Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-14
The POcomOke City Traveav

SWORN STATEMENT OF MISS LILLIAN pirER
In the Hearn-Duer trial yesterday. Miss H.
Ian Duer, the prisoner, took the stand ana
having removed her veil, testified she is twen
y-one years OF age; has resided nearly all her
nfe In Pocomoke City; 1t is her native place.
knew Ella Hearn about four years; they were
always very intimate, a great deal together
ana frequently. She continued: There was a
very great pei sona1 attachment between US: we
were companions frequently, both In public and
In private; In the habit OF walking together
most every where In the place: last sumner as
frequently as before; continued to associate
with Ella up to the time of her injury; walked
In Hearn's very frequently. Witness had pis-
tol, pistol shown her;) thinks that is hers: had
II nearly year before this affair took place:
thinks she got IL near Christmas a year ago:
before or after, she does not recollect which:
she got Ii at Miss Hearn's suggestion; she and
witness were la the habit OF using 1t together;
used it the next DAY after she got ft In
Hearns woods: we would tack up an envel-
ope or some ILlrh and shoot at it; did this just
as we took notion, sometimes once a month
ana sometimes oftener; this shooting at mark
continued until little over two months
before the accident; was also in the habit OF
shooting with Misses BONN, Heyman Farlow.
Merrill and others, and has also done so with
Der sister Matilda: she did not keep her having
the pistol secret; did not have the pistol for
two months before the accident: had LENT n IN
Mr. Corbin; thinks she did so on the night of
September 5; fixes the period by a habit sac has
of dating everything that occurs, and that was
the first time we had taken a ride together: has
the memorandum ia her room; he brought 1t
she had been on the afternoon OF the 5th of Sep,
TENDER up to Mrs. Dixon Longs with Miss
Ella BONN. and they got home about dusk: wit
ness left Miss Ella Bohm at her house and went
out stopping to change her dress got up In the
carriage and drove off she had the pistol with
her; they had intended to go into the woods,
but We're detained at Mrs. Longs and did not
have time after that, aud before Corbin re-
turned the pistol she walked with Miss Hearn
several times o8ce about week beforehe re-
lrrlSl 20 MIG rl. hnd
these walks; never In her life had any pistol
save this one; told Miss Hearn at her house on
sunday she had got the pistol back; on Sltur-
day afternoon Mrs. Long had sent for witness
to 60 up to her house, and she went up to see
Ella, as she had made witness promise also to
come and see her that afternoon, overstayed
her not at home; OF course was compelled to
go again the next week; before leaving Ella
made witness promise to call up while that
mig nighI, ana witness went she had nail grow
1t out for her; next morning witness did not 90
to church, and went to see how Ella'a foot
was was getting along; while there asked wit
her she would have to go up there again next
week; she replied to witness she wanted TO
go with her and to let her know when she
was going; Ella sat In her lap all the time
She went up On Monday afternoon to let Ella
know she was going to Mrs. Longs on Tuesday
afternoon, and On Monday night she came to
home with her sister and Mr.. Hughes, and
found there Ella, her sister Louisa, Mr. Corbin
and Mr.. Hughes, her mother and children; she
we had a pleasant conversation; subjects talked
Of were politics and the deaconShtp OF the Epis-
copal church; also remembers we were looking
over the Episcopal Prayer Book to see what the
on slip OF paper; Ella remained until 10
O'Clock, and was In the dining room; when Ella
rose to go witness was talking with Mr.. Hughes:
glove or pencil, and said, sIil, be sure and can
up for me to morrow, and We'll take that Walk
witness replied "An right" and as she was
and call. " and witness replied "An right, III
come" after She got to the front door Ella said
She had come around three times to take a
walk and found that Corbin there each time.
and wanted TO know what he was doing there
so much, witness told hef she did not know,
guess he came TO pass away time; Louisa says,
III tell you what Is the matter, Lilly, Ella Is
jealous OF him." and witness said chats all
foolishness;" Ella wanted witness to go around
home with her, and afterwards asked her
again to be sure and come around next day;
Cor0ln asked where we were going, and Ella
replied "We are going In the woods" witness
did not go on the doorstep, and never In her
Life said Before God, Ella, II you don't
go with me to The woods will never ask you Il
go anywhere again." She did not stamp heI
feet or scratch her head was part of the time
on the step and part on the ground. Her mother
and put to the door, it's cold" Ena kissed he,
gooo night and left; she did not pay much at
tentiOn 10 any or the conversation: Corbiu went
there and her father, in addition to others. Is
he had come In before Ella; she next saw Ella
at her house the next afternoon; went there
about half-past 3; Elias little sister admitted
her; Ella Hearn heard her at the door and told
her to come In. and she went In to the dining-
room; Ella was sitting at the machine aud
witness sat down by her on box; Mrs Hearn
Joking with her about wearing a stat bonnef
and green spectacleS; she handed some cubet
berries TO Ella who refused them, aud she then
leaned across Ella and handed them to her
mother. AS she did so Ella stuck her with a
needle, and she said, sHold up, don't do thai
any more" and threw two or three cubeb:
GOWN Ella's back; witness had an engagement
at O'Clock, and got up and said it was getting
late and she'd have to be going; Ella told her
TO Sit down few minutes and She would 90 Il
dhe s &, door with her: she sat down and got ur
"Gfve me the work, I'll finish 1t, and you 90 "a
the door with Liz" Ella followed her out OF the
room and shut the door after them; she said,
ELLA, see you are not going out after ALP
Ella replied, mo, I've got that old dress "a
fniSh;" witness then got OF an enormous joke
about yeopon berry, which took her a half
product, and hence the joke;) also got of some
other jokes; then opened the door and STRUCK
II, which threw her into a sitting position; wit
laughed aloud. They then had a talk about q
passing horse, wet with persptration, witness
remarking how cruel a man must be to drive a
uuISe 50 HdTu. Ella repue0, moi halt so cruel
as Al. Clark, who had driven one OF her fathers
horses, and returned it La the same condition:
witness went TO the gate and may have walked
oacA; she went again, ands Ella called her, and
asked her about verbena that witness was 70
have rooted or got for Ella. While they were
talking Ella said, 81 am real cold; come In and
Ella shut the door; she then told Ella
she had got her pistol back; took 1t out
and told her she lad intended to shoot
that afternoon IL they had gone out to.
gether; Ella was leaning against the door and