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VOL. VIII
THE DALLES, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1895.
NO 252
AT DURRANT'S TRIAL
The Opening Argument for
the Defense Begun.
WAS DICKINSON'S MASTERPIECE
Acknowledged a Strong Argument Con.
Idering tHe Cut Close Atten
tion Paid.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 25. General
Dickinson began the opening argument
for the defense in the trial of Theodore
Durrant thia morning. Without any
preliminary remarka he began a discus
sion of the incidents of April 3. First
he wished to consider the personality of
the young man accused of the crime.
Durrant was ambitious, studious and of
the highest character, as the speaker
contended he is now. General Dickin
son alluded to the contention of Assist
ant District Attorney Peixotto, made
yesterday, that Miss Lamont was a vic
tim of Durrant's unbridled passion. He
said there was nothing in the mass of
testimony taken to ehow that Durrant
was not a moral young man. Durrant's
whole demeanor, both before and after
bis arrest, he said, had been that of an
innocent man. The defendant himself
bad told Mrs. Noble on the night Miss
Lamont disappeared that he rode to
school with her in the morning. On the
day of his arrest, and when on the stand,
he said the defendant made the same
statements The tact that Durrant left
a book at Mrs. Noble's for Miss Lamont
on April 3d, he said, contained too much
method for a gnilty man, and he, there
fore, considered that as a circumstance
going to show the innocence ot the ac
cused. General Dickinson next made refer
ence to the roll-call, upon which it is evi
dent, the defense intends to base its
c&se. He said if the correctness of the
roll-call were admitted, the prosecution's
case fell to the ground. He said Drs.
Cheney aad Gray, the only two persons
who ever had the book in their posses
sion, made no alterations, and he chal
lenged the prosecution to show that any
body else had. He said the mute testi
mony of the book was corroborated by
all of the Btudents in the class, who tes
tified on the witness-stand that they did
not answer to Durrant's name. The
statement of the prosecution that the
students were unwilling witnesses, and
withheld the most important testimony,
was ridiculed, as he said the students,
Glazier and Graham, the prosecution's
two most important witnesses, were
willing to tell what they knew.
The notes of the lecture were next
considered. ' Dickinson showed what he
said were Durrant's notes taken by him
self at Dr. Cheney's lecture, and said
they had been in his (Dickinson's) pos
session since April 17. Dickinson said
this fact bad an important bearing on
Dr. Graham's statement to the effect
that on April 20th Durrant told him he
had no notes and asked to borrow Gra
ham's in order that be might establish
an alibi. The notes of Glazier and Dur
rant, arranged in parallel columns, were
read to the jury, to show the dissimilar
ity of the two. Dickinson said the notes
plainly showed that when Durrant and
Glazier compared papers on April 10th,
Durrant did not copy from Glazier.
General Dickinson said he made the
assertion with confidence that when Dr.
Graham testified that on April 20 Dur
rant told him he had no notes, he made
a mistake. Graham, he said, he be
lieved, had been unduly influenced by J.
S. Dunnigan, a newspaper man, who is
his moBt intimate friend. Dickinson
did not mean that Dunnigan used im
proper methods to induce Graham to
give the testimony, but said Graham
had become so excited over the matter
that he had become confused. Dickin
son asked the jury if they did not be-
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"ieve Graham would have told Dunnigan
the same day if Durrant had told him on
April 20 that he bad no notes. Instead
of that be waited until October 5tb.
Another argument against bis state
ment was the fact that at the time of the
alleged interview Durrant did have
notes of the lecture, which were in pos
session of his attorneys. He said there
was no reason for Durrant to have made
such a statement, and be asked the jury
if they believed he would have told Gra
ham he had no notes when at that very
moment his notes were in possession of
his attorneys.
Dickinson dwelt at length on the rela
tions of defendant and Blanche Lamont,
which, he said, had been perfectly hon
orable on both sides throughout. So far
from being his sweetheart, or Durrant,
her beau, he said they had only been
friends and were no more to each other
than other two members of the congre
gation. He had escorted her from the
meetings at church a few times, and had
always done so at the request of her
annt.
