The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 19, 1895, Page 8

8 THE SAN FRANOISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1895. EVIDENCE 15 STRONG AGAINST DURRANT. 3 | has been one of the most suspicious things Theories and Clews on | nsed to connect him with the Lamont Which the Police Are Working. REV. MR. GIBSON’S ALIBL All Suspicions Against Him Are Found to Be Without Foundation. DURRANT'S OWN STATEMENT. Insurance Companles Cancel the Policies on the Church for Fear of Fire. No new light of circumstances was yes- terday thrown on the edy that has ed the Emmanuel Baptist Church out on quiet Bartlett street in the Missi juest will be resumed this morning. new theories have been advanced, important, n who did the two those thing that Durrant is the fiendish deeds hav Many people not c ed in the case have been carefully reading the testimony which has pr ed the circumstantial ev- idence so far given to the public, and the weakness of some of the most important * links in the chain of circumstantial evi- dence has been co red more calmly - than was p ble a day or two ago. The police are as firm as ever in their belief that Durrant, the man they first sus- pected, is the fiend, but with many others the qu who butchered Blanche Lameont and Minnie William a growing mystery. Durrant may be the man, and again there is a possibility that some sud- den y may reveal some other criminal and m ts of circumstan- tial evidence against Durrant, which now seem so strong, fade into commonplace matters of every e which happen to be thrown togeth like five aces from a dice box. The greatest puzzle in the case against Durrant and one of the strong presump- tions in his favor advanced by his friends has been the utter absence of any blood on his clothes. If he committed the murder of Min ms between 8 and 9:30 o’clock on v night there was at least no blood noticed on him when he arrived at Dr. Vogel's house to attend the varty. The police searched his home and exam- ined the clothir s known to have ‘worn that night without finding any trace of blood. In the st ittle 8 by 10 library closet, under the st; , where Minnie Williams was butchered, blood in great quantities covered the floor and a little table, and formed two large pools several feet apart. On two opposite walls blood had been sprayed in quantities nearly as hizh up one’s head, and on one side so much had been thrown that it ran down the wall to the floor. It was as ed from the first that the blood on the walls came from spurting fountains when arteries were cut. This and the distance between the pools seemed to indicate a struggle, during which the victim moved while being stabbed. Granting all this it seems physically ir possible that the murderer could have es- caped being almost bathed in blood. But now the police have quit looking for bloody garments belonging to Durrant, and have adopted a mew theory which makes blood on his clothes unnecessary. The theory is that the girl was first strangled in the reading-room, from one corner of which dark little library opens, and was dragged in there dead. Then the cutting was done. In this event the blood would be venous blood, and it would all have welled forth gently. The blood on the wall was cunningly thrown there, which must have been done L df it did not spurt from arteries. In view of this theory, Chief Crowley yesteraay ordered an exa ation of some of the blood, to find out whether it was venous or arterial. If the blood came from veins, it will be assumed that the fiend might have guard=d himself from it while plying the dull caseknife, and could easily have washed his hands in the church The police are also through searching the church for evidence. They have found all of Blanche Lamont’s clothes and the search for any other evidence has been ex- | tremely thorough. | There has been much talk and misun- + derstanding about footprints in the dust | in the beliry-tower when Blanche La- mont's body was found. 