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

Bettor Friends than at the
Moment Of the Shooting, Which,
the Witness Swears was Purely
Accidental.
Snow Hill, Md. June l3.-Mi>s
Lillian Duer, the prisoner, took the
stand. aud, having removed her veil,
testified that she is II years oil. and
has resided nearly all her life in
Pucomoke City. She said:
| knew Ella llearn about t"ul
years. We were always Very in,in,at.
AMI u great deal t".s ther. There
WAS Very great personal attachment,
b-twe-n Us. We were c"mlsanio,,s
frequently, both In public AMI
private. We were in the habit ol
walking together almost everywhere
in the place. during the last summer,
rs frequently rs before. | continued
Z" associate with Ella up I" the time
If the injury. We walked in Hearn's
wo~is very frequently. Ia pistol was
here shown witness. l think tina,
it is mime. / had it nearly Il year
before this affair t"ok place. Think
! got it near Christmas year agu.
gut it ut Miss Hearn's suggestion.
Ella and myself were in the habit oi
using it together. We 80 used 1t the
next day after / ga, it in Hrarn's
wouls. We would tack up AN
envelope on some mark AMI shoot a,
it. We did this just Is we took 4
notion. sometimes once q month AMI
sometimes oitener. This shouting ut a
mark continued until little over TIVE
months before the accident. ] was
also in the habit Of shooiing with
Misses Boh,n, Heyman. F:,rlow. Mer.
rill. and others, and have also done 8.
with my sister Matilda. l dill not
keep the fact Of my having the pistol
u secret. l dill not have the pistol for
two moaths befure the accident.
lent it To Mr.. C"rbin, | think, on the
night ri September 9TH. He brought
il hume OH November 2l--Satur,lay
night. | hal been. on the afternoon
Of September 9th, up to Mrs. Dixon
Longs and Miss Ella Bohm's. Mrs.
Long sent for me. went up to see
Ella first, as she hal made me promise.
also. to come and see her that after.
noon. / overstayed my time there,
and when went to Mrs. Longs she
was not nc hume. Before leaving
Ella she made me promise to call up
awhile that night, and ] went. She
had q nail growing into the flesh Of
her i,nt. and ] cut it out for her. The
next morning l did go tn church, and
went Ia sec how Ella was .rtiin.
along. While there she asked mr.
:,lspui seeing Mrs. Lang. and told
her ] would have n go up there again,
next week. She SAIL that she wanted
tn go with me. AMI tn LIT her know
when ] was going. Fila sat in my
lap all the time. / went up On Mon
hay afternoon to let Ella know that /
was g'ing u Mrs. Longs on Thursday
and "n Monday night she
came tn our house. l was at Mrs.
AMI came hnme Win nv
sister Mrs. Hughes. and fouId Eli:,
there with her sister Louisa. Mr..
Corbin and Mr.. Hughes. exchanged
g"od evenings. sat down by Ella, aud
he'll u pleasant conversation. The
subjects talked Of were p'li,ics and
the deaconship III the Episcopal
Church. Also remember that We
leaked over the Episcopal prayer-hok
tn see what the duties Of deacon
were. B"sh of US were writing On a
q slip Of paper. Ella remained until
ten o'clock. We were in the dining
room when Ella rose tn gO. was
talking with Mr.. Hughes. Ella
struck me playfulIy ON the arm with
. glove or pencil. AMI said: "Lil. be-
sure AMI call up for me t. morrow.
anil We will take that walk" Ire
Piled. "All right" and as Ella was
going through the door she said
Now. he sure and CALL" AMI ]
replied. "isil right iii come" After
.h- :."t tn the frona door. Ella said she
had come around three times tn take
/ walk. and. found that Corbin was
here each time, and wanted to know
what he was doing there so much. /
odd her l dill not know guess he
anne to pass away the time. Louisa
aid: ''l'll tell YOU what is the
natter, Lilly. Ella Is jealous Of him."
said: That's all krslishness 4" Ella
wanted me 60 around home with her,
md afterwar,l asked me again tn he
'ure and come around next day. MIR.
COrbin asked where we were going,
Ind Ella replied. 1--WE are going in the
woods That was the first l knew he
vas there. I did not 90 Of the
latstep, and never in my life said:
Before God, Ella, if you don't 60
Nth me 10 the wonls | will never
'sk you ~ 10 anywhere again." Ibid
sos stamp my feet or scratch my
read. l was part Of the time on the
tep and part on the ground. My
mother called me to come in, saying,
Lii. come in and put to the door
Is cold in here" Ella kissed me
,oml night and leit. l did not pay
much attention n any 81 the conver-
alton. COriin went hack to the
lining room with me. Hughes WAS
here and my father, in addition to
theirs. as he had come in before Ella
eft. i next saw Ella al her house
he next afternoon. went there ut
lhout half past 3. Elias little sister
Omitted me. Ella Hearn heard me
{ the door. and told me to come in,
nd l went into the dining room. |
lila was sitting at the machine, and
1t down beside her On q box. Mrs.
learn was lying down on a lounge,
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