| Show STRINGS ON A JUROR ROCE QUARRY FIGURES IN THE DURRANT CASE juror crocker owns the quarry and lawyer has a pull pali durrant dunant will testify san francisco aug 23 21 the prosecution in the case or theodore durrant c charged h arg ed with the mulde of 1 blanche iamont Lain ont la is in fresh trouble over an accepted juror the cause of the dissatisfaction is 1 li the blaine bu aine connections 0 nf f nr juror nathan chocker lie ile owns a redrock cd quarry which has not been in ili operation since A L trot test to determine the respective merits of red and hue blue rock for concrete work lit in pavements th the C board of supervisors Is at present in favor of blue rock but the red rock c contractors are making a vigorous tight fight for the acceptance of their alone attorney dickinson of counsel for durrant dunant Is 1 also alno attorney for the majority in the board of 0 supervisor 11 he la Is credited with influence over its his cl clients will and the prosecution feat fear a this will detract fruna frum crockers brockers Cr usefulness aa 23 a juror the basis of 0 the objection to crocker Is id that arter after ills his accept acceptance aric 01 facts came to light which it known before would have caused the prosecution to challenge him it Is ft now considered certain that durrant v m ill be a witness in his hl own behalf it Is 1 sald paid that this determine tion lieu was wa reached after mrs leak camu came forward as a witness stating that she had seen durrant currant and blanche lamont lament enter the church together on the day blanche disappeared from questions asked veril remen by defendants coun act it Is IK bell believed eved that at jast six persons will corroborate currants Dur rants alibi statement it has ha been known that the defense would make a vigorous attack on the police end week beck to show that they I 1 had 4 treated durrant unfairly it la Is no now IV raid paid that the plan of the defense also includes an attack on air newspaper paper men and that their unreliability will bo be alleged no progress was made today in the court proceedings in ill the trial over forty were exam examined ned b but u if none were accepted the case will ile be resumed on air monday |
