The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-31

ing an hour before tho opening. Mrs. Indiana
Dennis. WINS then cnlled by the state l., coniinu-
ance OF the effort 10 lay tho foundation for the
admission Of the dying declarations. She testi-
fed that she saw Miss liearn nearly every day
In her sickness, md sat up with her n grcat
many nights. In the first week she wns deliri-
GUS the greater part OF the time, and snid her
mind came and went in flashes. After tho nrst
week her mind became clear. and remained so
until the end. She always seemed moro or less
nervous. Sometimes she complained of pain
inside Of her face; somotimes she would have
TO be helped in bed and when she fell asleep in
the first week and second woek she jumped and
am not deceitful." One night in the third week
OF her sickness. about three hours alter the
witness got there AZ supper time. while sitting
by her, she said. Mrs. Inde 1t Is great pity
she did not kill mo dead when she shot me.
have suffered so much. am still suffering. and
again; guess 1t was better. though. l did live
after all. to tell ALL There WIS no delusion
about her mind on Wednesday night preceding
Mrs. George Truiu testified that che visited
Miss Hearn nearly every day nfter sho was
wounded. The second night. about IL or l
o'clock. we had a conversation. She had not
taken drop OF chloral that night. She was
going TO die, asked me to feel her pulse. and u
did not think she was dying. Witness told
her no, the doctor thought she was better. She
wont be long" Then she turned and look ked at
he1rr mother and said; Poor ma, i will almost
down; | want to tell you Just how LII has
Mrs Bennett Mason testified to tho same pur-
vous witness.
At the afternoon session DIR. David J. Truitt'
who attended Miss Hearn. testified. When
called in he found her very much prostrated
from the shock. The action OF her heart was
very feeble. She was very nervous. cold. and
much deprcsscd gave her brandy. and reac-
tion not having taken place. about half an hour
afterward. having gone and got my instru-
ments Eavo her another dose Of brandy this
produced slight reaction attempted to probe
the wound and insisted on taking tho ball out
She would not allow to do gD. and her n
dition was not such rs to admit Of her being
forced 70 submit ordered cotton 70 be satu-
rated with laudanum and placed over the wound
and brandy us 4 stimulaut TO be administered; {;
visited her thrcc times day. and sometimes Mt
| or 18th of November; her mental condition
then became clear. and remained 50 until her
| chloral and bromide ot potash: Binding that tho
latter was not giving the result wished for. then
put her on protoNidc OF iron and quininc I;
| chloral WAS only continued when needed and
given IN doses Of - to IS grains. not TO exceed
| Is grains the solution was l ounce Of chloral
TO each teaspoonful. Witness saw nothing at
| any time to lead him TO think more chloral than
| he had prescribed had been given her; never
saw her in sleep except natural sieep. iudi.
| eating that the choral was not doing her any
harm l29 grains is the maximum dose OF
| thirty grains. thirty-gran dose can be given
| every two hours without bad effects. The sys-
| The effects OF choral are not cumulative. Her
| nervousness for while seemed to be- under
| coulIol. but lntn got worse. lnflt IL no FeNSOn
| why bromide should have increased tho effect
| Of chloral. Only gavo It ono week tho socond):
| During tho last week she was on ammoniatcd
| elixir Of vaerian and tho iron and qdinine.
| James i. lIearn. father OF Miss Ella. was ex-
| amined BY Mr. Townsend. He came into tho
| house n few minutes after his daughter was
| shot. Paid but little attention to her nervous
| condition. She seemed to be but little excited.
| and answered all his questions properly. Look =
| ed at her mouth and told her to open. Put my
| finger in and found the ball had not gone into
| her neck. but into her jaw. She was shocked
| felt her pulse, and II was very weak, but there
| week she was dclirious whenever witness saw
her at night During the second week wit
| ness was away at AssawOman Beach. return
ing on Friday or Saturday. Was also away
| during the third week. whom he returned she
| talked TO him as sound rs she ever did in her
| lie. though she was weak and nervous; during
| the Inst week he was away and did not get back
| until after her death; on tho Sunday before
she died she mnde statement about the shoot
| ing. and told witness che would never go TO the
| city, she would never live to 90. also on one OF
| the Sundays after witnesses coming back from
| tho Beach. she told him she thought she would
| die before ho got back; she certainly must die
| she seemed calm then. but restless. and COM
| planned Of limbs aching; considered she was
| rational when she made these statements So
| far as witness is competent 10 Judge.
| Cross exam ned by Mr.. Purnell-Durlng the
| first week whenever he saw her he did not
| credit anything she said as sound; in one OF
| tho conversations had after returning from the
die; said her pain was intense-lke the grind
| ing OF n gimlet In her jaw; sometimes she
| would be prostratcd 10 stupidness and lay
| almost rs one dead.