The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-15

UP she would give him up. The next
day at noon DIR. Hearne came to the
Stillwell house.
81 understand ne said to me, that
you would know how matters stand be-
tween u.s. / told him did. DR..
Hearne then said, Well, the fast is /
want Mrs. Stillwell to get a divorce
and marry me- He said that if she got
a divorce she would have aimony.
told him that Amos Stillwen was not
the kind of a man ever to give his wife
alimony.
do you really believe that?' he
asked. Yes l answered. Well was
his answer, could have Amos Still
well slugged for $3.50
'Dr. Heane also spoke to me about
my knowledge of the fact that Mr.
Stillwel had come home from ST. Louis
the night when he was in the house.
Suppose Amos Stillwell had seen
you, what would you have done? l
asked
81 would have shot him. he said.
"eThen you would have been hanged
for murder 1 told him.
His reply was that no one would
ever suspect him; that the public would
think a. burglar did it,
The witness was then passed over to
the defense for cross examination.
this point in her testimony she sat up
in the witness chair and said:
That's all the conversation [ ever
had with DIR. Hearne from that day to
this; that is all ] know" and she. shut
her mouth firmly and leaned back in
her chair with an air of relief. But
her troubles were not over. for her
DISCRIMINATION which was begun at
$50 o'clock, was not ended for three
hours 1t did not shake her original
evidence. On her direct examination
by the state, she said that she NAG
told nobody of her conversation with
DIR. Hearne until six days after the
murder, because she loved Mrs. Still
we'll and did not want her to get into
trouble. When she did tell it, it was
to a friend, through whom Dick Still
we'll heard it, and he came to her ana
begged her to be a witness.
Mrs. Hay ward caused a sensation by
saying that a month before the muir
der she received letter from Mrs.
Stfllwell saying that she was very I'M
happv and had consulted a lawyer,
Rufus Anderson, about getting df-
vorce while two days after the muir
der Mrs. Hayward received another
letter from Mrs. Stillwell, written on
the day before the night of the muir
der stating that her mind had under
gone "a change and she then loved Mr..
Stillwell dearly and had concluded she
could live happily with him.
After the noon adjournment Attor-
ney George NJ. Harrison attacked Har-
nv Nicholas on the sidewalk in front
Of the hotel that faces the court
house square Nicholas while on the
witness stand yesterday afternoon
was asked by Nat Dryden if he was
not once arrested in Hannibal for bur-
glary, and answered You're a law
yer. I am a witness. There is a law
yer associated with you in the defense
of Dr. Hearne who once ran away
with an immoral woman and was ar
rested and brought back in charge
of a detective to attend the wedding
Of his daughter
sault. He struck ait him but Nicholas
ran away.
After the noon recess, o. A. Cole,
Of Stevens Point. Wis. was put on the
stand. He was In charge of the tele-
phone exchange at Hannibal when the
Stillwell murder was committed DR..
Hearne's Office telephone was SO and
the number of the telephone in the
home of Amos J. Stillwell was S. On
the Sunday before the murder DR.
Hearne rang UP the exchange and
!
A long wransie followed between
the lawyers over the admissability as
evidence of conversation heard by an
operator over a telephone. Judge
Roy ruled that the evidence was adj
missable and Cole said he was we'll
acquainted with DR.. Hearne and Mrs
| Stillwell and knew their voices. II
was 4:30 in the afternoon when DR..
Hearne asked for No. So. Cole con.
neoted him with the number and Mrs
! S,t.llWen responded. Cole listened IL
| the conversation.
is that you. Fannie?" asked DR.
Hearne.
| Yes
Where is Amos j. ?''
Across the river paying off the
men"
What time will he be home?"
About ~
Hadn't I better come over?"
Someone might see YOU
''Pl come in the back way" sale
the doctor. and Mrs. StillweM sal. +
was all right for him to come over
After the murder. Cole talked freely
about what he had heard. and one day
/ while he was in Althouse's drug store
Hearne came in and said:
I'm going to kill some of the dc
telephone spies if they stick thei,
noses in my business"
George e. Herring, a resident of Han
nibal. and an employee of the Stand
ard Oil company, stated that on tn.
evening of the murder, while on hi
way past DR.. Hearne's office, he turn
ed to ask the doctor to visit a. sicl
child Just as Herring put his foo
on the lower step. Mrs. Stillwell cam,
out. stood in the doorway and faced tn
Office, where DIR. Hearne remained. am
he heard the following conversation:
Doctor" queried Mrs. Stillwell, 81
everything all right for tonight?''
Everything is all right" came bacl
from the doctor.
J. F. Davidson. state representa- iv
from Marion county. and a Democrat
leader, told of how his suspicious wer
aroused by the conduct of DR.. Hearn
and Mrs. Stillwell. especially at
Fourth of July celebration at Hanni
BAL He characterized their demeano
towards each other as that of lovers.
Witness told of a, conversation he ha
with DR. Hearne. in which the latte
spoke of Mrs. Stillwell making am as
signatiou with him
Court then adjourned until Monday