Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 15 April 1895 — Page 2

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''EVERY person has two educations: one •which he receives from others, and one more important which he gives to himself.'7—Gibbon.

That is indeed a true expression, but few people realize the importance of the part they are to fulfill iii their own education. It is oue that shoulc. begin early in life and kept up continuously. The surest way to get tr.e most out of life is by securing the best possible education, and then living up to a level of one's knowledge. Not necessarily a knowledge •of books, but a knowledge of men and of nature, and above all a knowledge of one's self. The wi?est of all sayings of the wise men of Greece was "Know Thyreif," and is as true to-day as when chosen to put over the door of the Academy at Athens before the Christian era.

PRESIDENT Cleveland has written a letter to the Chicago business men in which lie regrets his inability to be present at a money convention which is to be held there. The President stands out fairly and squarely for the gold standard as against biinet-alism. He is in favor of the gold bug policy by which the wealth of the bond holders, the stock and security holders of this country and Europe will be doubled while the price of labor and the products of labor will be cut in two. Cleveland however is standing by the friends who made him rich. In 1885 he went in the Presidency a poor man and he is nqw a millionaire. It is a well known fac that the presidents live up about all of their salary. Where then •did Cleveland get his million. No doubt his bond holding gold bug friends Whitney And Benedict could tell.

DEATHS.

As reported by C. W. Morrison & Son "Undertakers. Infant of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Parvis, of Morriatown, Friday morning, April 12th funeral at Asbury cemetery Saturday at 10 a. m."

Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robins, Saturday, April 13, at their home near Gwynneville funeral Sunday at 2 20 p. m. at Otterbein church by Rev. Dremundren: interment at Asbury cemetery.

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CRIME IN A CHPRCH

Two Beautiful Young Girls Brutally Murdered.

THEIR BODIES BADLY MUTILATED

A Young Man, the Librarian of the Church, SiM)X!ctcd of the Diabolical Crime—The ?(ilic« ISelievc It Is a Similar Case to

"Jack the Kipper"—San Francisco the

Scene of the Crime.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.—The Email- I iiel Baptist church, oil Bartlett street between Twenty-second and Twentythird in this city, has been the scene of two of the most atrocious murders ever committed in the state. Saturday the mutilated and murdered body of Minnie I Williams was found in the library of the edifice. Yesterday the nude body of Blanche Lamont was found in the tower of the same church. The same hand, the authorities believe, slew both girls, and W. H. Durant, the young man suspected of both crimes, is now in custody.

Blanche Lamont aud Minnie Williams were members of the Emanuel Baptist church and members of the Sunday school class. The former was a student at the Normal school on Powell street in this city the latter was a companion in a family in Alameda, across the bay from the city. Both were 21 years old, brunettes aud pretty and modest girls. rli had been the recipients of attenlons from a young medical student uned W. H.~ T. Durant, who is also the librarian of the church and the secretary of Young People's society of the church.

On April 3, Hiss Lamont disappeared. Diligent search failed to reveal any trace of her whereabouts and her aunt, Mrs. Noble, with whom she had been living, was totally unable to throw any light on the affair. Miss Lamont- came from Dalton, Moil., several months ago, having been in San Francisco for her health and at the same time to attend the Normal school to perfect herself as a teacher. The last person seen iu her company was Durant.

On Saturday night- at 11:10 p. m., the mutilated body of Minnie Williams was found in the library of the church The girl had been assaulted and her remains were cut and hackec. the girl having died from loss of blood. On further exanimation it- was iYund she had been gagged, the assailant tearing part of her underclothing and thrusting it down her throat with a sharp stick, badly I lacerating the tongue. Two witnesses state they saw a young man and a young woman, the former answering the description of Durant and the latter that of Minnie Williams, enter the church. Following this clew, the polic3 at once put the residence of Durant- uader surveillance.

