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"Mrs. Hearne, do you know VIII
killed Mr.. Stillwell?"
Mrs. Hearne repeated again: "
do mott
"Mrs. Hearne, what we're the re
lations between you and Mr. Stillwell
Were you affectionate?"
81 loved Mr.. Stiliwell," was the on
iy reply, in a low voice.
"Did you eve say that you wer,
tired of him, or wished you had
young husband?"
"Never," was the reply, uttered in
loud voice again.
MRS. HAYwARD's STORY DENIED.
"Did you ever say to Mrs. Hay%ar,
that you loved DIR. Hearne?"
81 never did"
severe you ever criminally intimat,
with DIR. Hearne?"
81 never was. | was a faithful.
wife,"
"Take the Witness" said attorney
Dryden to the States attorneys.
The O examination then began
Mrs. Hearne was beset with question.
by the skillful attorneys for the State
Every breath of suspicion, every
scandal that had ever been related by
gossips in Hannibal for years that
touched her relations with DIR. Hearne
she was questioned about. Through
it all she lost her composure,
except that once in a while she
answered in a tragic voice that would
be called STACEY by n who believed
her guilty. She was asked to describe
the figure she saw erouching at the
foot of the bed. She answered: ait
looked like a black heap. I couldn't
tell whether it had eyes or head"
"Were you frightened"
Slightly" she said with a sarcastic
sheer. "Wouldn't you suppose I was
frightened"
DIR. HEARNE ALSO A WITNESS.
DR.. Hearne was put on the witness
stand at 3:15 O'Clock. He threw one
arm carelessly over the back of his
chair, a favorite attitude of his, and
looked calmly out over the big audi
ence.
The doctor was asked his name, age
and the usual formal questions, which
he answered in a clear, distinct voice.
He was as cool as if he had only been
a witness instead of being on trial for
life. He told about his early life and
successes as a physician.
"Did you have a lucrative practice
in Hannibal?" asked Dryden.
81 made a very good living out of it,
sir"
"Were you secretary of the State
Board of Health?"
81 was appointed to that office by
Governor Crittenden in 1885,"
Hearne told about the Munger party.
He left about II O'Clock. He left it
before it broke up because he was
sick. That was the only reason that
he did not stay to escort his daughter
homa--He thouGhtAhe left about-t2
O'Clock though he did not look at the
time. He went to his office, then put
some coal in the furnace in the cellar
and went home. He met Jim Dulaney
on the street as he left the office and
walked a block with him. When he
got home, he stayed there till he was
notified by Jake Kornder that Amos
j. Stillwell was murdered. Then he
hurried down to the Stlllwell house.
DIR. HEARNE CLEARED.
BOWLING GREEN, Mo-, December
20.-All the evidence has been heard
in the Hearne murder trial, the jury
has been charged and the arguments
are under way.
When the County Court convened
this morning the attorneys for the
State summoned witnesses in re-
buttal. Several testified to the truth
and veracity of DIR. Vernette. The
character of witness Delany, whose
deposition was read yesterday in favor
of the defense, was then attacked. A
number of witnesses fatty contradict
ed both DR.. Hearne and his wife as to
conversations which they had denied.
Mrs. League reiterated that Mrs.
Hearne had told her that she and
the Doctor were one, and that the act
of one was the act of the other, and
that when called on to testify she and
DR.. Hearne would relate the same
The State put S. w. Long on the
stand. He said that he was at work
fixing some water pipes in Mr.. Still
Wells back yard, and while at work
there DR.. Hearne entered the premi-
SEES through the wood house from the
alley and went in the house through a
back door. 1t will be remembered
that DR.. Hearne testified yesterday
that he never entered the Stillwell
mansion through the back way.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock attorneys
for both the State and defense an
nounced the evidence all in, and court
was adjourned until 1 p. m.
Long before the hour for reconven-
ing the room wes crowded to ~suffeca-
ton.
At s O'Clock Saturday evening the
jury brought in a verdict of not guilty,
and DIR. Hearne is a free man. Mrs.
Hearne was admitted to bail in the
sum of $4,000. Her case will probably
never be tried.
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gans and aggravates the disease. In
stead of waiting, try One Minute
Cure. 1t helps at once, max
ing expectorations easy, reduces the
soreness and inflammation. Every one
it. Woodbridge & Purdy.
BY a recent decision of the courts
the law in reference to the ownership
of sidewalks was defined as follows:
The owner of real estate also owns
the sidewalk in front of his property
to the rights of the pedestrians
to use it for travelling back and for
ward but outside of this he owns the
as much as any other part Of
his property. 1t cannot be used for
roller skating or a playground for
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