The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-01
ADMITS HER OWN Gj|LI
ELIZA WISE EXPECTS TO ESCAPE
BY TURNING STATES
EVIDENCE
SHE MORTIFIED THE COURT
Testimony Regarding the COnspi-
racy to Murder Her Parents Dis
closes an UnexnmpIed Com
dition of Depravity.

ANoKA, Mimi, Oct 31-The testimony
of Eliza Wise, under cross-examination
today, was of a CHASTITY character. 1t
Mortified the judge and jury and made
the sensation seekers in the court room
gasp for breath.
Eliza WISE the odd little figure in blue
front and shirt waist, the very type Of
an innocent-minded country girl, eXhaled
depravity. She cares nothing for public
opinion. What she is after is to save her
own neck. The girl said she knew all
about states evidence before the crime
was committed, and she told freeman
Lane that she understood a good deal
about crime and criminal procedure. She
had read the Hayward trial testimony
from its beginning to It's end. Blixt had
turned states evidence to save his neck.
She knew that, and believed that she
could do the same thing.
Eliza" cried the lawyer, do you ex-
pect to be hung for helping to murder
your mother?"
NO" said the girl, with a foxy grin.
''I don't, because you see I have turned
states evidence"
do you expect that Miller and Hardy
will be hung7"
mo. sir; was told that they would
have to go to Jail, too. I didn't think
The girl had testified previously that
Bhe was only thirteen, but today she adj
mitted that she was fifteen. Why had
she lied about her age? Well, her aunt
had told her to say that This aunt had
told her that she couldn't be hanged If
she swOre she was under fifteen. She had
never had very much trouble with her
parents. They had objected to her being
out late at night, and had cautioned her
1y1df fnff v1ao n V1ytfh lI1r
and Miller, but there had never been any
really serious quarrels between them. The
parents had interfered several times with
her plan for marriage, and similar objec-
lions had been raised in her sisters case
This interference she had regarded as ex-
cessive. She now believed, however, that
her parents had invariably sought to
serve the best interests of their children.
She and Martha had always been well
dressed. They had received instruction in
music and were favored in consideration
of their station in life.
MUST HAVE STARTED YOUNG.
'How many times nave you been en-
gagged to marry?" inquired Mr. Lane.
''I think nine times" was the astound-
ing retort Each time I intended TO
marry the young man who had proposed
to me, but each time my parents object
ed. They did not like my going with
Hardy, and that made some trouble. /
persisted in going with him against their
wishes because I could not help 1t. I was
fond Of Hardy. Before the boys came to
shoot our folks we had talked the matter
all over and knew what they were to do
On the Sunday before, while the girls
and defendants stood outside the farm
house door, they had fully discussed this
project of the murder Hardy had said at
that time, after sighting through the win
dows, that a revolver was no good for the
Job. They would have to get heavier
weapons. Miller had agreed with Hardy
about this. 1t was all settled how the
door was to be pushed open as a signal,
when the decisive moment had arrived.
The girl told all this in half smiling,
deprecatory way. From the time of that
conference until the night of the murder,
she and Martha had both known that
their father and mother were to be shot
But you know" said the degenerate,
Emilingly, Il did not think 1t was so much
to be shot. had read a great deal about
people being shot and 1t didn't seem so
very bad. Neither my sister nor I reaIz-
ed how terrible a thing it was"
WANTED THE MONEY.
And in the next breath this girl told
how with her sister and the two defend
ants she had planned and figured on the
pitful $1,000 their mother had told them
was in the bank. They had quarreIed and
fought in advance as to how this money
should be divided-who would get the
Hons share of the spoils
And so" said Lane, you knew also
h advance that you could murder your
mother and escape punishment by giving
evidence against your fellow criminals ~
Yes sir" retorted Eliza pertly And
then they added hastily, Especially in
Anoka county"
'Egad," cried Lane, ct believe you're
Right" But he was sternly admonished
by the count that any further remarks of
that character would be dangerous
And all through the morning young
Miller kept his weary, bloodshot ewes
fixed on the face Of the witness At
times when she related some specially
atrociOus conversation or suggestion
made by the defendants, Miler's blood
less lips formed themselves into the
CHASTITY phantom of a grin. Miller grins
when the thrust is deepest, but his grin
Is that of deaths head. There is no
laughter behind it-nothing but gnawine
fear. The lad is in mortal terror He il
the only one who appears to realize how
serious is the situation. He believes that
the net is closing around him, rs in.
deed, 1t seems to be. Hardy is as mons
chalant as ever. He doesn't smile as
much as he did yesterday, but the out
come Of the case appears to give him no
concern.
HER MOTHERS GOWN.
When Eliza was confronted with the
1imsy black and white calico gown worn
by her mother when she was shot. the
girl crtnged and shrank Her eyes were
past down. She picked at the lace hand
kerchief which lay in her lap, and, grow
ing more nervous, carried it to her mouth
and bit at 1t. She shifted around in her
seat to avoid seeing the bloody rags
which recalled so wildly that fearful
scene enacted in the blood-stained kitch.
IN on the farm.
The county attorney placed that awful
piece Of relic beside the witness chair
and so close were they to the witness
that they brushed her skirts. She drew
away with a gasp. It seemed that she
was about to scream. There was an in
slant tension, and then the girl with
the little beady eyes pulled herself to.
gether. The effort was decidedly visible.
She dropped the writing hands to her
Zap and held them steady. The eyes were
raised to meet theses of the county at
torney, who stood before her. Eliza
Wise had recovered her composure.
Could she identify those clothes? OF
course she could. They had been her
mothers. This was not the first time
she had been called upon to identify
them. She also identified the broken
chair in which her mother had boon sit
ting when the assassin fired that fataI
shot through the window.
Eliza was no longer perturbed. She
braced her shoulders. threw back the fu1
cape from about her neck, adjusted heI
skirts and faced the music
The girl gave no further sign Of feelins