The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-18
ELIZA WISE : sensation
SAYS ELMER MILLER AND JAMES
HARDY ARE GUILTY OF THE
SHOOTING
DETAILS OF HOW IT WAS DONE
The Boys, She Says, Were There
the Sunday Before and
Talked About Such
a Deed.

ANOKA, Mimi, July 17-Eliza Wise
created a sensation in court this morning
by some damaging evidence against the
defendants in the Wise murder case. The
defense interrupted its evidence in order
to allow the state to put in the new evil
dence that the young girl was ready to
give.
Sheriff Merrill, Detective Brown and
Mrs. Merrill had long talk with the
girl last night and 1t was then that she
described to them the things she saw on
the night of the horrible tragedy. When
In court today, however, she told more
than she would even give them.
She said that at about $3.50 on the night
Of the murder she heard a team drive
up and the next thing she saw the door
In the front room open. She went into
the kitchen and looking out Of the door
saw two persons. She then walked out
on the porch and then returned, passing
through the kitchen, and went into the
front room. She met Martha in the pas
sageway between the two wings of the
house. She then went to the door that
had been thrown open and she saw either
two or three guns on the porch.
She was then asked to give the names
of the persons she saw. She hesitated
and then asked the court that every one
be sent out while she did 50. Finally
she agreed to write who they were on
paper, and she wrote the following:
II saw the same persons there the
Sunday night before the murder that
were there the night of the murder.
saw no one else there the Sunday night
before, but these two and the family
The names of these parties are Elmer
Miller and James Hardy
The young girl after giving this testi-
mony went on to tell what had occurred
the Sunday night previous to the murder.
She and her sister had gone to bed at
$3.50 and about 11:30 the boys came and
they were aroused. Hardy was inside
and later she saw Elmer point gun
through the window and try to get Hardy
and Martha to go outside to see how
easily any one could shoot through the
room. Later he went to the rear of the
house and tried the same experiment at
the other window.
She then told that the boys had been
Informed of the $1,000 which Mrs Wise
was supposed to have had In the bank
and which Martha said would go to her
when her mother died. Eliza then testi-
fed that she spoke up and said to Miller.
Never mind, Elmer, we will get half
of it."
When the boys left that night the girls
asked them when they were coming
again. They said the following Sunday
night, and when pressed for the time
they would be there, they replied that
the girls would know what time.
The girl then proceeded to tell what
followed the shooting. She said one of
the boys ran down in front of the house,
southwest, while the other went to the
east This was Elmer Miller. She said
about three or five minutes after the
shooting Martha went out, going in O
sMthwesterly direction, and she followed,
after locking the door. She did not see
either of the boys, and did not see Martha
talking to any one. They then went to
notify the Foreens of the murder.
Eliza was then questioned IN regard to
the finding of cartridges. She said she
found a number of empty shells and sew
eral loaded ones. The sheriff got the
loaded shells as well as the empty ones.
She then said she found a discharged
a shelf. Later she tore the paper from
it and threw it into the stove. She said
no one but herself saw or handled this
she'll She was then asked about the lit
tie black dog, and she replied that she
did not see it until after they returned
from Gallagher's.
An adjournment was then taken and
the girl was placed in charge of Mrs. D.
Baker, who was ordered by the court
not to allow any one to see her during
the adjournment.