1t has been as- sumed by many that the thickness of the dust on the belfry-stairs and on the floor of tbe topmost Janaing where the body was found would make footprints fairly plain and capable of measurement. One statement has been made that De- tective Gibson found footprints of the size of PDurrant’s shoes, and another one was that they were too big to have been made by " Durrant. Chief of Police Crowley states . that Gibson has made no statements about I finding tracks, and that the police have no evidence at all based on footprints. The ¥ thinness of the dust and the amount of chips on the floor made tracks impossible of detection. The city has been full of rumors and sus- picions that connect Dr. Gibson, the pas- tor, with the crimes, but they have had no " foundation in any circumstances that have " come to light. His alibi appears to be complete. He left the church, according to his own words, about 7:30 o’clock. He shown to have reached the party at Dr. | Vogel's at about 8 o’clock and at about the * time that Miss Williams left the Voy resi- dence. He left Dr. Vogel’s house about 11:30 o’clock, and he is accounted for hence- - forth. © One of those who have been studying | the case analytically is R. Williamson, a . stenographer, of 216 Bush street. He has computed the times stated in the evidence relating to Durrant’s movements on the day Blanche Lamont disappeared and concluded that Durrant had sixty-five minutes in which to dispose of Miss Lamont. The Normal School is dismissed at 3 ®. M. She came out and waited on Powell street for the car, which she boarded with a young man since identified by three schoolmates as Durrant. If the two went to the church they must have taken a Valencia or Mission-street car. Leaving the school, waiting twice for cars and rid- ing on both lines would consume at least thirty-five minutes, and it would take about five minutes to walk to the church. This would bring them there at 3:40 P. M. King says that it was 4:30 p. M., or but little later when Durrant came down stairs sick from the smell of gas and say- ing that he bad been fixing the electric Jwires. This appearance and story of Durrant’s | that time, and he must have gone back at murder. If she was in the church with him then he must have strangled her, at least before a later time to carry the body up into the belfry, or at least to climb so far about the dusty loft hiding the books and clothes in so many places. This does not establish Durrant’s innocence, but is merely sgme- thing that some people are pointing out. Durrant was on the night before last taken up stairs to the detectives’ room and stripped of every stitch of clothing to see if there were any scratches or sus- picious bruises upon him. Itis said that none were found. The attorneys for the defense, Eugene Deuprey, General J. W. Dickinson and Thompson & Thompson, yesterday had a conference with Chief Crowley. They are getting together evidence, and in that process had several photographs what it was for or what it contained. Dur- rant was careful to follow these instruc- tions. Counsel for Durrant, General Dickinson, Eugene Deuprey and A. W. Thompson, were closeted with Chief Crowley for some time yesterday afternoon. Nothing could be elicited as to the object of the consulta- tion, except that they asked that Durrant should have every facility for writing out his statement, which the Chief at once promised would be done. Last night Mr. and Mrs. Durrant visited their son together. They had a longin- terview and gave him some comfort by handing him a letter from his sister in Berlin, Germany, in which she stated she had taken the highest honors in music at the college she is attending there. After they left he was seen for a few minutes and spoke enthusiastically of his sister’s success. He was asked if he cared to say anything about the statement he was writing out, and replied courteously: “My attorney has enjoined* absolute silence upon me in regard to my case. So you will have to excuse me answering your question.” He was quite willing to converse upon any other subject, but was firm in his re- FAVORITE ATTITUDE OF THE REV. J. GEORGE GIBSON WHEN IN CONVERSATION. [Sketched by a “Call” artist.] taken inside the church. The prisoner’s | connection with the National Guard and the confidence in him retained by the members of the signal corps have drawn General Dickinson into the case. | The attorneys for the defense refuse to | discuss the case in detail, to avoid giving material to the prosecution. They all vigo “ously denounce the police for bending everything to prove their own theory, and Mr. Thompson is especially denunciatory of the newspapers and reporters. 