The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-28

| who were in the vicinity could have seen
anyone running from the house.
He denies the statements made that the
revolver was found in an clubhouse. and
say sa thorough search of vaults. cisterns
and wells near by failed to reeval its
hiding place. His only theory. providing
the circumstantial evidence he has gath
cred succeeds in its purpose, is that dur
ing the five hours after the murder was
committed and during which no search
wa smade. some one became an acces-
sorry after the fact and hid the revolver
for the accused woman.
All other clues have been run down,
and in the words of County Attorney
Walling. have been found false in every
case" Mrs. Lille points TO the fact that
she was charged with first degree muir
der and released on only 5000 bail as a
big point N her favor
Already requests have been made for
seats. The indications are that the court
room will be packed when Judge c. NJ
Skiles calls order at . o'clock Monday
morning. The high school pupils talk of
attending in a body. as school has been
dismissed for the holidays.
THE FORMAL COMPLAINT.
The complaint is signed by County At
tcrney Walling. and is as follows:
THAT one Lena Margaret Lille on the
24th day of October, 1902. in the county
Of Butler. and state of Nebraska. in and
ulon one Harvey Lille. then and there
being, unlawfully. purposely and feloni-
ously and of her deliberate and premedi-
tated malice did make an assault with the
fr 80
Lille, unlawfully. purposely and Of de-
liberate and premeditated malice to Kill
and murder him, the said Harvey Lille.
and that the said Lena Margaret Lille.
certain pistol then and there loaded
with gunpowder and one leaden bullet.
which said pistol she, the said Lena Mar
garet Lille. in her hand then and there
had and held then and there unlaw-
fully, purposely and feloniously and OF
her deliberate and premeditated malice
did discharge and shoot off, TO. at. against
and upon the said Harvey Lille; and that
the said Lena Margaret Lille. with the
leaden bullet aforesaid, out of the pistol
aforesaid, then and there by the force of
the gunpoWder aforesaid. by the said
Lena Margaret Lille discharged and shot
of as aforesaid then and there unlaw
fully. purposely and feloniously and OF
her deliberate and premeditated malice
did strike. penetrate and wound with the
intent aforesaid thereby. then and there
giving to the said Harvey Lille in and
upon the body of him. the said Harvey
Lille. then and there the bullet aforesaid
discharged. and shot out of the pistol
aforesaid by the force of the gunpowder
aforesaid, by the said Lena Margaret
Lille one mortal wound which mortal
wound was in and upon the right side of
the head of him. the said Harvey Lille.
and was of the depth of six inches and OF
the breadth of half an inch. of which eaid
mortal wound he. the said Harvey Lille.
did languish. and languishing, did live for
the period of nine hours. when he, the said
Harvey Lille, on the 2ith day of October,
a. D., 1902, in the county aforesaid, of
the wound aforesaid, died, and that the
said Lena Margaret Lille him, the said
Harvey Lille. unlawfully. purposely. felo
niously and of her deliberate and premed-
itated malice did kill and murder. con-
trary TO the form of the statute in such
case made and provided. and against the
peace and dignity of the state of Ne
braska"
When arrested by Sheriff West, Mrs.
Lille showed 10 signs of humiliation
whatever. AS the sheriff stated to the re-
porters, She seemed somewhat dazed at
first, and sat down on the lounge for a
few minutes. Aside from this | could not
see that she was affected in the least
When arraigned before County Judge
Skiles last evening. Mrs. Lille. from her
appearance, did not comprehend that she
was charged with crime SO serious iE
it's nature as tnat of murder in the first
degree. She seemed to be more interested
in who the spectators were than the pro-
oeedings of the court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lille had resided In this
city for eight or ten years. During this
time Mr.. Lille was in the employ of the
Nye-Schneider company. and was consid-
cred one of their most trustworthy en-
ployes. He had the confidence both Of
the employers and the public. Mrs. Lille
has been considered one OF the leading
society ladies of the city, and has been
highly respected by all. They had one
child. Edna. about twelve years of age
The preliminary hearing has been set
for Monday morning before County Judge
C NJ Skiles. This Will be one of the
most interesting criminal cases ever tried
in Butler county. Judge Matt Miller will
appear for the defendant Mrs. Lille
DC sitively refuses TO be interviewed by
the newspaper correspondents.