Report of the trial of William Henry Theodore Durrant, indicted for the murder of Blanche Lamont, before the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco : including a full history of the case after defendant's conviction ..: also including a complete synopsis of the evidence in possession of the authorities in the case for the murder of Minnie Williams, for which Durrant was never tried, but which developed into an even stronger case than the one upon which he was convicted : illustrated from numerous photographs in the possession of the Police Department of San Francisco . Blanche


Report of the trial of William Henry Theodore Durrant, indicted for the murder of Blanche Lamont, before the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco : including a full history of the case after defendant's conviction ..: also including a complete synopsis of the evidence in possession of the authorities in the case for the murder of Minnie Williams, for which Durrant was never tried, but which developed into an even stronger case than the one upon which he was convicted : illustrated from numerous photographs in the possession of the Police Department of San Francisco . Blanche had very few callers. I only remember defendant was an active participant at the various meetings of thechurch and at the socials. The defendant was never a visitor at my THE DURRANT CASE. 17 house. I only know of three times when I saw him there. The firstwas when he came to the door with Blanche, when they had been outto the park for a walk. He came to the door and apologized for keep-ing her out so long. He did not come inside, only to the door. Thiswas on a Sunday, just after the Sabbath School. I think it wasabout half-past five. We did not remain in conversation morethan five minutes. He said it was all his fault for taking Blancheaway, and I told them that I did not worry about them, and I paidno further attention to the circumstance. The next time he was atmy house was when he called with his sister to ask if Blanche couldgo with them to a concert at the Methodist Church. He was there 72-. A~ <§ ri^-/U^^% OSLjryA R Ks^vfy- rs 0 /I VLO(\ BL E X\.


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