8o this remarkable case develops and slowly changes color a little each day. NEW DEVELOPMENTS The Police Think They Are Closer Than Ever to Durrant. It has been suspected that the police were reserving certain important facts in the case against Durrant until the prelimi- nary examination which will commence on Monday morning. The suspicion was verified yesterday when it was ascertained the detectives have facts in their possession | that give them renewed confidence. What these developments are will not be known until it is. neccessary to divulge them at the preliminary examination. Chief Crowley is authority for the state- ment that neither the pastor, Dr. Gibson, nor Elmer Wolfe had anything whatever | to do with the horrible murders of Blanche | Lamont and Minnie Williams. The insinuations made against them are looked upon by the police as a ruse for the purpose of raising a doubt in the minds of a jury. The Minnie Williams case is now con- sidered by the detectives as much stronger than the Blanche Lamont case. PREPARING HIS CASE. Durrant Writing Out a State- ment for His Counsel’s Guidance. Durrant still keeps up his extraordinary composure, and no one watching him while conversing with a caller and seeing him smile and laugh could for a moment imagine that he was charged with two atrocious murders. He is courteous to those whom he does not know personally and answers their questions respectfully. The number of his callers is increasing. Yesterday afternoon there was hardly a moment when he was left alone. One vis- itor succeeded another in regular order. A lady called at the Chief’s office fora per- mit. She said she was a member of the church, and as she knew his sister well and was convinced ef his innocence she thought it was only right that she should give him her sympathy. She got a permit and was received most cordially by Dur- rant. Soon after swallowing his breakfast he began to write, and refused to be disturbed by curiosity-seekers and visitors. He wrote steadily for two or three hours, ana the report got abroad that he was writing his confession. The fact was he was writ- ing out a statement for his counsel, Gen- eral Dickinson, to guide him in cross- examining the witnesses for the prosecution at the preliminary examination before Judge Conlan Monday morning. General Dickinson saw Durrant and gave him implicit instructions not to show his statement to anybody and to refuse to say fusal to discuss the statement, or anything else appertaining to his case. He has not ret completed the statement. CHURCH IN DANGER. Insurance Companies Have Canceled Their Policies for Fear of Fire. The trustees of the Emmanuel Baptist Church are again in control of their dese- | crated edifice on Bartlett street. The police | authorities have finished their investiga- tion and Janitor Sademan is trying to restore order. The police have thoroughly searched the building from the cellar te the belfry and the ground about the church as well. All the clothing of Blanche Lamont hav- ing been found, and the certainty of find- ing no further bloody garments having been established, the police rested satisfied. The building has been pretty well torn up and it will cost $200 or more to repair it. A policeman stood in front of the church yesterday guarding the property, and Jan- itor Sademan acted as custodian. He would allow no one to enter the building under any pretense whatsoever, and the rule will be enforced in the future. The principal members of the church are greatly exercised over the rumors that there would be an attempt to destroy the church. There has been a general cry in the Mission that the building should be burned or torn down. This so alarmed the companies having insurance on the big building that they canceled the poli- cies. This leaves the church without any insurance, and strong fears are expressed that some partially insane person will be tempted to set fire to the house of holi- ness which was converted into a place of hellishness. The church members are also troubled specials to-day at NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. NOTABLE : LEADERS ¢ FOR : T0-DAY! SN From the numberless bargains in new and seasonable goods that are drawing such crowds to our great sale this week we select the following choice lines and offer them as PRICES THAT MAKE THEM STILL GREATER VALUES! NEN'S FURNISHINGS! At 25 Cents. 120 dozen BOYS' PERCALE WAISTS AND BLOUSES, neat patterns, war- ranted fast colors, extra good value for 50c, will be offered at 25¢ each, At 835 Cents. 