Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-15
YEARNl and MRS. STLNELL.
Their Intimacy Before the Death Of
Mr.. StilWelI Established.

be a Famous Murder Case DIR.
Hearne Wanted to Marry Mrs.
Stilwell, but Wanted Her to Sc
cure Alimony from Her Husband.
Bowling Green, Mo-, December IA
There was a feeling of suppressed ex-
element in the Hearne trial to-day
when it became known that Mrs. Susie
Hayward was TO go on the stand. She
is the woman who changed the belief
of Dick Stilwell in the innocence OF the
Hearnes, and more than any one else
is expected by the State to show the re-
lations existing between the two de-
PENDANTS prior to the murder OF Amos
J. Sdlwell, the millionaire pork packer,
and father OF Dick StilweL.
The present Mrs. Hearne was the wife
of Amos Stilwell when he was murder
ed. DR.. Hearne was the family ply
sician. Mrs. Hayward, who was the
first witness on the stand, said she had
| known Mrs. StiFwel very we'll and had
often visited her. One day in June, be
fore the murder, when witness was Wis
iring in Hannibal, she went to DR..
Hearne's Office al about 10 o'clock IN
the morning. She entered the front
office and there was no one there. She
went back to the room in the rear and
tred the door. 1t was locked. She
went across the street to the park and
sat down Two hours later she saw DR..
] a. nI
and down the street. Then Mrs. Sui
well came out and passed up the street.
The witness caught up with her and ac-
cused her of having been at DR..
Hearne's and Mrs. Stlwell admitted 1t.
Mrs. Stilwen told her guest
THAT SHE WAS UNHAPPY
on account of her relations with DR..
Hearne and would gladly break them
off. She said she could see only trou-
bic ahead but that Dr. Hearne had such
an influence over her that she did not
seem to be able to break away from
him.
"She asked me-" continued the wit
ness. If l would 90 TO DR.. Hearne and
ask him TO have no more to do with hert
that if he would give her up, she would
give him up. The next day at noon DR..
Hearne came to the St.lwell house"
al understand he said to me, that
you know how matters stand between
u.s.?
81 told him I did Dr. Hearne then
said: We'll, the fact is l want Mrs. Still
well to get q divorce and marry me-
hA said tlat if she got a divorce she
wou d have llimony | told him that
Amos St.lwell was not the kind Of a
man ever 10 give his wife al.mony.
DO you really believe that? he
asked.
Yes l said.
Well was his answer, I could have
Amos Stilwell slugged for $3.50
DIR. Hearne also spoke to me about
my knowledge of the fact that Mr.. Still
well had come home from s.. Louis one
night he was N the house. Suppose
Amos St.lwell had seen you, what would
you have dOne?' l asked.
I would have shot him. he said.
Then you would have been hanged
for murder told him. His reply was
that no one would ever suspect him;
that the public would think burglar
did il"
Continuing, Mrs. Hayward said that
at the close Of that conversation DR..
Hearne declared that he would not give
Mrs. Stilwell up, and when the witness
suggested TO HIM that she might tell all.
no said that ne would kill any one who
stood in his way.
The crOss-examination did not sue
ceed in disturbing Mrs Haywards testi-
mOny much, if any.
Cole, a telephone inspector, formerly
of Hannibal, testified TO Dr.. Hearne's
having made threats to kill persons who
were talking about the Stilwell murder.
George e. Herring. resident Of Han
nibal, stated that on the night of the
murder, while on his way past DR..
Hearne's Office. he turned TO ask the
Doctor to visit a sick child Just as
Herring put his foot on The lower step.
Mrs. StilWell came out, stood in the
doorway and faced him. Dr. Hearne
and he heard the following conversation.
Doctor" queried Mrs. Stilwell is
everything all right for tonight"
Everything is all right" came back
from the Doctor.
J. F. Davidson. State representative
from Marion county. and a Democratic
leader. tod of how his suspicious We're
aroused at the Laclede Hotel, in ST.
Louis at one time and at a fourth of
July celebration in Hannibal and ST.
Louis. He characterized their demean-
or towards each other as that of lovers.
Witness told Of conversation he had
with DR.. Hearne in which the latter
spoke of Mrs. Stlwell making an ap-
pOintment with him. Court then ad-
journed until Monday.