The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-08
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
DURAND
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changed into devils by a subtle per.
fime.-
Attorney padden. on his cross.
examination. tried TO bring out that
Mrr. purnnd was In an hystsrlca;
condition. and that she had been
dupet By attorneys and allcninis
into thinklnk that her brilliant bet
crratic husband wa really insane.
Paddrn intimsfcd tisat an al.
tssrspt wns being madc 10 rail-
road DIR. Durund TO an asylum
." that his estate. said 10 bc
worth approximately $4,000.
could BE- obtained
lie declared that Or. Durand had
successfully passed the army phys.
ical examinations for = commission
during the war and had given q
brilliant service as . captain. both
1t Camp Lewis and ~ the presidio.
and that no question had arisen at
that time concerning his sanity.
The name Of James II. Kane
6sAxEvd into The case yesterday
aftrrnoon.
Kane wAs called - wrnuas 70
testify 70 alleged manlacnl &C.
ttoB IN the part Of the noted
Everett physician while the two
men WON delcgxt<n TO . ing con-
venfion In San Frsncisro carly In
August.
Isn't II q fact that your principal
reason for believing DIR. Dnrand In.
sane y because he named you and
Thomas Hartley correspondents In a
proposed divorce complaint Stanley
Paddcn. attorney for Durand. asked.
1T confirmed my belief as to his
condition." Kane replied.
And when Clifford Newton. Ever
EFT attorney. was preparing this d.
vorcc complaint. didn't you so to his
office and threaten 10 have him dis.
barrcd7" Paddcn continued.
II did notr' Kane hearsdiy replied.
But did 20 TO Mr.. Newton and tell
him that he had better investigate
my character and my past history be.
fore sponsoring a court action tn.
volving my family iife--a divorce
complaint evolved In the head OF n
man at that time confined In the
county jail on insanity charges
Il want TO say to you nj this time"
interrupted DIR. Durand. that II you
were named as correspondent In that
complaint. II was wholly upon what
had been told 10 me by friends"
III that IL the case. DIR. Durand. !
have just one request TO make OF
you" Kane replied. Give me tho
names of the men who siandered my
reputation In that fashion"
The Durand trial. based on insan-
ity charges preferred by his wife.
brought out scnsa'if nal testimony In.
volving many Of the most prominent
citizens OF this city This IL the
second time Or. purand has been
charged with insanity by his wife.
On the first trial. eight years ago.
the doctor was acquitted.
DIR. Durand's youngest son. Rcy.
nolds. IL. manager OF the champion
chip Everett high school football
team. took the stand against his
father and detailed Incidents intend.
ed TO show the mental arrangement
OF the Everett physician.
In low voice. the lad described
how his father had told his two sons
to put Tom Hartley out OF the
way
Hartley is Northwest lumber
baron and an old friend OF the
Durand family. With James Kane
he was named in the divorce com
-,.t-. ..,a.tnts t,,,rard x... .~...
plating filing.
Tho boy declared that on drive
from Seattle TO Everett his father
had 10 be restrained lest he attack
Mrs. Durand.
DIR. Durand. according 20 his sons
testimony. believed that he was being
poisoned in the county Jail by enc.
mics pumping deadly acid fumes into
the cell. He declared that his father
had accused him OF bringing in a
poison on freshly Numbered handker-
chiefs.
A dramatic moment In the trial
came when DR.. Durand demanded
that he be allowed TO croes-examinc
his own son.
Reynolds" he asked slowly, did
you ever know me TO tell a lie? Then
why don't you believe me now when
tell you ] am not insaney'
Most OF the testimony involved Or.
Durand's statements that his wife
was attempting 10 poison him 80 that
she could marry Tom Hartley.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Hartley took
the stand and testified to their
friendly relations with the Durands.
Mrs. Hartley declared that Durand
had called her up by phone and told
her that 1cr husband had been So
cretiy meeting with Mrs. Durand.
The charges we're ridiculed by all
the witnesse, calle1 by the defense.
t, DR.. Durand frequently interrupted