The daily gazette., 1879-06-14
LILLIAN DUER's STORY.

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morning DR.. Paul Jones was called by
the defense and testified that he was ia
miliar with the properties ofchloral. In
the hypothetical case submitted he said
the wound from the shot was trifling and
should have no serious results. The use
Of chloral was improper in the case. His
opinion was that death resulted from the
use of chloral.
Dr. 4. NJ. Tinge testified that in the
case OF Miss Hearn the wound from the
Dall was trivial and the ball should have
been removed Immediately. He declin.
ed to give an opinion of the cause of her
death, but thought it improbable that il
was caused by the pistol; did not know
the condition of Miss Hearn when chloral
was administered.
Lillian Duer, the prisoner, took the
stand to testify in her own behalf, and
having removed her veil, she said that
she was twenty-one years old and had
lived in Pocomoke City all her life. She
said she had been intimate with Ella
Hearn for four years and had loved her
very dearly. A pistol being shown to
the young woman she said that she
thought that it was her property and that
she had 1t for year before Ella Hearn
was shot with it. She said that she had
bought it at Ella Hearn's suggestion and
that they had been in the habit, from the
time of its purchase until two months be-
fore the accident, of firing at marks with
it.
She was also in the habit of shooting
with Misses Balm, Heynan, Farlow,
Merrill and others, and had also done so
with her sister Matilda. She did not
keep the fact Of her having the pistol a
secret and did not hav' the pistol for two
months before the accident, as she had
lent it to Mr.. C,rbin. Before Corhin
returned the pistol she walked with Mis-
Hearn several times, once about a week
before he returned the pistol, and on
these occasions she had no pistol with
her; indeed she never In her f. had any
pistol save the one she alludsd to. She
says that she tod Miss Hearn at her
house on Sunday she had got the pis oil
back on Saturday aftern, on.
Ella was leaning against the door and
witness as leaning over the balusters
at the foot of the steps, the pistol in her
right hand, holding it at half cock with
her thanh and turning the cl ambers
with her right hand, looking to SIZE which
was charged, as she knew some were
not. She said to Ella that she meant to
beat her shooting that afternoon ii they
had gone out. r la replied that the wit.
ness had done so well the last time that
she would not wonder if she had done
so. Witn IS looked down to tie fool
and said: "Yes that is always my luck. >
That moment she was putting the ham
lner down with her GLOW, hand when ii
slipp and the pistol was discharge
Miss Duer said she had not the least
intent to fire the pis ol :: it was pur ly
unintentional she heard the r, port,
looked up and saw Elias mouth bl edine
Ella went into the sittlng.room, witness
opening the door for her. Her mother
ran as far as the table and exclaimed,
"My God she is shot !" and then ran
GU. of the door. Has s me recollection
of calling Mrs. Hearn in and sitting hel
down Mr.. Clarke and the neightors
then came in afterwa, DIS she does moi
remember sufficiently to tell what tool
place. Mr.. Hearn told her to 20 III
stairs with his wife and she did so
came down a. d asked DIR. Truitt if Ella
was much hurt he replied the wound
was not da gerous ; it troubled her 8
great deal she had on each hand new
black kid glove worn but once b fore
there was no Hostility lie, ween her and
Ella they were never better friend,
i'll their lives than they were then
never had serious quarrel and only q
few spats j.; the st spat had been six OF
eieht months before; there was no i'll.
temper in the sticking of the needle
she never had any jealousy or unkil q
feeling of any SOFT towards Ella; week
tn, a h.af hat Oh, H., Il
gone to the woods Mrs. Hearn sent
she did not have the pistol then; never
had shot at Ella in her life Ella new,
took pistol from her nor knocked one
from her hand ; on the following Thurs S.
day Mr.. Hearn asked her how the thing
was done !; told him as she had told the
jury and the Court ; he asked how til,
pistol was discharged and witness told
him that she did hot know.
Mr.. Hean said be respected tile wit
nesses's father very much he believed
witness was a lady of honor and said no
charge whatever as to be laid to her.
Mrs. Dennis had come down twice fol
with IS before she went up. Mrs. II arm
asked witness not to leave until Ella got
well she replied that she did not think
of Leaving before or after he asked the
wit, ess TO be present wien Ella should
tell her story of the affair; told him she
thought il Ii right aud duty TO be pres
ent. The witness went up stairs, when
Ella aroused and said "There is Lii
now !" Mr.. Hearn asked witness to &c
TO the bed to her; went TO the bedside
when Ella threw her arms around wit
ness's neck aud told her to kiss her on
her eyes witness did as she T. duested
shs asked what had happened; witness
told her she had been shot she asked
who did it.; witnes replied 81 did it,"
Ella said: "You don't intend to do it,
did you? they told me you intended to
kill me dead aud would do it again
would you ?" witness told ber"No !" she
asked if witness did not love her aud she
told her she loved her too we'll to shoot
her; Ella asked the witness why she had
not been to see her she had sent several
notes for her to come told Ella she had
not received any of her notes ; Ella ask
ed witness to stay all night; when she
was sent down stairs as she passed out
of the room she heard Mrs. Dennis and
Mrs. Hearn say TO Ella: "Lie down and
think DO more about her; she did intend
to kill you; )" Jennie Hearn came to wit
ness and told her that her father did not
want witness to come to the house she
! vent there again on Saturday when sent
, for; went to Ell's room aid Mrs. Hearn
did not come in for ten minutes; Ella
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