Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-06-07

casion it is related when she with
strange vehemence asked Miss Hearn
ifshe did not love her, and went so
far as to actually propose that they
should get married, she fled from the
parlor where they had been talking
and locked herselfin her room. These
little difficulties were gotten over
finally, however, and the intimacy
was renewed, but not so warmly as
before, for Miss Duer was constantly
complaining that cher passionate love
was not returned" and signing over
her ''lost hopes of bliss with her dear
est friend when they would be always
together"
Said another informant, "Not long
before the tragedy there was a young
man of the town who began to pay
marked attention to Miss Hearn,
about which Miss Duer demonstrated
with her in the most passionate man.
ner, telling her that she would shoot
the man that took her friend from
her. Then there was Miss Foster,
whom Miss Hearn was very fond Of.
One morning the two had taken
walk together, and upon the return
home Miss Hearn found note from
Miss Duer requesting her to call at
her house, as she wished to see her
next day in the woods. With a fear
of the possible repetition ofthe former
shooting in her mind she very deci-
dedly refused. This appeared to
arouse all the ire of jealousy of Miss
Duer's nature and she passionately
and upon her knees begged that the
request might be complied with, but
in vain.
The very next day, at an early
hour, it was that Miss Duer called at
Miss Hearn's house and was shown in
the sitting-room, where the latter was
sitting with her mother. The con-
yersation that occurred in the room
was of a general nature, and nothing
was said there of the walk. When
Miss Duer was about to 60 Mrs. Hearn
requested her daughter to accompany
her friend to the door, and the two
girls passed out in the passage. Az
ter a few moments had elapsed the
Mortified mother heard the fatal shot
and saw her daughter rush back in
the room with the blood streaming
from a pistol shot in the mouth, that
lodged about an inch deep near the
right upper jaw.
A young man named Clark testified
yesterday before the grand jury that
he was near the house and heard the
shot, and when he ran in Miss Hearn
was lying upon the sofa in the sitting
room, while Miss Duer in a frantic
manner was rushing about, crying
wildly: 81 have shot her. 0 my
God, she will dep
It will be remembered that Miss
Hearn fingered between life and death
for month, and at one time seemed
in a fair way for recovery, when sud-
denly she became rapidly worse, and
died peacefully and quietly. The
coroner's jury who sat on the case
were not unfavorably disposed to the
accused, and returned a verdict that
"the deceased came to her death from
nervous depression, caused by shot
from a pistol in the hands of Miss
Duer." Miss Duer then gave bail in
$25OO for trial.
The following was also detailed by
a lady witness to the grand jury, but
lawyers say that as it was not dying
declaration it will not be admitted az
testimony against the accused on the
trial:
"During a long, lucid interval Miss
Hearn talked to me about the shoot.
ing, and related how it all came
about, and this is the substance of it
AS soon as the door of the sitting.
room had been closed Miss Due1
turned about and looked at me in
tensely for moment and said, CELIA
why will you not walk out with me
Do you not love me 7" "Oh, yes,
love you," said, "but | am afraid o
YOU" "Do you love him." To thi'
question l gave no reply, when sh'
became more excited and spoke again
quickly: "Do you love Miss Foste
better than you do me?" My answe
was, EYES," This appeared to terri
bly, excite her and she rushed wildl,
about in terrible state of excitement
"Don't say that, Ella, don't say that,
she kept repeating, while stoo'
rooted to the spot by the vehemenc
of her manner. Presently she cam
close to me and said: eff You sa
that again will shoot you," and too
out her pistol and cooked it. The
she appeared to become more cali
and seemed to want to "make up
, with me and attempted to kiss nj