Show THE DURRANT CASE important witness for tho prosecution alleged arab murderer burned clothes on tatt minnie was murdered san fransisco aug 2 the police have learned of a witness whose korv il repented in court may prove ds estroe ns against theldon The odon durrance Dur rante de against the murder charges with which he is dealina the new witness i a woman and it la eaid she declares that on the night of the murder of minnie williams durrant arrived homo very late and burned something eom ething probably clothing in a elove before he retired to his bedroom alio madi eel student claims that on the minnie williams met her tragic fate lie escorted two a ladies home from the reception at the vogal residence and then went 0 o his own abode on fair oak street where he remained until about the nest morning the police have contended nil along that williams lo 10 foro ho went to dr borle and after the reception returned and hacked lier body with a knife the atory on which they are now working follow up this idea slie durrant tho mother of the accused has stated eliat her homo on that about alie giroo as ansual and went to led thia etory lias been directly contradicted by a woman who claims that elie stopped in ahn durrant housa that tho t ho lias told a feminine friend others that she was awakened by hie norfio which durrant made retting into the lieuw 1 I heard noise don stair he eaid made by w lio was at the stove mrs durrant called out Is the answer came yes what are you doing down there asked alio youn erwis mother 1 I am burning old 0 mine 1 replied no more alten llon to the matter but soon I 1 detected the odor of clothing it was long after when tilia occurred and I 1 thought no more of the matter but I 1 bought no more of the matter until I 1 aliet theodore as charged with william then the experience of that night came back to me but I 1 have kept myown counsel I 1 do not wish to get blied up in the coatter to atter the police authorities are very reticent as to this important witnel but the a that they have located her and will have her in court at the proper time captain leea chief f detectives in speaking of alie subject admitted eliat je hid heard the story but would eive io information regarding tho identity of tho wit nee in fact he denied eliat he knew her the only way in which frueh matter could bo effective said lie hould be to leave this tell her etory on ilie witness stand 1 have heard eliat the has told alie etory tell jt in court is mother matter tho chronicle a charles II 11 did not u with man who looked like theodore durrant but alio was not durrant on a aou ell arcet car on april 3 the day wae murdered in nel cluid clu ic therefore Cl arkee decosi not taken in ll oston to be bael at alio thial e durrant and alie testimony of thrpo eirls that alicy faw durrant and jamont on the w will unchallenged so far as clarko ie concerned clarke valte fit tho man nho ie now in Ik iston made to captain lacs district attorney eugene deuprey and jolin II 11 proves con clark not lave licon on a powell sleet car at the time juancho iU ancho is known to have taken ir jat estreet cur riar bho also cr liblen lib lej a letter from clarke ti tritt ew from 91 in which a to the dale the letter eaid that was eidins ahe ot a powell street car ind pitting arioso to him was a young lady by young nan at the cor ivr ot hoftell and market directs the young lady took a transfer to a market the young man took no transfer clarko eliat he saw lie couple separate and heard young man silsa lamont he raised hie hat and left her it ia known that nn april ard 3rd tle tl e day duncho lamont murder etl bjarke at his jf until 4 0 afternoon atter noon it wa lier eforo for him to have seen miss lament on car that ilay clarkes mother 51 mylrae ramo liere angelee about april ast 1st and had a surgical operation performed on april 3rd eho was very 11 ll and because of eliat remembers the dats on that day airoso nt 8 and after breakfast ent to hie mothers loue lie all day sira clarko a day when clarke ifould have seen mia lafront a albut an but it was not the day the gil waa ordered mr dered it was week prior to april ard 3rd result of tace developments develop menta the police delighted a claraee Cl arkee as outlined by the defense seriously affected the case of the against durrant |