Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-01
is MAKING SLOW PROGRESS
State Still Has Large Number Of Witnesses
in Lille Case.
REVOLVER is BROUGHT INTO COURT
Claimed to He weapon with which
Crime was COmmitted-LittIe
Child of Defendant
Testines.

city, Neb., Dec. 31.-(Special
Telek- ere was a small attendance
when Coz onvened this morning, the
smallest sine the preliminary hearing of
Mrs. Lille commenced.
The most interesting event Of the day was
the testimony of the l2-year-ol daughter
Of the defendant, who detailed in her child
ish way the events of the night Of the mur-
Ger Of her father.
DR.. Sample was recalled for further cross
examination. The doctor testified that at
the coroner's inquest Mrs. Lille demon
strated to the jury, by the use of a re-
volver, the position Of the burglar on the
morning Of the murder. This revolver was
produced in court this morning and identi-
fed by the doctor This revolver was found
at the Lille home by the coroner 1t is a
32-calibeT and is said to have been found
in the dresser in the Lille bed room by the
| officials. 1t has four chambers, two loaded
and two empty.
The revolver is made by the Fareland
Arms company Of Worcester, Mass; pat
ented June 2. 1881; double action, center
fire and is thlrty-two long.
Estella Dawson was the next witness.
She said she was IA years old had been at
the Lille home three weeks when the shoot
ing occurred. She was boarding there and
| going to school.
Hears Mrs. Lille Scream.
"The first thing heard on the morning
Of October "a was a shot and heard Mrs.
Lille scream. When l first saw Mrs.
Lille she was in Ednas and Macs room.
This adjoins the room where slept. The
door from Macs and Edna's room to tho
| hallway was shut.
81 heard Mrs. Lille say, oh, Mae, get
| ha bapn in otir nd M
at u.s. Edna went in and called to her
! papa and tried to wake him up. We all
| then went into the room and saw that Mr..
Lille was shot and there was blood on his
| face.
I'VE all then went down stairs Mrs.
| Lille went down first. We took the lamp
with us. 1t was a few moments after 1
| heard the shot that l heard Mrs. Lille
scream. l did not hear Mrs. Lille say
anything after we got down stairs, only
saw her at the telephone. We girls went
to call Dr. Stewart and Bert Hall to help u.s.
when we got back Mrs. Lille was in
the bed room with Mr.. Lille. Mrs. Bert
Hall was with her. The night before l saw
MIR. Lille lock the back door. This was
about five minutes before we all went up
| stairs to bed"
Witness said that she did not hear any
noise that morning at the time of the shoot
ing, only the shot and Mrs. Lille scream.
That there is no carpet or mating on the
stairway.
On discrimination, witness said that
when Mrs. Lille screamed II sounded like
she was in the hallway, and also in the
girls room. Further than this the cross
examination elected nothing.
Sewing Girls story.
At the convening of court this afternoon
Julia Ficke was called. She had been sew
ing for Mrs. Lille for eight weeks prior to
the murder. Witness said in the afternoon
prior to the shooting that Mrs. Lille went
up town, saying she wanted to deposit some
money in the bank, but returned soon after
and said the bank was closed; that during
this same afternoon Mrs. Lille asked us
girls IL we would be uneasy IL there was
money in the house over night This was
the first time l ever heard Mrs. Lille say
anything about money or finances" Wit
ness occupied the bedroom with Estella
Dawson. 81 heard both shots fired; the
second one was just a few seconds after
the frst one. The next I heard was Mrs
Lille calling the girls, saying that Mr..
Lille was shot / heard no other noise
Could not say l could have heard anyone
going down stairs hurriedly. Immediately
hIl6I lue uTSl SnOl utdTu ntT SONS come
up those stairs when l was in my room
but they were not in their stocking feet
May Lille took the lamp into Mr.. Lilies
room to see IL he was shot. Miss Dawson
and myself remained in the hall. Immedi-
ately after the shooting we all went dowI
stairs and US girls went after Bert Hal
and DR.. Stewart. II was getting daylight
In sweeping the floors that morning We
found some pepper on the dining room
floor. which we swept up and saved"
The state attempted to show by this wit.
ness that Mrs. Lille had made some re-
, marks about the poisoning Of the blood
hounds, but was not permitted to do so.
) Lille ChiId's story.
The next witness was Edna, the 12-year.
old daughter OF Mrs. Lille. AS this wit
} ness told her story of the tragedy in he
l innocent, childish way. profound silence wal
observed throughout the court room. Spec
3 tators leaned forward to catch every wore
3 uttered by the child.
. She said: "The nrst thing / heard wa
: mamma scream. did not hear the shot
l fred. l got up and went into papa's room
D took hold Of his ear. jerked his head an
called to him and tried to wake him up.
D There was no light in the bed room a
D this time. We then went downstairs, U
1 klflb went hlleI DeIl f1all anu DTs stewart
Mamma went to the telephone. When
) went into papa's bedroom that mornin
someone else came into the room, but d
. not know who II was. Think l only wen
into the bedroom once before we wen
downstairs Heard mamma scream twice
she came into our room and called US girl
and said a man had shot papa"
d At this time counsel for the state re
a quested that counsel for both sides, the de
: fendant and the court take a recess an
s examine the different rooms in the Linl
g residence. This was agreed to by eounsS
k for the defendant, providing the windo-
d curtain and sash be taken back and place
! in the same position they we're when tn
crime was committed and then placed /
d the custody OF the court. This was agree
!. to and an adjournment taken until Frida
4 morning.
y Bring Bed Into Court.
County Attorney walling said last nigh
that the state had twenty witnesses yS
and the best witnesses we're being hel
back until the last.
y I'VE will have the bed in which Mr. Lilll
lay. the window curtain and the windo
glass in court before we get through" sal
he, "and there is some other articles whic
I will not mention that will be produce
i Lefore We rest"