Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-14

ogt ~ The room and downstairs. that after
che t0liri M the he'd the man ehut. the
bullet Eo'nE through the window.
The attorney here gave a description Of
ne powder burn on the window curtain
and GLASS
what ~ Expected 20 Prove.
The testimony will show that the pistol
must have teen not farther than five. or
~ w4s Impossible for q man To- have stood
where Mrs tilic SAYS be- did and fred that
shgi Inc testimony viii show that Mrs.
man who dTd the shooting. that he was a
man about the size ~ Harvey. a little
heavier. smooth shaven. light complexion,
iFht halt Do wore either "a cap or a mar
fuwhfim hat. and n he wore q mask 10
was q tight. nttinE one The testimony will
ehow that The range ~ the ball was OF a
level. NJ slightly upward. that n the man
stood where Mrs. Lille says he did the
range of m, ball would be downward.
The testimony will show that Mr.. Lille
carried Hfc Insurance to the amount or
9dnpo, that Mrs. Lille had lost from 5000
afternoon Of October q Mrs. Lille went
to The CITY NatiOnal bank and paid a note
~ about 50 that this same afternoon she
be- uneasy II there was money I'm the house
over night, That this was the first time she
pad ever made a remark of this kind. Mrs.
LIME ie n fashionable drcssmaker and had
several girls sowing for her I'd It was to
these, thar She made the statement, or
~. 'a' lN'"'A'tA WIN ~ ~ nv
money being 900 the house.
Statement of Defense.
Matt Miller Of counsel for the defend
ant. In making the statement to the jury,
said in part:
As has been said to you heretofore. this
case II based on purely circumstantial evi-
denCe and the statements made by the
county attorney are not true and we be
ueve that. the evidence will prove clearly
to your minds that the defendant is not
guilty. ! have said, and now say, that we
nave no defense except that we did not
commit the crime. and when the time
comes for us to make our defense we will
take Il up step by step. and our theory. Is
Tense. that the circumstances claimed by
the state will prove conclpsively that the
defendant is not guilty.
The court stated to the jury that they
would not be permitted to separate at any
time during the trial Of the case, but their
convenience will be looked after. and they
should not discuss the case among them
selves until 1t had been finally submitted
TO them.
Calls First witness.
DR.. S. G. Beede was the first witness.
He said "On the morning of October "a,
1902. I received a call by telephone;
went Immediately to the home OF Harvey
Lille; found Mr.. Lille lying on the bed
in an upstairs room with a bullet hole in
his head. DR.. Stewart. Bert Hall and Mrs.
Lille and others were there at the time.
This was about $50 in the morning. Ex-
amined the head carefully to find whether
or not there was more than one opening;
only found one, which was on the right
side OF the head and was about half way
between and about one and one-half inches
above the eye and ear. The bed was in the
/ apttfhaaaF unafaIra FOOm Mr. Lille was W.
ing on the west side OF the bed. head TO
the south: he was lying on his back, face
upward"
witness here described the powder burn
as was fully published in these columns at
the time Of the preliminary hearing. The
examination OF the witness was not con-
| cluded when court adjourned for noon.
when court convened this afternoon DR..
Beede. continuing. said in part:
Upon my second visit to the Lille home
that day ! made a further examination OF
the wound in Harvey Lilies head.
made inquiry Of Mrs. Lille as to what dl.
rection the bullet had been fred from, and
she said from the west side OF the bed
The body Of Mr.. Lille was then taken &c
the hospital. where he died about $50.
made a further examination or the wound
and from the statement made by Mrs. Lii
lie ! thought the bullet must have entered
the left side OF the head. At the autopsy
we found hat the bullet had enetered Tho
right side OF the head and passed through
the substance OF the brain. and was found
Just behind and little above the left cal
and In the Substance Of the brain. There
was no dent in the bone on the left sid,
OF tho head. I xamined the point OF en-.
\ trance OF the bullet and found burned
powder. and powder was blown into thl
wound for one-eighth Of an inch and there