The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-14
lillian DUER ON THE STAND.
urp vtgRtTiON or HTETTS Priced
T&c yyiE DEITH or MISS HEiRN.

x,yer Better Friends than at the Moment Of
,t.. shooting, Which. the witness swcnrs,
,. vurcty ActIdentat-Nevrr amy JcHi-
or,V. Srvcr amy Jnkiud Feeling Mas
p,cr's Inst visit to Mrs. HeSrn's House.
eyow IHLL. Md, June 13.-In the Duor
,itbis morning DIR. Paul Jones was called
hrre defence. He testified that he was familiar
Win the properties Of choral. 1t had de-
,~osslng olect upon the nerves II required
cr,at care in It's administration at all times. and
On iripra per use of il In cases OF nervous de-
rression would result In death 20 a healthy
rerson. u continued for long time. The
wound from the shot WINS triling and should
have had no serious results. His opinion was
that leath resulted from the use Of chloral.
Miss Lillian Duer. tho prisoner. took the
stand. anil having removed her veil. testified
nat she is q years old. and has resided nearly
AZ hor life in Pocomoke City She said:
tsrcw Ella Hearn about fonr years We were always
,er, intimate and great deal together. There wasa
VERY great personal attachment between us We were
companions frequently. both In public and In private
w. were the habit Of walking together almost every
who're 100 ilc scc. during the last summer frequently
A. before icontnucd to associate with Ella up to the
time 90 uIc injury. We walked IN ucarns woods very
if,4u,nuy IA pistol here shown witness | think
rat % had 1t nearly year before this affair
took fiacc. think got II near Christmas
year aga got Of Miss Hcarns sug-
fssNun Ella aud myself the habit
ou.i- together. We 50 used II the next day after
rufitiu 70 arms woods We would up an envelope
Oh mark and shoot at it. We did this just we
t,oNa notion. sometimes once month and sometimes
OF mr. This shooting az mark continued until little
ever two months before the accident also In the
ta'itu shooting with Misses Bohm. Hcynan Fariow.
Ncr and others and have also done with my sister
Nada dad not Keep the fact Of my having the ustol
ecrct DID Eot have the pistol Tor two months before
Size accident lent 1t to Mr. Corhin. think. ON the
mht 81 sept lie brought It home on Nov 2-Saturlay
rrht had been the afternoon Of sept 8. W Mrs
IlSun Longs and Miss Ella H0hm'- Mr.. Long
sent me went up to Ella nrst. she had made
promise aso To come and see her that afternoon.
fo,trsiaycd my time there, and when went To Mrs
as shc was not az home. Before leaving Ella she
made prumis, To call NJ awhile that night. aud |
went She had nail growing Into the flesh her loot
ant cut out for her The next morning did not 20
clu-ch. and Nert to see how Ella wa getting along
Nhe there she asked about stcin- Mrs Long. ami
told her would nave TO 20 up there again next week
ac said that she wanted 60 20 with me. and to let her
know when was going Ella sat In my lap all the time
went W ON Monday afternoon to let Ella Know Vas
f,ing To Mrs Longs Tuesday afternoon. and Mon.
day nTht she came 20 cur house was az Mrs Spcn.
crr's ami came home with my sister and Mrs Hughes
tofhin, and Mr. Hughes Exchanged good evenings sat
downly Ella aud had pleasant convcrs itiou. The
subjects talked # were politics aud The dcaconsp II tie
Episcopal church Also remember that We looked over
The iscopai Prayer BOOK To what TIE duties OF
deacon were Roth Of Us we're writing n
,Ap u paper. Ella remained until 10 ociocs We
wee IN the dining room when Ella rose t. ga I
was alsiue with Mr. Hughes Ella struck me playfully
CO. She arm with glove or pencil. aud said " Lii he
sue end call ny Tor me tomorrow. ami viii take
thsf wss" replied, All right" and ~ Ella wa go
b.. tfourh ihc door shc .ai Now be- sure mi call 10
ste Icplitd All tghi ~ come a tcr sie st To- the
asr k ana fuund that Colliu WAS there efch tuc.
much itod her did not know suc-s he came to pass
~ ms umc; Louisa .at; IN y what j. ne
a. foo.i.hn-s-." Elia wanted me 20 20 around hon e
with her nni a.isrward esSed me NJ ia 10
o. !