250 dozen MEN’S AND BOYS’ UNLAUN- DERED SHIRTS, made of good, heavy over losing their property by another way than that of fire or dynamite cartridge. Emmanuel Baptist Church was erected four years ago at an expense of $30,000, buta mortgage of $12,000 still remains. This mortgage is held by a bank, and the mem- bers fear that the bank may foreclose soon, as it has no security in the way of insur- ance money. WOLFE’S CHARACTER His Testimony and His Con- nection With Women Cause Much Talk. Considerable comment has been raised by a study of the testimony of ElmerA. ‘Wolfe, who claims that he saw a man that looked like Durrant near the Emmanuel Church about midnight on the fatal Fri- day. Wolfe testified that after changing his clothes at his parents’ house at 630 Twenty- third street he ran toward his stable on Twenty-fourth and Orange alley; that rec- ollecting he had not left his horse there he started to go quickly in order to catch the car going out San Bruno road, his inten- tion being to get to the Guadalonpe dairy. He said he ran down Twenty-fourth street to Bartlett, along Bartlett fo Twenty-third and then down Twenty-third to catch the car. At the corner of Twenty-fourth and Bartlett streets he saw a man that looked like Durrant. Two faults are found with this testimony. ‘Why did Wolfe run to Twenty-third street, muslin, re-enforced linen bosoms, pat- ent facings and gussets, good value for 65¢, will be sold for 35c each. At 5O Cents. dozen MEN'S FANCY PERCALE LAUNDERED SHIRTS, collar at- tached, warranted fast collars and in a large variety of patterns, usually sold for §1, will be offered at 50c each. At 75 Cents. 96 dozen MEN’S UNDYED SANITARY LAMB'S WOOL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS, warranted thorough- ly shrunk, regular price $1 each gar- ment, will be sold at 75¢ each. POUR. SPECIALS ! At & Conts a Yard. 1000 pieces BEST GRADE SEERSUCK- ERS AND GINGHAMS, fair assort- ment, value for 12}4c. At $1.88 Each. 5 cases FULL-SIZE MARSEILLES BED- SPREADS, good quality, value for §2. At 25 Cents a Yard. ANOTHER TOT BLEACHED TABLE DAMASK, 56 inches wide, in nice styles, value for 40c. At 7 Cents a Yard. 250 pieces FRUIT OF LOOM YARD- IDE MUSLIN, value for 10c. NEW LACES ! At 20 Cents a ¥ard. BUTITER POINT DE VENISE LACE, 23{ inches wide, regular'value 50c. At 35 Cents a Yard. BUTTER POINT DE VENISE LACE, 44 inches wide, regular value 75c. At 50 Cents a Yard. BUTTER POINT DE VENISE LACE, 6 inches wide, regular value $1. At 85 Conts a Tard. BUTTER POINT DE VENISE LACE, 8 inches wide, regular price $1 50. At 25 Cents a Yard. BLACK AND CREAM CHANTILLY LAGE, all silk, 7 inches wide, regular value 45¢. At 25 Cents a Yard. BUTTER NET-TOP POINT DE VENISE LACE, 8 inches wide, regular value 50c. At 20 Oents a Yard. BLACK BOURDON LACE, 5 inches wide, regular value 40c. At $1.25 a Yard. BLACK TOSCA NET, striped with dots, all silk, 45 inches wide, regular value $3. IANDKERCHIEES ! At 10 Cents Each. LADIES’ SHEER SCALLOPED EM- BROIDERED HANDKERCHIEFS (some slightly imperfect), regular value 20c. At 18 Cents Each. LADIES’ SHEER SCALLOPED EM- BROIDERED HANDKERCHIEFS (some slightly imperfect), regular value 25e. GLOVES! GLOVES! At SO Cents. 75 dozen 'LADIES’ 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in brown and tan shades, regular value 75c, will be offered at 50c a pair. At 58 Cents. 75 dozen LADIES’ 8-BUTTON LENGTH MOUSQUETAIRE UNDRESSED KID GLOVES, in heliotrope, eminence urple and pansy shades, regular value ?1. will be offered at 55¢ a pair. RIBBONS! RIBBOXS! At 15 Cents. No. 22 ALL SILK SATIN AND GROS- GRAIN RIBBON, in black only, will be offered at 15¢. At 258 Cents. FANCY HAT RIBBONS, in shaded and stripes, all silk, 314 inches wide, will be offered at 25c. At 40 Cents. FANCY HAT RIBBONS. 34 inches wide, in cregou effects, fancy stripes, will be offered at 40c. PARASOLS ! PARASOLS ! At $1.00. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in gloria_silk (lined), in black only, will offered at $1. At $1.35. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in twilled gloria silk, ruffled and lined, will be offered at $1 35. SUNSHADES ! At S1.75. 