Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-07-18

could no longer associate with res
pectable people in Hannibal Or b
looked upon with respect. She wrot
back and said I was mistaken in m
judgment of DIR. Hearne; that he wa
gentle and kind, and that his atten
tons would have been the same t
any other woman. This was tw
months after the murder. / had notice
DIR. Hearne's attentions from the tim
of the murder on. This did not breal
off our relations. Their relations con
tinued until December, 1889, whel
they were married. l had no infor
nation of any relations between
them prior to the murder, but hav'
learned since, within the past tw.
weeks, that they were in love witt
each other before my fathers death
and that actions and conduct on on,
occasion caused her to be alarmed a
the situation that existed between tn,
two, and that she in some way triet
to break off this relationship, land per
suaded one or two persons to have
talk with DR.. Hearne to induce hin
to exercising his influence ovel
her, and stop his visits to her, anC
that DR.. Hearne told the party wht
had interfered that he was not will
ing to cease his devotions; that he die
not consider my father a fit compan'
ion for her, and he intended to use
his influence to bring about a divorce
The statements made by this wit
ness, most of them stronger ant
more salacious than those given above
caused a great deal of excitement and
comment, and are the all-absorbins
topic discussed on the streets.
Mrs. DR.. Hearne, formerly Mrs. A. .
Stillwell, is IN route here from Los
Angeles.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, July 12.-The tax.
ing of dispositions in the libel suit o.
DIR. j. G. Hearne VS.. the San Francisco
Chronicle was continued to-day.
On the cross-examination "Dick'
Stillwell said if he was permitted tc
do SO he would like to explain why he
had deviated from a strict answer tc
questions yesterday.
~ have" said he, "been accused Of
trying to suppress the investigation Of
this For a period of five or six
years, l firmly believed the innocence
of DIR. Hearne, and had said SO boldly
but the developments and circum-
stances have caused me to change my
mind. l do not say that they are guilty
of this crime"
"Did not Mrs. stillwell have epilep-
tic fits before the murder?"
"She did"
"Were DIR. Hearne's attentions tc
Mrs. Stillwell that night anything
more than a physician of keen sensibil-
tiles would show? Did you remark il
that night?"
81 saw nothing to cause comment,
There were women present. l would
like to state in her favor that she was
subject to these spells, and l have Of
ton neon her nave them. L tirmIy be-
lieve that she talks at random in these
spells, and she is as likely to speak on
II subject as another, but I have
never heard her say while in one OF
these spells that she knew anything
about the murder"
"What was her condition on that
night?"
"She was in one of these spells from
five to eight hours after she alarmed
the neighbors. She said that night
while in the spell that her husband had
been killed, and that she could see the
form of a man. 1 have heard her talk
in these spells and this indicatedto me
that she was innocent"
"Don't you think she is innocent?''
81 can't say; / do not know"
"Who told you about the smuggling
that DR.. Hearne talked about?"
"Mrs. Susie Hayward, of Chicago,
made the statement to me as having
been made to her by DR.. Hearne, and
that he told her in connection about
meeting and having passed my father
n night in my fathers residence.
She said that if he had shot my father
he would have been hanged for muir
der. DIR. Hearne replied that if he had
shot my father, the people would have
thought he was shot by a burglar"
"What kind of a woman is Mrs. Hay
ward?"
"She is above reproach. Her state
ments are as truthful as any in this
community. Mrs. Hayward also told
me that Mrs. Stillwell was completely
under the control and in the power of
DR.. Hearne before my fathers death,
and he could do anything with her he
wanted to-"
GLOW did you happen to see her?
How did you get herr"
"I got her through the influence of
a gentleman and his wife who former
ly lived here, and are spending awhile
in Chicago"
"What are their names?"
"Do 1 understand that / must an
swer, Judge?"
Judge Harrison ruled that he must
answer.
"Mr. and Mrs. c. P. Haywood. They
are in Chicago, but they travel with a
theatrical troupe"
elbow did you first learn that Mrs.
Hayward knew anything about this
matter?"
81 was satisfied that she could throw
more light on this matter than any
other living person. Visited Chicago
several times to interview her, but
could not induce her to talk until re-
Gently. While Nh. and Mrs. c.. P.
Haywood and Mrs. Mcknight were
visiting here a month ago ] induced
them to see her in Chicago and prevail
upon her to tell what she knew. They
promised me to do so, and as a result
of the earnest solicitation of either one
or all of those people Mrs. Hayward
was induced to make this statement in
my presence and in the presence of G.
P. Haywood and w. III. Haynes. She
called the latter her attorney or ad-
wiser"
"Did she tell you why she had been
SO long in revealing the facts?"
eyes, sir. She said that ON one oc-