The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1879-06-24

went again, and Ella called me and
asked about a verbena that / was to
have rooted out for her. While We
were talking Ella said. IL am real
cold; come in aud tell me all about
it," / went in and Ella shut the
,loOr. / then told Ella that I had got
my pistol back. took it out AMI
told her that had intended to shoot
that afternoon if We had gone out
together. Eli. was leaning against
the door and l was leaning over the
h,lustcrs a. the head Of the steps.
the pistol in my right hand. WAS
holding it at halt cock with my
thumb, AMI turning the chambers
with my right hand. baking To see
which WAS charged. ~ ! knew some
were not. said to Ella that ! hail
meant I" heat her shooting that after
n'on If We had gone out. Ella
replied that l had done so well the
last time that she would not wonder
if had done 50. / looked down I"
the floor and sail. "Yes, that il 81
ways my luck" That moment / was
putting the hammer down with my
gloved hand. when it slipped and the
pistol was discharged.
Witness here showed by gentle
man in court how Ella was standing
against the door. with her face lean
ing IN her LETT hand and her elbow
resting Oh her right hand.
hal not the least intent to fire the
pistol, and dill not know it went Oft.
II was purely unintentionol. / heard
the report, looked up. aud saw Elias
mouth bleeding. Ella went into the
sitting rnom, opened the door for
her. Her mother ran as far as the
table and exclaimed, My God! she
is shot - anil then ran out Of the
door. l have some recollection Of
calling Mrs. Hearn in and sitting her
down. Mr. Clark and the neighbors
then came in. Afterwar,l / do not
remember sufficiently to tell what
took place. Mr.. Hearn told me to
20 UP stairs with bis wife. and / dill
sn. came down and asked DIR.
rrnitt II Ella MAS much hurt. He
replied that the wound was not
dangerous. took Ella up stairs and
put her to bel. and asked her If she
was muci, hurt.
Mr.. Page objected ami the Court
ruled out The taking her up to he'd
and the conversation that followed.
Witness resumed
IL, not recoilect the conversation
with Mr.. Clark. gave the pistol to
some one, hut a., not know who. ]
was so much surprised that was
utterly c"nioun.l..l. Dr. TruitL toi.l
ME that Ella WIS not seriously hurt
that h. would have the ball out the
next day AMI she would be well in
Few days. remained there for two
hours.
MIR. Page objected, and the OBJ
lection was sustained. Witness re.
sun,ed:
/ cannot state with precision what
took place between the time the pistol
was discharged and the time Mr..
Clark came in. IL wa 50 unexpected
To IN. that was entirely thrown off
nv bnlance. Was sorry, at course.
that Ella got shot it troubled me u
great deal. hal ON each hand II new
black kid glove. Worn but "nce l,c-
fore. There was no h.sti!ity between
me AMI Ella We were never better
friends in our lives than We were then.
| never had serious quarrel. AMI
only few spats. The last spat was
six or eight months before. i never
had any Jealousy ar unkind feeling Of
anv SORT toward Ella. A week or
ten days before that AMI Ella went
into the wasls Mrs. Hearn sent us.
l dill not have the pistol then. l
never shot at Ella in my lille. Fila
never took pistol from me. nor
knocked one from my hand. l went
up the next morning after the sh.Ot-
ing to see il Mrs. Hearn thought it
necessary to send to Philadelphia for
q physician. i offered to send for one,
and offered my assistance. Mrs.
Hearn sent for me on the following
Thursday, and I went. Louisa told
me that her father wished tn see me
in the parlor. / went into the ltarlor.
and Mr.. Hearn asked me how the
thing was done. l told him As / told
the jury and the court. He asked
me how the pistol was discharged. and
told him that l did not know. Mr.
Hearn said he respected my father
very much. He believed / Yves lady
Of honor, and said no charge whatever
was to be laid to me. Mrs. Dennis
came down stairs twice for me before
went up. Mr.. Hearn asked ME not
I" leave until Ella got well. re-
Piled that / did not think Of leaving
before nor after. He asked me to be
present when Ella told her story Of
the affair. told him l thought it
my right and duty to be present. I
went up stairs and Ella aroused and
said, s.There is Lii now" Mr.. Hearn
asked me tn go u the bed. went to
the bedside. and Ella threw her arms
around my neck and told me to kiss
her on her eyes. l did as she re-
quested. She asked me what hail
happened. and told her she hal
been shot, She asked who did it, l
replied IL did it," Ella said: "You
didn't intend to do it. did you They
told me you intended to kin me dead.
and you would do it again. would
you." l told her mo-" She asked
Il I did not love her, and ! told her
loved her toO we'll to shout her. Ella
asked Why had not been to see her ;
that she had sent several notes for me
n come. / told her had not re-
,eived any Of her notes. Ella asked
me to stay all night. When / was
,ort doom sAAiro "a Il v,asanG4 ont If tho