24-INCH BLACK SUNSHADES, in gloria silk, with Dresden, glass, horn'and nat- ural handles, paragon frames, will be offered at $1 75. WAISTS AND GOWAS! At 5O Cents. LADIES' LAUNDERED SHIRT WAIST, y'ol:r;gcback, full sleeves, will be offered af At 75 Cents. LADIES’ EXTRA FINE LAUNDERED SHIRT WAIST, in pink, blue and lavender stripe, ?'oke back, full sleeves, extra good value at $1 25, will be offered at 75c. At BO Cents. LADIES’' GOWNS, made of heavy muslin, lined back, yoke of fine tucks, all seams finished, wx"il be offered at 50¢c. At $1.00. LADIES’ GOWNS, made of Wamsutta muslin, pleated back, jabot front of fine embroidery, full sleeves, will be offered at $1. HOSIERY! HOSIERY! At 15 Cents a Pair. CHILDREN’S BLACK RIBBED COTTON HOSE, extra heavy and seamless, double knees, heels and toes, regular price 25¢. At 15 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ BLACK COTTON HOSE, fine auge, double heels and toes, Herms- sor black, regular price 25c. At 25 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ COTTON HOSE, extra high spliced heels and toes, black and tan colors, Hermsdorf dye, regular price $4 50 per dozen. At SO Cents a Pair. LADIES’ ONYX BLACK SILK PLEAT- ED HOSE, extra high spliced heels and toes, warranted fast black and stainless, regular price 85c. Market and Jones Stregts. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Stregts. Murphy Building, Murphy Building, Market and Jones Stregts. Market and Jones Streets, when a direct course down Twenty-fourth would have been a shorter route? Why did Wolfe say he wanted" to catch a San Bruno road car at midnight, when the last car leaves Twenty-fourth street and Potrero avenue at 10:45 ». . ? Subpenas were issued yesterday after- noon for Wolfe to attend the Coroner’s in- quest this morning and explain his pecu- liar statements. The latter of the two questions was answered last evening by Clarence Wolfe, brother of Elmer. He said his brother meant that he intended to go to Howard street so as to catch the Howard-street car, which goes down Twenty-fourth street toward the San Bruno road. This would save several blocks of walking. Clarence Wolfe also said be and others always spoke of the Twenty-fourth street car as the San Bruno car, as it took them part of the way on their journey to the Guadaloupe dairy. He could not explain why his brother had said he had gone to Twenty-third street, but added that his brother would be easily able to explain why he had done so when questioned. Clarence said he did not know his brother had testi- fied he had gone down Twenty-third street. Elmer Wolfe was out in Guadaloupe Valley last evening and could not be seen. He will be at the inquest to-day. There is, however, not the slightest evi- dence to show that Wolfe had any connec- tion with the recent desecration of the church or that he would have any desire to give false testimony. He has been known as a young man with worldly propensities. Contrary to the belief of most persons Elmer Wolfe, though only 23 years of age, has been mar- ried and divorced. He has also been a member of the Salvation Army but retired. A short time ago he began to pay atten- tions to the murdered Blanche Lamont and appeared very fond of her. Mrs. Noble, the aunt of Miss Lamont, objected to Wolfe's attentions to Blanche on account of the reputation Wolfe gained when his wife secured a divorce from him six months ago. Elmer Wolie and his wife were members of the Salvation Army and were stationed at barracks 4, on Mission street, near Twentieth. They were both members dur- ing all of 1893 and a part of 1894. All of the time Mrs. Wolfe complained of her husband’s attention to other women and to his known delinquencies in the past. Finally they both left the army. Wolfe left town aud when he returned he in- formed his old companions he had back- slid. This was about a year ago. Since then Wolfe ‘has had a name of being very fond of making love indiscriminately, but not the slightest suspicions are attached to him as far as the murders are con- cerned. PICTURING THE DEAD. The Remains of Miss Williams Photographed at Lau- rel Hill. At 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning Undertaker H. E. Snook, Assistant W. 8. Bowker, Police Officer Thompson and Photographer Stuart Merrill met at the receiving vault at Laurel Hill Cemetery. The vault was opened and the cover re- moved from the coffin of Minnie Williams. The robe was stripped from her body as far as the waist, the coffin was tilted on one side and two views of the mutilated remains were photographed. Then the coffin was closed again and the dead left alone. The taking of the photographs of the corpse is a most unusual move on the part of the prosecution. It was given out at | police headquarters that they were taken | for the benefit of the Coroner’s jury, but that body had already viewed the