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THE AMERICUS WEEKLY TIMES--RECORDER: FRIDAlf, JANUARY 14, 1898
Alleged Double Murderer Met
Death Very Bravely.
‘ HIS LAST WOBDSi “l AM INNOCENT”
AlOtpUd tha Catholic Faith Joit Be
fore Going to the G«1 low*—Final Meet
ing Between Mother and Son an Affect-
lag Oae—Shewed No Sign of Fear When
Death Warrrnt Wan Hood.
Sab Qdentis, CaL, Jan. 7.—Thao-
flora Dnrrant wu exeented at 10::)’ a.
m. In the state penitentiary (or tlia
in order of Blanche Lamont and Minnie
William a. He ascended the scaffold
TDEODOIiE DCRHAXT.
calmly, following Father Lagan. who
administered to hie spiritual wants, he
having been baptized into the Catholic
faith earlier in the day. He made|
brief speech in qniet tones, asserting
bis innocence and forgiving those who
bad persecuted him- especially men
tioning the press of San Francisco. His
last words were:
“I am innocent”
His death appeared to be painless.
After the drop Durrant did not strng-1
gle. In 15 miuntea he was ent down,]
the neck being broken by the fall.
An extraordinary amount of interest I
in Currant’s execution was manifested
all over the state. In San Fraucisco
large crowds of people assembled about
the newspapers where bulletins were
displayed. Extra editions of the papers
were issued and readily purchased by
, the crowds on the streets. Nor was the
interest conflued to California alone.
So wide was the demand for news of
the execution that bulletins were sent
to all parts of the United States
The prevailing sentiment in San
Francisco is that Oarrant deserved his
fate, but tbero are many people who
■till believe him innocent.
Dnrr.nl’. Last Oaf.
The morning of Theodore Darrant's
last day broke with a cloudless iky.
The prisoner retired at midnight and
by l o'clock waa sonnd asleep. He
rested quietly all uight, not disturbing
the death watch In any way. At 6:15
a. m. he awoke, and bidding the gnards
“good morning,” dreaaed himself in a
neut suit of black provided for the exe
cution. No collar and necktie were
provided, as they would have to be re
moved when the noose was <placed
around his neok. Oarrant noticed the
omission, and at bit request Captain
Kilgar ordered the missing articles of at
tire sent np to him. Dnrrant alto re
marked that the socks sent him were a
little light in color and the obliging
captain provided ■ pair of darker shade.
- "Yon never saw a cooler man,” said
Captain Edgar. “He is calmer than
- you or I; not the least bit nervous
1 Them is no dauger that he will weaken.
He has nerve and is determined to did
Yfmwly."
, . Muring the act of dressing Dnrrant
: much less nervous than hia gnards,
' J be surprised, when hia breakfast
it-- A Noof?£ ( * n - by eating heartily and
Sp \ -'w-ijit relish of steak, toast and
* v i nt -r discussing his last meal
• >ajd a chapter from his Bible.
• . ' ,forward Mrs Durrant oalled
, l0( n and was admitted t~ "•
^ ' ^atoiy ml the Crime.
, : . -t met death on the gallows for
. ■ n April, 1885, Minnie Williams
®nohe Lamont. He hid their
(e the Emanuel church tower,
-p'girls had long been friondsuuil
uite intimate. Both know four-
oil. Iu fact, it has been said that
|of them. Miss Lamont. tho mur-
d to be married.
Williams was tho last
vlciims, her body was Urst
■■■Covered. Had it not beeu found, it
' A probable that tha other murder might
. e.iver have been brought to light, as
Jfbe body of Miss Lamont was much
more securely hidden and might never
»tavo been found had not suspiciou been
aroused. It was for the killing of Miss
Lamont that Durrant was tried. He
S was convicted of murder aud was never
arraigned on the indiotment charging
him with the murder of Miss Williams.
Durrant took his arrest coolly and
". from the first denied all knowledge of
the crimes charged to him, and not once
•inco then has be shown any intention
of varying hie etory. He told one tale
when he was arrested and from that
he has never varied daring all the
months of his imprisonment and his
many trials
The murderer's parents were well
fired financially and had friends with
an abundance of money. Some of these
friends did not believe in the boy’s in-
I nocenco, bnt none of them ever turned a
; float car to the appeal of tbe heart*
•Jhroken parents when money wu wanted
to push the fight to save his life.
Mete money has probably been spent
on the ease than on any case (he ooast
has ever known. It has passed through
: every court of appeal in California
I more than ono# and has been twioe be
fore tha United States court at Wash
ington, to soy nothiug about tho innu-
!■ attempts made before the]
Sllafac C-mpaii/ nmurej. i~
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