The Red Cloud chief., 1895-12-20
MRS. DIR. HEARNE WEEPS
John tiiiwcirs Evidence Causes a Freak.
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John tiilwclrs Evidence Causes a Freak.
Bovine GREEN, Mo-, Dec. IT,
When the second week of the trial OF
DIR. Nearne for the murder Of Million-
airc Amos }. Stillwell began at y
o'clock this morning, only n snail
number Of spectators were pre- ,cnt.
John T.. Stillwcll of Joplin, nephew
OF the murdered man, who, ut the
time OF the murder, lived in Hannibal
and was In partnership with his uncle
in the pork packing business, was the
first witness of the day.
John Stillwcll said hat h. went
home from the card party at Mun9cr's
and vent to bed. About . o'clock he
was notified by messenger that his
uncle was murdered. lie hurried to
his unclc's home. lie described the
position of the body on the bed and
the blood as other witnesses who had
preceded hin had done. He was asked
to describe the wound and said; 1t
was u CHASTITY, bloody looking wound
Did you examine IL closely" WAS
asked.
mot very closely, but l saw DR..
l~iearnc run his fingers in it that
deep" and Mr.. Stillwell laid the fore
finger " his right hand on the second
knucklc OF his left hand fingers. DIR.
Hcnrne remarked to another doctor
who was standing there: Thcy hit
him y good lick, didn't they, doctor""
Again the witness described the
wound, illusti at.ng his story by show
ing the ay to the Jury. Then he was
asked IL he ever had n talk with DIR.
Hearne about the murder. lie said lie
did, u month or two after 10, when
people were talking about DR.. Hearne
and the widow. DIR. Hearnc said tn
him then: There's n of two things
about this murder-cither the muir
derer was n burglar or Mrs. Stillwell
knows all about IL. IL Is now time
for her friends to rally around her"
Asked what he inferred from that re-
mark, he said: Il thought that DIR.
~llearne's proposition to make friend
ship u cloak for such II crime rs hat
was u strange thing"
) The witness was brought back again
to the dead body of his uncle and
asked To describe It's expression Of
countenancc 1T was &C peaceful and
calm and quiet that ] stopped and
gaZed at IL In Amusement. lie looked
Ms II he had been asleep and ] took my
finger and pushed each Of his cyclids
and looked for the last time into his
eyes"
Mrs. Hcarne's chin was quivcring as
the witness talked ana as he finished
she burst into tears and put her fore
head on the back of the chair In front
OF her. She covered her eyes with her
handkerchief and doubling II into two
folds pressed IL hard against her eyes
with her gloved hands, which were
! shaking nervously. Thc tears came
| out between the handkerchief and her
temples and dropped to the floor. Her
back shook with her suppressed sobs.
Mr.. StillweAl was asked on cross-cx-
animation IL he had not been un-
friendly To DIR. Henrne for a long time
prior to the murder. lie answered:
II was q warm friend Of DR.. Hcarne
till l became convinced beyond the
shadow of q doubt that he murdered
my uncle"
Mr.. Stillwcll also testified that DR..
Henrne told him that the blow given
to Amos Stillwell with tho ax Killed
him as instantaneously rs il he had
been struck by lightning
DIR. Fred Varnette, who formerly
practiced medicine In Leavenworth,
Kan, but had lived in Hanniba, for
ten years, testified that on the morn
ing of the murder he arrived from 81.
Lonis ut the Union depot in Hanni-
bal at ! o'clock. He walked toward
his house and reached Fifth and Broad
way about l:i5 o'clock, There was a
high electric tower on that corner and
when r" got there he saw DIR. ~Ilearnc
rom the direction of tho
100 e house to his own homo. Ths
,c.n; was a few doors from the opera
house, where DIR. Henrne was seen at
the same time by Harry Nichols, u
witness last week.