Daily Republican., 1879-06-06
(Yestsrday's Newe.)
The POcOm0ke City Tragedy-The
Father Of Miss Hearn Recalled.

Snow HILL, Nd, June 3.-To-day the
State got pretty we'll through with its
case, and will call but few more wit
nesses, except for rebuttal. 1t Is ex-
pected the defense will begin calling
witnesses to the stand tomorrow. Jas.
T, Hsarn, father of the deceased girl,
was recalled by the State to-day.
After again testifying to the appear
ance of the scar on her arm, made by
the pistol shot, he sent for Miss Duer
to come and see his daughter on Thurs
day or Friday after she got hurt con-
sidered her delirious, cannot say she
asked him to send for Lii she would
keep calling her name "Lil," 'Lil,"
and would sometimes say, "Lil, don't
dare do it," and throw up her arm.-
Witness hoped Miss Duer could recon
cile or satisfy her somehow, and sent
Eis younger daughter for her. Miss
Duer came. Witness met her in the
passageway and they went into the
parlor, and he asked how it happened.
She told him she really could not tell
how it happened.
She told me that during this inter-
view she thought Miss Ella was coming
down stairs, if witness understood her
right; thinks taat she said this; witness
told her she could not have been, for the
ball went straight into her face. Miss
Duer then said that Ella was coming
out of the parlor- Witness replied,
Miss Lille, don't think you know
how it happened. She said, "lndeed,
Mr.. Hearn, don't" Witness said,
"When Ella gets we'll (she has not told
me and has refused to tell me) will
have her to tell me if have to put her
on oath"
Miss Du-r did not make any reply to
that. She sat quiet aud seemed to be
looking down. Before sue was looking
at witness. Got up and asked her to
90 up stairs to my daughters room, and
went with her just inside the door; saw
her walk up between the bed and wall
iowa my daughter. The only word
witness heard spoken at all was when
his daughter raised her hand, beckon
ed Miss Duer to her and said: Oh
Lii, what did you do it for ~ Witness
turned round, spoke to Mrs. Dennis and
went out.
Examined the wound in her mouth
after the shooting. The ball passed
through the bottom of the lip, cutting
the lip clean out on the bottom side and
up the white line; struck the gum just
where it comes down ON the eye-tooth;
cut the tooth off at the root, cut the
gum up about quarter on an inch.
Before that his daughter was tolerably
healthy.
Miss Louisa Hearn, sister of deceased
testified to the circumstances of the
visit Of herself and Ella to Miss Duer' 8
house the night before the shooting,
when Miss Duer got mad at Elias re.
fusal to walk with her in the woods, as
before related. Witness then testified
to the visit, by Miss Dure, who had
been sent for by her father after tlt
shooting. AT one of them, Thursday
witness continued, Ella was on the bed
and Lii bending over her.
Witness just went into the room and
came out; heard no talk. Miss DueI
came again on Saturday night. My
little brother went after her. Witness
saw her in the bedroom; was there 8
short time; heard Ella say, oil, what
did you do it forl' several times; did
not hear Miss Duer say anything
She had her mouth to Elias ear did
not seem to be distressed any Ella had
her arm around Lil's neck, and her eal
pulled down to her. (Ella's) mouth
and then LIPS mouth would be placed
Az Elias ear. Witness told Miss Duel
to go; she had tried to kill Ella, and
now she had come to finish her. Miss
Duer then went out the door, seemed
mad, said "Well, she could CO." and
slammed the door.
Miss Louisa Hearn, new witness to-
day, is a small girl, dressed in deeI
mourning, fair and intelligent face and
light hair. She showed her feeling il
the case by peculiar snap with which
she pronounced the name "Lil," and
avoided using it except when forced tt
do so by the form of questions.