Daily Republican., 1879-06-05
FOURTH EDITION.
The Poe Omoke City Trsgedy-The
Fsaher Of Miss Hsarn Recalled.

Snow HILL, Nd, June 3.-To-day the
State got pretty well through with its
case, and will call but few more wit
n-sses, except for rebuttal. 1t is ex.
pected the defense will begin calling
witnesses to the stand to morrow. Jas.
T. Hearn, father Of the deceased girl,
was recalled by the State to-day.
After again testifying to the appear
ance of the scar on her arm, made by
the pistol shot, he sent for Miss Duer
to come and see his daughter on Thurs
! day or Friday after she got hurt con-
sidered her delirious, cannot say she
asked him to send tor Lii she would
keep calling her name "Lil," "Lil,"
and would sometimes say, "Lil, don't
dare do it," and throw up her arm.--
Witness hoped Miss Duer could recon,
cile or satisfy her somehow, and sent
lis younger daughter for her. Miss
Duer came. Witness met her in the
passageway and they went into the
parlor, and he asked how it happened.
She told him she really could not tell
how it happened.
She told me that during this inter-
view she thought Miss Ella was coming
down stairs, if witness understood her
right; thinks that she said this; witness
told her she could not have been, for the
ball went straight into her face. Miss
Duer then said that Ella was coming
out of tn. parlor- Witness replied,
"Miss Lille, don't think you know
how 1t happened. She said, "indeed
Mr.. Hearn, don't" Witness said,
"When Ella gets we'll (she has not told
me and has refused to tell me) | will
have her to tell me if have to put hel
Oh oath"
Miss Duer did not make any reply to
. that. She sat quiet and seemed to be
looking down. Before she was looking
at witness. Got up and asked her tt
go up stairs to my daughters room, and
/, wenrwith her just inside the door; saw
her walk up between the bed and wal
towards my daughter. The only word
witness heard spoken at all was wher
, his daughter raised her hand, beckon
ed Miss Duer to her and said Oh
r Lii, what did you do it for ?" Witness
t turned round, spoke to Mrs. Dennis ant
S went out.
Examined the wound in her moutl
e after the shooting. The ball passed
a through the bottom of the lip, cuttin,
r the lip clean out on the bottom side an,
. up the white line; struck the gum jus
= where it comes down on the eye-tooth
I cut the tooth off at the root, cut tn,
4 gum up about quarter on an inch
t Before that his daughter was tolerabl,
/ healthy.
Mss Louisa Hearn, sister of deceased
testified to the circumstances of tn
visit of herself and Ella to Miss Duer',
e house the night b fore the shooting
= when Miss Dusr got mad at Elias re
. fusal to walk with her in the woods a
D before related. Witness then testified
to the visit, by Miss Dure, who l:o
f been sent for by her father after thu
shooting. At one of them, Thursday
witness continued, Ella was on the bee
and Lii bending over her.
r Witness Just went into the room ant
, came out; heard no talk. Miss Due
2 came again on Saturday night. N.Y.
little brother went after her. Witnes
! saw her in the bedroom was there
a short time; heard Ella say, "Lil, wha
= did you do it for?' several times; di'
not hear Miss Duer say anything
l. She had her mouth to Elias ear dit
It not seem to br distressed any Ella ha'
It her arm around Lil's neck, and her ca
i pulled down to her. (Ella's) mouth
# and then LIPS mouth would be PLACED
If at Elias ear. Witness told Miss Due
to go; she had tried to kill Ella, anc
= now she had come to finish her. Mis-
t Duer then went out the door, seemed
: mad, said :. well, she could CO." ant
, slammed the door.
. Miss Louisa Hearn, new witness to
= day, is small girl, dressed in deel
1 mourning, fair and intelligent face anc
. light hair. :. She showed her feeling il
! the case by peculiar snap with whic|
she pronounced the name "Lil," ant
avoided using it except when forced Il
: do 50 by the form of questions.