corpse, and it is hard to see how photographs can further benefit them. The officers, how- ever, attach the utmost importance to the bits of sensitized paper and declare that they will yet bear an important partin the case. GIBSON’S REASON. He Fears Public Censure If He Visits Durrant in Jail. Durrant has been constantly wondering why Rev. Dr. Gibson did not call on him at the jail, and he has becorhe very much exercised over the non-appearance of his pastor and the lack of his comforting words. The fact is that Rey. Dr. Gibson hardly knows what to do in regard to the matter. He said: “There is such a peculiar feeling in this city in regard to the murder of the two girls that my actions are being sharply criticized. I have acted as I thought best. I would like to call on Theodore Durrant and wish him well, as T hate to believe he is the guilty man. Still, in the face of public gossip, I think it would be injurious to both Mr. Durrant and myself for me to call on him. “If I should go to his cell and talk with him, just imagine what would be said. Some would claim that I, being his ac- complice, had called to strengthen his nerves, and in every movement of my lips, or even my eyebrows, some people would pretend to disbover some secret signals of confession of guilt on the part of Durrant or myself. “No, I have thought it the better thing for me not to call, at least until the wild excitement has died down. Had I known he was in the Coroner’s office the other day when I was on the stand I would have spoken to him and shook him by the hand. “Itis hard to believe he is guilty, even though the circumstantial evidence is so strong against him.” AID FOR DURRANT. Signalmen of the S.econd Bri- gade Corps May Con- tribute Money. A meeting of the Second Brigade Signal Corps, to which Theodore Durrant belongs, was held at the Second Regiment Armory last evening. This was the first meeting since the tragedy at Emmanuel Baptist Church. The attendance of signalmen was large, and the engrossing subject of con- versation was Durrant. Early in the evening a group of signal- men gathered around Mr. Durrant, the father of the prisoner, and listened to the reading of an anonymous letter which Mrs. Durrant received yesterday afternoon. On a single sheet of paper bearing the Baldwin Hotel letterhead, the writer ad- dressed Mrs. Durrant in sentences full of epithets. Reference was made to Mrs. Durrant’s mention of servant girls, which seemed to provoke the writer to much in- dignation. Mr. Durrant said this was the only abusive letter that the family had received, yet many others expressive of sympathy had come to hand. Regarding the report that the Signal Corps would raise money to assist in the defénse of Theodore Durrant Captain Hanks said that the company would do nothing of the kind as an organization, but that individual members who believed | that the accused was innocent of the crimes charged against him might tender financial assistance. He asserted that he would not permit the subject to be dis- cussed at the company meetings. He remarked that nearly all, if not all, of the members of the corps believed the young man innocent and none would pro- nounce against him until he was found guilty. It was admitted by several signalmen present that the subjest of rendering finan- cial assistance to the accused had been talked about, and some had expressed a willingness to contribute to the fund. Upon leaving the quarters of the corps Mr. Durrant was requested by many of the signalmen to carry their sympathy and re- gards to his son. To an inquiry as to whether steps would be taken by the Signal Corps members to raise money for the defense of his son, the father said some money had already been | raised, but subsequently modified the statement by saying he had heard money would be raised for that purpose. From other sources he said money had been of- fered. “To-day,” said Mr. Durrant, “a young man called at my house and asked if I would accept money if he should raise some by subscription. I replied that I would, asT had very little money, and $300 or $400 at this time would be very accepta- ble.” “Does the young man belong to the Sig- nal Corps?” was asked. “No, he does not.” The father mentioned with some degree of pride that he received yesterday a letter from Germany, announcing that his daughter, two years younger than his son, was one of twelve pupils in a class of thirty that had gained admission to the