The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
TIE DURR TRIAL.
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The Presecutien Finish Their Eva.
denes end tlae Defense Open Their
Case.
Snow HILL, Md, June 6.-When the |
Court resumed its session, " the early
hour of $50 this morning, there was out
q very slim attendance OF spectators-
about a half-dozen ladies In the gal cry
and few men and boys on he hoor.
But the number Of ladies gradually IL
creased as the day wore on, until the
gallery was we'll filed. The morning
session was occupied in the further ex-
animation Of DIR. Truitt and druggist
ss to the amount Of chloral given Miss
Hearn.
At the afternoon session DR.. Quinn,
who assisted at the post-mortem exam
ination and with DIR. Truitt removed tie
ball from the jaw, was called by the State
and detailed the circumstances Of the ex-
animation.
Mrs. Indiana Dennis was called by
the State and testified as to what passed
between Miss DueT and Ella Hearn on
the Thursday night after the shooting1
Witness said she as In the room, sitting
on the side OF the bed on which Ella was
lying. Miss Duer came in and walhe
up to Elias ned behind witness and sat
down OH 1t as she came In the first woid
Ella said was, "Lii, what did you do IL
for ?" Lii bent down over her and Wit
ness remarked, "Don't excite her she .
very nervous"
| Lii said, go 10 81 l,ep. Ella, al d
when you wake up IN tell you all about
it."
Ella replied "No, shall not go to
sleep snless you t II me WHY you did it,"
Lii said: You know did Lot 20 TO do
it,"
Ella replied: "You old, you did yon
did. want you to tell all about it. l
am not going to live."
Lii said: "You will be up and about
in a fewdays."
Ella had put her arm on Lil's shoulder
to pull her down, and Lii leaned her
head on the bed b. side Ella and there
was some converse ion witness remained d
about an hour; Ella kept going on, 'yes
you did," Head Lii say swenty times
Go to sleep, Ella" The witness con
cluded BY saying Ella was delirious.
/ The cross-examinati0n Of the witness
was brief aud unimpori ant.
Mr.. Page then said the State would
rest its case, reserving the privilege q
examine iss Ella Foster when they goi
her here.
At the night session Mr.. Purnell made
the opening statement for the defense
saying they would admit the pistol wa,
| discharged while IN the hand of Mis-
Duer, but they denied that the shooting
was wilful aud felonious or that dsal l
was the result Of the wound. Loui u
Bailey (cOlored), who had been witnes.
for the State was the first witness calleC
for the defense. She testified she wa,
sent for the doctor by EllS Hearn ant
left Miss Duer with her when she went
w. j. s. Clarke testified that lie ant
his wife were at Hearns house immedi-
ately after the shooting. 1t was = hal
to one minute from the first scream =
Miss Ella was on the sofa and Mrs Hear
leaning on the table. He spoke to Mis-
Ella, and Miss Duer came In from tn
passageway about the same time. Tn,
latter was in great trouble ahd grief
going back and forth like one crazy
= She asked me: "Mr. Clarke, lis she hurt?
and said, EFF she Is much hurt / vii
shoot myself" He took the pistol from
:. her and put it in his pocket and after
wards gave 1t to Mr.. Duer. The evi
dence of Mr.. Clarke was favorable fo
the defense, but on his cross-examina
ton he was very indefinite and coul
not say anything positively.
Littleton j. Duer, father of the priso
ner,a and James Corbin testified that the
were present at the house of the formt
on the night previous to the election la
fall, when Miss Ella Hearn and her sis
!: ter LOUISA visited Miss Lille Duer. Th
!. was the occasion of tue visit testified
v BY Louisa Hearn, when she said Mi
\ Duer asked her sister to go into I:
woods with her aud she refused, an
E they parted without bidding each. 9th
good night. Both ; the witness
Testified the Misses Hearn sat in Il
parlor until ten o'clock at night and u
'S. parting was friendly. Neither of the
heard word of the conversation test
fled to by Louisa Hearn.
= At II o'clock the court adjourned u
til Tomorrow.