The daily gazette., 1879-05-31

YESTERDAYS DEVELOPMENTS IN TAE
REMARKABLE CASE.


REMARKABLE CASE.
From the BALTIC. Gazette.
Snow Hill, Md, May 3O.-The |
court met at 8 O'Clock this morning.
The interest is increasing. Many ladies
were In the courtroom an hour before 1t |
was called. Some time was taken mp in |
the arraignment of colOred men for steal |
ing pork. Mr.. Page reserved the, right |
to recall Mrs. Hearn, who he said was
not able to come into court.
EVIDENCE OF MRS. DENNIS.
Mrs. Indiana Dennis was then called
lbs the state in continuance of All effort
to lay the foundation for admission of
the dying declaration. She testified that
she saw Miss. Hearn nearly every day
during her sickness and sat up with her
a great many nights; during the first
week she was deliriOus the greater part
ofthe time and her mind came and went
in flashes after the first week her mind
became clear and remained SO to the
end she always seemed more or less
nervous she only complained of pain
inside of her face sometimes she would
have TO be helped in bed and when she
would fall asleep during the first and
second weeks she would jump and cry
out, "DOnt dare do il! Don't shoot
me I'm not deceitful."
She would rouse up at every slight
noise one night in the third week of
her sickness, about three hours after wit
ness got there, at supper time, while sit
ting by her, she said, ''Mrs. indie, it is a
great pity she did not kill me dead when
she shot me; I've suffered much and
have got to die after ALL" During the
first week she would frequently say she
was going to die, but we would tell her
she was not and then she would say If
she got well she wanted to go Philadel-
phia; she introduced the subject of dy-
ing herself; we never referred to it first;
il seemed to prey upon her mind; on
Friday night, Mrs Twilley also being
there, she told NE she must die to let
her die and not do anything more for
her. it was no use this was about mid
night. Witness had been with her from
tea time; no choral had been given her
that II yht she was quiet, calm and per-
fectly rational.
MRS. TRUTHS TESTIMONY.
Mrs. George Truitt testified-She had
visited Miss Hearn nearly every day aG
ter her wounding sat up two nights
| with her, once in the first week of her
sickness. This testimony of this witness
corroborated the former one.
| STATEMENT OF MISS HEARN's PHYsI-
CLAN.
At the afternoon session DIR. David j.
Truitt testified that he attended Miss
lIearn; when called in, found her very
much Frustrated from the shock; the ac-
ton of the heart was very feeble; she
was very nervous, cold and much de-
pressed; gave her brandy; and a reaction
not taking place in half hour afterward
gave her another dose of brandy; this
produced slight reaction. Attempted
to probe the wound and insisted Oh TAX
ing the ball out; she would not allow
me to do so and her condition was not
such as to admit of her being forced to
| submit; ordered cotton to be saturat-
ed with laudanum and placed over the
wound and brandy as stimulant to be
administered visited her three times a
LAY and sometimes at night; her delir-
ium passed off about the 18th or 18th of
November her mental condition then
became clear and remained so until hei
death during her various attacks gave
her choral and bromide of pot ash find.
ing that the latter was not giving the re-
suit wished for, put her Oh protOxide of
iron and qliinine; choral was only con.
tinued when needed, being given IN
doses of u to Is grains; the solution wa.
one ounce of choral to eight ounces Of
water and water was to be added to eacl
teaspoOnful.
| yNitnapc pAtI,ipr NJ q,
lead him to think more choral than II,
had in sleep except natural sleep, indict
ing that the chlOral was not doing her any
harm, one hundred and twenty grains
is the maximum dose ofchloral witness
does not generally give over 30 grain
IA 39-grains dose can be given
every two hours without
bad effects the system will
throw off five to seven grains per hou
nervousness for awhile seemed to be un
der control but then got worse j there i
reason why bromide should have increa
sed the effect of the choral only CAV
it one week Uhe second); during las
week she was on ammoniated elixir OF
valerian and the iron and quinine.
Mr.. Page here objected TO the docto
answering the question whether or not
at any time Miss Hearn's life was in dan
ger from the wound. After length,
!, argument the court sustained the objec
. ton.
Examination resumed-Witnesst to tn
end of first week was hopeful of Mis-
Hearn's recovery +; it was only the las
, week was satisfied she must die ; frs
considered her in danger about wee
/, before her death think she suffere
with her kidneys about ten days betor
her death.
, Re-examined by Mr.. Page-IIoped t
subdue her nervousness until the las
week then gave up hope; witness sal
before the coroner's inquest that sh
died from nervous prostratiOn witnes
perhaps mentioned there that he ha
treated her for kidney affection ha
treated her for this about year before
now think her case was critical from tn
time she received the shot the fact G
n her death shows that the shock to he
1 nervous system was greater than witnes
{ supposed at that time.
: MIR. HKARN's EVIDENCE.
: James Il. Hearn, father of Miss Ella
It examined by Mr.. Townsend-Came in
a to the house few minutes after daugf
e ter was shot; paid but little attention t
n her nervous condition; she seemed to b
d but little excited and answered all hi
II questions properly; looked at her mout
s and told her to open it put his finger /
a and foiInd that the hall had not gOD