Berlin High School of Music. DR. GIBSON’S ALIBL He Was Suffering From Acute Nervous Prostration Last Night. Rev. Dr. Gibson has been brought under the suspicion that he may be the murderer of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams, but there is not the slightest ground for this suspicion except his own peculiar actions since the discovery of the bodies. He has acted so peculiarly by opposing the police and in making brusque state- ments to reporters and others that a very large part of the people in this city have formed the opinion that he is the guilty man. But when asked the reason for this opinion they can give none. In fact every clew found in the case has pointed to Durrant. X Rev. Dr. Gibson wasin the church at 7:30 P. M. Friday, the evening Miss Williams was murdered. But for his statement that he was there no one would have known it. He left the church at 7:30 or a few minutes it would take him to get there from the Vo rel residence. These facts are sufficient to prove a per- fect alibi for Dr. Gibson. As far as the case of Blanche Lamont is concerned there is no evidence to show Dr. Gibson was con- nected with it in any way. He could not be seen last evening, as he sent word that he was suffering too greatly from nervous prostration from the effects of the constant strain on him to admit any one to see him. DURRANT INJURED. A Medical Professor Tells an Interesting Story About the Accused. About a year ago Durrant received an injury and was treated by an old praecti- titioner of this city, who is connected with the Cooper Medical College. The physician spoke of the matter yesterday, but re- quested that his name be not quoted. His statement is as follows: “Mr. Durrant came to me in January and February of last year. He complained of severe pain in the pelvic region, and I ‘was surprised to find his temperature 104 degrees. I ordered him to bed, and on ex- amination decided that he was suffering from an ulcerous degeneration in the tis- sues of the pelvic region. I treated him for some time. Some months later 1 asked Durrant concerning his health, and he said he felt perfectly well. “The predisposing cause of Durrant’s trouble I did not learn. It might have been the constant jar of riding a bicycle over a rough road. The patient would probably be free from the trouble afterward if he ceased riding, but it might return after a considerable interval if the riding were resumed.” “Is Durrant’s blood bad, so that it would be a predisposing cause for degeneration of this tissue?”’ was asked. *No, I think not. He suffers from pim- ples (or local acne)on his face as most young men do ator about his age. But acne is usually a token of exuberant health, “Hypnotic power? No, I do not think Durrant the type of man to possess it, though his extraordinary composureat this time points to wonderful powers of self- control. ““It might be caused, however, by a con- sciousness of his inmocence, coupled with a private knowledge that his lawyers, though not making the fact public, have found witnesses who can prove his story. In fact, that explanation is more prebable than the theory that he is an experienced | and brazen villain. He is a very young man, and young men do not, as a rule, ac- quire the self-control which his situation would require if he was guilty.” Latest Detective Theory. The latest theory evolved by the detec- tives is that the girl Lamont was taken to the church by Durrant for the purpose of later. He reached the Vogel residence at 8 o'clock, as near as all persons at that place can recollect. The evidence all goes to show that Dr. Gibson reached the Vogel residence about the same time that Miss Williams left Mrs. Voy’s house, as 1707 Howard street, on her way to Dr. Vogel’s house. Even admitting one may have left the church a little later, and the other the Voy home a little earlier, there was no chance for Dr. Gibson to have even seen Miss Williams for a minute’s time, much less to have had time to take her into the church to assault and murder her. ‘When Dr: Gibson left the Vogel house at 11:30 P. M. he proceeded to the home of Mr. Moore, at 90114 Valencia street, and ar- rived there in just about as much time as having an operation performed; that the irl died under the operation; that the gVillinms girl knew the fact and taunted Durrant; and that he, thinkin, dependeé upon her sifence, fel to do away with her. his safet; compelle A\ TR T T S Gall Borden