m wso n Tbs az v All M IN Ke, M az gong
5.A n.t a. al w. 1ooTsg t,d n.N,r n ny NE an
stamp my Nct " 'cratch my head was part o the
n, doaT ii. cold n here Fiia Kissed me GOD ish
Nershton 1uftiN went back be- The dining rDom N.tl
s,hcr. a. he had cone "a bcr, Ea ici insx, saw
LA Al her hnl-. ne ~ ~i,rn on went there
lila LEARN heard me 1t tine door. aud ld ne L. come
I've maehinr and sai dawn beside her on a b'S NJ"
he,rn was ing down on iounrr. rnd began joking
ces handed some cuheh bcr,iest Ella. who refused
her motler A. did 80 Ella IT. acE me Win needle
AZ ! so, hold 9pi dSnL dc % : any NOR" and
"a ensn' = 9eioek snd got y aud ssii 4 was setns
lew maates. and she seai so to y the s do DOR
with ne 1t down; and cot M agnin 10 go
fnisu h. ad yon a. the door with LL" kla followed
~ ont q The room and shut the door after salt TO
iverott I'D dress To- fnsh then sat on an enor
wGch Slows on DE eastern shore Shich toS me h. If
~ hour u walk AROUND. and s9me other jokes Mur
may have walked back went again and Ella called
ant asked about verbrua that was To have ruutd
~ got fr her Whtie We were t,lsing lila said. an
real cold; come in AMI tell me all ahautt" Iwent IA
pistol back took 1t out AID told her hsI u;cn nj
IN, wa. anr aiain.t the door ami wa. iea'ns over
r.hthsnd wa. holding it al hail cock viii nv than6
u.
T. ne which va arsed a. knew some were MT |
s,sruoos 4 We bad ssn. out Eta re- LED ha lad
hsi done so. looked down TO the n0nr amt said. "Nes
mtt is a.wavsmS luck Thar mnmrnt was nntiins
ami Toe pistol wis discharged
Witness here showed by gentleman in court
how Ella was standing against The, door. Win
her lace leaning on her LETT hand and her elbow
resting on her right handJ
had not the iea intent 70 Gre the pistol and ga no,
,@ ~ Ts, ON NV wa, pus' aais l,a
Elt sent into the 4 um room. opening the d"or for
WV Goi .hc is shotl" and then ran OUT OF the door
IA some r,col.euon Of eal.s NJ l,arn 20 aud ~.
~ As,~gll d. 10. Tsnc c, sasrn.iy !" TEL
h. AMI did came down AMI and Dr rruiti
fi.a was much hurt lie rrulicd that tue wound wa
AMI a,krd neT d she was much hurt
Mr.. Page objected and the Court ruled out
TIE TAI M her ~ to bed and the conversation
that followed Witness resumed:
I DO o. recollect the conversation with Mr.. Clark
gave the pistol tn one but DO know who
VA Wurh surprised that uttcTly crnfnuuded.
lr lWt todd me that Ella was not -trin~iy hurt, that
D. ud have the ball cut the neXtdny ana he would
BE- "tl iu IcW days mtiued there Tor two hours.
Mr.. Page objected. and the objection was sus-
Ain"d. witness resumed:
cannot tate WIN gree'aon what took place 6etwes
CLARK came iu II Wa 81 unexpected 10 M that WIS
entirely thrown on my uaa was sorry, " cnur,c.
tHt Ela wa shot it troubled me great deal Ilai on
1rh hand new hlnck Xii guve. worn hut once itfprr
There wa no hostility between me and Kfn, We were
never better friends lu uur lVe- than then
never bad r"u, quar-, and oniy lew spau Tile
las sHt WAS Il ti-ht months before nrvrr had any
tnusf ur unkiud cling Of n ward khi wee
% Ten days before that and Ella went into the woods
~. HctIu sent us. dd not have the il-th then
never shot at Ella in MS lre Ella never took pistol
nom me. knocked unr from my hand. went tlfr
htht morning alter The shooting 10 stc O. Mrs II arm
thought necessary a. send tp Phi de phit fof hys
chn nil red 70 Sud Tor one. AMI IN red my assist
AMI went Luui-a told thar her fa her wished 10
sr mr 90 tlc parlnr went into the Uarinr. and Mr.
il.Hrn a~Aed mr hHw the Thing was done told uiin as
told tc jury and the Court lie asked how t.e pis-
NJ Ucaru sad he respected my iathcr very much. lie
believed was uds ul honor. and sati charge what
ever was G. Do laid 20 me Ms Dennis came down stf
l"ice Tor me- before went up Mr. Hetru asked me unt
Of cavng before nor tr lie asked me ~ b. m sent
when Ella it'd her story oi the affair I told him
Thought Il my right aud duty tn DE present. went mp
stairs ami Eiia aroused amt sail. % There j. la
side, aud Ella threw her arms around my neck and
I'D me TO kiss her on her eyes. did she
"a -ind. She asked what had happened
and tod her ~ had lceu slot She asked who did H.
IL. did yuf They told ynn intended Kill me dead
and would DO IL again, would - told her 40