Show at W TRIAL dr irmi the supreme Si irin court dur I 1 rats cm application sin san francisco march 3 W 11 II T durmant Du convicted of the murder of blanche lamont in emmanuel church on april 3 1895 was denied a new trial in a decision handed down by the supreme court of california chief justice beatty alone dissents frona rom the decision much of the opinion which la fr very lengthy is devoted to disposing of technical points raised by the defense regarding tile the credibility of witnesses the court holds that Is ie a matter ater fo for r tile the jury alone to determine T the e cor court t reviews the evidence against durr durrant a nt and deems it legal and coill chent evidence upon which to base the verdict V F anally the court holds that the proof of an underlying motive ve for the he crime Is riot not essential it is understood the attorneys for durrant have not yet exhausted their resources in his behalf and propose to carry the case to the united states supreme court if this action is taken durrant may the gallows tor for an indefinite period |