The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-06-18

I did not stamp my feet or

scratch my head. -
! next saw Ella at her house the next after
noon. Ella was sitting at the machine, and
saS oown beside her on . box; Mrs. Hearn was
lying down on a lounge, and commenced
and green spectscies. Snnded som. D estS
berries to Ella, who refused them, and then
mother; as 1 did SO Ella stru:k me with q
needle, and said, 9 Hold up, don Z do that any
Elias back: had an enoao enas0 ca9eos ooTn
and gotup and said it was getting hate and bad
70 70 De going; Eila told me TO Sit down a few
minutes, and she would go to the door with
me. l sat down and got up again TO 20, when
Mrs Hearn said to Ella: "Give me the work.
Ella followed me out Of the room and smut the
door after us. said to Ella: 81 see you are
that old dress to inish.n I then onened ne ne
door, and 1t struck me, which threw me into q
fEl ila pG,si.ion commenced laughing and
went to the gate and may have walked
back. While we were talking Ella said, II am
We went in and Ella shut the door. then
told Ella ! had got my pistol back. took it
afternoon if we had gone out topefher Fla
was leaning against the door and was lean
he pistol in my right hand, holding IL al hiis
CT ok with my thumb, and turning the cham
be rs with my, right hand, looking to see
We. not said 70 Ella that h hnew mea sSm pe
bea her shooting that afternoon III we
well the last time, that she would not wonder
If b ad done so. looked down 10 the floor
and a s ND Yes; that Is always my luck" That
with 4 ~ gloved hand, when it sIipped and the
pistol was discharged. 80
witt ess here showed nv a gent,aYnon g.,
cosrt hi Nv Ella was standing against Lue door
with hei face leaning ON her left hand and her
/ had n OF the Least intent to IRE the pistol.
did not know it went OF. 1t was purely nm
and saw Elias mouth bleeding. Fla we NJ
into 2he sitting room. opened the door for
her; Her mother ran as far as the table and
exclaimed: MY God. she is shotr' and then
ran ous of the door. have some recollection
of calling Mrs. HeaEn in and sitting her down.
Afterward do nos rememser sufxrien nS i To-
tell whes took placs- L gave the pistol TO some
SURPRISED SUR, that NV was M Mas 10 m cona
founded. Or. Truiss told me that Ella
have the BAH out tho next daT and She would Would
be well in few days i can not state with
precision what took place between the time
the pistol was discharged and the time Mr..
Clark came in. 1t YVES so unexpected to me
that was entirely thrown off my balance.
troubled me great deal. Ihad on each hand
a new black kid glove worn but once before
We were never better friends in cur lives than
we were then; we never had serious quarrel
and only few spats The last spat had been
Mr.. Hearn told me he believed was a lady
of honor, and SO no charge whatever was to be
and said, There is LII, now" Mr.. Hearn
asked me to go to the bed to her: went TO the
bedside, when Ella threw her arms around
my neck and asked me to kiss her on her eyes.
did as she requested. She asked me what
had happened. told her she had been shot.
She asked me who did it. Jreplied, q did 1t y
Ella said, 'You didn't intend to do it did your
They told me you intended TO kill me dead,
and would do IL again. Would youe" I told
her s.No." She asked IL did not love her, and
told her loved her too well to shoot her.
Ella asked me why had not been to see her;
she had sent several notes for me to come
told her had not received any OF her notes.
Ella asked me TO stay all night. When L was
sent down stairs as passed out of the room
heard Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. Hearn say TO Ella
"Lie down and think no more about her she
did intend to kill" Jennie Hearn came TO
me and told me that her father did not want
ne to come to the house.