The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-06-20
A YOUTHFUL MURDEREss.
DETAILS }? TIE MOST REMARKABLE CRIME
ON RECORD.

l. nc Crlal OI Mss Lille Duer on an IN
dictment for fatally shooting her once init.
mate friend and associate, Miss Ella Hearn
is fixed for to morrow Mt Snow Hill, Wor-
cester County, Maryland. The case excites
extraordinary comment, which is not alone
confined to that section of the State The
wide spread publicity given to the startling
tragedy, at the time of its occurrence,
through the press, combined with the re.
markable features of the distressing affair.
will lend to the trial remarkable interest
that will extend throughout the entire coun.
try.
The sad tragedy of last November, in
which Mis-. Ella Hearn, beautiful young
girl, just blooming into womanhood, lost
her life, by the hand of Miss Lille Ducr,
is again the paramount interest in this
quaint little Eastern Shore town. Miss
Duer, who gave bail for her appearance at
court, will oa Tuesday be summoned before
the grand jury of the country, and over
twenty young ladies of the town and neigh
borhood have been subpenacd in the case,
which promises to be one of the most re.
markable in the annals of criminal trials,
the circumstances surrounding. it being
stranger in many respects than a French
romance. Miss Ella Hearn, the victim, rests
peacefully in the old Episcopal Church
yard, her grave, as yet, unmarked save by
the green sod and a bunch of roses and
sweet violets placed there this bright spring
morning by the loving hand of an old
schoolmate and friend. Miss Iearn was
originally from Laurel, Delaware, where
she spent most of her youthful days, and
where her pretty face and sweet ways are
remembered by large number of friends
and acquaintance. That she was the fair.
est and most lovely girl in all the country
about is the testimony Of all who knew her,
and her photographs, which are now pre-
served as interesting mementoes, with all
the defects country artist could make,
warrants one in believing that she was real
~ beautiful. Somewhat below the medium
height, she possessed slight, graceful but
well. developed figure, and there is a sweet
smile lingering about the mouth in the
pictures, which is said to have been habit.
ual to her. At the time of her death she
was scarcely II. She was girl of high spir.
its and was gay, cheerful and dashing in
her disposition. She was highly esteemed
among her friends and those who knew her
as young girl of sweet and pure DISPOSE.
lion. Although her education was limited
to the requirements possible at the high
school Newtown, she was fairly accom-
pllshed, without any brilliant attainments
or pretensions.
For some years during the last of her
school days she had permitted rather than
encouraged growing intimacy with Miss
Lille Duer, whose affection and passion at
last resulted in her death. Miss Lille Duer
is about 20 or Il years of age, and has lived
all her life in Newtown. She is by no means
pretty, and is somewhat awkward in her
movements, as though her female habili.
ments trammeled her and she would be
better able to get about in male attire
Her eyes are large and unf1inching. She
meets your gaze with steady, firm, some.
what distant stare. The face is rather thin
aud clearly cut, and her forehead is strik /.
lngly high and broad. Her thin lips close
tightly, which causes the frmness of her
expression to strike the observe at once.
With short and very dark hair, parted at
the side, she wears roll at the top or her
head. Altogether, the face is one which
would not fail to excite interest any where.
She talks quite intelligently and with ease,
appears to have entire confidence in herself,
and acts as though she would much pre- fer
TO- be man rather than a woman. Her
intimacy with Miss Hearn began some
years ago, and during last spring and sum-
mer the two girls were constantly together,
much like sisters. Miss Duer appears to