Miss Williams lived with friends in Alameda, who gave her a home until she could secure a position. She had been a regular attendant of the Emanuel church, having formerly lived in that neighborhood, but on the separation of her father and mother had moved to Alameda. Friday morning the AL organ family, with whom she had lived, packed their household goods, intending to leave for Tacoina, and Miss Williams had removed her possessions to the house of Mrs. Voy, near the church. Friday evening she was to have attended a meeting of the Young People's society of the Emanuel church at Dr. house. A' 7:15 o'ciocK she left Mrs. Vov's house to .tt^nd the meeting, taking a latch key with her. She never appeared there.

About the same time -mi le"t Irs home on Fair Oaks ..ti. ei. .i* .'e Si.nio vicinity, bound for the same meek

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At 5 o'clock Durant met Phillip Perkins, and asked him some ques*"'_ as .bout a trip to Mount Diablo, which

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corps, of which he "was a UIC DC-J., was to make next day. At 9:30 he appeared at Dr. Yogel's residence, where the meeting was in progress, and none were merrier than he during the remainder of the evening. At 11 o'clock he left with a part of the young people and went- home. The next morning Durant arose early, and went with his comrades of the signal corps for Mount Diablo, 50 miles away.

The two murders are so closely connected that it is now necessary to go back to the Lamont case. Saturday Mrs. Noble, the aunt of Miss Lamont, received through the mail a paper containing the four rings worn by lier neice the day she disappeared. Oil the paper was written the name and address of Theodore Durant. This, together with the fact that Miss Williams, an intimate friend of Miss Lamont, had been heard to say she knew Blanche had been murdered, but refused to tell what she knew aud how, led the poliee to suspect the same man who had killed Miss Williams had slain Miss Lamont, and that learning that Miss Williams knew of his first crime, attempted further concealment by committing a second murder.

Late Saturday night the detectives/ had about decided Durant had murdered Miss Williams and this theory was farther strengthened yesterday morning after a thorough search of the Emanuel church. The dead aud outraged body of Miss Lamont was found concealed in the steeple. Death had been caused by strangulation. The body was lying just inside the door of the lower room, nude and on the floor. Around the neck there were a few streaks, the marks of fingers that had been pressed deep into the tender flesh. The mouth was open, showing the regular teeth, the features were badly distorted, being drawn, aud lips were swollen and blood-stained. The nose was the only feature that retained its original shape for the cheeks were bloated. The girl's hair was matted with dirt and hung loosely about her shoulders. The body was iu the last stages of decomposition.

When the officers reached the top of the stairs they found the door leading to the tower room locked. They broke in the door. It was so dark they could not see and one of the officers struck a mutch. As the light flared up they saw before them the dead body of the girl for whom they were searching. The body was taken to the morgue, where it was" placed oil a slab by the side of Minnie Williams.

As soon as the news became known immense crowds surrounded the church aud had to be kept back by the police. i.e chief of police sent for Rev. Dr. coson, pastor of the church, and the

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report became current that he had beon accused of the crimes and been arrested. Then the crowds surged to Dr. Gibson's house and the excitement grew more intense. It soon had spread all over the city. Extra papers were gotten out, and thousands of people flocked to the scene from all over the city. The rumors of the arrest were later denied, and it became known Dr. Gibson and the sexton of the church had been merely called to tell what they knew.

At 5 o'clock came tlie news that Durant had been arrested at Walnut Creek, on the road to Mount Diablo. He was caught by Detective Anthony, who left in pursuit of him early in the morning. The detective and his prisoner left on the next train for Sail Francisco, where they arrived yesterday evening. Another immense crowd had gathered at the ferries to see the suspected murderer come in, but a detachment of police was in waiting and they kept the crowd back. Durant was hustled into a patrol wagon and whirled away to the city prison where he was locked up. The police are certain they have the right man. They claim to have two witnesses who saw Durant and Miss Williams in company last Friday night and also state that when a search was made of Durant's house yesterday, that in the pocket of his coat was found a purse I which Miss Williams is known to have carried Friday night.

