Daily Republican., 1878-12-14
Prom Yesterdays Late EdItion.l
The PocomOke 1heoslng Case--Ar.
rest Of M0ss DO0r.

rest 81 M6so D0or.
A dispatch from Snow Hill, Nd, OF
Dec. 18th, says: The coroner's Jury
in the case Of Miss Ella Hsarn, Of POGO
moke City, who was shot with . pistol
in the hands Of Miss Lillian A. Dusr, Of
the same place, rendered their verdict
on Tuesday night. Miss Hssrn died
on Friday afternoon about 3 O'Clock.
On Saturday morning acting Coroner
Jas. l.. Mock summoned the coronsr's
inquest. They adjourned over until
Tuesday, when at eight O'Clock, P. NJ,
they returned 4 verdict that the de-
ceased came TO her death on the 9Th Of
December, from nervous prostration,
excited oy q ball lodged In her upper
jaw bone, shot from pistol In the
hands Of Miss Lillian A. Duer, on the
5th Of December, At the residence Of
her father, Jas. l.. Hearn, in Pocomoke
City, Worct stsr county, Md. On Mon
day evening last Miss Duer was arrest.
I'd, and awaiting her examination gave
$500 bail for her appearance at court.
The Evening Bulletin gives the fol-
lowing particulars Of the case: Mr..
James r. H-arn, father Of the deceas
ed, states that his daughter, after the
shooting, told him that on the occasion
Of the shooting she went to the door
with her visitor, where, Miss Duer
charged her with loving Miss Ella
Foster better than she did her, miss
Dusr) Miss Duer attempted TO kiss
Miss Hearn, and in doing so fell, and
then jumped to her feet in an excited
manner and retired. Ella in this con-
versation told her father she did not
expect to recover, and therefore wished
the circumstances TO be known. Mr..
Hearn states of his own knowledge that
his daughter tried in vain to repr.ss
Miss Duer's visits, who frequently
begged Miss Hearn to walk in the
woods or remain in the parlor Of his
house or some other room alone with
herr
Mr.. Hearn also says that his daugh-
ter told him that once in the woods Miss
Duer fled a pistol, which she said was
to frighten her companion, and induce
her to return to her, as she was run
ming on before. Miss Duer, however,
denies this. Just before the shooting
he says Miss Duer hal tried to induce
his daughter to walk with her in the
woods. Miss Hearn was nearly Is
years of age, educated at Laurel, Del,
where her father was born. She was
rather stout, having large, brown eyes
and black hair. Miss Duer is of slen-
der, graceful figure, large, brilliant,
black eyes and dark brown hair, and is
represented to be very beautiful. She
is about II years of age, and fond OF
books, especially Of Byron, and it is
said she has been studying medicine
for about six months. She declares
that the shooting was purely accident
al, and says:
II called to see Ella for the purposejoi
taking walk. She did not wish TO go.
begged her. She refused tried to
kiss her. had the pistol in my hand
after giving up the attempt to kiss her,
and was looking at the cartridges,
counting them, when the pistol acci-
dentally went off. am not murder
ess. visited her twice during her i'll
ness. The first time she heard my
voice and called me; went into the
room and she received me by putting
her arms around my neck. She then
said, "Lil, what's the matter with mel"
| told her she was hurt. who hurt
me'' she asked. 4, Ella replied, 1T
was who did it, Then you did not
do it purposely, did your The next
time | called she was delrious. Miss
Duer then denied the statement that
she Miss Duer) had left Pocomoke
City for Baltimore, in male attire.