MESS KING ERS ARMED.
An Express Company Preparing to Re
sist Trainrobbers-
Grand Rapids, Mich., Oct. 25. All
messengers in the employ of the Ameri
can Express Company have been fur
nished with Winchesters and revolvers
to resist trainroboers. Under the rules
they are required, when they come in
from a trip, to remove the cartridges
from their Winchesters and revolvers,
examine the shooting-irons and amuni
tion and report their condition. Under
these rules the cartridges are not to be
replaced until they start on their next
run, when the guns will be loaded to
protect the money and valuables in their
charge. The company also advises its
men to become proficient in rifle and re
volver practice, and hints that in the
future prizes will be awarded the most
proficient markesmen.
MACKAT'8 BAD JOURNEY.
Starts for New York to Meet the Re
mains of His Bon.
San Francisco, Oct. 25. John W.
Mackay will take a private car for New
York this evening. He will De accom
panied by John D. Rosenfeld, and at the
end of hie journey, will take charge of
the dead body of his son wbo was recent
ly killed by a fall from his horse near
Paris. Mrs. Mackay will . accompany
the remains acroes the Atlantic, and the
surviving members of the family will be
on the funeral train across the continent
to this city, where the final interment
will take place.
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NOTICE.
To All Whom it May Concern:
By order of the Common Council of
Dalfea City, made on the 7th day of Oc
tober, 1895, and entered on record in the
records of Dalles City on the Sth day of
October, 1895, notice is hereby given,
that the crosswalks on the following
stieets, in said city, have been declared
dangerous, by said city council, on said
7th day of October, 1895, and the said
council is about to proceed and make
the improvements as hereinafter stated,
and said improvements of all said cross
walks, and of each of them, will be made
by said common council, after fourteen
days from the first publication of this
notice, towit: October 9, and the cost of
such improvements and of each of them,
will be charged and levied upon the cor
ner lots, cornering upon the street or
streets, intersected by such crosswalks
and upon all lots or parts thereof, to the
center of each block cornering upon such
intersection, as by charter provided.
The crosswalks declared dangerous
and about to be improved and built are
as follows, towit :
1. To build a crosswalk, on the west
side of Washington street, across Second
etreet.
2. To build, a crosswalk on the north
side of Fourth street, across Court street.
3. To build a crosswalk, on the east
side of Union etreet, across Fifth street.
4. To build a crosswalk on the south
side of Second street, across Court street.
5. To build a crosswalk" on the east
side of Court street, across Seventh
street.
All of said crosB walks will be built and
constructed in accordance with the pro
visions of the charter and ordinances of
Dalles City.
Dated this 8th day of October, 1895.
G. W. Phelps,
Recorder of Dalles Citv.
Still Another CalK
All county warrants registered prior to
Jan. 14th, 1892, will be paid if presented
at my office, corner 3d and Washington
streets. The Dalles, Or. Interest ceases
after Sept. 22, 1895.
Wm. Michell,
Countv Treasurer.
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The Wasco Warehouse Co. have on
sale at their warehouse Seed Wheat,
Feed Wheat, Barley, Barley Chop, Oats
and Hay. Are eole agents in The Dalles
for the now celebrated Goldendale roller
mills flour, the beet flour in the market
and sold only in ton lots or over. 9-tf
Dressmaking Parlors
Will be opened November 1st
over Pease & Mays' Store.
Our Special Offer,
Saturday, Oct. 26.
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TENTS and WAGON COVERS.
EEPAIEING PROMPTLY DONE. Adjoining E. J. Collins & Co.'s Store
Men's Suits, Boys Suits,
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Men's and Boys' Overcoats,
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ROBERT 12. TJlTXEaljIiLXyiS,
Opposite the Diamond Roller
LADIES COATS
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All Goods Marked in
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