Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-28
SPECTATORS BRING LUNCH
Interest in Lille Trial Grows As it Near
the 0los
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE NOT ALL IN
some Good Points Made DurinG
the Day-Man T. seen Running
from the Lille Real
dence.

Notwithstanding the fact that a fierce
snowstorm was raging and sidewalks we're
I pot. cleaned Oh. people we're vending their
way tto the courthouse at an early hour
this ADQrning many carrying their lunch
BE- skets. evidently intending TO spend the
day. II was expected that the defense
would rest last night and the state would
again occupy the attention Of the court
and jury. but in this they were disap-
pointed. Counsel for the state think that
one-half day will be SUFFICIENT time 10 rebut
! all material testimony offered By the de-
fense.
From appearances it is evident that the
jury is getting weary Of its position and
will welcome the day when the case has
been finally submitted to them.
When court convened this morning the
cross-examination Of J. S Hill was re-
sumed. He said in part Il remember
that We removed the window sash on oc-
Z tober 81. that It was raining that day. do
not remember the day Of the week.
I do not remember that l examined the
/ keyhole In the door but once The reason
l an sure It was in the forepoon Of oc-
tober "A is that Nj. Ren was telling about
making a chase for TIE ball In the barn
I over east that day.
Mr.. Ren and l only examined the key
once to see whether or not any clamps or
nippers had made any marks on it. I do
noi remember what was done with the key.
1 do not think Mr.. Ren took it to give to
| the coroner.
Derby and Ren came down to the house
to make some measurements Well. may
be mistaken. possibly Derby was not there,
ny best recollection is that Derby was
there"
| shots Few Seconds Apart.
Clara King said: Il live on the block
east Of the Lille residence. On the morn
| ing Of October - arose at $50. Heard
two shots in the direction Of the Lille
! home. They we're only a few seconds
apart"
Cross-examination. Il heard the shots
before got up. woke up ten minutes
before 5. I am not sure my clock is righ--
The reason I know it was ten minutes to 5
is the alarm vent of. l did not get up
| TIL breakfast was ready. When 1 got up
the first thing l did was to put on ny
clothes / went into the kitchen and looked
at the clock and 1t was half past 5. 1t
was ten or fifteen minutes after I woke.
possibly more. when heard the first shot.
/ told you had 10 way Of fixing the time.
/ am sure that did not 60 to sleep be-
tween the time the alarm went OF and the
I shots"
Stacy Novak: "on October "A. 1907. I
was living with Mrs. Clara King. heard
two shifts fired that morning. They we're
only few seconds apart Think 1 got up
few minutes after s.
Characterization: We had q clock in
the house. / do not remember where the
clock was l did not hear the alarm that
morning / had got up when / heard the
Nuh swkr H.. -,
ten minutes alter 5. paid no attention to
the shots"
Mrs. Ada Grant. sister Of the murdered
man. testified as TO the affeetionate reIa-
tons between Mr.. and Mrs. IAllie. and
said: Il saw Mrs. Lille the day Harvey
was murdered. She threw her arms around
my neck and cried, oh sister. sister, She
took hold Of my mothers hand and cried
She took hold Of Edna Lille and asked her
what she would do without her papa"
Knew wife Specialized.
Milton Grant said in part: Il had a con
versation witA Harvey Lille and he said be
did not deal on the Board Of Trade. and
said. How is 1t then. you have got this
deal? and he said. Ny wife can deal "
Cross-examination: when had the con-
Tersation With Mr.. Lille about his dealing
on the Board Of Trade / do not think there
, was anyone else present This converse
tion was had two years or more ago. do not
. remember the date; IL was in the forenoon
Do not remember any other conversation
had with Mr.. Lille that day. Do not re-
member that ! transacted any other bust
: ness. That. / think. was some time in th'
! fall, possibly August; possibly the year lSo'
or later. do not remember"
, Fred A Allen said in part: "on tn,
morning of the murder was at the Ldlli,
. residence ] drove the rig that took Mrs
Lille to the hospital She was broker
!. down with grief. heard her call for Edni
: when she got in the buggy. She refused {,
: 60 without Edna. On the way to the hos
pital she said she could not see Why the,
did not take the money and leave him
/, and she could not see why they did not &c
J, her too.
: Cross-eIamination ELECTED nothing more
o Dogs Follow n Trail.
= ". R. Heath vas the first witness thi
: afternoon. He said in part; ''Ars Lille 1
i my cousin Her father and my mother ar
b brother and sister" Witness here identihe.
r the piece Of wood found under the u-indo,
, IN the Lille bedroom Il FIRST saw this piec
y Of wood under the north corner Of the win
dow sash took the window out and tool
n IL TO Mr. Walling. the county attorney.
= got neE sash and put in it's place. whel
: ] went to take the window out I nrst trie,
J.; 20 raise IL. but il was stuck I got
y hatehet and took strip out 50 I could rails
= the window 10 get II out ! took n
: window sash and piece OF wood 10 Mr.. Wall
ing on October 81 and he told me TO Civ
a it TO his clerk. ] did So
a I had charge Of Mr.. Lilies bloodhounds
% On the morning Lille vas SHOT / took IN
81 hounds from the pen 20 the south kitche
n door. From the kitchen door they wen
II around the north side Of the house throuK
y the gate On the east side cf the house acro5
the sidewalk" Witness here gave his e1
? perience in handling dogs and seeing thsr
J. handled The court held that this class q
;. evidence was net admissible unless II va
l. shsun that some person had probably bee
lie a. The point from which the dogs starte
II tthe kitchen docT)-
? "on the morning Of the death Of Nj
n Lille someone informed me that the
wanted me TO put the dogs on the tran {
a the party Who shot Harvey Lille I too
ls ,hem up 10 the door and gave them N
F. scent. After they crossed the walk the
T. vent south to where some campers yer,
lg Later ! put then On another trail and the
" raa this about one-ksh mile south
GRr-iscn- In the sftsrnoonI gave them n
> sCsnt from the dresser drawer and n