Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-07-25

niltOH SlrOnS anu Joiiu w. ration.
The hour set for the rather peculiar
transaction was 8 p M, and an adj
journment until 1 p. m. tomorrow to
hear the report. Tomorrow an ad-
journment of several days will be
taken, and every one interested goes
to Chicago. The date for the return
here has not been fixed.
CREATED A BIG SENSATION.
The testimony of H. Clay Heather,
Prosecuting Attorney of Marion coun-
ty, furnished the sensation of the
Hearne-De Young libel suit yester-
day. 1t was not like most of the tes-
timony printed so far. All of the
other sensational stories save part OF
Richard Stillwell's had been heard in
the Grand Jury and had become
food for general gossip in the town
for months and years.
Not so with Heather's. 1t came
with a clap of thurier from a clear
sky. 1t was the final stroke in At
torney Mahan's case. There were
not a dozen persons who knew that
the young attorney had during all
these years carried with him the Sc
crets he yesterday divulged, and when
the bulletins put upon the streets by
the local papers told them of it the
previous sensations of this sensational
hearing were all eclipsed.
Heather's testimony clinches strong
ly the evidence given during the early
dispositions going to show that DR..
Hearne and Mrs. Stillwell were con-
templating getting rid of Amos J.
Stillwell and that Rufus j. Anderson,
ex-Prosecuting Attorney for Marion
county and now local counsel for DR..
Hearne, knew of this.
Col. Anderson made threats of
bringing libel proceedings against
Richard Stillwell because the latter
connected him with this knowledge,
but in the face of Heather's testimony
that he heard him in consultation with
Mrs. Stillwell for an hour as to how
this should best be done, places him
in such a position that legal proceed
ings hardly appear probable.
Judge Hendrick made a strong as
sault upon Heather because of the
manner in which he obtained this
damaging information. By the wit
ness own statement he overheard it
through a locked door at a time when
he was q student in Col. Anderson's
law office. The Judge intimated very
strongly by his questions that this was
both unprofessional, ungentlemanly,
and sufficient to make the witness I'M
worthy of belief.
Heather was very frank about the
matter. He said he conceived it to be
his duty to tell it. If Judge Hendrick,
or Col. Anderson, or anybody else
thought that they could talk around
where he was about a case of this
character and then expect him to
keep his mouth shut because he hap
pened to be in the same office they
had picked out the wrong man.
There is now scarcely any doubt in
the minds of the people here that the
Grand Jury will indict DR.. Hearne and
his wife. The proceedings so far have
not only infiamed the popular pre-
judice against the couple on the basis
of the old facts, but additional infor-
nation has been gained. Then Rich
ard Stillwell, with his everlasting ex-
pressions of innocence in his relatives
and his explanations of suspicious
| circumstances will no longer be in
that attitude. He will now really do
as he has always claimed he has done,
viz: urge a thorough and absolute in
vestigation of the ease to the bitter
end. An indictment is the only way
that this can be done, and the people
of Hannibal now believe that the
chances i'll favor of this eventually are
100 to /.
The testimony of John E. Stillwell
yesterday was a surprise. There were
many who anticipated that with his
deep-seated hatred of Hearne that he
would tell everything he knew, but
those who claim to know say that he
did not. He is waiting for the trial,
and then there will come the time
when he will square himself with
Hearne. He owes him now for more
than the death of his uncle, if common
report and hints on the witness stand
be true, and if the look in his eye as
he glared at the doctor during the
giving of his evidence may be taken
as an index of his feelings, there can
be no mercy in his heart.
Judge Hendrick, the San Diego at
torney who has been conducting DR.
Hearne's case, appears to be a changed
man since his arrival in Hannibal
When he came here he talked freely
and cheerfully of his prospects in the
case. He did not realize in the first
place the terrible feeling that exists
here against his client. He has felt
this now, and it's influence is apparent
upon him.
Judge Hendrick o refuses to dis
cuss the case, except in the mos'
guarded way. He declares that such
is the prejudice against DR.. Hearne
that the newspapers do not give him
a fair chance, and use everything pos
sible against him. He has warned DR.
Hearne to keep his moutn shut, Sc
that even the doctor, who has hitherto
been willing to discuss the question II
any of its varied phases, is now muef
more careful.
Misses Emma and Minnie Cauthori
are home from an extended visit t.
relatives in Kentucky. Their cousin
Miss Norma Smell, of Cynthiana
KY, accompanied them home on
visit.
Born, to Mr.. and j. I. Crews, OF Uni
county. a a0D.