Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-07-25
EXPECT TO BE INDICTED.
DR.. Hearne and His Attorney Both
Admit It-Bitterly Deny It's
Justice.

Justice.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, July 17.-That DIR.
and Mrs. Hearne will be indicted for
the murder of Amos j. Stillwell now
seems certain. Not only the doctor,
but his attorney, f. w. Hendrick, adj
nit it; they deny its justice. The ex-
act status of the case was explained to
a Republic reporter by Judge Hen
drick this evening in an interview in
which he said:
az do not like to charge conspiracy,
but that there is a conspiracy is evil
dent. DeYoung is using all the money
and influence he can to thwart the
ends of justice. The way this a has
been managed is simply to raise pop
ular prejudice to the poirt where DIR.
Hearne and his wife will be indicted
for the murder of MI. Stillwell. This
Indictment could have been found four
years ago just Is we'll as now, but De-
Young now wants to make a case to
bear OF the libel suit. The Grand Jury
has continued the session to August II.
The libel case comes up August 10.
| OF course if DIR. Hearne is under in
dictment August II it will have a great
effect upon the l~ibelsuit." This opin-
ion of Judge Hendrick that there will
be an Indictment seems to be the
! opinion of the entire community. To
make a case against the Hearnes seems
to be the one thing sought. Whether
there is Justice in the desire or not is
a question to be proven.
| AS it was feared that some of the
interested parties might resort to arms
on account of bitter feeling, it was de-
| cided that those who entered the court
room to-day should be searched.
The first witness called was Richard
H. Stillwell, Judge Hendrick saying he
wanted him to face his stepmother.
Mr.. Stillwell took the stand shortly
| after 10 O'Clock.
In reference to Mrs. Hayward the
witness said his ~stepmother and Mrs.
Hayward were intimate friends, and
that she probably felt it her duty to
advise Mrs. Stillwell as to her course
| of action. az know" he went on to
say, "that my fathers wife was trying
to OAK him into an overt act in order
that she might get a divorce with ali
mony. My father suspected the re-
lations between DIR. Hearne and his
wife. One morning at the breakfast
table he said that Hearne should never
enter the house, and she threw a coffee
cup at him. My father told this fact
to DR.. Glass. The day before my faith
er's death he wrote a letter, in which
he said she had been getting along
more nicely than he had been doing for
Ssome time past He said, 'he thought
/ his wife had begun to love him. | also
knew that for two months prior to my
| fathers death he was gloomier than |
| ever saw him."
"Do you remember writing a letter
to Mollie five or six weeks ago."
81 do"
Gin which you said DR.. Hearne
ought to come on here, as the Chroni-
Gle vas spending a lot of money!"
"I did not say that"
"What did you say?"
"My recollection is that Mollie wrote
to me saying that DR.. Hearne had been
in Los Angeles trying to borrow $500
from her, or husband, to come to Han
nlbal, and that they would not let him
have it. | wrote and said that she did
right, and told her that the excitement
here was still high, and if he came
here he might stay. The reason l did
this was that I knew she was not
friendly with him, and would not
mention it to him, nor would she to
her mother, as it would worry her."
Chow long had the relationship be-
tween Mrs. Stillwell and Mrs. Hay
ward existed?"
"For years. They were very init
mate friends"
zone very important matter in con-
nection with this murder l have not
stated because I have not had an op-
p%ortunity to-"
"You have it now. Go ahead"
"On one occasion, while Mrs. Hay
ward was living away from Hannibal
and visited here, my fathers wife
went to call on her and during the WIS.,
it and at the only time when alone In
the room my fathers wife said to her
that she had cautioned her to be very
secret about what she knew, saying
also that her life was in her hands and
that she trusted to her as she did to
her God, Or words to hat effect"
"What was the value of your faith
er's e~state?"
"About 5000, OOO."
"What part did the widow receiver
"About $40 ,00o."
"Did her marriage to DR.. Hearne
create excitement in Hannibal?"
eyes, sir; considerable"
"when was the $40, 900 paid?"
"About two years after my fathers
death.n
What has become of that money?'
81 can't say positively, but 1 should
say from what l have heard, it is all
gone. have purchased from time to
time almost every interest they have
had here"
"What sums did the sons HARDWOOD
and Earle get?"
"About $40, 0OO."
"Their curator is in this county,"
eyes, SIR"
"Anybody make application to take
the guardianship out of this state?"
ayes, application was made by DIR
Hearne and wife, at DIR. Hearne's de
mand, to have it taken to California
An executor was appointed in Cali
fornia. / believe he failed shortl,
after the application was made.
seriously objected to the funds bein,
taken to California, and succeeded il
preventing them from being so dis
posed Of"
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