
has confessed to Warden Hale that he has
given up all hope of stay, and enters into
the most minute details about the hang
ing in a ptiably respondent way. The
warden promises that no vulgar curiosity
on the part of medical men or anybody
else shall be gratified after the body mas
been cut down, and also says that the
corpse shall be delivered TO Durrant's
parents Immediately after the execution,
for whatever disposition they choose to
make Of il.
The elder Durrant has finally decided
not TO be present at the hanging. He has
so notified the warden. making number
OF requests which Warden Hale mas
granted The father OF the condemned
murderer asked that after the execution
the remains of his son be placed at once
in the coffin. without autopsy or inquest,
and that the black cap be not removed,
so that no one shall be permitted TO see
the boys face after death. He also asked
that the rope be burned after the eXecu-
ton, so that 1t could not be cut up and
bits of it distributed as souvenirs.
The condemned man has received spirit
ual consolation from Rev. William RAIDER,
a Congregational minister from San Fran
cisco. Chaplain Drahmas also called, and
Rev, Mr.. Logan, of San Rafael, came 10
say farewell.
LAST EFFORT AT WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, January 6.-Justice
Brewer, Of the Supreme Court, who is in
charge Of the Ninth District, late this af-
ternoon refused to interfere in the Dur
rant case. Attorney Boardman, OF Call
fornia. came here with the hope of Sc
curing writ Of error or superscdeas,
which would act as a stay to Durrants
execution.
Mr. Boardman saw Justice Brewer i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
Supreme Court, and made strong plea
for his client, but both of his applica-
tipns were refused
The interview lasted forty minutes. Af-
ter its conclusion Mr.. Boardman stated
that he was undecided as to whether TO
make an application TO the full Supreme
Court tomorrow for a writ OF prohibi-
tion staying the execution. As the Court
does not convene until noon. and the exc
cution is set for 10:30 o'clock. he was
fearful that the difference in time would
not be sufficient to save Durrant, even II
he should be successful in having his mo-
ton granted.
FINAL LEGAL EFFORT.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, January G.
Unless something unforeseen intervenes
to prevent it, William Henry Theodore
Durrant, the condemned murderer OF
Blanche Lamont. will expiate his crime
upon the gallows at San Quentin prison
tomorrow morning.
This morning his attorneys were still
confident that they could save him from
the hangman's moose, but after Governor
Budd had announced his refusal TO inter-
fere with the execution, and the news
came from Washington that Attorney
Boardman had failed in his mission to
the Supreme Court Of the United States,
they were compelled TO acknowledge
themselves non plussed. Attorney Du-
prey, as a forlOrn hope, resorted to the
eXpedient of applying TO the judges OF
the Federal courts for a bill of eXcep-
tions to their ruling denying his petition
for a writ of habeas corpus yesterday.
and Morrow decided that allowance of
the bill Of exceptions would not act in
the nature of permission to appeal to
the Supreme Court, and after examining
the documents, affixed their signatures 10
the bill of exceptions as desired. Imme-
diately thereafter Attorney Duprey Sc
cured from the Clerk Of the court a cer-
titled copy Of said bill OF exceptions. and
called upon United States Marshal Bald
win TO serve IL with a notice of appeal
upon Warden Hale at San Quentin.
IL is claimed by Attorney Duprey that
this notice acted as a stay Of proceed
ings, and that the Federal judges having
signed this bill Of exceptions. nothing
could prevent him from perfecting his
appeal thereon. Marshal Baldwin at frst
demurred to being pressed into service,
but acting upon the advice of the United
States attorney, he accompanied AttOr-
ney Duprey TO San Quinten and served
the documents upon Warden Hale.
NOT A STAY OF EXECUTION.
That official at once referred the matter
10 State-A -Attorney-G General Wood. who ad-
yised him that the acceptance Of the SER
vice OF such documents as had been
submitted 10 him did not act as a stay
of execution, and that there was no legal
reason why he should not proceed with
the execution.
Returning to this city. Attorney Du-
prey at once repaired TO the United States
Circuit Court. in order II possible to per-
feet his appeal. but acting under the in
structions issued by the Federal judges
yesterday, passing upon the question OF
Durrants alleged right to appeal. the
Clerk declined to accept the necessary
notice OF appeal. and the attorney was
compelled to retire without having gained
the point for which he had been striving