Durant is about 23 years of age, and was born and raised in the neighborhood in which the murder occurred, He is a graduate of the Coggeswell high school, and has been studying medicine for a year. He is a member of the Second brigade signal corps, and was assistant superintendent of Emanuel church Sunday school. He was always of a quiet disposition and his friends refuse to believe, in spite of the evidence, that he committed the crime attributed to him. 'lhe poliee, however, think Durant is another Jack the Ripper witli a mania for murder. They state that it is highlv probable Durant is responsible for the killing of Eugene Ware, a young drug clerk, who was found stabbed to death several months ago in the store where lie worked. No trace was ev«r found of the assassin, and the theory is that Durant killed him. No motive for this murder was discovered and tii-s I fiendish cruelty of it (Ware was stabbed in 18 places, leads to the belief that it was the work of an insane person,

Durant's parents are highly esteemed people of the district in which they live. His father i- chief engineer in Buckingham & Hocht's large shoe factory, and while not rich, has been able to give his children a good education and stai them in life

Durant was taken to the chief of police's office and subjected to a searching examination. He was very cool, and even when arrested by Anthony and told that Miss Lainont's body had been found, he did not lose his nerve, although lie appeared greatly shocked. After the explanation by the chief, Durant was taken to a ceil, where he wajoined by his parents and a lawyer. Hu made the following statement to the Associated Press: "The last- time I met Miss Lamont was on the morning of the day she disappeared. We talked about books and I, promised to bring a book for her to prayer meeting that night. Miss Lamont did not come to the meeting and the following day, Friday, I took the book to her house and gave it to her sis ter. The latter told me Blanche had gone to school, evidently trying to keep the fact of her disappearance secret. That is all I know of the Lamont case. The last time I saw Minnie Williams was three weeks ago."

When confronted by the evidence that Miss Williams' purse had beeu found his pocket, Durant gave the following explanation: "I was going from the meeting at Yogel's Friday night when my fool struck a sm ill objei •t on the sidewalk. I picked it- up and found it was a small mirror. Nearby was a purse, winch 1 also picked up. I took both home, with the intention to tell my folks of my find. It was late, however, and I went right to bed. In the morning I was in a hurry to get away with the signal corps and forgot all about it."

The police say they can prove that they saw Durant with Miss Williams on Monday or Thursday, and possibly later.

From all appearances Miss Lamont was not murdered in the room where her body was found. The body had been dragged to the belfry stairs and into the tower room. Her clothing was found stuffed into various corners of the room. About the time that Miss Lament's body was found the congregation of Emanuel church were on their way to attend Easter service. When they arrived and learned of the frightful crime, they fled horror-stricken from the place.

In his statement at police headquarters Rev. Dr. Gibson asserts his belief in Durant's innocence, but is unable to olier any theory as to the guilty party. This much can be said for Durant—lie did not act like a guilty man when arrested, and his preparations to leave were made without concealment before the murder of Miss Williams. Even the police were forced to admit it seems incredible that he would commit the crime unless afflicted with a mania for that sort of wrork. No charge lias been entered against Durant.

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PITTSBURG, April 15.—The Commercial Gazette publishes an interview with J. W. Lee, chief counsel for the Independent Producers and Refiners' Oil company, in which the gentleman says: "The Standard is not trying to freeze out anybody, but is trying to save itself by paying fabulous prices for oil. The Standard must make $40,000 a day above expenses to pay interest on obligations, and for that reason must have oil at any price. It is buying up all the producing territory it can get. and paying fancy prices for it. A short time ago, the Standard mortgaged its steamship line for $0,000,000, and that money is being used to buy producing territory." ,,

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ALTON, Ills., April 15.—Hon. William McAdams, noted as a professor of archaology, is probably drowned. Saturday night he started up the river in a sailboat and later his boat and dog were found seven miles up the river. Relatives think he was stricken with apoplexy and fell overboard. He was the author of many geological works and had charge of the state exhibit at the world 'a fair.

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